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An exceptional collaboration—spare, artful, and genuinely unforgettable. Full review >

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OCEAN OF STARS

by Azita Ardakani ; illustrated by Rebecca Rebouché

A magnificent creation myth, reflective and reverential. Full review >

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ODDS AND ENDS

by Maija Hurme ; illustrated by Maija Hurme ; translated by Mia Spangenberg

Children will open this one again and again, smiling, thinking, soaking in the beauty, feeling respected and understood. Full review >

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TRUMAN TOAD AND THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT HUG

by Oren Lavie ; illustrated by Anke Kuhl

A warm embrace of both story and image, this lesson in appreciating what you have delights in every way. Full review >

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WHAT A SMALL CAT NEEDS

by Natalia Shaloshvili ; illustrated by Natalia Shaloshvili ; translated by Lena Traer

Beautifully captures the vulnerability and wonder emanating from small creatures. Full review >

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