Imagination & Play

"An a-peeling alphabet adventure."-- Kirkus reviews From the creators of Counting to Bananas, comes a new, hilarious bedtime ABC book about a Banana who doesn't want to go to bed. Perfect for fans of Jory John and Mo Willems! A is for Awake . . . but B...

A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in the new picture book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award winning author Leo Timmers. Caught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny...

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination! Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to...

A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookWith perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor. Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something...

You are more amazing than you even know. New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada has written a story about the unbound potential you hold inside. With striking, realistic illustrations, it's a reminder that you were meant for incredible things...

A jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that features families at play, each with a family member who has a disability. With love and adaptation, this is how we play! This joyful read-aloud with an empowering refrain, from disability...

​The New York Times New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Award (2024) "Playful . . . breathtaking." -- The New York Times "Stunning, saturated watercolor and gouache illustrations . . . thought-provoking text . . . A lovingly...

Explore every branch, nook, and cranny of a treetop utopia built by children and their animal friends in this immersive and intricately detailed picture book by a New York Times bestselling author. Hidden high above the ground, we welcome you to...

Get ready to see double in this fun storybook based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ When Dad complains about how different Bluey and Bingo are, Bluey decides to color Bingo to be more like her. But when Bluey paints...

Is your brain magic? Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud and roar like a lion, celebrate the many things that it can be! This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on neurodiversity and sensory processing in...

Go to swim school with Bluey and her family in this fun storybook based on the successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ Bluey and her family are playing Swim School! But their swimming lessons are proving to be difficult. Can Mum, Dad, and...

Shhh...whatever you do, don't spoil the ending of this charming picture book with a delightful twist from #1 bestselling author James Patterson! Flapping, racing through the farm, eight little chicks are on the run from crafty Fox . . . but...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year The city is a busy place and home to many kinds of trucks in this "gloriously bright, inventive world on wheels" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale about all the trucks on the road--big, small, real and...

Don't miss the long-awaited companion to Not a Box, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson.Bunny wants to build a cardboard city.Bunny...

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they've been building something far greater--a sturdy, solid friendship--in this picturebook by award-winning creators. Two kids build entire worlds out of...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER!​ ★ "Charming and whimsical visual surprises are found throughout the impeccably designed pages...An exquisite equine fantasy, this encourages imaginations to giddyup and run wild and free."--Booklist, starred...

In this gorgeously illustrated rhyming picture book, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake. "This book doesn't just capture the chaos of childhood-it throws a parade and celebrates it. Bouncing...

"Absurdly funny."--Kirkus ReviewsAuthor-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a rib-tickling picture book about a young girl who receives a mysterious invite to a Pig Town party and follows the trail into a secret world of pigs--where epic parties, chase scenes,...