A family suffers from jet lag only to realize that staying up all night is more fun than trudging through the day. Eerily cool illustrations look like they could have popped from a Tim Burton movie.
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A classic Hindu tale gets an artful interpretation in this piece of eye candy. When an elephant-headed child breaks his tusk on a sugary treat, he’s empowered to put it to more noble use.
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Any kid who’s complained that life’s a snooze fest should read the comedian’s latest, in which a girl is challenged by a potato to prove she’s not boring.
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On show-and-tell day, the story’s young narrator brings his grandpa, expecting yawns. Little does he know that grandpa has a surprise — er, a tattoo — up his sleeve and plenty of stories to go with it.
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In a city apartment, a tubby tabby cat is doted on by his owner. But he has other plans: rising to fame and fortune. Kids will love the wackiness; adults will dig the sarcasm.
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Ernest Hemingway’s youngest grandson pens and illustrates a sweet moral tale about an apple that rises against bullying because he’s befriended a worm.
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Crisp orange veggies are out for revenge against a rabbit in this nail-biter. Film noir-esque illustrations give scares, but there are plenty of chuckles, too.
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Stories, rhymes, riddles, and poems collide in a whimsical book about little life moments. The big takeaway: It’s okay to be silly.
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Sibling rivalry gets the canine treatment in a yarn about a pair of pooches living under the same roof. Jealousies emerge until the moral of the story unfolds: There can be more than one top dog.
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Willems mines prehistoric times to reinvent a classic fairy tale. It gave our kids giggle fits, so we think it’s dino-mite.
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Say bonjour to the French version of the Tooth Fairy. Gentle watercolor illustrations (courtesy of Janice Nadeau) swirl around the page, while the story incorporates French phrases that will roll off their tongues.
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Home is where the ruckus is. That’s the positive message for little Sam Bungle, who ventures into the forest for peace and quiet, only to miss his loud, clamorous family.
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As a tiger creeps throughout this adventure tale, you’ll be inspired to act out the growls and squeals. Go wild with the storytelling and relish the sweet ending.
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Creative wordplay carries through from one page to the next in this colorful charmer. (“They train a duck to duck a shoe. They shoo a truly naughty gnu.”) Pure, tongue-twisting fun.
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An armor-clad zebra and elephant go on a quest to save a damsel in distress — only things aren’t what they seem. The duo is so cute they deserve their own cartoon series.
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When a rabbit gets lost in the woods, he imagines the worst (gobblers, wood trolls, leggy wigglers) and gets braver by facing his fears. It’s a good lesson wrapped into a vibrant mini epic.
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