“Feast of Peas”
By Kashmira Sheth
Illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler
A hardworking gardener from the country of India sings uplifting songs about what he hopes will be a delicious feast of vegetables beside an admiring friend, before his peas disappear just as they are ready to harvest. Peachtree Publishing Company
“Saturday”
By Oge Mora
A specially planned mother-and-daughter Saturday is upended by a series of disappointments that end in the daughter comforting her mother by saying that being together was the most important thing. Little, Brown and Company
“Under the Lilacs”
By E.B. Goodale
Jenny runs away from home because her mother and sister are too busy for her, but being independent is only fun for a little while. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt