NINO WRESTLES THE WORLD (PICTURE BOOK)

 
Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales. There is a throw-down in the toy room! Imaginative play meets lucha libre meets Captain Underpants. Yesssss. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information, please support your local independent bookseller.

MURILLA GORILLA, JUNGLE DETECTIVE (EMERGENT READER)

Murilla Gorilla, Jungle Detective by Jennifer Lloyd and Jacqui Lee. Adorable new first chapter book series for emergent readers!  "Will Murilla Gorilla ever solve the case of the missing banana muffins?! Wait until you see the poor frustrated client's face in the illustrations and Murilla's silly disguise. Kids will laugh and solve the mystery before Murilla Gorilla does!” - South Country Library Children's Department. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Links for information; please support your local independent children's bookseller.  

SNEAKY ART (NONFICTION)

 
Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight by Marthe Jocelyn. Fun for young artsy-fartsies and future pinners. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information; please support your local independent bookseller.  

HEDGEHOG'S MAGIC TRICKS (PICTURE BOOK)

Hedgehog's Magic Tricks by Ruth Paul. While the tricks on the stage may not always work, the magic of friendship prevails. Gentle humor, darling pictures for the preschool set. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information; please support your local independent bookseller.  

MISS MAPLE'S SEEDS (PICTURE BOOK)

Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler. Pollination, anyone? Speaks to the potential in every seed...and every child. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information, please support your local independent bookseller.

ROTTEN PUMPKIN (NONFICTION)

-->  Rotten Pumpkin: A Rotten Tale in 15 Voices by David M. Schwartz and Dwight Kuhn. Gross is great when it offers the kind of step-by-step scientific process of decomposition found here, with a point-of-view twist, no less. Great photographs, too! Someone is trying to make the nonfiction shift to Common Core very painless. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information, please support your local independent bookseller.

YETI, TURN OUT THE LIGHT! (PICTURE BOOK)

Yeti,Turn Out the Light! by Greg Long and Chris Edmundson. Don't fret, Yeti! Those scary shadows are really sweethearts. Reassuring bedtime story for the type of kid who can be reassured by a Yeti. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information; please support your local independent bookseller.

BRAVE GIRL (NONFICTION)

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Girl power! Union power! History power! A winning combination. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan. Link for information; please support your local independent bookseller.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE YAKYU (PICTURE BOOK)

Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon. Two countries across the ocean from each other share one passion: baseball! "In America, we cheer: 'Win! Win! Win!' In Japan, we cheer: 'Do your best!'" Compare opposite pages for more fascinating differences. Simply told, but bold, interesting and unifying. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.  Link for information, please support your local independent bookseller.