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March 11, 2024

Schneider Family Honor Book What Happened to You?, by James Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George, is a picture book with a great message and a great story at the same time.

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Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
by Brian Pinkney

You Go First
written by Ariel Bernstein
illustrated by Marc Rosenthal


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by Charlotte Agell
illustrated by Ana Ramírez González

by Beatrice Alemagna

by Jonathan Allen

by Tom Angleberger
pictures by John Hendrix

by Mary Jane and Herm Auch

by Keith Baker

by Marion Dane Bauer
photography by Stan Tekiela

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

by Bonny Becker
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

written by Ariel Bernstein
illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

by Kelly Bingham
pictures by Paul O. Zelinsky

by C. J. Bloom
illustrated by Peter Raymundo

by Rebecca Bond

by Sandra Boynton

by Nadine Brun-Cosme
illustrated by Olivier Tallec

by Eve Bunting
illustrated by Serge Ruzzier

by Aidan Cassie

by Henry Cole

by Matthew Cordell

by David Hyde Costello

by Carmen Agra Deedy
illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

by Deborah Diesen
pictures by Dan Hanna

by Julia Donaldson
illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

by Julia Donaldson
illustrated by Charlotte Voake

by Rebecca Dudley

by Ame Dyckman
illustrated by Zachariah OHora

by David Elliott
illustrated by Christopher Denise

by David Elliott
illustrated by Melissa Sweet

by Ian Falconer

by Tatyana Feeney

by Jonathan Fenske

by Maureen Fergus
pictures by Corey Sookocheff

by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Eric Rohmann

by Roderigo Folgueira
illustrated by Poly Bernatene

poem by Helen Frost
photographs by Rick Lieder

by Pippa Goodhart
illustrated by Andy Rowland

by Carter Goodrich

by Emily Gravett

by Piet Grobler and Dianne Hofmeyr

by Michael Hall

by Chris Haughton

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

by John Himmelman

by John Himmelman

by Molly Idle

by Molly Idle

by Molly Idle

by Ken Kimura
illustrated by Yasunari Murakami

by Jon Klassen

by Jon Klassen

by Jon Klassen

by Rosy Lamb

by Eric Litwin
created and illustrated by James Dean

by Renata Liwska

by Sally Lloyd-Jones
illustrated by Jen Corace

by Arnold Lobel
colored by Adrianne Lobel

by Jeff Mack

by Peter McCarty

by Barbara McClintock

by Juana Medina

by Paul Meisel

by Claire Messer

by J. E. Morris

by Christine Naumann-Villemin
illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo

by Julie Paschkis

by Brian Pinkney

by Jerry Pinkney

by Daniel Pinkwater
illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

by Chris Raschka

by Kate Read

by Jean Reidy
illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

by Phyllis Root
illustrated by Matthew Cordell

by Michael Rosen
pictures by Kevin Waldron

by Candace Ryan
illustrated by Mike Lowery

by Cynthia Rylant
illustrated by Mike Austin

by Ellie Sandall

by Dan Santat

by Tammi Sauer
illustrated by Dan Santat

by Richard Scarry

by Ian Schoenherr

by Corey Rosen Schwartz
illustrated by Dan Santat

by Viviane Schwarz

by Bob Shea

by Dashka Slater
illustrated by The Fan Brothers

by Philip C. Stead
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by Philip C. Stead

by David Ezra Stein

by Janet Morgan Stoeke

by Janet Morgan Stoeke

by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges
illustrated by Shari Halpern

by Corey R. Tabor

by Corey R. Tabor

by Mark Teague

by Joe Todd-Stanton

by Mike Twohy

by Samantha R. Vamos
illustrated by Rafael Lopez

by Annemarie van Haeringen

by Nelleke Verhoeff

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

by Mélanie Watt

by David Wiesner

by David Wiesner

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems
pictures by Jon J Muth

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

retold and illustrated by Helen Ward

by Salina Yoon

by Andrea Zuill


by David A. Adler
illustrated by Sam Ricks

by Jim Averbeck
illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail

by Jim Averbeck
illustrated by Tricia Tusa

by Trace Balla

by Magali Bardos

by Derrick Barnes
illustrated by Gordon C. James

written by Annie Barrows
illustrated by Leo Espinosa

by Marta Bartolj

by Marion Dane Bauer
illustrated by Ekua Holmes

by Jonathan Bean

by Jonathan Bean

by Kate Berube

by Cari Best
pictures by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

by Sophie Blackall

by Maribeth Boelts
illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

written by Valerie Bolling
illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

