Archives: Books
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Tigers, Not Daughters
The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions …
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Trees Make Perfect Pets
Abigail is determined to get the perfect pet. So she chooses Fido. He keeps her cool from the sun, stays where she tells him, and even gives her air to …
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Jasmine Green Rescues A Piglet Called Truffle
Meet Jasmine Green — an aspiring veterinarian who adores animals! Can her kindness and know-how save a piglet in trouble in this delightful series debut?
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Disney Before the Story: Elsa’s Icy Adventure
Original story that reveals how Elsa became who she is today—starting as a young girl. Follow an eight year old Elsa on an all new adventure. Illustrated in a Frozen …
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Construction People
Fourteen poems compiled by award-winning poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins introduce readers to the various construction people who collaborate to create a high-rise hotel building, from architect to crane …
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Middle School Bites
om is desperate to fit in at school, but he’s hungry and howling, not to mention half dead. Blame it on the vampire – and the werewolf – and the …
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LIKE Best Friends
Boy meets girl in this story of summertime boredom and play, which finds the duo having fun like best friends, introducing young readers to the concept of similes.
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This Is How I Grow
With highly detailed panoramic illustrations, this book shares the life cycle stories of eight mammal babies from habitats across the globe. Readers discover essential facts about the animals as each …
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Lily to the Rescue
A new illustrated chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron featuring Lily, a rescue dog who saves other animals! In Lily to the Rescue, Lily …
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As It Is in Heaven
Éric Puybaret’s atmospheric paintings illuminate classic Christian prayers, drawn from over two thousand years of faith. Selections include the Apostles’ Creed, the Magnificat, and the Lord’s Prayer, as well as …
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Be Not Far From Me
Hatchet meets Wild in this harrowing YA survival story about a teenage girl’s attempt to endure the impossible, from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Female of the Species, Mindy …
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I Like Animals … What Jobs Are There?
What do you want to do when you grow up? Children who love animals can find out all about potential future careers, from veterinarian to zookeeper to pet portrait artist, …
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All My Friends are Ghosts
Effie is lost, and feels like a ghost. She skips school because she doesn’t think anyone will notice, and doesn’t feel like she belongs, or that school offers her anything …
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Warren the 13th and the Thirteen-Year Curse
Warren the 13th sets sail on his final adventure in this lushly illustrated middle grade series in the spirit of Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket. In this final story of …
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Work It, Girl: Become a Leader like Michelle Obama
In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Michelle became an inspirational leader, FLOTUS, lawyer, author and role model in this true story of her …
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Lily to the Rescue: Two Little Piggies
The second book in the new illustrated chapter book series from the New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron. In Lily to the Rescue: Two Little Piggies, Maggie Rose …
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I Am Scary
In this sweet little book, a monster tries to scare a young child. But the child insists the monster is not scary but actually quite huggable. From the prolific and …
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The Fire Never Goes Out
From Noelle Stevenson, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Nimona, comes a captivating, honest illustrated memoir that finds her turning an important corner in her creative journey—and inviting readers …
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Do I Have to Wear a Coat?
Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora celebrates each of the four seasons with a diverse cast of endearing kids All four seasons are full of wonderful things that make them fun …
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The Hunter and His Dog
Spotting a bird in the distance, the hunter and his dog begin a madcap chase across the world of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. They stumble into some of the artist’s …
