Celebrity picture books often land as cynical cash-ins, but The One and Only Sparkella manages to be genuinely sweet. Channing Tatum wrote it as an ode to his daughter, and that dad-kid bond shines through the story.

When Ella's glittery style, rainbow artwork, and sprinkle-loaded PB&J get odd looks on her first day of new school, her impulse is to dim her shine on day two. Her dad steps in not with a lecture, but with empathy and humor to remind her that sticking out is better than blending in. It is a simple message wrapped in high-energy artwork.