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From sensory-filled illustrations to relentlessly funny characters, the 2025 Best Picture Books make for excellent read-alouds, heartfelt one-on-ones, and heartrending reads.
SLJ chats with the Pura Belpre–winning artist about the creative process for this year’s December Best Books cover.
Children will understand the joy of arguing, as well as its downside, in a book that needs both group-sharing and one-on-one deep dives.
For big groups or just two reading, this book leaves one with the lingering feeling that this is a work to be shared and reshared.
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