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Too Small Tola
Atinuke
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In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring character with plenty to prove. Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy,... |
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Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.
BETSY BIRD - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today's funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's... |
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Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
Elena Favilli - Rebel Girls
Format: Hardcover
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a childrens book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world.This must-have... |
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Short Stories for Little Monsters
Marie-Louise Gay - Groundwood Books
Format: Print book
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This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day.What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers always tell the truth? Do snails have nightmares?These... |
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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney
Format: Hardcover
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Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson's imagination. You'll meet zombies, vampires, ghosts, and much more in these comically terrifying tales. Rowley's spooky stories might leave you laughing, but beware... |
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Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
Kwame Mbalia - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Black boy joy is ... Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.Finding your voice - and your rhymes - during tough times.Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary... |
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The Adventures of Miss Petitfour
Anne Michaels - Tundra Books
Format: Print book
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Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are "just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day." She is an expert at baking and eating fancy iced cakes, and her favorite mode of travel is par avion. On windy days, she takes her sixteen cats out for an airing:... |
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Ellen Oh - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology - written by the best children's authors - celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us. In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman... |
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Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales
Terry Pratchett - Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Format: Print book
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This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises. |
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The Hero Next Door
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another middle-grade short story collection--this one focused on exploring acts of bravery--featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including R. J. Palacio (Wonder)... |
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance... |
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File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
Lemony Snicket - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. Match wits with Lemony Snicket to solve thirteen mini-mysteries. Paintings have been falling... |
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Charlie & Mouse
Laurel Snyder - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible book! Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes paint a lively picture of brotherhood... |
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