Picture Books for the New Year!

Picture books are my absolute favorite type of book for children.  I enjoy watching children see themselves represented in beautiful illustrations.  If you have witnessed the excitement of a little one making a connection to a book character that looks like them, you know that it is truly a joyful moment.  The new year is a perfect time to share new picture books with young people in your life.  Take a look at some new titles that are perfect for bedtime and story time reading, coming out in January 2020.  Make sure to visit your local bookshop or library to pick up a copy.  Happy Reading and Happy New Year!

The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
1/7/2020

TAGS: nonfiction, biography, literacy, freedman, Mary Walker, ages 8-12

The Old Truck by Jerome Pumphrey
1/7/2020

TAGS: family, farm life, imagination and play, ages 0-5

Hosea Plays On by Kathleen Blasi
1/7/2020

TAGS: performing arts, kindness, Rochester NY, , ages 4-8

Magnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole Doyon
1/7/2020

TAGS: diversity, self-esteem, values, girls, ages 4-8

Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
1/14/2020

TAGS: bedtime, dreams, imagination and play, ages 4-8

Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
1/14/2020

TAGS: girls and women, social themes, self-esteem, ages 0-8

Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom
1/14/2020

TAGS: boys and men, family, fantasy and magic, ages 4-8

Boxitects by Kim Smith
1/14/2020

TAGS: technology, school, art, girls, imagination and play, ages 4-8

Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
1/14/2020

TAGS: history, rhyme, African Americans, social themes, ages 4-8

Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown
1/14/2020

TAGS: bedtime, dreams, family, new baby, ages 0-4

Just Like Mama by Alice Faye Duncan
1/14/2020

TAGS: family, foster parents, people & places, ages 4-8