Cuddly Companions Can Hold Our Heartaches and Happiness

Make Way for Harriet and May
Did you have a beloved stuffie or doll—one you hung onto no matter how many years passed? These books share stories of these comfort animals.

Geography, Part 1

Juanita
Many picture books have anonymous settings, but some include authentic landmarks identifying locations that can be pinpointed on a map. Traveling from west coast to east coast, several Caldecott Award books feature settings in the United States, and we can become armchair travelers through the illustrations.