Chloé Alméras' Josephine is a book about harmonious contrapositions.

Jesper Cederstand and Clara Dackenberg's How to Comfort a Monster is about the invaluable futility of helping the helpless.

Deborah Underwood and Jax Chow's Tiny Garden is a book about a child unshaken by the demands of the world.

Loops by Jashar Awan is a story about resilience, cheer, and the failures inherent to success, the setbacks natural to a waxing big kid.

Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson's Milo Imagines the World is a story about a curious and earnest kid working to make sense of the world around him.

WARNING: This nonfiction biography tells the story of resistance heroes in Hitler's Germany. It's important, but listener discretion is advised.

Jessie Sima's Harriet Gets Carried Away is the story of a kid who likes to dress up.

The important thing about Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book is not that I made a podcast episode on it, but it's gotta count for something, right?

Kevin Henkes comes from Wisconsin, and this is not the end of his many virtues.

Mary Lyn Ray's When You Find the Right Rock is a beautiful book, both in its wide text and in Felicita Sala's gorgeous illustrations.