by Barbara Bottner
illustrated by Michael Emberley

by Sarah S. Brannen

by Sarah S. Brannen

by Shirin Yim Bridges
illustrated by Maria Monescillo

by Lisa Brown

by Peter Brown

by Jairo Buitrago
pictures by Rafael Yockteng
translated by Elisa Amado

by Toni Buzzeo
illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa

by Amélie Callot
pictures by Geneviève Godbout

by James Catchpole
illustrated by Karen George

by Gennifer Choldenko
illustrated by Dan Santat

by M. H. Clark
illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

by Rachael Cole
illustrated by Blanca Gómez

by Helen Cooper

by Art Coulson
illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

by Ana Crespo
illustrated by Giovana Medeiros

by Shutta Crum
illustrated by Carol Thompson

by Sophie Dahl
illustrated by Lauren O'Hara

by Nicola Davies
illustrated by Laura Carlin

written by Juno Dawson
illustrated by Laura Hughes

by Carmen Agra Deedy
illustrated by Pete Oswald

by Matt de la Peña
pictures by Christian Robinson

by Sandy De Lisle
illustrated by Amelia Hansen

by Tomie DePaola

by Tomie dePaola

by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
illustrated by Fred Koehler

by Hallie Durand
illustrated by Tony Facile

by Michelle Edwards
illustrated by G. Brian Karas

by Margarita Engle
illustrated by Mike Curato

by Lucie Felix

by Liza Ferneyhough

by Beth Ferry
illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

by Lalena Fisher

written by Julie Fogliano
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by J. F. Fox
illustrated by Micah Player

