Emile and the Field
Words by Kevin Young
Illustrated by Chioma Ebinama
Make Me a World, 2022
A young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child’s relationship with nature. The book celebrates how spending time in nature allows children to dream, to imagine… and even to share.
There was a boy
named Emile
who fell
in love with a field.It was wide
and blue —
and if you could have
seen itso would’ve you.
Billy & Rose: Forever Friends
by Amy Hest
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Candlewick Press, 2022
Two best friends share small adventures over the course of four seasons. From selling ice cream in the snow to having sleepovers, Billy and Rose may sometimes fight, but they are always best friends forever.
A Blue Kind of Day
by Rachel Tomlinson
Illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey
Kokila, 2022
It was a slumping, sighing, sobbing kind of day.
Coen is having a blue day and when his family can’t cheer him up, they wait and let him work through his feelings. A book of patience, care, and empathy.
Children may appreciate the understanding, validating approach to the topic, including the reassuring reminder that ‘blue feelings’ can change.
Submitted by Karen Kosko
