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Will Ladybug Hug?
HILARY LEUNG - Cartwheel Books
Format: Hardcover
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One ladybug.Many friends.One timeless question: Will Ladybug Hug?Meet Ladybug. Ladybug loves to hug! Now Ladybug is getting ready to go on a trip and wants to say good-bye to her friends. . . but will her friends want to receive a hug? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook... |
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Clive and His Babies
Jessica Spanyol - Childs Play (International) Ltd
Format: Print book
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Meet Clive - and his imagination! Clive loves his dolls. He enjoys playing with them, and sharing them with his friends. A gentle, affectionate book, celebrating diversity and challenging gender stereotypes. |
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AntiRacist Baby
Ibram X. Kendi - Kokila
Format: Board book
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From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new board book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves.Take your first steps with Antiracist Baby! Or rather, follow Antiracist... |
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All Kinds of People
Shelley Rotner - Holiday House
Format: Board book
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Perfect for the youngest readers, this board book adaptation of the acclaimed Shades of People celebrates the diversity of everyday life.Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond--people come in lots of shades, even in the same family. This exploration of one of our most noticeable physical traits... |
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Puppy Truck
Brian Pinkney - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Find out what happens when a boy who wants a puppy gets a truck instead in this simple and sweet picture book from Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney. Vroom ... beep ... bark! Carter wants a puppy, but he gets a truck instead. So he pets it, puts a leash around it, and takes it to the park.... |
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Summer Supper
RUBIN PFEFFER - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and graphic farm-to-table story, told entirely in words beginning with the letter "s"!From sowing seeds in spring to savoring succotash, follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm summer evening. Told entirely in words beginning with... |
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Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party
James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A groovy New York Times bestseller!From the bestselling Pete the Cat series, it's a groovy pizza party that you don't want to miss!It's a party, a party, a perfect pizza party!That's what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping - pepperoni. But then his friends come... |
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The Ugly Five
Julia Donaldson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Wildebeest, Warthog, Spotted Hyena, Lappet-Faced Vulture, and Marabou Stork. On the African savannah, they're known as the Ugly Five, but for all their bumps and bristles, these animals are just as lovable and intriguing as their more celebrated counterparts. Told in Julia Donaldson's... |
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I Believe I Can
Grace Byers - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling creators of I Am Enough comes an empowering follow-up that celebrates every child's limitless potential.I Believe I Can is an affirmation for boys and girls of every background to love and believe in themselves. Actress and activist Grace Byers and artist... |
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I Am Love: A Book of Compassion
Susan Verde - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of love and connection for young readers Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds continue their collaboration with the fourth book in their bestselling wellness series. A celebration of love in all its forms, I Am Love asks readers to look inward when they feel afraid. Love allows... |
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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Oliver Jeffers, arguably the most influential creator of picture books today, offers a rare personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--and in doing so gifts children and parents everywhere with a gently sweet and humorous missive about our world and those who call it home.... |
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Our World Is Whole
Bush, Gail - SLEEPING BEAR PR
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One little girl knows that our world is whole because the connections between us all makes it so--from the family cat to the chatty neighbor to Mom and Dad and cousin Jerry. Our World is Whole is a lyrical meditation on mindfulness that celebrates interconnectedness and the ways we support... |
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What If...
Samantha Berger - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book written and illustrated by real-life best friends.This girl is determined to express herself! If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage.... |
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Llama Destroys the World
Jonathan Stutzman - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Llama, the next great picture-book megastar, who has most definitely driven a bus and who loves tacos way more than you.He also loves cake, and that's where our story begins.On Monday, Llama discovers a pile of cake, which he promptly eats.On Tuesday, Llama squeezes into his dancing... |
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The Paper Bag Princess
Robert N Munsch - Annick Press
Format: Paperback
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This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty - and ungrateful - prince. |
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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Andrea Beaty - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! An instant USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller! The newest picture book from the creators of Iggy Peck, Architect; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Ada Twist, Scientist stars Sofia Valdez, a community... |
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What Can a Citizen Do?
