The only issue with picture books is that if you try to write a full review for each individual book it is hard to do. After all, you’re trying to write a 250 word review for a book that might have 50 pages and 200 words. But, that’s why a good Picture Book Roundup is a great way to find books for you to peruse!
Written by Ada Limón and illustrated by Peter Sís, In Praise of Mystery is a romantic and poetic book about the cosmos. It is about what is out there and what it could be. Overall, it is a lovely book, that maybe is not for kids to understand the “bigger picture of things,” but the look and tone will allow it to be a quiet time reading or a bedtime story book. The illustrations are pure Sis and that offbeat, classic and modern mixed style allows a dreamlike realm to be created. It is due October 2024 and I read it as an online reader copy. I think it might make a nice gift for a first birthday, baby shower or even for an adult going through a difficult time. 
I’m not a runner nor enjoyed track and field. I know maybe two famous runners. Yet, when Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills came to me via an online reader copy (though available) something said, Read. Mills, Donna Janell Bowman and illustrator S. D. Nelson’s picture book about an important but maybe not mainstream known runner is informative and interesting. Maybe it is a bit too “pro Mills” (for obvious reasons) as it does not show any really negative things he did, but this introduction is a good way to get kids interested in history, especially if they are sports kids or are a runner/want to be a runner. The illustrations are dreamy and allow for a softer take, but also for older readers.
And while it is not officially fall, It’s Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons #1) by Renee Kurilla is officially out (but was also read via an online reader by me). This is a simple, brightly colored and detailed book about the wonders of Autumn or Fall. We have pumpkins, Halloween, leaves, and much much more. We are given the glee a classroom of students have when they talk about the back to school season and all of the activities it holds. They tell us a few of their favorite things, and you the reader can ask the child you are with what is theirs. I am not sure of the final size, but this probably would work best for the preschool to first grade level. And beginning readers could read solo.