Aren't you a strange bird!
Written and illustrated by Rocio Bonilla.
Translated from Spanish.
Apples & Honey Press, 2025.
Picture book.
Confusion over figures of speech.
Possible read-alikes:
- The eyeball alphabet book by Jerry Pallotta and Shennen Bersani.
- The cat's pyjamas by Wallace Edwards.
- Quiet as a mouse: and other animal idioms by Chieu Anh Urban.
- Butterflies in My Stomach and other school hazards by Serge Bloch.
Itty Bitty Betty Blob and Itty Bitty Betty Blob
makes a splash.
Written by Constance Lombardo.
Illustrated by Micah Player.
Hippo Park, 2024 and Astra Publishing, 2025.
Itty Bitty Betty Blob, and her mum, are delightful! So
supportive of her different daughter. And Itty Bitty Betty Blob is delightfully
different and so secure in herself. I liked that there was little, or no,
bullying or teasing by her schoolmates.
Possible read-alikes:
- Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell and David Catrow.
- Amoya Blackwood is brave by Chantaie Allick and Aaron Marin.
- You got this! by Rachael Davis and Leire Martin.
- Super Goat Girl by Tracey Baptiste and Dapo Adeola.
- Millie Fleur's poison garden by Christy Mandin.
Bad to the bone.
Written and illustrated by Alex Wilmore.
Farshore, 2026.
Picture book.
Rhyming text.
You have to watch out for tiny dogs. Especially chihuahuas.
Possible read-alikes:
- I am Dog! by Peter Bently and Chris Chatterton.
- Such a good boy by Marianna Coppo.
- I will love you anyway by Mick and Chloë Inkpen.
- A dog like that! by Janene Cooper and Evie Kemp.
- I am a wolf by Kelly Leigh Miller.
In-between places.
Written by Alex Killian.
Illustrated by Grady McFerrin.
Chronicle Books, 2025.
Picture book.
Diverse cast of characters.
A story of change and moments.
Possible read-alikes:
- What made you smile today? by Lou Peacock and Raquel Catalina.
- Goodbye house, hello house by Margaret Wild and Ann James.
- The space between by Clare Helen Welsh and Fiona Lumbers.
- Everything changes: and that's ok by Carol Dodd and Erin Huybrechts.
Adventures with Finn and Skip.
Written and illustrated by Brendan Kearney.
Dorling Kindersley, 2020 to 2024.
Picture book.
I had requested them in, because the illustrations reminded
me of Stephen Michael King. I should not have read them in a block.
So formulaic – and message-driven. Seriously formulaic – the
same thing happens in different environments, which almost the exact same
words.
- Something, someday by Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson.
- Unity Street School saves the planet by Sheena Davies.
- Counting in green: 10 little ways to help our big planet by Hollis Kurman and Barroux.
- Change starts with us by Sophie Beer.
My dog ate the bathroom.
Written by Justin Christopher.
Illustrated by Raymond McGrath.
Scholastic New Zealand Limited, 2025.
Picture book.
A ridiculously outrageous tall-tale of epic proportions.
Possible read-alikes:
- A mouse just ate my house by Kes Gray and Sebastien Braun.
- Greedy Cat’s door by Joy Cowley and Robin Belton.
- The princess and the (greedy) pea by Leigh Hodgkinson.
- The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers.
- Oscar the Hungry Unicorn by Lou Carter and Nikki Dyson.
Don't disturb the unicorn!
Written by Rhiannon Findlay.
Illustrated by Siân Roberts.
Puffin, 2026.
Rhyming text.
Picture book.
With a title like this, you know you’re going to get chaos.
Possible read-alikes:
- Don't wake the dragon by Bianca Schulze and Samara Hardy.
- Don't wake up the tiger by Britta Teckentrup.
- What a night! by Guilherme Karsten.
- Cock-a-doodle-doo! by Pamela Allen.
Naughty.
Written by Jeanne Willis.
Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly.
Andersen Press, 2026.
Rhyming text.
Picture book.
It’s hard to behave all the time – even when you’re a
grown-up.
Possible read-alikes:
- I can explain by Shinsuke Yoshitake.
- Fred gets dressed by Peter Brown.
- Tricky's bad day by Alison Lester.
- Oh no, George! by Chris Haughton.
Super Uma!
Written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande.
Illustrated by Nakul P.
Puffin Books, 2026.
Picture book.
The 'villain' has neurodiversity needs – overwhelmed by sensory overload. And, the real hero is
definitely Super Uma’s Nani.
- Wonder mums by Caitlin & Leah Sheil, and Phillip Cullen.
- Supernana by Eva Byrne.
- Super Goat Girl by Tracey Baptiste and Dapo Adeola.
- My nanna is a ninja by Damon Young and Pete Carnavas.
- Superhero Gran by Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger.
- Too much!: an overwhelming day by Jolene Gutiérrez and Angel Chang.
- Oona and the shark by Kelly DiPucchio and Raissa Figueroa.
The dangerous pet lover's guide to sea monsters.
Written by Lindsay Hirst.
Illustrated by Alice McKinley
Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2026.
Picture book.
A fun manual you sort of wish was real.
Possible read-alikes:
- Don't eat bees: (life lessons from Chip the dog) by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt.
- If I had a dragon by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow.
- How to look after your dinosaur by Jason Cockcroft.
- 15 things not to do with a puppy by Margaret McAllister and Holly Sterling.
- If I had an elephant by Richard Fairgray, Terry Jones, and Tara Black.
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