Books like Glad Monster, Sad Monster
By Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda
For the kid who is all big feelings at once, this book hands those feelings a face and a name, one mask at a time. Playful, colorful, and interactive, with just enough silliness to make talking about feelings feel like a game.
A girl and her cat find a portal to another world and meet another version of themselves — a wordless invitation to imagine what's on the other side.
A kingfisher named Mel spots a fish and dives from her tree branch, tumbling down, down, down toward the water below — will she pull up in time to fly?
A white shape drifts across page after page of blue sky, looking like a rabbit, a bird, an ice-cream cone, and more — until a final reveal answers what it really is.
A whiz-kid inventor gets a mysterious summons to the North Pole with his sister and best friend, but when the Queen of the Dark Elves takes his sister, he must abandon his questions and rescue her.
A girl who loves pushing elevator buttons feels put out when her little brother wants a turn — until a mysterious old button appears and opens up whole worlds to explore.
A boy named Bobby is convinced his loud, yelling teacher is a real monster — until he runs into her at his favorite park and starts to see her differently.
A nonfiction picture book follows a tree's life from seed to full growth, using bold watercolor collage with real seeds, roots, and wire to show how trees live and change.
A curious girl reaches into Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting to grab seeds for her own garden, but tips the vase over, sending flowers everywhere and pulling a nearby painted friend into the chaos.
