The creator of Here Wee Read, Charnaie Gordon, and the New York Times bestselling publisher and author of Mae Among the Stars, Roda Ahmed, debut their first-ever collaboration with the extraordinary adventures of the one and only Etta Extraordinaire!Meet Etta!Etta was born to be a shining star. When Etta discovers her school is hosting a talent show, she wants to share her many talents with the world. Even though she has never performed onstage before, all Etta needs to do is make a plan. (Etta always has a plan!) And in 1, 2, 3, 4 steps, she's ready for her big performance on the big stage in front of a BIG audience.Or is she?Find out how Etta beats her worries, with the help of her loving family, in this joyful story created by celebrated writers Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon and illustrator Chloe Burgett.
HarperCollins
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9780063295711
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Hardcover
Tired Town
By Marx, Patricia
Goodnight Moon meets Goodnight Already! in this very funny bedtime book from New Yorker contributors Patricia Marx and Roz Chast. . This is the story of Nellie Bee Nightly, who is not tired at all. And swears she never will be!. The popcorn is too pooped to pop, and the nightstand is too tired to stand up straight and must lie down -- but Nellie? Nope, she's wide awake, and not ready for bedtime AT ALL. Instead, she gives her goldfish a mustache and hangs her bed from the ceiling so that she can install a swimming pool in her room. Nellie, after all, went to sleep last night, and shouldn't that be enough sleep to last a lifetime?. Wonderfully quirky, subversively sweet, and effortlessly classic, Tired Town is a brilliant new bedtime story from humorist Patricia Marx and Roz Chast, the #1 New York Times-bestselling and award-winning creator of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir and I Must Be Dreaming.
Roaring Brook Press
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9781250859129
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Hardcover
How Mr. Silver Stole the Show
By Klise, Kate
Everyone loves an underdog -- especially when he's a cat!. On a rainy morning in 1947, a small gray kitten wandered into the Hamilton Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, two days before the Greater St. Louis Cat Club Show.. A stray kitten. A fancy hotel. A serious contest for pedigreed cats. What could possibly go right?. Curl up with this heartwarming story based on a real-life stray cat who made international headlines just by showing up, being himself, and finding a little kindness. . .
Feiwel & Friends
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9781250864765
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Hardcover
Don't Blow Your Top!
By Dyckman, Ame
Everybody gets angry sometimes, even a little volcano. But with some rock-steady advice, Little Volcano finds a way to process their steamy emotions.Spend a day in paradise with Little Volcano and Big Volcano. Everything is beautiful and calm until an out-of-control bird drops a coconut on Little Volcano's crater. Will Little Volcano blow their top? Can Big Volcano help? Don't Blow Your Top! is a hysterical and explosive read-aloud story that will have kids of all ages erupting with laughter as Little Volcano and Big Volcano try to deal with their anger and go with the flow. The book features some tips for kids and volcanoes of all ages to help them navigate their fiery emotions and learn to be cool when things get a little out of control.
Orchard Books
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9781338837841
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Hardcover
Ice Bears at Ice Edge
By Burleigh, Robert
From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change-themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.. It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.. A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food, when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away - crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea begins to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely?. Simply told yet dramatic, and with realistic, exquisite illustrations and informative back matter with facts about polar bears, Ice Bears at Ice Edge immerses readers in one animal family's story, while also highlighting the broader plight of endangered wildlife whose habitats are threatened by climate change.
Harry N. Abrams
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9781419760709
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Hardcover
Mae and Gerty and the Matter with Matter
By Vickers, Elaine
Mae is fed up with her parents thinking her younger sister, Gerty, is a science genius. But as Mae learns that science is all about asking questions and trying new things, she realizes that she can be a scientist too and joins her sister to explore all types of matter.A humorous and heartfelt introduction to the science of matter.
Beaming Books
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9781506485416
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Hardcover
Mr. Fiorello's Head
By Ruiz, Cecilia
A humorous and playful story, both poignant and inspiring, about a man who loses his prized hair, and how to make space for newness and growth.Mr. Fiorello's Head is both a playful romp and a philosophical tale. Mr. Fiorello loved his hair and never wanted it to go away. But, sometimes, the things we care the most about, the things we never want to see gone, leave anyway. Such is the fate of Mr. Fiorello and his hair.Fortunately, he still has a head on his shoulders and thoughts in his head, which help him to navigate his loss and disappointment in favor of a larger possibility. Possibilities that lead him from his apartment into the world, to grow and tend to a larger garden than the hairs on his own head.We may not have control over many things in our lives, but when we do the work inside our own heads that we need to do, our most petty concerns give way to a larger, more generous conception of the world and our place in it.
Enchanted Lion Books
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9781592703791
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Hardcover
Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book
By Ryland, Dk
Furry, feathered, and scaled -- all our animal friends are ready to read. But there's just one big problem: Giraffe is too tall! . (Or, rather, the book is too short.) . Come along for a special story time featuring six friendly animals and one puzzling predicament. Bright speech bubbles encourage readers to take an active role and find creative solutions as this wild squad works together to save story time. . Using their bodies and minds, the animals persevere through a hilarious adventure, revealing that sometimes it's not ourselves we need to change -- it's the book!
Page Street Kids
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9781645679851
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Hardcover
The Wishing Machine
By Hillman, Jonathan
Oge Mora's Saturday meets Carmela Full of Wishes in this touching and whimsical picture book about a mother and child's last trip to their local laundromat before moving away.. Every Sunday after cereal, Sam and Mom walk to the laundromat, wash their clothes, and see their friends. But this Sunday is different. Today, doing laundry means packing clean clothes in boxes to move away. Sam doesn't want to leave their neighborhood and friends. Maybe if they hope with all their might, they can turn a washing machine into a wishing machine! Sam's imagination transforms the mundane into a series of wonders as they cope with change and learn the true meaning of home.
