Board books
Ears, Nose, Eyes... Surprise! by Sarah Jones (blue manatee press, $7.99, board book, 14p., ages 0-3, 9781936669622, September 4, 2018)
This final book in the ROYGBaby series will have young readers eager to learn what their own senses can help them discover.
Fiona's Friends by Dr. John Hutton, photographs by Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (blue manatee press, $7.99, board book, 14p., ages 0-3, 9781936669684, September 1, 2018)
Fiona's Friends shares Fiona the famous hippo's story and spotlights other adorable animals who need care or are critically endangered.
In Winter/En Invierno by Susana Madinabeitia Manso, photographs by Emily Hanako Momohara (blue manatee press, $7.99, board book, 14p., ages 0-3, 9781936669660, September 1, 2018)
This beautiful book celebrates all the joys of the winter season, with text in both English and Spanish.
SHARE This Book by Dr. John Hutton, illus. by Christina Brown (blue manatee press, $7.99, board book, 14p., ages 0-3, 9781936669677, September 1, 2018)
Dr. John Hutton uses the research-backed SHARE STEP method in this work to help babies and their grownups get the most out of every reading opportunity.
Picture books
My Papa Is a Princess by Doug Cenko (blue manatee press, $17.99, hardcover, 32p., ages 4-8, 9781936669707, September 1, 2018)
When Papa braids her hair, he's a hairdresser; when he hangs her drawings on the wall, he's an art collector. My Papa Is a Princess celebrates the bond between a father and daughter.
Zzzookeeper by Dr. John Hutton, illus. by Doug Cenko (blue manatee press, $17.99, hardcover, 32p., ages 4-8, 9781936669691, September 1, 2018)
In this entertaining and humorous picture book, lions and alligators, penguins and giraffes and creatures from all habitats sneak out for some late-night mischief.