Memorial and Celebration Books

Celebration Books

Need an idea to celebrate someone’s life, birthday, promotion, anniversary, or other happy event? The Friends of the Library’s Celebration Book program is a great option! Your donation in honor of the person (and optionally, event) will purchase one or more books for the library. Your name and theirs will appear on a bookplate in the front of each book.

Memorial Books

Would you like to honor the memory of a family member or friend? Consider a donation to fund purchase of one or more Memorial Books as a tribute to the life of the one you wish to honor. Your name and theirs will appear on a bookplate in the front of each book.

When possible, the interests of the commemorated person will be reflected in the subject matter of the item(s) purchased. For example large print books, children’s books, travel, cooking, wildlife.  Selections are made by library staff who are most familiar with the needs of the collection.

To fund purchase of one or more Memorial or Celebration Books, fill out the form and mail or bring it with your check made out to the Friends of the Library to:

Friends of McMinnville Public Library
Attn: Memorial/Celebration
225 NW Adams St.
McMinnville, OR 97128

 

Recent Donations

 

Celebrating the Life of Arlene Platt - November 2024

• 1, 2, 3, jump! / [written by] Lisl H. Detlefsen ; illustrated by Madeline Valentine.
• Chicka chicka ho ho ho / written by William Boniface ; illustrated by Julien Chung.
• Dr. Seuss's if you think there's nothing to do.
• The one and only family / Katherine Applegate ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao.
• You will always have me / Todd Parr.

 

Celebrating the Life of Larry LaVoie - November 2024

• Buried road : a novel / Katie Tallo.
• Crater: A National Park Thriller : A National Park Thriller / Larry E Lavoie.
• Esther: A Story of the Oregon Trail : A Story of the Oregon Trail / Ann S Stephens.
• Mask of the Deer Woman / Laurie L. Dove.
• Suck a Little Happy Juice: An Irreverent, By-the-Skin-of-Your-Teeth Guide to Being an Indie Author / J. Scott Coatsworth.

 

Celebrating the Life of Carol Jones Heath - November 2024

• The beginner's photography guide : the ultimate step-by-step manual for getting the most from your camera and phone / [written by Chris Gatcum].
• The container garden recipe book : 57 designs for pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, and more / Lana Williams ; photographs by Erin Scott.
• The gardening book : an accessible guide to growing houseplants, flowers, and vegetables for your ideal garden / Monty Don ; photography by Marsha Arnold.

 

In Celebration of Eva Martin Higgins - September 2024

• Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / Benjamin Alire Saenz.
• Fledgling / S. K. Ali.
• The gathering dark : an anthology of folk horror / edited by Tori Bovalino.
• Killer house party / Lily Anderson.
• The kiss of the nightingale / Adi Denner.
• The magic you make / Jason June.
• Only for the holidays / Abiola Bello.
• Pick the lock / A.S. King.
• Pride and prejudice and Pittsburgh / Rachael Lippincott.
• Talon / Jayden Jelso.
• The unfinished / Cheryl Isaacs.
• When the world tips over / Jandy Nelson.
• Wrong answers only / Tobias Madden.

 

In Celebration of Outgoing Friends of McMinnville Public Library Board Members - Summer 2024

Mark Davis

• Beginner's guide to garden planning and design : 50 simple gardening ideas for adding style & personality to your outdoor space / Helen Yoest ; foreword by P. Allen Smith.
• Bird-friendly gardening : guidance and projects for supporting birds in your landscape / Jen McGuinness.
• From pitch to print : the nonfiction writer's 10-step plan to getting published / Dr. Jennifer Dorsey.
• A hunger to kill : a serial killer, a determined detective, and the quest for a confession that changed a small town forever / Kim Mager with Lisa Pulitzer.
• Offbeat North America : 100 amazing places away from the tourist trail.
• The sock project : colorful, cool socks to knit and show off / Summer Lee.

Robert Wolcott

• The birds that Audubon missed : discovery and desire in the American wilderness / Kenn Kaufman.
• Epic road trips of the Americas : explore the Americas' most thrilling driving adventures / [authors, Amy Balfour [and 29 others]].
• The garden against time : in search of a common paradise / Olivia Laing.
• Hello tiny world : an enchanting journey into the world of creating terrariums / Ben Newell.
• Into the weeds / by Tama Matsuoka Wong ; photographs by Ngoc Minh Ngo ; illustrations by Bobbi Angell and Wil Wong.
• The language of the night : essays on writing, science fiction, and fantasy / Ursula K. Le Guin.

