PA One Book Initiative Names Its 2026 Selection

The Pennsylvania One Book initiative has announced that its 2026 PA One Book selection is “The Great Cookie Kerfuffle.”

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The Pennsylvania One Book initiative is a program that highlights the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers and the significance of reading early and often to children. It also stresses the importance of engaging them in conversation and other activities around books.

This year’s selection, “The Great Cookie Kerfuffle,” was written by Jessica Shaw and illustrated by Pauline Gregory.

In the book, a farm breaks into chaos as increasing numbers of farm animals fight over a dropped cookie until they realize they have bigger troubles overhead. Uniting against a common enemy, the animals learn that friendship and taking care of each other is more important than winning a fight.

Activities to accompany the book will be released in the near future.

Representatives from numerous organizations make up the PA One Book Committee - including the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key, and others.

Each year, the committee chooses a children’s picture book to be highlighted. For more information on this year’s selection, visit the PA One Book website.