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Waverider: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #9)

Kazu Kibuishi - Graphix
Format: Paperback

The highly anticipated, thrilling conclusion to Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series!After her confrontation with Ikol, Emily finally understands the stone's power and what she must do to defend Alledia from the shadows. As she travels to Typhon to help her mom and Navin,...
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Time for School

Ellen Lawrence - Ruby Tuesday Books
Format: Hardcover

Introduces schools across the globe and what students do there, including a tiny school in Scotland, Japanese children in an earthquake drill, and a tent school for Syrian refugees, and discusses children who cannot go to school.
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Raisin, the Littlest Cow

Miriam Busch - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

An irresistible sibling story about Raisin, the littlest cow on the farm, and what happens when she gets a little brother - from the author and illustrator of Lion, Lion. Perfect for fans of Hug Machine and You Are (Not) Small. Raisin loves being the littlest cow in the herd. All the other...
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Field Trip to the Moon

John Hare - Margaret Ferguson Books
Format: Hardcover

It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon.Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon. Once they land, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore. They jump...
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In the Red Canoe

Leslie Davidson - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Print book

Fish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads - a multitude of wonders enchant the child-narrator, her loving grandpa and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. Baby ducklings ride their mama's back; an osprey...
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Book Buddies: Ivy Lost and Found

Cynthia Lord - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy - a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed, though. She'd rather go back to just being Anne's...
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Back to School with Bigfoot

Samantha Berger - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

The first day of school is right around the corner! And everything is bigger for Bigfoot -- especially back to school problems like getting a haircut, trying on new clothes, and finding new shoes that fit! Told from a giant (and very hairy) point of view, Back to School with Bigfoot...
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

Liz Amini-Holmes - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he was taught that his native language and culture were useless. But Chester refused to give up his heritage. Years later, during World War II, Chester - and other Navajo men like him - was recruited...
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Beginners Welcome

Cindy Baldwin - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss. It's been eighty-three days since Annie Lee's daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. His record...
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