 

In Celebration of Jennifer Trumbo - August 2024

• Classic Nordic knits for kids : 21 beautiful designs / Trine Frank Paskesen.
• Knitted socks from Finland : 20 Nordic designs for all year round / Niina Laitinen.
• Norway's knitted heritage : the history, surprises, and legacy of traditional Nordic sweater patterns / Annemor Sundbo ; translated from the Norweigan by Carol Huebescher Rhoades ; professional consultant: Kristi Skintveit.
• The tulip garden : growing and collecting species, rare and annual varieties / Polly Nicholson ; photography by Andrew Montgomery.

 

Celebrating the Life of Wilma Poage Eisele - August 2024

• DIY thrift flip : sewing techniques for transforming old clothes into fun, wearable fashions / April Yang, Coolirpa.
• Kids' sewing workshop : 26 projects for young makers / Karine Thiboult-Demessence.
• Radical sewing : pattern-free, sustainable fashions for all bodies / Kate Weiss.
• Sewing clothes : elevate your sewing skills : a master class in finising, embellishing, and the details / Joi Mahon.

 

Celebrating the Life of Joy A. Burcham - July 2024

• Horse & Buggy on wheels! / Ethan Long.
• Horse power : how horses changed the world / Jennifer Thermes.
• Horses & ponies : everything you need to know, from bridles and breeds to jodhpurs and jumping! / [writer, Caroline Stamps ; illustrators, Clarisse Hassan, Simon/KJA Artists, Arran Lewis].
• Robert the rose horse / by Joan Heilbroner ; illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
• Windy night with wild horses / by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by AG Ford.

 

Celebrating the Life of Roberta Fuchs Nourse - July 2024

• Complete starter guide to bonsai : growing from seed or seedling--wiring, pruning, care, and display / David Squire.
• Mayo Clinic guide to a healthy pregnancy : evidence-based insight and real-life tips for expecting parents, from the world's leading medical experts / medical editor Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D.
• Write! : your guide to revealing the writer within / Anna Brooke, Vindy Teja.
• A year of granny squares : 52 grannies to crochet, one for every week of the year / Kylie Moleta.

 

Celebrating the Life of Bernadine "Sam" Kyle - July 2024

• American Bloods : the untamed dynasty that shaped a nation / John Kaag.
• Between a flock and a hard place / Donna Andrews.
• Forget me never / Susan Wittig Albert.
• The grey wolf / Louise Penny.
• The lantern's dance : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes / Laurie R. King.
• Miss May does not exist : the life and work of Elaine May, Hollywood's hidden genius / Carrie Courogen.
• On call : a doctor's journey in public service / Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
• Sailing alone : a surprising history of isolation and survival at sea / Richard J. King.
• You could make this place beautiful : a memoir / Maggie Smith.

 

Celebrating the Life of Richard Schroeder - July 2024

• Amazing train journeys.
• The joy of exploring gardens : 60 travel experiences to uplift and inspire / written by Kate Armstrong [and 25 others].
• Your trip starts here / senior editor, Robin Barton ; editors: Polly Thomas, Nick Mee, Rory Goulding.

 

In Celebration of Moss - June 2024

• My shadow is pink / Scott Stuart.
• My shadow is purple / Scott Stuart.

 

Celebrating the Life of Evelyn Bach - May 2024

• An Amish healing / Beth Wiseman.
• Keeping Dat's secret : Amish romance / Hannah Miller.
• The proposal plot / Kathleen Fuller.

 

Celebrating the Life of Nicole Dell - May 2024

• Footnotes from the most fascinating museums : stories and memorable moments from people who love museums / Bob Eckstein.
• Gathering boards : seasonal cheese and charcuterie spreads for easy and memorable entertaining / Sarah Zimmerman Tuthill.
• Italy in a wineglass : the story of Italy through its wines / Marc Millon.
• Trippin' and sippin' : a quest for bomb vinho / Adam Lovell.
• Wine doors of Florence: discover a hidden Florence / Robbin Gheesling.

