Archives: Books
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Camilla, Cartographer
Camilla loves maps. Old ones, new ones, she loves them all! She often imagines what it must have been like to explore and discover a new path for the first …
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Vivaldi
Summer is here and Tyra spends many happy days lying in the warm grass with her new cat, Vivaldi. What could be better than staring up into the blue sky …
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Totem
From cats to crocodiles, lions to eagles–discover the animals that were important to ancient civilizations and their mythologies.
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NOW ENTERING ADDAMSVILLE
Discover some awesome animals and learn about where they live in this in-depth title featuring animals from the land, sky, and sea. Readers will take a trip around the world …
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Celebrations Around the World
Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and …
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Wild and Crooked
Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence’s …
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The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes’s The Hundred Dresses won a Newbery Honor in 1945 and has never been out of print since. At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish …
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The Soda Bottle School
In a Guatemalan village, students squished into their tiny schoolhouse, two grades to a classroom. The villagers had tried expanding the school, but the money ran out before the project …
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The Peculiar Pig
There was a different sort of piglet in the pigpen one cool spring morning. That “different” one is named Penny, and she’s really not a piglet at all . . …
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Fly Girls
From NPR correspondent Keith O’ Brien comes this thrilling Young Readers’ edition of the untold story about pioneering women, including Amelia Earhart, who fought to compete against men in the …
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Feminism Is
A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes, Children Just Like Me is a comprehensive view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. …
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Miss Pinkeltink’s Purse
Generous and eccentric, Miss Pinkeltink fills her huge purse with everything from a toilet plunger to roller skates, and then gives it all away. She offers tape to fix a …
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Lola Dutch
This is Lola Dutch, a delightfully creative girl who loves her friends SO much. When they’re having a bad day, Lola knows just what to do to make each of …
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Want To Play Trucks?
Jack and Alex meet almost every morning in the sandbox at the playground. Jack likes trucks — big ones, the kind that can wreck things. Alex likes dolls — pink …
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Lailah’s Lunchbox
Lailah is in a new school in a new country, thousands of miles from her old home, and missing her old friends. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she …
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Julián Is a Mermaid
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in …
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The Buddy Bench
Having seen what being left out is like, children become agents of change, convincing their teacher to let them build a buddy bench. A school playground can be a solitary …
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Perfectly Norman
For fans of Oliver Jeffers and Benji Davies comes an uplifting story about embracing what makes you you. Meet Norman. Norman is normal–perfectly normal. That’s until he grows a pair …
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Magnicifent Homespun Brown
Magnificent Homespun Brown is an exploration of the natural world and family bonds through the eyes of a young, mixed-race narrator―a living, breathing, dazzlingly multi-faceted, exuberant masterpiece, firmly grounded in …
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Click
For fans of Smile and Real Friends comes a debut graphic novel about friendship and finding where you “click” in middle school. Olive wants to get in on the act …
