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The Magical Yet

Angela DiTerlizzi - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't,And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't.Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry,...
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The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

Ashley Spires - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals. But one day, when they re looking for a ship to play pirates in, Lou s friend has an idea: Up there! The tree can be our ship! Ummm ... says Lou. This is something...
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Jabari Jumps

Gaia Cornwall - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash.Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared...
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The Book of Mistakes

Corinna Luyken - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Zoom meets Beautiful Oops! in this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the way in which "mistakes" can blossom into inspirationOne eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake. The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent...
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When Sophie Thinks She Can't...

Molly Bang - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

When Sophie can't solve a math puzzle, she feels upset and inadequate. "I CAN'T DO IT!" she shouts, expressing the frustration all of us feel when we try and fail. Will she ever be "smart" like her sister? Maybe she isn't smart at all.Luckily Sophie's teacher steps in. What...
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Whistle for Willie

Ezra Jack Keats - Viking Press
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Keatss illustrations boldy, colorfully capture the child, his city world, and the shimmering heat of a summers day.--The New York Times. ALA Notable Childrens Book. Full-color illustrations.,
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Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

Chris Raschka - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

"[Raschka's] marvelous sequences, fluid style, and emotional intelligence capture all of the momentum and exhilaration of this glorious accomplishment," raves School Library Journal in a starred review.Learning to ride a bike is one of the most important milestones of childhood,...
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After the Fall

DAN SANTAT - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened...
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The Most Magnificent Thing

Ashley Spires - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. ?She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just...
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

Mark Pett - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake...Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, Beatrice...
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What Do You Do With a Problem?

Kobi Yamada - Compendium Kids
Format: Print book

A #1 New York Times Best Seller, What Do You Do With a Problem? is a story for anyone, at any age.From the same author and illustrator as the #1 nationally best-selling What Do You Do With an Idea? comes a new book to encourage you to look closely at problems and discover...
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It's Okay to Make Mistakes

Todd Parr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Todd Parr's bestselling books have reminded kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to be themselves. It's Okay to Make Mistakes embraces life's happy accidents, the mistakes and mess-ups that can lead to self discovery. Todd Parr brings a timely...
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The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds - Candlewick Press
Format: Book

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us.Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting...
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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished...
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The Bad Seed

JORY JOHN - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month selectionFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! seriesThis is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been...
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Bike On, Bear!

Cynthea Liu - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Bear can do everything - except ride a bike. Discover how he overcomes his two-wheeled challenge in this irresistibly adorable picture book!Bear can do almost anything. His one-paw pawstand is perfection. He can solve the trickiest of equations. He can even out-build a brigade of beavers....
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Flight School

Lita Judge - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring picture book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled.Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn't built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams...
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Ursa's Light

Deborah Marcero - Peter Pauper Press
Format: Print book

One night Ursa had an idea.An amazing idea.A wild ideaShe was going to fly!It was such a crazy idea that no one believed she could do it. She was a bear, for goodness sake, and bears don't fly! Or do they . . . ?Ages 4 to 8.Hardcover picture book with dust jacket.Full color throughout.8-3/4...
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Max and Marla

Alexandra Boiger - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Two fearless Olympians sled to victory in this delightful new picture bookMax and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it'll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance. So when rusty blades,...
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Accident!

ANDREA TSURUMI - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When a clumsy armadillo named Lola knocks over a glass pitcher, she sets off a silly chain of events, encountering chaos wherever she goes. But accidents happen - just ask the stoat snarled in spaghetti, the airborne sheep, and the bull who has broken a whole shop's worth of china. In the tradition...
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