 

Celebrating the Life of Ann Carolyn Bansen - May 2024

• Designing with dried flowers : creating everlasting arrangements / Hannah Rose Rivers Muller ; photographs by Molly DeCoudreaux.
• Growing bulbs in the natural garden : innovative techniques for combining bulbs and perennials in every season / Jacqueline van der Kloet ; English translation by Kay Dixon.
• Heirloom skills : a complete guide to modern homesteading / Anders Rydell & Alva Herdevall ; translated by Ellen Hedstrom.
• Scandinavian from scratch : a love letter to the baking of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden / Nichole Accettola, with Malena Watrous ; photographs by Andres Schonnemann.
• Winter Knitting for Little Sweethearts: 46 Nordic-Style Patterns for Girls, Boys, and Babies / Hanne Andreassen Hjelmas.

 

In Celebration of Hank Anderson's 5th Birthday - May 2024

• How to catch a class pet / from the New York Times bestselling series by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton.
• Please don't bite me : insects that buzz, bite, and sting / Nazzy Pakpour ; [illustrations, Owen Davey].
• This is NOT a dinosaur! / Barry Timms ; [illustrations] Ged Adamson.
• Tractor / Sally Sutton ; illustrated by Brian Lovelock.
• Tractor Mac : teamwork / written and illustrated by Billy Steers.

 

Celebrating the Life of Gretchen Hohn Olson - April 2024

• The down & dirty guide to camping with kids : how to plan memorable family adventures & connect kids to nature / Helen Olsson ; illustrations by Scotty Reifsnyder.
• Finding Gobi / Dion Leonard.
• Finding Gobi : the true story of one little dog’s big journey / Dion Leonard ; adapted by Aaron Rosenberg.
• Grow wild : the whole-child, whole-family, nature-rich guide to moving more / Katy Bowman.

 

In Celebration of Elle Lynne Anderson’s 8^th Birthday – March 2024

• American girl : character encyclopedia / written by Carrie Anton and Erin Falligant.
• Bo hatches a plan / by Cam Higgins ; illustrated by Ariel Landy.
• If I was a horse / Sophie Blackall.
• The quiet forest / Charlotte Offsay ; illustrated by Abi Cushman.

 

Celebrating the Life of Darlene Dickinson Burgess – March 2024

• All the ways to be smart / Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys.
• The best nest / written and illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
• Slowly slowly / Toni Yuly.
• Speck : an itty-bitty epic / Margaux Meganck.
• The umbrella / by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld.

 

Celebrating the Life of Captain Thomas DePue – March 2024

• The Air Force / Jason C. Engle.
• The artisan furnituremaker : a creative survival guide / Darrell Peart.
• Materials and Finishes for Interior Design: Which material is most suitable for your furniture? / Marco Bergo.
• Mid-century woodworking : 80 projects to make by hand / A.W.P. Kettless.
• Woodworking : the complete step-by-step manual / [writers, Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, Glyn Bridgewater, Colin Eden-Eadon, Sally Francis, John Lloyd, Jonathan Tibbs, Chris Ward, J.M. Wilkie].
• The world encyclopedia of fighter aircraft : an illustrated history from the early planes of World War I to the supersonic jets of today / Francis Crosby.

 

Celebrating the Life of Paul Allen – February 2024

• The bookseller at the end of the world / Ruth Shaw.
• The Complete Coffee Recipe Cookbook: 101 Full Color Picture Recipe Edition Make Barista Like Coffee at Home / Chloe Amelia.
• Dancing in the darkness : spiritual lessons for thriving in turbulent times / Otis Moss III with Gregory Lichtenberg ; foreword by Michael Eric Dyson.
• Māori wonders : legends of New Zealand / [written by Ethan Braxton].
• My first book of coffee / written by Robyn Wall ; illustrated by Lydia Nichols.
• Sparrow's prayer / by Roger Hutchison ; illustrated by Ag Jatkowska.
• Times like these : on grief, hope & remarkable love / Michelle Langstone.
• Winter warmers : recipes & stories from a New Zealand high country station / Philippa Cameron of 'Whats for Smoko' ; photography by Lottie Hedley.

 

In Celebration of Christine May – February 2024

• The fraud / Zadie Smith.
• Mrs. Quinn's rise to fame / Olivia Ford.
• The night island / Jayne Ann Krentz.
• The wonder of it all / Barbara Taylor Bradford.

