Spot & Dot

In Henry Cole's vivid wordless picture book Spot, the Cat, readers joined Spot on a journey through a city that began with him following a bird outside his window.

This time, a dog named Dot draws Spot from his window. As we follow Spot and Dot on their wordless journey, we quickly realize that it's Dot the dog who is missing this time, and Spot is trying to ger her back home.  We follow these two on a different journey through the city as they weave in and out of a bakery, a library, a busy park, and more.  And with a surprise twist at the end, we realize that "home" for both cat and dog was never very far away.

With detailed black-and-white illustrations, readers will love following Spot and Dot on their adventure and cheering for the sweet reunion at the end.

Ultrabot's First Playdate

Ultrabot is a big robot with a big problem. Its professor is planning a playdate with Becky Tingle, the little girl from next door. But Ultrabot has never been on a playdate, and it doesn’t know Becky. What if she’s mean? What if she breaks all of Ultrabot’s toys? What if she won’t share?

Packed with loads of fun details and visual humor, this reassuring friendship story speaks to the shy giant robot in all of us.

Truman

Truman the tortoise lives with his Sarah, high above the taxis and the trash trucks and the number eleven bus, which travels south. He never worries about the world below…until one day, when Sarah straps on a big backpack and does something Truman has never seen before. She boards the bus!

Truman waits for her to return.

He waits.

And waits.

And waits.

And when he can wait no longer, he knows what he must do. Even if it seems…impossible!

Paper Mice

With a snip and a clip, two paper mice are made. THey are given names: Della and Ralph. Each alone, they explore their new house in the dark. Della dashes up the stairs; Ralph skitters through the dining room. There is so much to see and so much to discover!

But a big, dark house can be scary for those so small, until they find...each other.

Beautiful, cut-paper illustrations bring to live this lyrical story of adventure and friendship.

Full-color illustrations were rendered in cut paper, watercolor, and digitally.

Lawrence in the Fall

When Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share. Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows comfortable in the forest, he starts to recognize its magic, and how beautiful and unique each tree and leaf is, allowing him to gather a splendid, one-of-a-kind collection of his own!

Full-color illustrations were drawn in pencil and colored in Photoshop.

A Piglet Named Mercy

Mr. Watson and Mrs. Watson live ordinary lives. Sometimes their lives feel a bit too ordinary. Sometimes they wish something different would happen. And one day it does, when someone unpredictable finds her way to their front door. In a delightful origin story for the star of the Mercy Watson series, a tiny piglet brings love (and chaos) to Deckawoo Drive—and the Watsons’ lives will never be the same.

Full-color gouache illustrations.

The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon

Have you ever seen a curmudgeon that looks like your brother, but is in such a bad mood you hardly recognize him? You can try all the peanut butter sandwiches and brownies you have, but he is not moving. Nothing works, especially nudging, and he just makes you so grumpy that eventually you have no choice but to fight back—and then… Have you ever become a curmudgeon that just won’t budge?

Full-color illustrations were created with hand-cut rubber stamps, stencils, and children’s blow pens, with additional pencil line work, all composited digitally.

Because

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persistence, and magic in this moving tale of a young girl's journey to center stage. Illustrator Amber Ren brings Willems' music to life, conducting a stunning picture-book debut.

Full-color illustrations.

Croc & Turtle

Croc lifts a big rock for his friend Turtle. “I am the strongest,” he says, but then Elephant easily tosses the same rock. Is Croc a better jumper than Rabbit? A faster runner than Cheetah? Or is he the best at something else?
Full-color illustrations created with Holbein Acryla gouache paint.

How to Give Your Cat a Bath: In Five Easy Steps

Step 1: Fill the bath. Step 2: Put the cat in the bath. Step 3: Shampoo the cat. Step 4: Rinse the cat. Step 5: Dry the cat. What could possibly go wrong?

Full-color illustrations were drawn in ink and colored digitally.

I Do Not Like Books Anymore!

Natalie and Alphonse REALLY like books. Picture books with Dad, scary stories with Mom, and especially stories they remember or make up themselves. So when it’s time for Natalie to learn to read, she thinks it will be exciting — she can have all the stories in the world now, and even read them to Alphonse. But when Natalie gets her first reading book, the letters look like squiggles and it isn’t even a good story; it’s just about a cat that can sit. “I do not like books anymore!” Natalie declares. But she still wants to make up stories. With Alphonse’s help, can she find a way to turn a love of telling stories into a love of reading stories? With her one-of-a-kind voice and wonderfully droll artwork, Daisy Hirst captures the familiar frustration of struggling to learn something new — and the particular pride that comes when you finally succeed.
Full-color screen-printed illustrations.

The Boy Who Went to Mars

On the day that Stanley’s mom takes a work trip overnight, Stanley decides to leave planet Earth. But when his spaceship touches down again in the backyard, a young martian crawls out, proclaiming to Stanley’s dad that residents of Mars don’t wash before dinner, eat their vegetables, or brush their teeth. It just so happens that martians tend to act out in school, too…. With whimsy and sympathy for a familiar dilemma, Simon James ushers us into the coping fantasies of an imaginative, sensitive kid — and shares the pleasure of his sheepish reunion with a most accepting family.
Full-color illustrations created in pen and watercolor.