This week on the Butler Bookshelf you will find Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister? by Chitra Soundar and Jen Khatun! Sona has always enjoyed being an only child in house full of people and laughter. Then one day Amma tells her that she will soon have a brother or sister. Sona is not very fond of the idea. She isn’t sure she wants to share everything–including her family–with a new baby. But, when Sona hears that there will be a naming ceremony, she puts all her effort into finding the perfect name for her new sibling. Sona is determined to be the very best big sister she can be! For more great titles, check out the list below!

Zion Unmatched
Written by Zion Clark and James S. Hirsch
Published by Candlewick Press
Available now!

When Langston Dances
Written by Kaija Langley and Illustrated by Keith Mallett
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Available now!

Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen
Written by Kate McGovern
Published by Candlewick Press
Available October 12, 2021

How to Have a Birthday
Written by Mary Lyn Ray and Illustrated by Cindy Derby
Published by Candlewick Press
Available now!

Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister?
Written by Chitra Soundar and Illustrated by Jen Khatun
Published by Candlewick Press
Available now!

Drawn That Way
Written by Elissa Sussman
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Available now!