Wowza, does April have plenty of wonderful image books! I wished to cease reviewing books at about ten, however there have been too many good image books this month, so I stored going. You’ll discover humorous, heartwarming, and lyrical tales that may have interaction your readers and maintain them hooked. Glad studying!
New Image Books, April 2025
A Cup of Quiet written by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson 
NATURE’S SOUNDS
Lyrical and sensory, this can be a meditative exploration of the sense of sound in nature. Throughout her two particular weeks at Grandma’s home, the lady and Grandma seek for a cup of quiet. Grandma provides the lady an invisible cup to replenish with the sounds within the backyard — “I snap up a handful of his buzzing and drop it within the cup, then crouch low to the bottom on the sound of a lizard scuttling throughout a dried leaf.” Her sensory exploration leads her again inside when the rain arrives, and the lady shares her invisible cup with Grandma. Her cup of nature is noisy however peaceable and excellent.
Massive Sufficient written and illustrated by Regina Linke
FOLKTALE
Little Ah-Fu should convey his Ox dwelling, however he’s not purported to experience him or lead him. When he sees how massive the ox is, he feels scared. However, it seems that the ox is scared, too. That’s when Ah-Fu learns that he’s “large enough.”
Worm Makes a Sandwich written and illustrated by Brianne Farley
GROWING PLANTS / GARDEN
Worm needs to make the little lady a sandwich. All by themself. All Worm wants is GARBAGE. First to eat after which to poop out scrumptious nutritious poop! The poop isn’t for the sandwich, it’s for the compost for the backyard. The Worm continues sharing the method: making dust for rising vegetation, and ready for the tomato to develop large enough, after which slicing, including bread and mayo, and a flowery toothpick. Written conversationally with charming illustrations, your readers will love the enjoyable type and narration in regards to the strategy of rising issues. Backmatter shares extra about composting.
Wind Watchers written and illustrated by Micha Archer
WEATHER – WIND
Lyrical, figurative-language-filled writing personifies Wind interacting within the lives of youngsters by means of the seasons of the 12 months. “BOOM! BANG! Wind can shock us! making doorways SLAM and branches fly. “Some days I wish to be WILD!” Wind roars.” Wonderful acrylic and collage paintings is a feast on your eyes.
Mouse by the Sea: A Trip in Nature written by William Snow and illustrated by Alice Melvin
ADVENTURE
Mouse explores the seaside and invitations readers alongside in superbly illustrated watercolor experiences. Web page cutouts, carry the flaps, detailed illustrations present what he does on the seashore, on a ship, at a tidepool, and at a lighthouse. Great!
Below Anna’s Umbrella written by Amanda Driscoll, illustrated by Luisa Uribe
GRIEF
When her father died, a storm drenched Anna’s household, and Anna started carrying her umbrella round in every single place. Below her umbrella, Anna felt offended and unhappy and lonely. At some point, she shared her umbrella with a boy getting moist within the rain, and she or he invited him to share her umbrella. Below the umbrella, they talked and performed and shortly, Anna let go of the umbrella to play in puddles along with her new pal. “With out her umbrella, Anna felt gentle and free.” A shifting story of grief.
Only a Banana written and illustrated by Barney Saltzberg
HUMOR
From the creator of BEAUTIFUL OOPS! comes a foolish board e-book lift-the-flap asking the query if a banana is only a banana. If you carry the flap, you’ll see Barney’s drawings on the banana and notice it’s NOT a banana, it’s a smile, a ship, and a mouse. What else will it’s? Will it ever be only a banana?
It Began With a P written by Brittany Pomales, illustrated by Andrew Joyner
HUMOR
Get able to chortle hysterically! This entertaining story begins with a king with a dream. A nasty dream. He goals that one thing beginning with the letter P will wreck his birthday celebration. However he forgets what the phrase is. So, he goes to excessive lengths to eliminate all P phrases, together with folks and events, pepperoni pizza and presents… He even leaves his fort for a tiny island with no p-words anyplace and that’s when he all of a sudden remembers what the phrase was! Will you guess? Laughter assured!
Outdated Blue Is My Dwelling written and illustrated by Lita Choose
UNHOUSED
A younger lady loves her dwelling in Outdated Blue, her household’s blue bus dwelling. However generally, she looks like she is from in every single place and belongs nowhere. It’s exhausting when faculty pals don’t need to come over to play. When the lady feels unhappy, she and Mama cuddle in Outdated Blue till its partitions really feel heat once more. Perhaps sooner or later, they’ll have a eternally dwelling. For now, Outdated Blue provides her household all the things they want, shelter and security, a bed room and a library, …a house. Heartfelt writing and impactful illustrations present a loving household experiencing housing insecurity impressed by Lita Choose’s childhood experiences.
The Bear-Formed Gap written by John Dougherty, illustrated by Thomas Docherty
GRIEF
Orlo makes Gerda really feel protected and understood; he all the time has time for a sport or story. However as he will get slower, he shares that he might be dying…which makes Gerda really feel a storm of feelings — unhappy, mad, unhealthy. However Gerda listens to Orlo about how when somebody goes away, they go away a gap in your life, and it hurts, however you’ll nonetheless have recollections to fill that gap. This can be a candy friendship, loss of life, and grief story with beautiful, painty illustrations and a heartwarming message.
Fairy Stroll written and illustrated by Gaia Cornwall
Take a sensory, verby stroll in nature to seek for fairies on the bottom, beneath rocks, close to puff stomach mushrooms, and beneath the pixie blanket. Will you notice the fairies that the youngsters don’t see? Shhh. Pay attention for the whisper-soft fairy wings. Take a look at all of the treasures from the fairies and go away them a treasure, too. You’ll love the magical illustrations and the colour palette of greens and blues with pops of colours for the youngsters!
