Crushes of the Week: October 4-10, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Toast by Yu Akinaga (Do Re Mi Books, September 2026)
2. Your Horse by Jon Klassen (Candlewick, September 2026)
3. Oops! I Just Ate You. by ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson and Joaquín Camp (Barefoot Books, September 2026)
4. Mermaid of the Deep: The Aquatic Adventures of Dr. Sylvia Earle by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe and Khoa Le (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. Mr. Acorn's Forest Spa by Hyojeong Kim and translated by Ellen Jang (Owlkids, August. 2026)
6. A Day Off School by Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron (Philomel Books, July 2026)
7. Where Do They Sleep? by Adam Thompson and Erica Harrison (Messy Press, August 2026)
8. Splish by DK Ryland (Astra Young Readers, September 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: September 27 - October 3, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Fancy Dogs by Tini Malina and translated by Tammi Reichel (NorthSouth Books, October 2026)
2. Seven Curious Ants by Joohee Yoon (Chronicle Books, September 2026)
3. Henri and the Secret Letters by Fanny Ducassé and David Warriner (Greystone Kids, October 2026)
4. Something in the Darkness by John Dougherty and Matt Schu (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. The Blanket by Marie Dorleans and translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books, September 2026)
6. Our Favorite Day of the Week by Ashley Franklin and Rahele Jomepour Bell (Salaam Reads, September 2026)
7. The Ribbon by Tessa Blackham (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, September 2026)
8. This Is a Library Book: Check Out the Places and People Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities by Joyce Grant and Chanelle Nibbelink (Kids Can Press, October 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: September 20-26, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. The Very Unusual Pumpkin by Marilyn Singer and Maya Shleifer (Hippo Park, September 2026)
2. Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm and Bernadette Watts (NorthSouth Books, September 2026)
3. My First Camera: On the Farm by Laurence Jammes and Marc Clamens (Twirl, September 2026)
4. Cosmic Cruise: A Solar System Adventure by Owen Davey (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. Some Body, Every Body! by Roz MacLean (Bloomsbury Children's Books, September 2026)
6. And Then We Saw the Bag . . . Trash to Them, Treasure to Us by Emma Adbage and translated by Melissa Bowers (Arctis, September 2026)
7. Goodbye, Koi by James Wong (Orchard Books, September 2026)
8. The Little House That Needed a Witch by Sophie Pluim and Polly Lawson (Floris Books, September 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: September 13-19, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. A Dog Feels Like Sitting by David Wapner and Isol, translated by Kit Maude (Tapioca Stories, September 2026)
2. Mama's Wedding by Circle Yuen (Lantana Publishing, September 2026)
3. Bompa's Intertidal Adventure by David Suzuki, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, and Qin Leng (Greystone Kids, September 2026)
4. This Book Is Bursting with Monsters! by Christina Dorner and Edouard Manceau (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. A Not-So-Scary Story by Barney Saltzberg (Hippo Park, September 2026)
6. We Are the Keystones: Animals That Hold Habitats Together by Katy S. Duffield and Hannah Salyer (Beach Lane Books, September 2026)
7. Tom and Momo by Akiko Miyakoshi (Kids Can Press, September 2026)
8. Ege and Ávra by Evgenia Mantikas, Elifgül Büyükoral, and Nazli Tarcan (Charlesbridge Publishing, September 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: September 6-12, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. When I Want to Be Silent by Zornitsa Hristova and Kiril Zlatkov (Helvetiq, September 2026)
2. I Want by Ziggy Hanaor and Charlotte Ager (Cicada Books, September 2026)
3. Sage and the Snowshoe Express by Louise Bradford and Maya McKibbin (Kids Can Press, September 2026)
4. The Fisherman and the Mermaids by Diana Marciano and Dávid Pogran (Post Wave, August 2026)
5. Boogy & Tee and Twinkle & Hew by Kathy Stinson and Mark Hoffmann (Groundwood Books, September, 2026)
6. Granny Is a Hippie: A Day of Tie-Dye, Sunshine, and Spreading Kindness by Carolina Amell, Claire Philip, and Vivi John (Little Gestalten, June 2026)
7. Things I Learned from My Dog by Victor D O Santos and Dena Seiferling (Milky Way Picture Books, May 2026)
8. Wide Load on the Road: A Big Red Truck's Journey by Stephen Savage (Roaring Brook Press, August 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: August 30-September 5, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Still Water: The Wonders of Ponds, Pools, Wetlands, and More by Maciej Michno, Danio Miserocchi, and Valentina Gottardi and translated by Sylvia Notini (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, August 2026)
2. I'm Frankie Frankenstein by José Carlos Andrés and Gómez (NubeOcho, August 2026)
3. The Great Gathering Place by Naomi McIlwraith and Onedove (Kids Can Press, June 2026)
4. 123 Counting Tree!: My First Touch and Trace by Laura Silveira (Tiger Tales, August 2026)
5. Mr. Crump, the Heartless Grump by Pog and Stephanie Leon and translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books, August 2026)
6. I Am a Leaf by Angelo Mozzillo and Marianna Balducci (Red Comet Press, August 2026)
7. What Makes a Family: Celebrating the Filipino Day of the Dead by Eric Ruiz Roxas and Aldy Aguirre (Lantana Publishing, August 2026)
8. How to Survive on a Desert Island by Lorenzo Coltellacci and Alice Ourghanlian (Post Wave, August 2026)

       

Crushes of the Week: August 23-29, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. If the Moon by Matthew Burgess and Matthew Forsythe (Stonefruit Studio, August 2026)
2. Marvelous Poop by Mathis (Post Wave, August 2026)
3. Billy and the Hole by Jessica Goecke (Flamingo Books, August 2026)
4. The Sun Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, April 2026)
5. Farah's Nose: A celebration of South Asian heritage and family by Humera Malik and Chaaya Prabhat (Crocodile Books, July 2026)
6. The Wound by Emma Adbage and Melissa Bowers (Arctis, October 2025)
7. Nature Knows by Yvette Farmer and Chloe Jasmine Harris (Thames & Hudson, May 2026)