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Here you’ll find a multitude of children’s books featured in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail, which, if you’re unfamiliar, heavily features a children’s bookstore called The Shop Around the Corner. Nothing brings me joy quite like children’s literature and 90s nostalgia, so I have painstakingly studied the shelves featured in the film to bring this list to life. I hope that at least one book here unlocks a nostalgic memory for you, or at least conjures a smile of recognition.

Picture Books with stunning examples of illustrations and creative styles across mediums | Being able to see the hand behind the work, the flow of a brush stroke, the mark of a pen, the texture of a crayon, the print blocks... | While I particularly mean JPB/Juvenile Picture Books (a library category for picture books targeted at young kids), I believe these books can be read by all ages! I thoroughly enjoy finding and reading the best of them myself. | Open to recommendations! Please reccomend favorites in the comments! 🚧

Picture books set in the summer, about the seasons changing from spring to summer, or featuring summer activities.

Not meant to be an exhaustive list (that might be impossible!), this is instead a curated collection meant to represent a diverse range of protagonists and moments, brought to life by charming illustrations.

Here’s is a list of the most beloved and distinguished children’s picture books that have won the Caldecott Gold and Honor Awards, that was first awarded over 80 years ago 1938. All of them have such beautiful and unique illustrations and unforgettable stories that any book lover, young or old, will enjoy.

books set in/about new England