It's (not) my cookie.
Written by Kael Tudor.
Illustrated by Ben Sanders.
Scholastic, 2026.
Picture book.
To eat the cookie, or not?
Possible read-alikes:
Bert and the bubble: a story about sharing by Kim
Hillyard.
Donut touch! by Seb Davey and Alex Willmore.
The very special thing by Alex Willmore.
Sonny says mine! by Caryl Hart and Zachariah OHora.
The bear in my family.
Written and illustrated by Maya Tatsukawa.
Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Picture book.
Bear or brother? Sometimes it’s hard to tell.
Possible read-alikes:
We're going to find the monster! by Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola.
There's a tiger out there by Sophie Masson and Ruth
Waters.
My brother the duck by Pat Zietlow Miller and Daniel
Wiseman.
Wolfie the bunny by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah Ohora.
Dancing dumplings for my one and only.
Written by Eva Wong Nava.
Illustrated by Natelle Quek.
Walker Books, 2025.
Picture book.
A grandmother’s years of dumpling making – and teaching it
to her grandchild – comes to fruition when she is unable to make them herself.
Possible read-alikes:
Laolao's dumplings by Dane Liu and ShinYeon Moon.
Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai.
Amy Wu and the perfect bao by Kat Zhang and Charlene
Chua.
Thank you, Omu! by Oge Mora.
Drawn together by Minh Lê and Dan Santat.
Harry and Gran bake a cake by Fiona McIntosh &
Sara Acton.
A pinch of love by Barry Timms and Tisha Lee.
Thunder cake by Patricia Polacco.
Do cows meow?: a lift-the-flap book.
Written and illustrated by Salina Yoon.
Sterling Children's Books, 2012.
Board book.
Rhyming text.
A great book for anticipatory rhymes, relieved by the oversized
flaps – which open to reveal the animals’ open mouths.
Possible read-alikes:
Duck goes meow by Juliette MacIver and Carla Martell.
Do crocs kiss? by Salina Yoon.
Hey! Look at you!: a captivating mirror book by
Sandra Boynton.
Can you guess?: animal sounds with the very hungry
caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Lily's Hong Kong honey cake.
Written by Erica Lyons.
Illustrated by Bonnie Pang.
Apples & Honey Press, 2025.
Sophisticated picture book.
Lily and her family celebrate Rosh Hashanah through the
years, even when life as a refugee is incredibly tough and uncertain.
Possible read-alongs:
Measuring a year: a Rosh Hashanah story by Linda
Elovitz Marshall and Zara Gonzalez Hoang.
Something new for Rosh Hashanah by Jane Yolen and
Christine Battuz.
Noah's new home by Zeshan Akhter and illustrated by
Nabila Adani.
Zahra's blessing: a Ramadan story by Shirin Shamsi and
Manal Mirza.
The best kind of mooncake by Pearl AuYeung.
Zombie and Brain are friends.
Written by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic.
Illustrated by Laan Cham.
Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 2025.
Sophisticated picture book.
Zeb comes from a family of zombies who farm brains. Can the
cutest little brain in the world make them change their minds? Pet or food?
Reminiscent of Charlotte’s web.
Possible read-alongs:
The farmer and the clown by Marla Frazee.
When dinosaurs walked the Earth by Sean Taylor and
Zehra Hicks.
The brilliant brain: how it works and how to look after
it by Roopa Farooki and Viola Wang.
The Boo Zoo by Kyle Mewburn and Lisa Allen.
The Thing at 52 by Ross Montgomery and Richard
Johnson.
Zombelina by Kristyn Crown and Molly Idle.
The knight and the dragon by Tomie dePaola.
Shipwreck.
Written by Deirdre Laide.
Illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aquilera.
Tilbury House Publishers, 2025.
Illustrated nonfiction.
Large format.
Famous shipwrecks and the science behind their discoveries.
Possible read-alikes:
The treasure hunt: true stories of treasures lost, stolen
and found by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe and Gordy Wright.
Ship by David Macaulay.
Wrecked by Rebecca Siegel and Howard Gray.
The sinking of the Vasa: a shipwreck of titanic
proportions by Russell Freedman and William Low.
The world ocean.
Written by Anita Ganeri.
Illustrated by Josy Bloggs.
Wayland, 2025.
Illustrated nonfiction.
A solid introduction to the oceans, their inhabitants, and
their threats.
Possible read-alongs:
Drop into the ocean: a tour of the world's oceans and
seas by Karen Wasson and Marta Tesoro.
Waterworlds by Anna Claybourne and Kerry Hyndman.
Our blue planet by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe and Emily
Dove.
From shore to ocean floor by Gill Arbuthnott and
Christopher Nielsen.
The sea: exploring our blue planet by Miranda
Krestovnikoff and Jill Calder.
How deep is the ocean? by Steve Setford and Dan
Crisp.
The story of portraits: 40,000 years of the human face.
Written by Mick Manning.
Illustrated by Brita Granström.
Franklin Watts, 2025.
Illustrated nonfiction.
A fascinating and quite wide-ranging exploration of
portraiture through the ages.
Illustrated nonfiction.
Possible read-alongs:
The story of paintings: a history of art for children
by Mick Manning and Brita Granström.
The spectacular science of art by Rob Colson and
Moreno Chiacchiera.
This book will make you an artist by Ruth Millington and
Ellen Surrey.
A whole world of art: a time-travelling trip through a whole
world of art by Sarah Phillips and Dion MBD.
A world of art by James Brown and Helena Hunt.
The bigger picture: women who changed the art world by
Sophia Bennett and Manjit Thapp.
Meowsterpieces by Jenn Bailey and Nyangsongi.
Rainforest: open your eyes to a world of discovery.
Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 2025.
Illustrated nonfiction.
Clarity of message and image, as to be expected from a DK
nonfiction title.
Possible read-alongs:
Up in the canopy: explore the rainforest layer by layer
by James Aldred and Good Wives and Warriors.
In the rainforest by Cameron Menzies and Marc
Pattenden.
Wilderness: Earth's amazing habitats by Mia Cassany
and Marcos Navarro.
The world's wildest places by Lily Dyu and Riley
Samels
One world: 24 hours on planet Earth by Nicola Davies and
Jenni Desmond.
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