Sam McBratney
Ages 0–3
Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared. Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure! For two decades, Sam McBratney’s timelessly endearing story, beautifully rendered in Anita Jeram’s exquisite watercolors, has captured the deep and tender bond between parent and child. Guess How Much I Love You is one of the world’s best-loved picture books.
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We keep this on the shelf for disability and belonging — a story kids can feel, not just a lesson adults want to teach.
Ages 0–3. Especially helpful for opening honest conversations about disability and inclusion.
Ask: What helped someone in this book feel included — and what got in the way?
Bedtime tip: read it twice — once for the words, once letting your child “read” the pictures back to you.
Two titles that deepen the same conversation.
Ages 3–8
A Different Pond"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation.
Ages 8–12
As Brave As YouGenie's summer is full of surprises. The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia. The second surprise comes when Genie figures out that their grandfather is blind. Genie thinks Grandpop must be the bravest guy he's ever known, but he starts to notice that his grandfather never leaves the house. And when he finds the secret room that Grandpop is always disappearing into, he begins to wonder if his grandfather is really so brave after all.
Ages 13+
DisplacementA teen time-travels into her grandmother's Japanese American incarceration during WWII.
Ages 3–8
Drawn TogetherWith spare, direct text by Minh Lê and luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, this stirring picturebook about reaching across barriers will be cherished for years to come. A Junior Library Guild selection!
Ages 13+
Everything, Everything"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known.
Ages 3–8
Eyes That Kiss in the CornersThis lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, and is a celebration of diversity.
Ages 3–8
Eyes That Speak to the StarsInspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own power and strength from within. This extraordinary picture book redefines what it means to be truly you.
Ages 3–8
Families are differentFamilies are different by Nina Pellegrini — a thoughtfully chosen inclusive book for young readers.