by Mem Fox
illustrated by Steve Jenkins

by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury

by Marla Frazee

by Marla Frazee

by Marla Frazee

by Maria Gianferrari
pictures by Patrice Barton

by Fawzia Gilani-Williams
illustrations by Chiara Fedele

by Michaela Goade

by K. L. Going
illustrated by Simone Shin

by Lisa Graff
illustrated by Lauren Castillo

poem by Joy Harjo
illustrations by Michaela Goade

Big
by Vashti Harrison

by Joe Hayes
illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia

by Amy Hest
illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

by Jamie Hogan

by Kate Hosfored
illustrations by Gabi Swiatkowska

by Khaled Hosseini
illustrated by Dan Williams

by Lori Haskins Houran
pictures by Sydney Hanson

by Rachel Isadora

by Rachel Isadora

by Terry Catasús Jennings
illustrations by Raúl Colón

by Marthe Jocelyn

by Tony Johnston
illustrated by Jim LaMarche

by Tony Johnston
pictures by Hadley Hooper

by Travis Jonker

by Maira Kalman

by Barbara Kerley

by Rukhsana Khan
illustrated by Christiane Krömer

by Irena Kobald
illustrated by Freya Blackwood

by Rajani LaRocca

by Andrew Larsen and Irene Luxbacher

by Jon Arno Lawson and Sydney Smith

by Minh Lê
illustrated by Dan Santat

by Grace Lin

written by Carole Lindstrom
illustrated by Michaela Goade

by Nancy Tupper Ling
illustrated by Jessica Lanan

by Jessica Love

by Jessica Love

by Kyle Lukoff
illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

by Brenda Maier
pictures by Sonia Sánchez

by Brenda Maier
pictures by Sonia Sánchez

by Jennifer K. Mann

by Juana Martinez-Neal

by Christie Matheson

by Leslie McGuirk

by Meg Medina
illustrated by Angela Dominguez

by Meg Medina
illustrated by Sonia Sánchez

by Aaron Meshon

by Pat Zietlow Miller
illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

by Pat Zietlow Miller
illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

by Eva Moore
pictures by Nancy Carpenter

by Oge Mora

by Oge Mora

by Yuyi Morales

by Julie Morstad

by Alison Murray

by Yves Nadon
illustrated by Jean Claverie

by Anne Sibley O'Brien

by Jenny Offill
illustrated by Chris Appelhans

by Zachariah OHora

by Constance Ørbeck-Nilssen & Akin Duzakin

by Hiroshi Osada
illustrated by Ryoji Arai
translated by David Boyd

by Lynne Rae Perkins

by LeUyen Pham

by Patricia Polacco

Now
by Antoinette Portis

by Antoinette Portis

by Antoinette Portis

by Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huynh Kim Liên

by Bob Raczka
illustrations by Simone Shin

by Andy Rash

by Mary Lyn Ray
illustrated by Marla Frazee

by Nancy Redd
illustrated by Nneka Myers

by Adam Rex
pictures by Christian Robinson

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

by Salvatore Rubbino

written by Cynthia Rylant
illustrations by Lisa Congdon

by April Pulley Sayre

by Lola M. Schaefer
illustrated by Jessica Meserve

by Josh Schneider

words by John Schu
illustrations by Veronica Miller Jamison

words by John Schu
illustrations by Lauren Castillo

by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

by Olive Senior
illustrations by Laura James

by Jessica Shyba

by Joyce Sidman
illustrated by Beth Krommes

by Lemony Snicket
music by Nathaniel Stookey
illustrations by Carson Ellis

by Lemony Snicket
illustrated by Jon Klassen

by Laurel Snyder
illustrated by Emily Hughes

by Laurel Snyder
illustrated by Emily Hughes

by Laurel Snyder
illustrated by Emily Hughes

by David Soman and Jacky Davis

by Christina Soontornvat
art by Christine Davenier

by Ashley Spires

by Ulf Stark
illustrated by Eva Eriksson

by Thrity Umrigar
illustrated by Khoa Le

by Sam Usher

by Muon Thi Van
illustrated by Miki Sato

by Maria van Lieshout

by Susan Verde
illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

by Audrey Vernick
illustrated by Priscilla Burris

by Young Vo

by Phoebe Wahl

by Brendan Wenzel

by Vera B. Williams & Chris Raschka

by Natasha Yim
illustrated by Violet Kim

by Shinsuke Yoshitake

by Hyewon Yum

by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

by Charlotte Zolotow
illustrated by Philip Stead


by Jon Agee

by Jon Agee

by Tom Angleberger
pictures by Cece Bell

by Steve Antony

by Ali Bahrampour

by Mac Barnett
pictures by Adam Rex

by Mac Barnett
illustrated by Jon Klassen

by Mac Barnett
illustrated by Matt Myers

retold by Mac Barnett
illustrated by Jon Klassen

by Katy Beebe
illustrated by S. D. Schindler

Songs and Illustrations by Sandra Boynton

music by Sandra Boynton & Michael Ford
Lyrics and drawings by Sandra Boynton

by Sandra Boynton

by Davide Cali and Marianna Balducci

by Lauren Child
illustrated by Trisha Krauss

by Lucy Ruth Cummins

by Marcus Cutler

by Drew Daywalt
pictures by Adam Rex

by Kate DiCamillo
illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

by Kelly DiPucchio
illustrated by Zachariah OHora

by Ame Dyckman
illustrated by Zachariah OHora

by Jules Feiffer

by Matthew Forsythe

by Lane Frederickson
illustrations by Michael Robertson

by Steve Goetz
illustrated by Eda Kaban

by Bruce Goldstone
illustrated by Julien Chung

by Shannon Hale
illustrated by Tracy Subisak

by Cherise Mericle Harper

by Chris Haughton

by Carter Higgins

by Ryan T. Higgins

by Daisy Hirst

by Mirka Hokkanen

by Oliver Jeffers

by Oliver Jeffers

by Bruce Eric Kaplan

by Laurie Keller


by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
and Kate Harvey McGee

by David LaRochelle
illustrated by Lian Cho

by Alex Latimer

by Adam Lehrhaupt and Scott Magoon

written by Casey Lyall
illustrated by Vera Brosgol

by Margaret Mahy
illustrated by Polly Dunbar

by Margaret McNamara
illustrated by Mark Fearing

by minibombo

by Rutu Modan

by Susan McElroy Montanari
illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

