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HERE IS A BOOK d’Elisha Cooper

A love letter to books, showing how many elements and people contribute to making something beautiful, from Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper.

HERE IS A BOOK
by Elisha Cooper
Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 2025

In this poetic and beautifully illustrated ode to creativity and the process of making books, Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper takes readers on a journey showing how words and art move from one person to another.

From writer to reader, and everyone who contributes in between: Here is a book, made with love. An artist’s studio overflows with sketches, drafts, a wastebasket, and wonder. A publisher’s office hums with computers, layouts, coffee, and teamwork. A printer makes a layout into a book using presses, ink, paper, and time. And that book travels to a school, to a library, to a student, to a home.

Elisha Cooper is the award-winning author of many books for young readers including Train, Farm, Beach, 8: An Animal Alphabet, and Dance!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. He lives with his family and two cats in New York City.

A MONSTROUS BEDTIME de Kerilynn Wilson

A girl’s bedtime routine with her parents is set—one glass of water, one fan whirring gently, one song, and one book—but when the monster living under her bed can’t fall asleep, the girl creates a whole new nighttime checklist.

A MONSTROUS BEDTIME
by Kerilynn Wilson
Harper/Greenwillow, August 2025
(via Writers House)

Every bedtime needs a routine. That’s the best way to get a good night’s sleep. But what if it doesn’t work for the monster under your bed? How do you help it fall asleep? Join one little girl determined to help her monster with a special—monster-sized!—version of her nightly ritual.

A deceptively simple text skilfully captures the comfort young children take in routine, while colourful artwork—full of subtle detail—subverts our expectations, turning the monster into a friend and co-conspirator. Kerilynn Wilson’s imaginative take on evergreen themes makes A Monstrous Bedtime a must-have for every bedtime. For fans of Good Night, Gorilla and Sleep Like a Tiger.

Kerilynn Wilson is an author-illustrator with a love of the weird and wonderful. She is the creator of the acclaimed picture book One Foggy Christmas Eve and the award-winning graphic novel for teens The Faint of Heart. She lives in Oregon City, Oregon, but her mind tends to wander to made-up places in her head filled with flying jellyfish and birds that eat the stars.

LITTLE EGG: AN EGGCELLENT BOOK OF EMOTIONS

Happy, calm, proud, angry, afraid, sad, confident: We all have lots of emotions, and tots will love learning more about them alongside a friendly Little Egg.

LITTLE EGG: AN EGGCELLENT BOOK OF EMOTIONS
by Duopress Labs
illustrated by Kat Uno
Sourcebooks, October 2024

Using simple text and charming illustrations, our adorable Little Egg presents each emotion and assures tots that it is completely normal to feel confused about our feelings. At the end of the book, kids will find a spinning wheel that lets them find and recognize their emotions. A perfect introduction to emotional growth and color concepts presented by an adorable Little Egg.

Introducing Little Egg, an adorable character that presents basic emotions to young readers and assures them that it is completely normal to feel confused about our feelings.

duopress labs creates innovative books and gifts for children and adults under the duopress imprint. A minority-founded and minority-run company, duopress is now part of Sourcebooks, where it continues to inspire and entertain readers of all ages.

Kat Uno has always had a passion for art. Her early love for comics, cartoons, anime, and children’s books has played a great influence on her illustration style. She currently focuses her creative efforts on illustrating children’s books. Kat currently resides in Hawaii with her husband and two children.

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON by Bill Cotter

Perfect for interactive story time, Bill Cotter’s books encourage kids to actively engage with the story for a fun-filled reading experience for both kids and parents!

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON SERIES
by Bill Cotter
Sourcebooks, 2013 – 2025
(via Writers House)

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON (November 2013)
There’s only one rule in Larry’s book: don’t push the button.
(Seriously, don’t even think about it!)
Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen?
Okay, quick. No one is looking… push the button.
Uh, oh.

Also available, the latest titles in the series:

Bill Cotter is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Don’t Push the Button! series, now with over 2 million copies sold worldwide. He has traveled to visit schools in China, Japan, and the Middle East to share his work with children. When he’s not making books, Bill likes to play video games, write music, and hang out with his cat Button.

KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON de Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes’s acclaimed national bestseller about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk was awarded the Caldecott Medal and was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON
by Kevin Henkes
Greenwillow, September 2015

KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON is an acclaimed modern classic, from one of the most celebrated and beloved picture book creators working in the field today. This memorable character and her suspenseful adventure are just right for the very youngest child. It is Kitten’s first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no . . . and yes. What a night!

A concise story, large type, and luminescent pictures play second fiddle to the true star of this book: a brave young kitten who sets out into the world on a quest that leaves her bruised, bewildered, and hungry, but that ultimately leads her back home, where something special is waiting just for her. This perfectly sized board book edition introduces Kitten to a new generation of the youngest readers. 

Indefatigable Kitten is a role model for all ages—taking chances, picking herself up when she fails, trying out new strategies to get what she wants, and figuring out when enough is enough.

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Book, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award.

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive’s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller;and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It; A House; A Parade of Elephants; Chrysanthemum; and the beloved Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.