Dave Eggers - Chronicle Books
Format: Book
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The wonderfully illustrated picture book tells and shows all the many things a citizen can do from a child’s point of view. The characters come from diverse backgrounds around a neighborhood to create a place where they can belong. Each character has a voice in what they want to do and how they... |
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Camp Tiger
Susan Choi - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Imagination meets reality in this poetic and tender ode to childhood, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner, John Rocco.Every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks... |
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Pokko and the Drum
Matthew Forsythe - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes a picture book about a tiny drum, an emerald forest, and a frog who dares to make her own music.The biggest mistake Pokko's parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet,... |
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This Is Not That Kind of Book
Christopher Healy - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This is a book that answers all the kids who have ever posed the question What kind of book is it?This clever alphabet book... Wait, that's not right. This original fairy tale... Nope. Mystery? Joke book? Superhero story? Pirate adventure? This delightful mash-up features every kind... |
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Julian Is a Mermaid
JESSICA LOVE - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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"A gem of a debut, Julin is a Mermaid is a beautifully illustrated celebration of individuality, love, and acceptance." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorIn an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.While... |
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The Little Red Fort
Brenda Maier - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year* "The Little Red Hen gets an appealing girl-power update...Young makers of all genders will be inspired." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewRuby's mind is always full of ideas.One day,... |
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's... |
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My Footprints
Bao Phi - Capstone Editions
Format: Library Binding
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Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration.... |
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Dinosaur Feathers: An Epic Rhyme
Dennis Nolan - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover
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Dinosaurs disappeared completely from the Earth many, many years ago...or did they?Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the shores of Mesozoic seas. They lay eggs in the shade of ginkgo trees, and as time went on, dinosaurs grew, and grew, and grew.There were so many different species... |
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This Is Sadie
Sara O'Leary - Tundra Books
Format: Print book
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Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that... |
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The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpr Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lpez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even... |
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
TRACI SORELL - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express... |
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Story Boat
Kyo Maclear - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover
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When you have to leave behind almost everything you know, where can you call home? Sometimes home is simply where we are: here. A imaginative, lyrical, unforgettable picture book about the migrant experience through a child's eyes.When a little girl and her younger brother are forced... |
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Dewdrop
Katie O'Neill
Format: Hardcover
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Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths
GRAHAM ANNABLE - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. But Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on Earth. When Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, Peter stays behind... |
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Akissi: Tales of Mischief
MARGUERITE ABOUET - Flying Eye Books
Format: Paperback
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Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together all the hilarious and heartfelt Akissi comics by Marguerite Abouet, the award winning author of Aya of Yop City.Poor Akissi! The neighborhood cats are trying to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan and she's... |
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Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey - Graphix
Format: Hardcover
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Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They... |
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Scales & Scoundrels Volume 1: Into the Dragon's Maw
Sebastian Girner - Image Comics
Format: Paperback
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It's hard to make an honest living in a land brimming with magic and mystery, and treasure hunter Luvander is tired of being a penniless adventurer. Ever in search of gold and glory, she sets off for a fabled dungeon "the Dragon's Maw", an ancient labyrinth at the bottom... |
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Green Lantern: Legacy Hardcover Edition
Minh Le - DC Comics
Format: Hardcover
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The owner of the Jade Market has a secret--one that will soon change her grandson's life.Thirteen-year-old Tai Pham lives in the apartment above his grandmother's store, where his bedroom is crammed with sketchpads and comic books. But not even his most imaginative drawings could compare... |
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Just Jaime
Terri Libenson - Balzer + Bray
Format: Paperback
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Another spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselling author of Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy.Friends. Frenemies. Middle school...The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are.Jaime knows something... |
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Island Book
Evan Dahm - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Set sail with Island Book, Evan Dahm's epic graphic novel about friendship, teamwork, and the wisdom we gain when we face the unknown with bravery and an open heart.Sola is cursed. (At least, that's what everyone tells her.) It all started the day the Monster came to the island.... |
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Pilu of the Woods
Mai K. Nguyen - Oni Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Pilu of the Woods is a heartwarming tale full of natural wonder, with wise and lovely messages about coping with grief, facing your feelings, and learning to forgive yourself." - Katie O'Neill, Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Society For fans of Hilda... |
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This Was Our Pact
Ryan Andrews - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, whenthe town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has itthat after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way andturn into brilliant stars, but could that actually be true? This year,Ben and his classmates... |
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The Okay Witch
Emma Steinkellner - Aladdin
Format: Paperback
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch meets Roller Girl in this hilarious, one-of-a-kind graphic novel about a half-witch who has just discovered the truth about herself, her family, and her town and is doing her best to survive middle school now that she knows everything!Magic is harder than it looks.... |
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Snapdragon
Kat Leyh - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Kat Leyh's Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself.Snap's town had a witch.At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy... |
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Queen of the Sea
Dylan Meconis - Walker Books US
Format: Hardcover
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Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in this beautifully detailed hybrid novel loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary.When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast... |
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A Girl in the Himalayas
David Jesus Vignolli - Archaia
Format: Paperback
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A young girl's presence threatens the peace of a magical sanctuary high in the Himalayas.Beyond the peaks and valleys of the Himalaya Mountains lies a magical sanctuary. Protected from the chaos of man, it is home to immortal beings and mystical creatures. When Vijaya, a young human... |
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A Friend For Dragon
Dav Pilkey - Orchard Books
Format: Paperback
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A lonely little dragon ventures into the world looking for a friend. He is tricked into thinking he has found one after an apple falls on his head. He becomes grief stricken when he believes the apple is lost to him. Will he have his friend back again? |
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Inspector Flytrap
Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Print book
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From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the start to a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book series about a mystery-solving Venus flytrap.... |
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Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero!