 

Celebrating the Life of Veronas Linderoth Closson – January 2024

• Animal snuggles : affection in the animal kingdom / words by Aimee Reid ; pictures by Sebastien Braun.
• Bee : a peek-through picture book / text by Patricia Hegarty ; illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.
• Long lost / Jacqueline West.
• Poppy & Sam and the hunt for jam / by Cathon ; translated by Susan Ouriou.
• Wintergarden / Janet Fox ; illustrated by Jasu Hu.

 

In Celebration of Beth Dell – January 2024

• The big book of nature art / words and pictures, Yuval Zommer ; [photography by Lauren Winsor].
• Buffalo fluffalo / written by Bess Kalb ; illustrated by Erin Kraan.
• Rain / written by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Lisa Congdon.

 

In Celebration of Don & Linda Gilbert’s 60^th Anniversary – January 2024

• Bold move : a 3-step plan to transform anxiety into power / Dr. Luana Marques.
• Break the cycle : a guide to healing intergenerational trauma / Dr. Mariel Buque.
• Excellent advice for living : wisdom I wish I'd known earlier / Kevin Kelly.
• The lives we actually have : 100 blessing for imperfect days / Kate Bowler, and Jessica Richie.
• The power of reconciliation / Justin Welby.
• Reaching common ground : a comprehensive guide to conflict resolution / Frederick T. Golder.

 

In Celebration of Joshua Kaylor – December 2023

• Clinking Outside the Box: The World in a Glass / Harry Drung.
• Mother tongue : flavours of a second generation / Gurdeep Loyal ; photography by Jax Walker.
• The wine list : stories and tasting notes behind the world's most remarkable bottles / Grant Reynolds ; assisted by Becky Cooper ; illustrations by Joan Wong.

 

Celebrating the Life of Brian Anderson – December 2023

• Eat the weeds : a forager's guide to identifying and harvesting 274 wild foods / "Green Deane" Jordan.
• Modern watercolor botanicals : a creative workshop in watercolor, gouache, & ink / Sarah Simon ; photography by Erin Schedler.
• The savage storm : the battle for Italy 1943 / James Holland.

 

Celebrating the Life of James Brooks McDaniel - Fall 2023

• A most agreeable murder : a novel / Julia Seales.
• A winter in New York : a novel / Josie Silver.
• Alex Cross must die / James Patterson.
• Amazing Grace Adams / Fran Littlewood
• Amish fugitive / Shelley Shepard Gray.
• Being Henry : the Fonz ... and beyond / Henry Winkler; written with James Kaplan
• Bright lights, big Christmas : a novel / Mary Kay Andrews.
• Code Red / by Kyle Mills.
• Cursed at dawn / Heather Graham.
• Dirty thirty / Janet Evanovich.
• Do tell : a novel / Lindsay Lynch.
• Founding partisans : Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the brawling birth of American politics / H.W. Brands.
• From a far and lovely country / Alexander McCall Smith.
• Good bad girl / Alice Feeney.
• Good night, Irene : a novel / Luis Alberto Urrea.
• Home sweet Christmas / Susan Mallery.
• Knowing you / Tracie Peterson.
• Let us descend : a novel / Jesmyn Ward.
• Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen.
• Resurrection walk / Michael Connelly.
• Roman stories / Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by the author with Todd Portnowitz.
• Santa & company / Fern Michaels.
• Second act : a novel / Danielle Steel.
• Secrets in the dark / Heather Graham.
• Teddy and Booker T. : how two American icons blazed a path for racial equality / Brian Kilmeade.
• The armor of light / Ken Follett.
• The burnout : a novel / Sophie Kinsella.
• The edge / David Baldacci.
• The exchange : after The Firm / John Grisham.
• The hidden one / Linda Castillo.
• The invisible hour / Alice Hoffman.
• The little liar : a novel / Mitch Albom.
• The raging storm / Ann Cleeves.
• The traitor among us / Anne Perry.
• Tom Clancy weapons grade / Don Bentley.
• Traitors gate / Jeffrey Archer.
• Wildflower Falls / Denise Hunter.
• Wreck the halls : a novel / Tessa Bailey.

