Month: January 2026

More Than a Million by Grace Farris – Book Recommendation

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More Than a Million by Grace Farris

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
  • Publication Date: January 6, 2026
  • Reviewed from ARC provided by publisher
  • ISBN: 9781547617913

This picture book is sure to capture every family’s good and bad moments and how much we continue to love one another through it all. From very early mornings with bad dreams to spilled food to extra hugs when leaving and notes in lunch boxes. From beloved hobbies and collections to broken bones and picky eaters, this merry and funny picture book captures all the small moments that test us while displaying the beauty of family love. 

A debut picture book from a well-known Instagram account, this picture book has simple illustrations with a modern vibe. In fact, the entire picture book feels current thanks to its great examples of loving moments and its brisk pacing that matches that of a busy family. 

Funny and relatable. Appropriate for ages 3-5.

26 Jubilant New January Releases

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PICTURE BOOKS

Bored by Felicita Sala

Bug on the Bus by David Catrow

Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary, illustrated by Yas Imamura

The Dream Builder’s Blueprint: Dr. King’s Message to Young People by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

How to Hatch: A Gosling’s Guide to Breaking Free by Sara Ackerman, illustrated by Galia Bernstein

How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Hadley Hooper

Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories: A Tall Tale Based on the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston by Giselle Anatol, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

Troubled Waters: A River’s Journey Toward Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Two Artists, Grandad and Me by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

What a Small Cat Needs by Natalia Shaloshvili

CHILDREN’S

Alice with a Why by Anna James

Eureka by Victoria Chang

Hattie Mae Begins Again by Sharon G. Flake

Maple for the People by Kate McGovern

The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller

The Road from Nowhere by Avi

Run Home by Alyssa Bermudez

Saber-Tooth by Robin Gow

Unfairies by Huw Aaron

A Year Without Home by VT Bidania

YA

Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet

Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown

Fustuk by Robert Mgrdich Apelian

Sundown Girls by LS Stratton

Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi

Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora