Notable New Picture Books 2024Like this list

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• Dim Sum Palace

  Fang, X.

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  A young girl dreams she visits the Dim Sum Palace, a magical place filled with delicious foods.

• Elena Rides

  Medina, Juana, 1980-

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  Elena the elephant learns to ride a bicycle in this rhyming tale of perseverance and gumption.

• Henry, Like Always

  Bailey, Jenn, 1965-

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  When Henry is thrown off balance by a change to his routine, he learns strategies to cope and participate. (A Geisel Honor Book)

• In the Night Garden

  Berger, Carin,

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  In this bedtime story a black cat explores the sights, smells, and sounds of a cottage garden at night.

• Mr. S

  Arnaldo, Monica,

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  This hilarious “back to school” book will keep kids giggling as they try to figure out who their teacher is.

• Nat the Cat Takes a Nap

  Lerner, Jarrett

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  All Nat the Cat wants is to take a nap, but is hilariously interrupted by the narrator of the story.

• Our Pool

  Cummins, Lucy Ruth

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  This joyful picture book, filled with bright and colorful illustrations, brings summer alive at a community pool where everybody is welcome.

• Tumble

  Hernández Bergstrom, Adriana

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  This nonfiction picture book combines simple text with vibrant art to show the journey of a lone tumbleweed as it rolls through the desert.

• Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends

  Windness, Kaz, 1974-

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  This lushly illustrated graphic novel celebrates the friendship between two friends. But how will Worm react to Caterpillar's metamorphosis? Humor and heartfelt conversations create a page-turning plot. (A Geisel Honor Book)

• The Only Way to Make Bread

  Quintero, Cristina,

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  Readers will see themselves in this delightful book that shows the many ways to make bread.