Picture Book Love

Picture books are the. best. Imaginative, beautiful, risky, thought-provoking.
We will never stop loving picture books, and wanting to share our favorites with others.

All of these recommendations and more can we found on our Bookshop.org account.

CIRCLE, SQUARE & TRIANGLE are a delightful trio of books by modern picture book power-couple Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Come for the unique illustrations and stay for the craftily succinct stories and existential questions hanging at the end of eac — CIRCLE, SQUARE & TRIANGLE are a delightful trio of books by modern picture book power-couple Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Come for the unique illustrations and stay for the craftily succinct stories and existential questions hanging at the end of each volume. Oh, and if you can't get enough of these characters, there's now there's an Apple+ show based on them.

ALL ALONG THE RIVER invites you to share in the most beautiful journey with a little bunny and her brothers as they chase after her lost yellow duck through a variety of landscapes. Your kids will love it for the clever searching to be had on each pa — ALL ALONG THE RIVER invites you to share in the most beautiful journey with a little bunny and her brothers as they chase after her lost yellow duck through a variety of landscapes. Your kids will love it for the clever searching to be had on each page and you will appreciate the tiny visual vacation on which this journey takes you.

FAMILIES GROW is an inclusive celebration of the many ways that new kids can be added to a family. Whether birthed or adopted, welcomed as babies or older kids, this short but sweet piece emphasizes that families are grown with love.

JULIÁN IS A MERMAID is a calm but significant meditation on noticing beautiful things in the world around you, following your heart towards who you feel like you should be, and accepting others for who they are. Beautifully illustrations accompany th — JULIÁN IS A MERMAID is a calm but significant meditation on noticing beautiful things in the world around you, following your heart towards who you feel like you should be, and accepting others for who they are. Beautifully illustrations accompany the touching story set during a day with a grandmother and grandkid.

JOURNEY is a wordless wonder. A child finds a portal to another world, where their red crayon empowers unforeseen adventures. The illustrations are somehow wistful and heartfelt – it rewards repeated readings and taps into that little part of your he — JOURNEY is a wordless wonder. A child finds a portal to another world, where their red crayon empowers unforeseen adventures. The illustrations are somehow wistful and heartfelt – it rewards repeated readings and taps into that little part of your heart that hasn't let go of the childhood wonder of what other lands you could stumble upon.

PIZZA! is one in the super fun Cook in a Book series that include real recipes of foods that kids tend to love. The interactive features like pulls, spinners, and punch-outs are brought to an imaginative new level by making it look like you're siftin — PIZZA! is one in the super fun Cook in a Book series that include real recipes of foods that kids tend to love. The interactive features like pulls, spinners, and punch-outs are brought to an imaginative new level by making it look like you're sifting flour or baking in an oven. Feels like a special kind of magic to make a toddler excited to talk about recipe ingredients.