 

Celebrating the Life of David Rosendorf - August 2023

• All the time in the world / John Gierach ; art by Glenn Wolff.
• How golf can save your life / Drew Millard.
• Making camp : a visual history of camping's most essential items & activities / Martin Hogue.
• Tent life : an inspirational guide to camping and outdoor living / Sebastian Antonio Santabarbara.

 

In Celebration of Noelle Amaya - August 2023

• For the love of community engagement : insights from a personal expedition to inspire better public participation / Becky Hirst ; with a foreword by Wendy Sarkissian.

 

In Celebration of Outgoing Friends of McMinnville Public Library Board Members - Summer 2023

 

Jessica Randall

• Always Ireland : an insider's tour of the emerald isle / Jack Kavanagh.
• Fifty places to travel with your dog before you die : dog experts share the world's greatest destinations / Chris Santella and DC Helmuth ; foreword by Melissa Halliburton.
• Great outdoors U.S.A : 1,000 adventures across all 50 states.
• In Sardinia : an unexpected journey in Italy / Jeff Biggers.
• You only live once : a lifetime of adventures for the explorer in all of us.

Kathy Petersen

• Canary girls : a novel / Jennifer Chiaverini.
• Somebody's fool : a novel / Richard Russo.
• The girl from Guernica / Karen Robards.
• Tom Lake : a novel / Ann Patchett.
• Zero days / Ruth Ware.

Lindsay Wagner

• Lessons in chemistry / Bonnie Garmus.
• The echo of old books : a novel / Barbara Davis.
• The keeper of lost things : a novel / Ruth Hogan.

Mark Gorrie

• A second chance for yesterday / R.A. Sinn.
• Counterweight / Djuna ; translated from the Korean by Anton Hur.
• Emergent properties / Aimee Ogden.
• Starter villain / John Scalzi.
• The book of witches / edited by Jonathan Strahan ; illustrated by Alyssa Winans.
• The shadow speaker / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu.

Mike Freeman

• Edison's ghosts : the untold weirdness of history's greatest geniuses / Katie Spalding.
• Fire and rain : Nixon, Kissinger, and the wars in Southeast Asia / Carolyn Woods Eisenberg.
• On savage shores : how indigenous Americans discovered Europe / Caroline Dodds Pennock.
• To the end of the earth : the US Army and the downfall of Japan, 1945 / John C. McManus.

Quince Mabry

• Global Unitive Healing : Integral Skills for Personal and Collective Transformation / Elane Mustakova ; foreword by Ken Wilber, founder The Integral Vision ; afterword by Claudia Welss, chairman, Institute of Noetic Sciences.
• Grace and grit : a love story / Ken Wilber.
• Sex, ecology, spirituality : the spirit of evolution / Ken Wilber.
• The Count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas ; with an introduction by Umberto Eco ; translation revised by Peter Washington.
• The religion of tomorrow : a vision for the future of the great traditions--more inclusive, more comprehensive, more complete / Ken Wilber.
• This is water : some thoughts, delivered on a significant occasion about living a compassionate life / David Foster Wallace.

 

In Celebration of Eva Martin Higgins - May 2023

• Americana portrait sessions / [photographs by] Jeff Fasano ; foreword by Mary Gauthier ; introduction by Edd Hurt.
• Americanaland : where Country & Western met Rock 'n' Roll / John Milward ; portraits by Margie Greve.
• Making tracks : a record producer's Southern roots music journey / Scott Billington ; foreword by Peter Guralnick.

 

Celebrating the Life of Earlyne M. Gibson - May 2023

• Epic road trips of Europe : explore Europe's most thrilling driving adventures / editor, Clifton Wilkinson.
• Lonely Planet's electric vehicle road trips. Europe.
• Lonely Planet's epic bike rides of Europe : explore the continent's most thrilling cycling routes.
• Lonely Planet's gourmet trails : Europe.
• Lonely Planet's guide to train travel in Europe : plan sustainable and stress-free journeys throughout Europe / [written by Tom Hall, Imogen Hall and Oliver Smith].
• Lonely Planet's where to go when. Europe : the ultimate trip planner for every month of the year / written by Sarah Baxter & Paul Bloomfield.
• Under the stars. Europe : the best campsites, cabins, glamping and wild camping in 22 countries / [written by Kerry Walker & Luke Waterson ; contribution from Jordana Manchester].
• Wine trails Europe : plan 40 perfect weekends in wine country / editors, Dora Ball, Monica Woods ; cartographer, Wayne Murphy.

