As little girls, Lottie, Leela, Sasha, and Alice share friendship and support in the shade of an apple tree, which lasts even after they grow to be adults.

"Rhyming verses celebrate a diverse group of young children who are free to explore their identity through a variety of fun and engaging activities in gender neutral, non-judgmental environments"--

"Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka--his turban--smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a new job in a snowy city and they have to move, all he wants is to be invisible. Will he ever feel a happy sunny yellow again?"--Amazon.com.

"We have so many places to be! Places to be loud and lovely and scared and jubilant. With an elegant simplicity, this picture book celebrates all our wide-ranging emotions--and the adventures that await us each day." --

"Molly and Nainai have never been apart but now Molly's grandmother must return to China. After trying to walk to the airport herself, and sending hearts through the mail, Molly video chats with Nainai. It feels strange to see her on the phone - she looks small and sounds far away - but a familiar lullaby brings them together again. [subject: bilingual families/grandparent-grandchild]"--

"When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home." --

A young boy accidentally lets his dog loose from the yard, in a book that helps young readers learn to express and articulate sadness.

"This moving tale introduces the youngest picture book audience to a girl who misses her grandmother-whom she calls Tata or Tatita, as is traditional in many Spanish-speaking cultures-and yearns to spend time with her. But Tatita is not here any more. The spare, striking illustrations make it ambiguous whether the girl misses her tata because she lives in a faraway place, is ill, or has passed on. Yet this gorgeous, deceptively simple book's ending...

A picture book about best friends that highlights empathy, as well as anger and sadness, and reminds us that these aren't feelings to run away from, but instead to help each other through.