Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles, including a new take on an old poem, a book in which a familiar character gets affectionate, a love letter from Sesame Street, and a picture book about Valentines and anxiety.
How Do I Love Thee? by Jennifer Adams, illus. by Christopher Silas Neal. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-06-239444-6. Beginning with the famed opening line, “How do I love thee?/ Let me count the ways,” Adams (the My Little Cities series) restages Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnet using modernized language.
Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. HarperCollins, $9.99; ISBN 978-0-06-283568-0. In his trademark collages, Carle welcomes back a classic character in this Valentine’s Day- themed picture book.
Love: From Sesame Street by Sesame Workshop, illus. by Ernie Kwiat. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-4926-7749-9. Familiar Sesame Street characters celebrate the many facets of love in this picture book.
Mirabel’s Missing Valentines by Janet Lawler, illus. by Olivia Chin Mueller. Sterling, $16.95; ISBN 978-1-4549-2739-6. In this picture book, a little mouse overcomes her anxiety at sharing Valentines with classmates through practice.
Hello, Love! by Taro Miura. Chronicle, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4521-7087-9. In a sweet and straightforward board book, animals meet at the volume’s gutter to show the ways they greet one another.
Love, Z by Jessie Sima. Simon & Schuster, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-4814-9677-3. A found love letter sends a robot on a journey to understand what love is. The picture book earned a starred review from PW.
A Hug Is for Holding Me by Lisa Wheeler, illus. by Lisk Feng. Appleseed, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4197-2826-6. Using allusions to nature, Wheeler writes about what a hug can be in this picture book featuring a girl and her father.
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