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Love Is...

...expressed in so many different ways. Explore the concept of love in these picture books.

Sno-Isle Libraries

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  • Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text remind a child that, no matter what mood or behavior he or she exhibits, love and support will be constant.
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Publishing Inc., [2022] — E KRIS
  • A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Julie Flett celebrates seasons, nature, and community.
    BookVancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids, 2022. — E SAINTE
  • A book that details all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do within a call-and-response picture book that features families across the spectrum.
    BookNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — E VAN
  • Illustrations and rhyming text imagine how mothers in the ocean show love to their little ones.
    BookNew York : Viking, 2022. — E LAWLER
  • When her mother is deployed overseas, a young girl is temporarily parted from her beloved dog.
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022. — E MOORE
  • From Pura Belpre honoree Angela Dominguez, Love You Baby Burrito is a modern classic picture book celebrating the act of swaddling a newborn into a baby burrito.
    BookNew York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2021. — E DOMINGU
  • This gentle and lyrical story connects the love that nurtures plants with the love that nurtures our relationships with one another.
    BookBeverly, MA : Frances Lincoln First Editions, [2021] — E TIMMS
  • Lyrical and deeply heartfelt, Little Owl's Love is a love letter to the natural world on a child's level.
    BookNew York : Viking, 2022. — E SRINIVA
  • Everyone loves everyone in Tess' house. But when Tess has to start school for the first time, her family can't come with her. Will the love be able to stretch that far?
    BookMission Viejo, CA : Words & Pictures, 2020. — E AVERISS
  • A child embarks on a magical journey in search of love, finding it in blooming flowers, breezes, and bright stars.
    BookNew York : Philomel Books, 2021. — E MALBROU
  • With help from his friend Mouse, Lion explores different and sometimes unconventional ways to express his love.
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2022. — E KERR
  • A wise old tree nurtures a tiny sapling, but as the older tree ages with the passing of the seasons, the younger tree must hold onto the memories they made together and learn to form new memories without him.
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury, 2022. — E HOGTUN
  • A boy sets out to find someone to answer a question that he asks his grandmother, and eventually his quest leads him back home.
    BookSan Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2021] — E BARNETT
  • Music, silence, mountains, summer. Love is everywhere!
    BookAtglen, PA : Schiffer Kids, 2021. — E GHIGNA
  • From snuggling garter snakes to big, cozy bear hugs, this book in verse shares how animals we'd expect, and some we wouldn't, express affection for each other. Each animal interaction is compared with a similar human one, in beautifully…
    BookMission Viejo, CA : words & pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2020. — E SINGER