Archives: Books
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Fun in the Mud: A Wetlands Tale
Have you ever seen a wetland fairy? This luxuriously paced tale of the wetlands’ most secretive inhabitants weaves rich fantasy with fun wetlands facts. Meet Jack and Mini, and listen …
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The Tiger Prince
Deep in the Great Forest, a tigress is mourning the death of her tiger babies who have been killed by hunters. Seeking revenge, she attacks the villages, destroying houses and …
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Pumpkin Island
Drawn from life, Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island is the fantastical story of a real life town brought to a halt by a profusion of pumpkins.
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The Elephant
In this, Jenni Desmond’s third nonfiction children’s book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant.
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The Hidden Witch
Aster and his family are adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery; unlike the other boys in his family, he isn’t a shapeshifter. He’s taking classes with his grandmother and …
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Hey, Kiddo!
In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka’s teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett’s family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an …
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Dactyl Hill Squad
It’s 1863 and dinosaurs roam the streets of New York as the Civil War rages between raptor-mounted armies down South. Magdalys Roca and her friends from the Colored Orphan Asylum …
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Duck On A Disco Ball
Every night it’s the same old story. A boy wants to stay up late, but his parents won’t let him. But sometimes in the morning, he notices things look a …
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Thank You, Crow
In Thank You, Crow by Michael Minkovitz with illustrations by Jose Medina, Crow brings little treasures to the boy who saves him so that together they can go on a …
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Cardboard Box Creations
What can you do with a cardboard box? Plenty! No longer destined for the trash, Cardboard Box Creations shows children how to turn these scraps into amazing, cutting-edge designs, from …
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Build Your Own Dinosaur Museum
Build Your Own Dinosaur Museum, a companion piece to last year’s award-winning Dinosaur Atlas, is a fun, interactive approach to paleontology through prehistoric pop-up challenges. Readers will be able to …
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First Words Spanish Board Book
Lonely Planet Kids is thrilled to announce its new series for toddlers, the First Words Board Books. These sturdy language primers use bold type and colorful illustrations to teach 12 …
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Cuddled and Carried
Babies—whether in snowy dens, warm lagoons, cozy nests, or living rooms—are carried and cuddled, nurtured and nuzzled. Stunning images and gentle verse will capture the curiosity of even the youngest …
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Babie Nurse
This beautiful collaboration between a children’s librarian and an NBA- player-turned-watercolor-artist introduces the most natural and loving act—mothers nursing their young. The book’s luminous illustrations and lyrical text give children …
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If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur
In this sequel to the tour de force children’s art-history picture book If Picasso Painted a Snowman, Amy Newbold conveys nineteen artists’ styles in a few deft words, while Greg …
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Mother Earth’s Lullaby
The bedtime book about endangered species When Mother Earth bids goodnight, the world is bathed in silver light. She says, “Goodnight, my precious ones.” Nature’s song has just begun. Mother …
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The Nocturnals: The Peculiar Possum
In The Peculiar Possum, The Nocturnal Brigade—Dawn, a serious fox; Tobin, a sweet pangolin; and Bismark, the loudmouthed, pint-sized sugar glider—encounter a strange animal hanging by its tail from a …
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Easy Prey
Only three students had access to a teacher’s racy photos before they went viral. There’s Mouse, a brainy overachiever so desperate to escape his father and go to MIT that …
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Wicked Nix
A visually stunning, middle-grade classic in the making about Wicked Nix, the foulest of the fairies Mischievous woodland fairy Nix is up to no good. His beloved fairy queen has …
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So Many Sounds
So Many Sounds is a wonderful rhyming read-aloud featuring everyday sounds and a refrain that children will love repeating. The playful text and illustrations are sure to delight little ones …
