Archives: Books
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Papa, Daddy, and Riley
Riley is Papa’s princess and Daddy’s dragon. She loves her two fathers! When Riley’s classmate asks her which dad is her real one, Riley is confused. She doesn’t want to …
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Mary Wears What She Wants
From the award-winning creator of My Dad Used to Be So Cool and Tough Guys Have Feelings Too comes a charming picture book inspired by the true story of Mary …
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The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl
Inspired by the work of wind power pioneer Poul La Cour, this is a clever and charming story about a girl with a special gift and the boy who helps …
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My Maddy
Most mommies are girls. Most daddies are boys. But lots of parents are like my Maddy. My Maddy has hazel eyes which are not brown or green. And my Maddy …
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Child of Glass
Gisele is a fragile, strong, transparent girl who denounces the meanness that can mark life in the world. In sparse, poetic language that all of us can understand, however young …
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Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)
In search of a freer place where every child can go to school, a family moves from Fascist Portugal to Communist Czechoslovakia. Different as this new country is, however, it …
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Dumpster Dog
His name is Dumpster Dog. He sleeps outside, walks himself, and eats whatever he wants, whenever he wants. But a life outdoors isn’t everything, he comes to realize. So begins …
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What What What?
Pan will talk to anyone―even total strangers―to satisfy his curiosity. But not everyone likes his questions. Still, when Pan discovers that what he mistook for Halloween makeup on a schoolmate’s …
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Lulu the One and Only
Lulu loves her family, but people are always asking What are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother inspires her to come up with a “power phrase” so she can …
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Noodlephant
Famous for her pasta parties, Noodlephant is shocked when the law-loving kangaroos decide noodles are only for them! Noodlephant won’t let this stand—determined to do something to push back against …
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Drawing On Walls: A Story Of Keith Haring
Devoted to the idea of public art, Haring drew wherever he went: from the Berlin Wall to the unused advertising space in New York’s subway. Haring’s iconic pop art and …
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A Girl Called Problem
Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means “problem” in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life — her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a …
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Amal Unbound
The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indentured servitude. Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal’s Pakistani village, but she …
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Eva’s Story
People around the world know the tragic story of Anne Frank, the teenage girl who lost her life in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. But most people don’t know …
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The War Within These Walls
Translated by Laura Watkinson It’s World War II, and Misha’s family, like the rest of the Jews living in Warsaw, has been moved by the Nazis into a single crowded …
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Fur, Fins, and Feathers
A fascinating and factual book that will delight animal lovers Abraham Dee Bartlett knew from a young age that he wanted to spend his life working with animals. But in …
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The Life and Times of Martin Luther
A fascinating look at the ideas that founded the Protestant Church Wittenberg, Germany, 1517: Martin Luther publishes 95 theses criticizing the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. With that one …
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Count Me In
An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism. Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy …
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Aquicorn Cove
From the Eisner Award-nominated author of THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY and PRINCESS PRINCESS EVER AFTER comes AQUICORN COVE, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and …
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Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride
Have you ever been told that you’re not enough? That you’re not strong enough, tall enough, fast enough? Bessie was told she was not enough. Bessie dreams of riding her …
