NYT - Children’s Picture Books | O'Fallon Public Library

1) You can be a good friend (no matter what!)

Author

Henson, Taraji P

Notes

#1 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

Formats:

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"From award-winning actress and mental-health advocate Taraji P. Henson, You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) shows kids the great things that can happen when we approach others and ourselves with empathy, patience, and love. In this picture book, quirky, stylish and a bit off-the-cuff Lil TJ is ready for her first day of school. But when she gets there, TJ finds that everything she does is a little different than everyone else and she's standing...

2) The wonderful things you will be

Author

Martin, Emily Winfield

Notes

#2 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 398 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook

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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a parent's musings about what a child will become, knowing that the child's kindness, cleverness, and boldness will shine through no matter what, as will the love they share.

3) Why a daughter needs a dad

Author

Hill, Susanna Leonard

Notes

#3 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 18 week(s).

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In this rhyming adaptation for children of "Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: 100 Reasons" by Gregory E. Lang and Susanna Leonard Hill, a father holds his newborn daughter and lists all the ways he will help her grow, reminding her to be artistic, thougthful, honest, and smart, and, most important, true to herself.

4) Sleepytime

Author

Brumm, Joe

Notes

#4 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 22 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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It's sleepytime at the Heeler house! Come on a dream-filled adventure with Bingo and Bluey.

5) Dragons love tacos

Author

Rubin, Adam

Series

Children's Braille Book Club

Notes

#5 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 447 week(s).

Formats:

Book, Braille, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway Wonderbook

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Dragons love tacos. And if you have plenty of tacos, nothing could possibly go wrong at your party. Right?

6) I love Dad: with the very hungry caterpillar

Author

Carle, Eric

Series

The World of Eric Carle

Notes

#6 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. Last week it was ranked 3. It has been on the list for 31 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

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The very hungry caterpillar shows appreciation, and love, for all the things fathers do for their children.

7) The day the crayons quit

Author

Daywalt, Drew

Series

Crayon books

Notes

#7 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. It has been on the list for 387 week(s).

Formats:

Book, Braille, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway Wonderbook

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When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

8) Pete the cat screams for ice cream!

Author

Dean, Kim

Notes

#8 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. It has been on the list for 1 week(s).

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The Just Chillin' ice cream truck is coming today and Pete the Cat can't wait. He runs as fast as he can to find the truck. It's getting late, but his friends need his help. Will Pete take a little time out of his day to help his friends?

9) The Big Cheese

Author

John, Jory

Series

Food group

Notes

#9 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. It has been on the list for 16 week(s).

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, VOX Books

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The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?

10) May you love and be loved: *wishes for your life

Author

Wade, Cleo

Notes

#10 on the Children’s Picture Books list for 2024-07-07. It has been on the list for 3 week(s).

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Cleo Wade's next heartfelt and lyrical picture book is a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. Gorgeously illustrated by the author and filled to the brim with her signature big-hearted emotions, this book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone's precious life is that they can love and be loved.