Busy Betty by Reese Witherspoon and Xindi Yan
"...a very fun, very colorful book with great child appeal!" --nominator
Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renee Felice Smith, Chris Gabriel and Sydney Hanson
"Great illustrations, adorable story about bravery and friends helping one another." --nominator
Knitting for Dogs by Laurel Molk
"This book is great! It's great because I first give credit to someone who is a storyteller and illustrator. The story is great for children to learn that not all plans can be perfected and sometimes you have different callings. The main character of the story struggles to knit the perfect sweater and by the end of the story she finds her niche in creating small sweaters for cold dogs at the dog park. The illustrations are simple yet nice and the story is not complicated for children to follow along." --nominator
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura
"...a hopeful story during an unhopeful time. It is set in a Japanese Internment Camp. It handles and explains this situation in a way children can understand. It is by a minority author and illustrator, which would help libraries increase their diversity. The pictures are beautiful, approachable, and engaging. It also highlights the importance of libraries in our communities." --nominator
The Mermaid with No Tail by Jessica Long and Airin O’Callaghan
"Represents children with physical diversity, Adoptive children, and overcoming the odds. Beautiful illustrations." --nominator
This post is one of a series of 12 "bite-sized" pieces into which we have divided the 2024 Ladybug Picture Book Award Long List to help NH librarians consider all the potential nominees. Please review the full list (or wait until we have covered all the titles) before you cast your vote as you can only vote once.
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