When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald’s transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she didn’t just see the First Lady of the United States. She saw a queen—one with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty, and truth who captured this young girl’s imagination. When a nearby museum-goer snapped a photo of a mesmerized Parker, it became an internet sensation. Inspired by this visit, Parker, and her mother, Jessica Curry, tell the story of a young girl and her family, whose trip to a museum becomes an extraordinary moment, in a moving picture book.
2021-2022 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.8
Published by Aladdin
Copyright October 15, 2019
ISBN# 9781534451865 (HB)
When I Pray for You celebrates the dreams, hopes, and longings parents pray over their children, and shares with the little ones how much care and concern a loved one feels for them.
2021-2022 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Waterbrook
Copyright February 19, 2019
ISBN# 9780525650584 (HB)
Toby loves basking in the morning sun, snuggling in a lap in the afternoon, and toasting his tummy by the fireside at night, but somehow his warm spots never last. What Toby wants more than anything is to find something as warm as the sun that never fades or fizzles.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright August 13, 2019
ISBN# 978-0823443277 (HB)
This tender exploration of loss illuminates how kindness, empathy, and friendship can lift our spirits and see us through many tomorrows. It will resonate with anyone who has experienced hardship or grief, from the death of a loved one or a pet, to a friend moving away, or the transition to a new home or family situation.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.2
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright April 26, 2019
ISBN# 978-1338214888 (HB)
A responsible little boy who’s eager to do his part wakes up joyful and ready to celebrate his favorite day of all. But there’s a lot of work to do—pies to be baked, deviled eggs to be filled—and the boy has lots of jobs to complete before he can enjoy the fun . . . the world’s best picnic!
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright May 14, 2019
ISBN# 978-0823442881 (HB)
It’s time to tell a special tale that will warm the hearts of readers of all ages. Seeds and Trees revels in the power of words. It explores their effects on feelings and emotions. And it does so through the journey of two different seeds.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by The Treasured Tree
Copyright June 12, 2018
ISBN# 978-1947165687 (HB)
What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel’s Family Tree, things aren’t always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.3
Published by Orchard Book
Copyright January 29, 2019
ISBN# 978-1338187366 (HB)
You and your children can learn all about the Gaines family’s story of becoming gardeners in Joanna’s first children’s book—starting with the first little fern Chip bought for Jo. Over the years, the family’s love for gardening blossomed into what is now a beautiful, bustling garden.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Thomas Nelson
Copyright April 26, 2019
ISBN# 978-1400314225 (HB)