Courageous Outdated Blue written by Colleen Muske, illustrated by Christopher Thornock
RESCUE HORSE
I am keen on this mild, lyrical story a few rescue horse who finds his eternally dwelling. Outdated Blue arrives on the farm. “Not sure. Alone. Attempting to be courageous.” Bobby and her dad give Outdated Blue a shower and a carrot. When Outdated Blue will get frightened of the wind, Bobby reassures Blue that he’s protected. (I’m not crying, you’re crying.) “Kindness fills the billowing sky, freshens the flowering fields.” The attractive language and imagery really feel as cozy and protected as Outdated Blue’s new dwelling. Pretty earth-toned illustrations.
Oh Deer! written by Phaea Crede, illustrated by Erica J. Chen
INTROVERSION / FRIENDSHIP
Jasper the Sasquatch lived alone within the woods as a result of the noisy, loud animals overwhelm him. Despite the fact that it was just a little boring. So he decides to start out gardening turnips. Which was nonetheless form of boring till some deer ate his backyard. To cease the deer, he tries fences, indicators, a web, and noisy pans and cans, however nothing retains the deer from consuming his backyard. When just one turnip is left, Jasper finds a fawn and learns that having pals could be a good factor.
The Terrakeet written by Jo Van der Borgh, illustrated by Jo Beasley
FUNNY / ASSUMPTIONS
The Jabberwocky meets the Gruffalo on this comic story a few household of seaside loafers who’re frightened of the beastly Terrakeet. (Who wobbled round his smorgish fireplace.) When the younger youngster Finlock meets the terrifying Terrakeet, the creature shares dinner with Finlock and Finlock realizes that perhaps his assumptions weren’t correct. Rhyming enjoyable with invented language, you’ll get pleasure from studying this image e-book out loud.
The Tons-of-Time Machine written and illustrated by Paulette Bogan
QUALITY TIME
Fifi needs to play with somebody. She asks Momma and Peapaw and Daddy, however they’re busy, busy, busy. Her canine Felix has time to play fetch, although, which supplies Fifi an thought: a lots-of-time machine that prices ten minutes to enter. What’s that her household asks? Fifi explains that it’s a spot the place they’ve LOTS of time to play video games and colour and do puzzles and skim tales! Will her household enter the machine? And what is going to occur when it collapses? Darling illustrations of a raccoon household enchant readers, most of whom can relate to this widespread wrestle—with an incredible answer. Sensible.
Hedgehogs Don’t Put on Underwear written and illustrated by Marissa Valdez
ACCEPTANCE
Jacques the French hedgehog has a secret. He LOVES underwear ever since he first noticed them. However he’s fearful the opposite hedgehogs will assume he’s a weirdo and perhaps even exile him or throw rubbish on him or LAUGH. But, Jacques braves his overwhelming fears and shares his secrets and techniques. What is going to the opposite hedgehogs do? Candy and poignant with a heartwarming message of acceptance — each of your self and of others.
Don’t Belief Fish written by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat
ANIMALS / HUMOR
Mammals, reptiles, and birds are simple however NOT FISH. Fish don’t observe the principles. Some have gills. Others have lungs. Some reside in recent water. Some in salt water. The creator continues with all types of fish weirdness and retains warning readers: DON’T TRUST FISH. Cheeky humor exhibits the doable chief of the fish named Jeff and fish spies who report again to King Jeff. Readers, be warned — you may be examined! You might have been warned a number of occasions. Hilarious with emotive illustrations!
Mistaco! A Story of Tragedy Y Tortillas written and illustrated by Eliza Kinkz
DEALING WITH MISTAKES / HUMOR
Izzy is the queen of errors — and her errors are nonstop and irritating. When she’s making tortillas along with her abuelo Lito, she pours out all of the errors which have occurred. Lito has an ideal thought — inform the tortilla after which he’ll eat her errors in a “mistaco”! Written in intentional Spanglish with themes of household, errors and options, that is a candy and foolish story a few method to navigate failures with humor and love. Vivid, scribbly illustrations seize the character’s feelings completely.
Echo written and illustrated by Adam Rex
DISAGREEMENT
For these children who’re fascinated by echos, they’ll get pleasure from this image e-book a few boy named Junior Junior who believes his echo is an precise one who agrees with all the things he says. However sooner or later, an actual particular person arrives and to Junior Junior’s horror, doesn’t agree with him like his first pal. Junior Junior takes a journey to search out his echo pal, which results in an internal existential journey, resulting in a brand new perspective about friendship and disagreements.
Hilwa’s Presents written by Safa Suleiman, illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan
OLIVE HARVEST
When Ali visits his grandfather in Palestine, he will get to hitch within the olive harvest. At first, Ali doesn’t need to whack his particular tree referred to as Hilwa and tries to select every olive one after the other. It takes eternally, and he’s drained. Ali decides to strive the whacking, and it really works similar to Seedo informed him it might. Then the leaves are eliminated and the olives go to the olive press. Ali experiences the entire journey that the olives make from the bushes into olive oil. Seedo shares all of the items that Hilwa provides, apart from olive oil, they usually have a good time with a household picnic. Lovely illustrations.
Sleeping Magnificence illustrated by Charlotte Gastaut, translated by Edwige-Renee Dro
FAIRY TALE
The illustrations on this outsized image e-book are luminous. Some are cutout pages which give the illustrations three-dimensional layers. The story is the acquainted Sleeping Magnificence story. Sadly, the textual content may be very small on the backside of the web page in all caps (ugh) and darkish ink on gold paper, which may be very tough to learn. Even nonetheless, you can learn this as if it have been a wordless e-book and be fully happy with the narrative expertise.
