Board Books

 An Alphabet Book

Hair Love ABCs - Cherry, Matthew A.

Cherry, Matthew A. Hair Love ABCs. Penguin, 29 Aug. 2023.

This is a book about Black hairstyles! It intermixes terms for black hair with other imaginative phrases. The illustrations help visualize the word being presented. For example, the phrase "Rubber Band" is visualized by showing a dotted line from the girl's hair to a bottle to the dad's eye and the image shows the rubber band in the air.

A Number Book

Counting With Din Sum - Benard, Lacey

Cheng, Lulu, and Lacey Benard. Counting with Dim Sum. Bitty Bao, LLC, 15 Oct. 2022.

This is a counting book that incorporates counting in English and Chinese! Readers will learn about Chinese cuisine and each page has illustrations that correlate with the number being shown.

A Concept Book

My Feelings - Turner, Jeffrey

Turner, Jeffrey. My Feelings. Sunbird Books, 1 Aug. 2024.

This is a book about emotions. It features a porcupine explaining all of the emotions he feels and the scenario where he feels the emotion. The illustrations are collages similar to the style of Eric Carle and there is a color associated with each emotion.

An Engineered Book

I Love You a Latke! - Holub, Joan

Holub, Joan. I Love You a Latke (a Touch-And-Feel Book). Cartwheel Books, 6 Sept. 2022.

This is a Hannukah-themed board book. There are various textures and interactive pieces on the pages including a string where you can "strum" a guitar and a flap to open a present. The text includes a fun rhyming scheme and the illustrations help showcase the text. The book does expect the reader to have a background in Jewish culture as many items in the book are not explained in the text.

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