Eyes That Kiss in the Corners x Your Name is a Song

Gluddles finds almost every part of himself ugly. He thinks he's the ugliest monster ever. When his mom tells him that all those things make him beautiful, but doesn't tell him why, Gluddles searches for that answer himself.

#DVPit #PB

NUNU AND THE SEA (Kung, 2025) X BROKEN (Fang, 2025) + bedwetting = WET SHEETS

Big-kid bedwetter Ari is used to waking up in a sea of shame, but at least, there’s no chance their friends will find out–until Ari’s bestie invites them to a slumber party. #PB #DVpit #ND #dis #LGBT #ci #NB

Elliot loves to dress up on his birthday. This year, he wants to be a princess! His best friend Maya, a self-claimed princess expert, aims to turn Elliot into the best princess ever! But being a princess has a lot of rules, and Elliot needs to find his own way of being one.

#DVpit #PB #GN

DOCTOPUS uses all 9 🧠s to heal ocean dwellers, from achy mussels to tangled 🐢s. When humans cause harm, he flips out! They're messy, not very smart—3 brains, at most–& have no ❤️. But when Doctopus lands on their turf, he’s the one who needs a change of ❤️s. #DVPit #PB
MISUNDERSTOOD 🦈 X DON'T TRUST 🐠

One monster. One missing sock. Many ridiculous suspects. Nobody in the forest has seen Hugo's sock. Funny. That belt looks familiar. So does that sleeping bag. But Harold isn't just a sock. He's a friend on a journey of self-discovery. HUGO'S ODD DAY OUT #DVpit #PB #DVart #ND #JV #Illustrator

A small non-binary AuDHD child makes a wish to turn a sibling into a cat… Cats rock, sometimes sibs do not! The wish seems to pan out just fine. Getting confirmation that the wish worked out right is a little trickier. Be careful what you wish for!
#DVpit #PB #Asian #DIS #MH #ND #POC #CI #OWN

Star is a big girl. She helps her siblings get ready for school. So when she accidentally oversleeps, she panics that she didn't complete her responsibilities. But she soon finds out it's a snow day, and she's off duty. The day is hers and her two best friends'. #DVPit #PB #OWN #BVM

#DVpit #PB Travel through time and space with eclipse glasses from the library. Explore ancient civilizations, medieval kingdoms, and future worlds, discovering unique eclipse celebrations and making interstellar friends!

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON X DAY DREAMERS

In this interactive guide, you’ll get to know your imaginary friend, who’ll be forever by your side. And maybe, once you’re old enough to read this book to your own kids, your friend will come back—because they never really left.

#DVPit #PB #MH #ND

LEONARD VS THE IMPOSSIBLE (530 words)= Bathe the Cat + Robo-Sauce + an AI warning

When boy genius Leonard runs out of excuses to avoid his chores, he builds a robot to help. When the robot goes rogue and creates chaos, Leonard faces his biggest challenge. Can he overcome it? #DVPit #PB #Humor #ND

On the dangerous, dusty plains, curious cowboy George McJunkin learns the land so well that when a downpour uncovers huge bones, George knows it's a major discovery. He must convince someone to believe him before they're gone.
#BIPOC #PB #NF #OWN #DVPIT

MY MOMMY HAS BREAST CANCER SURGERY

A children's picture book manuscript that answers the questions "What is happening to Mommy?" and "What can I do to help?" with a focus on a parent's double mastectomy and recovery through the eyes of a child, written by a stage 3 bc survivor.

#DVPit #DIS #PB

Totoro’s Cat Bus gets an underground makeover! Get ready for the twists and turns only a Mole Subway can give you: root blockages, worm buffet, and more! There’s just one thing Mole Subway can’t handle: the surface. Good thing he never has to go up there . . . right?
#DVPit #PB #Fantasy

100 years before Black Lives Matter, young Cora joins a Silent Parade to remind President Wilson that her Black life matters. But when she gets lost in a sea of white dresses, six little words may be her only way back to her family. #DVPit #HF #PB #BVM

A rattle. A creak. A squeak and a thump. Oona grabs a whisk and a skillet and chases the Something through her Brooklyn brownstone. Cornered at last: a jittery little house-spirit even more frightened than she is, keeping a lonely House company. SONG OF HINGES #DVpit #PB #DVart #ND #JV #Illustrator

Elliot loves to dress up on his birthday. This year, he wants to be a princess! His best friend Maya, a self-claimed princess expert, aims to turn Elliot into the best princess ever! But being a princess has a lot of rules, and Elliot needs to find his own way of being one.

#DVpit #PB #GN

A small non-binary AuDHD child plays a game of hide and seek and encounters bigger, badder chimeras, nonplussed. This 48-word text repeats 1 singular gestalt / refrain which carries the emotional weight in this circular narrative. Comp: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
#DVpit #PB #Asian #DIS #MH #ND

8-year-old Star wakes to a missed alarm. She panics because she has to wake her siblings. But no one is in their beds. It's a snow day. She's off duty. So she races to the field with her two best friends. No teams, no whistles, and no grown-ups . For one day, it's theirs. #DVPit #PB #OWN #BVM

THE MOST PERFECT SNOWMAN
✍🏻 & 🎨 Chris Britt @chrisbritt.bsky.social (?)
2016, Balzer & Bray

#PB #bully #friendship #inclusion #generosity

lonely, ridiculed ☃
3 children:
🎩 +🧣+ mittens + 🥕= ☃️
storm 💨
lost, cold, hungry baby 🐰
Of course . . .

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#kidlit #librarian #teacher #parent