Crushes of the Week: May 10-16, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Home Is a Hug by Cindy Wume (Post Wave, April 2026)
2. Captain Stinkbottom by Alicia Acosta and Emilio Urberuaga (Nubeocho, April 2026)
3. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Chair by Ryan Rae Harbuck and Barry Lee (Barefoot Books, April 2026)
4. Let's Play Rugby! by Gordon D'Arcy, Paul Howard, and Ashwin Chacko (Little Island Books, April 2026)
5. We Can Play Anything! by Marit Tornqvist (Floris Books, April 2026)
6. Piece by Piece: How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive by Erin Frankel and Stacy Innerst (Calkins Cree, April 2026)
7. I Really Want to Be a Cat by Helen Hancocks (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, March 2026)

      

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Crushes of the Week: April 26-May 2, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Philomena and the Big Bad Mimi by Geneviève Jannelle and Jasmine Mirra Turcotte (Kids Can Press, May 2026)
2. Piet Finds a Home by Peter Wohlleben, Carina Wohlleben, and Rachel Qiuqi, translated by Jane Billinghurst (Greystone Kids, May 2026)
3. Turtle Slept In by Jacob Grant (Viking Books for Young Readers, April 2026)
4. Ritu in the Sun by Moniza Hossain and Mercè López (Crown Books for Young Readers, April 2026)
5. Sockflea: A Stuffie in the Wild by Laura Dockrill and Eva Byrne (Candlewick, April 2026)
6. Wildspeak by Sangma Francis and Lexi Vangsnes (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, April 2026)

     

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