Picture Books Posts

Tough Like Mum: An Essential Picture Book for Kids and Adults

by Geoffrey Ruggero

Picture books are often written with young children as their intended audience. In Tough Like Mum, Lana Button provides adults with important messaging …

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New Picture Books

list by 49th Teachers

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Life Sciences

by Julie Booker

Celebrate Earth Day with these fun and inspiring picture books.

New Picture Books for Spring

by Kerry Clare

A selection of gorgeous new picture books celebrating new life, hope, nature, and mindfulness.

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Celebrating STEM

by Julie Booker

This list includes all kinds of STEM’ers—science enthusiasts, builders, inventors, real life engineers—in both fiction and non-fiction texts.

Most Anticipated: Our Books for Young Readers Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Looking forward to some of the books for young readers (and readers of all ages) that we're going to be falling in love with in the first half of 2021. …

The Kids: Are They Alright?

by Philippa Dowding

What is it like for a child who lives with a parent or who knows an adult struggling with a crisis of mental health, addiction, or homelessness? A list …