by Tao Nyeu

by Zachariah Ohora

by Zachariah OHora

by Sara Pennypacker
illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

by John Perry
illustrations by Mark Fearing

by Antoinette Portis

by James Proimos

by Dan Richards
pictures by Eric Barclay

by Anica Mrose Rissi
illustrated by Zachariah OHora

by Fiona Robinson

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
and Tom Lichtenheld

written by Caspar Salmon
illustrated by Matt Hunt

by Vicki Sansum and Dotti Enderle
illustrated by T. Kyle Gentry

by Dan Santat

by Stephen Savage

by Viviane Schwarz

by Jon Scieszka
illustrated by David Shannon

story by Brian Selznick and David Serlin
pictures by Brian Selznick

by Dr. Seuss

by David Shannon

by Stephen Shaskan

by Bob Shea

by Bob Shea

by Mark Shulman
illustrated by Adam McCauley

by Lemony Snicket
illustrated by Maira Kalman

by Philip Stead

by Alexander Steffensmeier

by Alexander Steffensmeier

by Adam Stower

by Emma Straub
illustrated by Blanca Gómez

by Sean Taylor
pictures by Edel Rodriguez

by Sean Taylor
illustrated by Jean Jullien

by Sean Taylor
illustrated by Jean Jullien

by Mark Teague

by Audrey Vernick
illustrated by Daniel Jennewein

by Melanie Watt

by Sam Wedelich

by Wee Society

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems

by Mo Willems


by Kimiko Aman
illustrated by Komako Sakai

by Dan Bar-el
illustrated by Tim Bowers

by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen

by Eoin Colfer
illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

by Raúl Colón

by Michelle Cuevas
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by Evelina Diaciutè
illustrated by Aušra Kiudulaite

retold by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters

by Jonathan Emmett
illustrated by Poly Bernatene

by Vivian French
illustrated by Angela Barrett

by Tom Gauld

by Carter Goodrich

illustrated by Tim Hopgood

by Heinz Janisch
illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch

by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston

by Norton Juster
pictures by Jules Feiffer

by Kazuno Kohara

by Cecilia Krampien

by Susan Kusel
illustrated by Sean Rubin

by Minh Lê
illustrated by Dan Santat

by C. Roger Madder

by Janna Matthies
illustrated by Christine Davenier

by Peter McCarty

by Kim Norman
illustrated by Bob Kolar

by Linda Sue Park
illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt

by Dan Santat

by Stephen Savage

by Colin Stimpson

by Sean Taylor
illustrated by Claire Alexander

by Bill Thomson

by Lisa Wheeler
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

by Elli Woollard
illustrated by Benji Davies

by Pamela Zagarenski

by Pamela Zagarenski


by Michelle Barker
illustrated by Renné Benoit

by Anne Booth
illustrated by Sam Usher

by Kristy Dempsey
illustrated by Floyd Cooper

by Ed Galing
illustrated by Erin E. Stead

by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus
illustrated by Evan Turk

by John Hendrix

by Michael Herman
illustrated by Alida Massari

by Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia

by Deborah Hopkinson
illustrated by Charlotte Voake

by Emily Jenkins
illlustrated by Sophie Blackall

by William Joyce

by Angela Pham Krans
illustrated by Thi Bui

by Rajani LaRocca
illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan

by Yuyi Morales
photography by Tim O'Meara

story by Lesléa Newman
pictures by Amy June Bates

by Matthew Olshan
illustrated by Sophie Blackall

by Bao Phi
illustrated by Thi Bui

by Patricia Polacco

by Patricia Polacco

by Patricia Polacco

by Patricia Polacco

by John Rocco

by Salvatore Rubbino

by Uri Shulevitz

by Lane Smith

by Elaine Snyder
pictures by Harry Bliss

story by Andrea Wang
pictures by Jason Chin

by Kao Kalia Yang
illustrated by Rachel Wada