 

Celebrating the Life of Daisy Jo Shaw Crossgrove - May 2023

• Amigurumi made easy : 16 straightforward animal crochet patterns / Mariska Vos-Bolman ; photography, Sophie Peirsman.
• Fair Isle knitting : 22 traditional patterns from where the Atlantic meets the North Sea / Carina Olsson.

 

Celebrating the Life of Frances Jacob - May 2023

• A year in the edible garden : a month-by-month guide to growing and harvesting vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers / Sarah Raven ; photographs by Jonathan Buckley.

 

Celebrating the Life of Douglas Rasmussen - April 2023

• Geopedia : a brief compendium of geologic curiosities / Marcia Bjornerud ; illustrations by Haley Hagerman.
• Rockhounding for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, & More / Jim Sutton.
• Rocks, minerals & geology of the Pacific Northwest / Leslie Moclock & Jacob Selander.

 

Celebrating the Life of Roz Turner - March 2023

• A Land of Books : Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters / Duncan Tonatiuh.
• A Monster Is Eating This Book / words, Karen Kilpatrick ; pictures Germán Blanco.
• A Place to Call Home / Lauren Castillo.
• A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress : The Story of Jeannette Rankin / Gretchen Woelfle ; illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon.
• A Thing Called Snow / Yuval Zommer.
• Abuela's Super Capa / written by Ana Siqueira ; illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.
• Alone Like Me / Rebecca Evans.
• An American Story / Kwame Alexander ; art by Dare Coulter.
• Apple and Magnolia / Laura Gehl and Patricia Metola.
• Big Red Barn / Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Felicia Bond.
• Blue Bison Needs a Haircut / written by Scott Rothman ; illustrated by Pete Oswald.
• Blurp's Book of Manners / Cindy Derby.
• Counting to Bananas : A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book / words by Carrie Tillotson ; pictures by Estrela Lourenço.
• Dragon Noodle Party : a Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals / by Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Paula Pang.
• Every Dog in the Neighborhood / by Philip C Stead ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell.
• Everything in Its Place : A Story of Books and Belonging / by Pauline David-Sax ; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.
• Finding Papa / by Angela Pham Krans ; illustrated by Thi Bui.
• Firsts & Lasts : the Changing Seasons / Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Clover Robin.
• Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! / Brian Pinkney.
• Hot Dog / Doug Salati.
• I Forgive Alex : A Simple Story About Understanding / by Kerascoët.
• Just Like Grandma / by Kim Rogers ; illustrated by Julie Flett.
• Kapaemahu / by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson ; illustrated by Daniel Sousa.
• Milo + Niko / art + story by D. Guzman.
• Moose, Goose, and Mouse / Mordicai Gerstein ; illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and Jeff Mack.
• Nell Plants a Tree / Anne Wynter ; illustrated by Daniel Miyares.
• No Snowball! / Isabella Kung.
• Odder / Katherine Applegate ; with illustrations by Charles Santoso.
• Once Upon a Book / by Grace Lin and Kate Messner ; illustrated by Grace Lin.
• Only the Trees Know / written by Jane Whittingham ; illustrated by Cinyee Chiu.
• Pigeon & Cat / Edward Hemingway.
• Polar Bear / Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Eric Rohmann.
• Professor Goose Debunks Goldilocks and the Three Bears / written by Paulette Bourgeois ; illustrated by Alex G. Griffiths.
• Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear / Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec.
• The Gentle Genius of Trees / Philip Bunting.
• The Little Snowplow / Lora Koehler ; illustrated by Jake Parker.
• This Story Is Not About a Kitten / written by Randall de Séve ; illustrated by Carson Ellis.
• Welcome to the World / Julia Donaldson ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
• When Sea Becomes Sky / Gillian McDunn ; [illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As]
• Where Butterflies Fill the Sky : A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home / Zahra Marwan.
• Yellow Butterfly : A Story From Ukraine / Oleksandr Shatokhin.
• You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce! : The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce / by Chiquita Mullins Lee and Carmella Van Vleet ; illustrated by Jennifer Mack-Watkins.