• Age: 4 to 8
• Grade: p to 3
• Reading age: 4 to 8

From author Alexandra S. Hinrichs and illustrator Julia Breckenreid, The Pocket Book isa simple and spare ode to the treasures we find and keep in our pockets and the memories they hold.

A girl and her mom take a walk and fill their pockets along the way: the ocean, in the form of a seashell. A sunflower seed. A pretty rock. A snack. Pockets not only hold hands and things that just might come in handy; they hold things we need and want. Pockets hold treasures. And they hold moments and memories that stop time—that blossom.

Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs is the author of Thérèse Makes a Tapestry (2016) and I Am Made of Mountains (2023). She holds MAs in US history and in library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She works as a middle school librarian in Maine.

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Julia Breckenreid is an illustrator who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her thoughtful picture book illustration work has been featured in the NYT Books section and chosen for The Original Art Exhibition: A showcase of illustrations from the year’s best children’s books of the year at the Society of Illustrators Museum in 2021 and 2023. Previously, Julia’s work has been awarded a gold medal by the Society of Illustrators in New York and acknowledged repeatedly by American Illustration, Communication Arts and 3x3 professional awards annuals.

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"Put a basket next to the washing machine for pocket treasures after reading this."

Kirkus

"Breckenreid’s mixed-media artwork emphasizes the found quality of the objects featured via collages that work smoothly with text to create a poignant portrait of the way even small or mundane items can hold meaning."

Publishers Weekly