Kara West - Little Simon
Format: Paperback
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Meet Mia Macarooney, an ordinary eight-year-old who finds out she has an extraordinary super-secret in this first chapter book in the brand-new Mia Mayhem series!Mia Macarooney is a regular eight-year-old girl who finds out that she's A SUPERHERO! Her life literally goes from totally... |
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Dragons and Marshmallows
Asia Citro - The Innovation Press
Format: Hardcover
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With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the brand new series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages.In the first book of this series, Zoey discovers a glowing... |
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Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
Paula Harrison - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for an adventure. Meet Kitty, a charming chapter book character with catlike superpowers. With dramatic two-color art on every page and an emphasis on friendship, family, bravery, and building self-confidence, Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue is a perfect... |
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The Creature of the Pines
Adam Gidwitz - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A fully illustrated, globe-trotting new middle grade fantasy-adventure series about mythical creatures and their cultures of origin, from the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale.Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new... |
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Knights vs. Dinosaurs
MATT PHELAN - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Renowned for their courage, their chivalry, and their ability to fight mythical creatures, the Knights of the Round Table must face their most dangerous opponents yet - DINOSAURS!This heavily illustrated middle grade novel from award-winning author and artist Matt Phelan is a hilarious,... |
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The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan (soon to be a major motion picture!) in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan's friend Bob!Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister... |
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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown - Little
Format: Print book
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Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious... |
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A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying
Kelley Armstrong - Puffin Canada
Format: Hardcover
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Monster hunting isn't for the faint of heart -- the first in a brand-new middle-grade series by NYT bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong.Twelve-year-old Rowan is destined to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places,... |
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Here in the Real World CD
Sara Pennypacker - Balzer Bray
Format: Audiobook
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From the author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling novel Pax comes a gorgeous and moving middle grade novel that is an ode to introverts, dreamers, and misfits everywhere. Ware can't wait to spend summer "off in his own world" - dreaming of knights in the Middle... |
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Carlos Hernandez - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)... |
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Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Christian McKay Heidicker - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Christian McKay Heidicker draws inspiration from Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe for his debut middle-grade novel, a thrilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship. "Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with... |
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Kwame Mbalia - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save... |
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month! "Enticing and enthralling." - Jewell Parker RhodesFrom debut author Janae Marks comes a captivating mystery full of heart, as one courageous girl questions assumptions, searches for the truth, and does what she believes is right - even in the face... |
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Artemis Fowl (new cover)
Eoin Colfer - Hyperion Book CH; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback
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Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius-and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesnt know what hes taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These arent the fairies of bedtime stories these fairies are armed and dangerous.... |
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I Can Make This Promise
Christine Day - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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In her debut middle grade novel - inspired by her family's history - Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets - and finds her own Native American identity. All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious... |
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
Lamar Giles - Versify
Format: Hardcover
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"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism. Every single child should have the freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. And I, for one, am grateful... |
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Thisby Thestoop and the Wretched Scrattle
Zac Gorman - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Thisby Thestoop, gamekeeper and unlikely hero, would do anything to save her home - even enter the Wretched Scrattle, a death-defying race through the Black Mountain.Don't miss the second installment in this rollicking fantasy-adventure series by Zac Gorman, contributor to the hilarious... |
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Song for a Whale
- Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old... |
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A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea [Library Binding]
Format: Library Binding
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Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how... |
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A Newbery Honor WinnerA New York Times BestsellerThis stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley... |
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The Book of Boy
CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.This epic and engrossing quest story is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain... |
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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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A National Book Award Finalist! From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions a walk home can take.This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school... |
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Front Desk
Kelly Yang - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,... |
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Mananaland