Etta Extraordinaire
By Ahmed, Roda
The creator of Here Wee Read, Charnaie Gordon, and the New York Times bestselling publisher and author of Mae Among the Stars, Roda Ahmed, debut their first-ever collaboration with the extraordinary adventures of the one and only Etta Extraordinaire!Meet Etta!Etta was born to be a shining star. When Etta discovers her school is hosting a talent show, she wants to share her many talents with the world. Even though she has never performed onstage before, all Etta needs to do is make a plan. (Etta always has a plan!) And in 1, 2, 3, 4 steps, she's ready for her big performance on the big stage in front of a BIG audience.Or is she?Find out how Etta beats her worries, with the help of her loving family, in this joyful story created by celebrated writers Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon and illustrator Chloe Burgett.
Tired Town
By Marx, Patricia
Goodnight Moon meets Goodnight Already! in this very funny bedtime book from New Yorker contributors Patricia Marx and Roz Chast. . This is the story of Nellie Bee Nightly, who is not tired at all. And swears she never will be!. The popcorn is too pooped to pop, and the nightstand is too tired to stand up straight and must lie down -- but Nellie? Nope, she's wide awake, and not ready for bedtime AT ALL. Instead, she gives her goldfish a mustache and hangs her bed from the ceiling so that she can install a swimming pool in her room. Nellie, after all, went to sleep last night, and shouldn't that be enough sleep to last a lifetime?. Wonderfully quirky, subversively sweet, and effortlessly classic, Tired Town is a brilliant new bedtime story from humorist Patricia Marx and Roz Chast, the #1 New York Times-bestselling and award-winning creator of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir and I Must Be Dreaming.
How Mr. Silver Stole the Show
By Klise, Kate
Everyone loves an underdog -- especially when he's a cat!. On a rainy morning in 1947, a small gray kitten wandered into the Hamilton Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, two days before the Greater St. Louis Cat Club Show.. A stray kitten. A fancy hotel. A serious contest for pedigreed cats. What could possibly go right?. Curl up with this heartwarming story based on a real-life stray cat who made international headlines just by showing up, being himself, and finding a little kindness. . .
Don't Blow Your Top!
By Dyckman, Ame
Everybody gets angry sometimes, even a little volcano. But with some rock-steady advice, Little Volcano finds a way to process their steamy emotions.Spend a day in paradise with Little Volcano and Big Volcano. Everything is beautiful and calm until an out-of-control bird drops a coconut on Little Volcano's crater. Will Little Volcano blow their top? Can Big Volcano help? Don't Blow Your Top! is a hysterical and explosive read-aloud story that will have kids of all ages erupting with laughter as Little Volcano and Big Volcano try to deal with their anger and go with the flow. The book features some tips for kids and volcanoes of all ages to help them navigate their fiery emotions and learn to be cool when things get a little out of control.
Ice Bears at Ice Edge
By Burleigh, Robert
From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change-themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.. It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.. A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food, when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away - crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea begins to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely?. Simply told yet dramatic, and with realistic, exquisite illustrations and informative back matter with facts about polar bears, Ice Bears at Ice Edge immerses readers in one animal family's story, while also highlighting the broader plight of endangered wildlife whose habitats are threatened by climate change.
Mae and Gerty and the Matter with Matter
By Vickers, Elaine
Mae is fed up with her parents thinking her younger sister, Gerty, is a science genius. But as Mae learns that science is all about asking questions and trying new things, she realizes that she can be a scientist too and joins her sister to explore all types of matter.A humorous and heartfelt introduction to the science of matter.
Mr. Fiorello's Head
By Ruiz, Cecilia
A humorous and playful story, both poignant and inspiring, about a man who loses his prized hair, and how to make space for newness and growth.Mr. Fiorello's Head is both a playful romp and a philosophical tale. Mr. Fiorello loved his hair and never wanted it to go away. But, sometimes, the things we care the most about, the things we never want to see gone, leave anyway. Such is the fate of Mr. Fiorello and his hair.Fortunately, he still has a head on his shoulders and thoughts in his head, which help him to navigate his loss and disappointment in favor of a larger possibility. Possibilities that lead him from his apartment into the world, to grow and tend to a larger garden than the hairs on his own head.We may not have control over many things in our lives, but when we do the work inside our own heads that we need to do, our most petty concerns give way to a larger, more generous conception of the world and our place in it.
Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book
By Ryland, Dk
Furry, feathered, and scaled -- all our animal friends are ready to read. But there's just one big problem: Giraffe is too tall! . (Or, rather, the book is too short.) . Come along for a special story time featuring six friendly animals and one puzzling predicament. Bright speech bubbles encourage readers to take an active role and find creative solutions as this wild squad works together to save story time. . Using their bodies and minds, the animals persevere through a hilarious adventure, revealing that sometimes it's not ourselves we need to change -- it's the book!
The Wishing Machine
By Hillman, Jonathan
Oge Mora's Saturday meets Carmela Full of Wishes in this touching and whimsical picture book about a mother and child's last trip to their local laundromat before moving away.. Every Sunday after cereal, Sam and Mom walk to the laundromat, wash their clothes, and see their friends. But this Sunday is different. Today, doing laundry means packing clean clothes in boxes to move away. Sam doesn't want to leave their neighborhood and friends. Maybe if they hope with all their might, they can turn a washing machine into a wishing machine! Sam's imagination transforms the mundane into a series of wonders as they cope with change and learn the true meaning of home.