Pam Munoz Ryan
Format: Hardcover
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"Maanaland is that rare gift of a book. It blends dream and truth into an enthralling fantasy that quietly shows us what it is like to be unwanted, searching for a place to belong. It is a story about choosing the very difficult path of kindness and courage, and about the faith of knowing... |
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To Night Owl From Dogfish
Holly Goldberg Sloan - Listening Library
Format: Audio CD
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From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. Bett Devlin, who's fearless,... |
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Harbor Me
JACQUELINE WOODSON - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories. It all starts... |
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The Phantom Tollbooth 50th Anniversary Edition
Norton Juster
Format: Hardcover
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Milo, a young boy with little interest in anything, takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth to the Lands Beyond where he meets an enchanting cast of characters that teaches him the importance of words, numbers, ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm for life. |
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This Is How We Do It
MATT LAMOTHE - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Follow the real lives of seven kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia for a single day! In Japan Kei plays Freeze Tag, while in Uganda Daphine likes to jump rope. But while the way they play may differ, the shared rhythm of their days - and this one world we all share... |
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Wild in the Streets: Poems from the Urban Jungle
Marilyn Singer - words & pictures
Format: Hardcover
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This beautifully illustrated book pairs poetry with nonfiction, telling the fascinating stories of the animals who have found homes in our urban landscapes across the world, from the pythons traveling Singapore's sewers to the monkeys living in India's temples. Humans may have built... |
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A Ride to Remember
Sharon Langley - Dreamscape Media
Format: Audiobook
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When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became... |
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Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest
Peter Wohlleben - Greystone Kids
Format: Hardcover
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A walk in the park will never be the same after kids discover this awe-inspiring book. Meet Peter Wohlleben - but you can call him Peter the Forester! With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate... |
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Feed Your Mind
Bryant, Jen; Chapman, Cannaday
Format: electronic resource
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A celebration of August Wilson’s journey from a child in Pittsburgh to one of America’s greatest playwrights
August Wilson (1945–2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice... |
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Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler
Elizabeth Brown - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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They said only men could paint powerful pictures, but Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) splashed her way through the modern art world. Channeling deep emotion, Helen poured paint onto her canvas and danced with the colors to make art unlike anything anyone had ever seen. She used unique... |
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
Kyo Maclear - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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"Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace." - Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One Summer "It Began with a Page tells [Gyo Fujikawa's] story beautifully, in picture-book form." - The New Yorker"Often mimicking Fujikawa's... |
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When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
Toni Buzzeo - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made... |
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr
Anika Aldamuy Denise - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature.When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpr carried the cuentos folklricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York... |
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Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
Jeannine Atkins - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeously written novel in verse about three girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists.Maria Merian was sure that caterpillars were not wicked things born from mud, as most people of her time believed. Through careful observation she discovered... |
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Curious Creatable Creatures: 22 STEAM Projects That Magnetize, Glide, Slingshot, and Sometimes Scootch
Sam Haynor - Young Voyageur
Format: Flexibound
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Experiment, learn, and imagine as you make the 20 bubbling, honking, and illuminating projects in Curious Creatable Creatures. What can a creatable creature do? They stick, spit, glide, and one of them can even double as a wallet. Add a pair of legs, subtract a wheel...the best thing... |
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Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice
Veronica Chambers - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers's inspiring collection of profiles - along with Senator Cory Booker's stirring foreword - will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for what's right.You may only be one person, but you have... |
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This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work
Tiffany Jewell - Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Format: Paperback
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Who are you What is racism Where does it come from Why does it exist What can you do to disrupt it Learn about social identities, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation."In... |
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The Forest Feast for Kids: Colorful Vegetarian Recipes That Are Simple to Make
Erin Gleeson - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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The first children's cookbook from New York Times bestselling author and popular food blogger Erin Gleeson, The Forest Feast for Kids, serves up kid-friendly vegetarian recipes that are quick, easy, and fun to make. This unique cookbook showcases the rustic simplicity of the fare through... |
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Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventures
Nellie Huang - DK Children
Format: Hardcover
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From the first people to leave Africa to the first to leave the planet, the urge to explore the unknown has driven human progress. DK's Explorers tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing... |
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