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In the spirit of Lane Smith and Jon Klassen, this delightfully irreverent picture book dives into the world of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," where a boy with a unique vision gives some creative feedback to the famed poet. When Robert Frost writes, "Whose woods these are I think I know," he paints a picture of a serene winter night in the deep woods, surrounded by blankets and blankets of snow. But the tranquil scene is interrupted by a little boy! This wildly imaginative interloper generously offers to tweak the poem to make it more exciting. Instead of riding a horse, why not a hippo? And replace the snow falling from the sky with cookie dough! As Robert Frost sputters in dismay, the boy unleashes poetic mayhem, but when his edits get away from him, the self-possessed poet and chaotic kid have to put their heads together to make a clean getaway.

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning middle grade novel in verse from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again. It's the summer before high school and Isaiah feels lost. He thought this summer was going to be just him and his homies Drew and Darius, hangin' out, doing wheelies, and watching martial arts movies--a lot of chillin' before high school and the Future. But more and more, Drew will barely talk to him--barely even look at him--and though he won't admit it, Isaiah knows it's because of Darius, because Darius is...gone. And Isaiah wasn't even there when it happened, with his best friend in his final moments. But he's going to be there now. Him and Drew both, they're gonna spend the summer breaking every single record they can think of, for Darius, for his dream of breaking world records. But Drew's not the same Drew, and Isaiah being Isaiah isn't

A determined girl spends the summer before middle school learning to stand up for her low-income community in this funny, fast-paced read just right for fans of Kelly Yang's Front Desk. Sunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she especially loves her neighbors. From her best friend, Haley Michaels, to Mrs. Garcia and her two kids--developmentally disabled son AJ and bitter but big-hearted daughter Izzy--every resident has a story and a special place in Sunny's heart. Sunny never thought living at the Del Mar Garden Apartments made her different--until the city proposes turning an old, abandoned school into a new affordable housing complex and the backlash of her affluent neighborhood teaches Sunny the hard way that not everyone appreciates the community she calls home. Her dad, the Del Mar's manager-slash-handyman, wants Sunny to lay low. But as hurtful rhetoric spreads and the city's public hearing approaches, Sunny realize

The 2024 New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's BooksA gorgeously illustrated picture book biography about Brazilian photojournalist, humanitarian, and environmental advocate Sebastião Salgado.As a young boy, Sebastião Salgado loved exploring his parents’ farm in the forests of Brazil, always dreaming of what might lie beyond his view. When he went away to school, he met Lélia, who showed him how to use a camera. As he looked through the lens, Sebastião realized he could use photography to capture how the world fits together.Sebastião used his pictures to tell the stories of people who might not otherwise be seen. But after witnessing too much destruction, he put away his camera and returned to his childhood home. The land was in ruins.So Sebastião and Lélia decided to rebuild the rainforest and photograph the beauty of the world to save it. Through art and activism, they would show that everyone was responsible for caring for the planet and that hope endu

A teen's fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew's Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice in this historical novel told in journal entries perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen and The Downstairs Girl. November 1914. Clara Ketterling-Dunbar is one of twenty-eight crew members of The Resolute--a ship meant for an Antarctic expedition now marooned on ice one hundred miles from the shore of the continent. An eighteen-year-old American, Clara has told the crew she's a twenty-one-year-old Canadian. Since the war broke out, sentiment toward Americans has not been the most favorable, and Clara will be underestimated enough simply for being a woman without also giving away just how young she is. Two members of the crew know her nationality, but no one knows the truth of her activities in England before The Resolute set sail. She and her suffragist sisters in the Women's Social & Political Union were waging war of a different kind in London. They taught Clara to figh

In the spirit of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and I Talk Like a River, this lyrical picture book from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner tells the story of a child in swim therapy and celebrates the ways differently abled bodies can move in the water. Under here, there isno top or bottom, no left or right--only fields of water to wander inas topsy-turvy as I like. Underwater, everything looks different--and every body moves differently, too. During swim therapy, a child discovers he can be anything: a catfish, a seahorse, a starfish cartwheeling across the universe. He finds the magic of moving in wholly new ways, just like he does on land in his trusty wheelchair.

在一年一度的萬聖節裡，小女孩終於受夠了被安排成可愛角色。今年，她決定翻轉形象，宣布：「本書」的主角要當一個真正嚇人的 witch。她細心設計帽子與長髮，調製藥水、練習咒語，連「讓人石化」的表情都不放過，只為完成心中理想的模樣。沒想到，當她在鏡中看見成果時，連自己都被嚇了一跳。本書以輕快節奏描繪孩子渴望獨立、又需要依靠的微妙心情。父親在一旁溫柔支持，讓這場變身既戲劇化也溫暖動人。Zoey Abbott 以RISO與risograph技法呈現霓虹色調與大面積留白，帶出六〇年代流行感。獲《Kirkus》、《School Library Journal》、《BookPage》與《Publishers Weekly》四項星級書評肯定，是一部兼具幽默與理解的節慶之作。Four starred reviews! In this "inspiring...delightful" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her--this year, a witch! A little girl has been every adorable thing you can imagine for Halloween, and she is done with being cuddly, sweet, and precious. This year, she's rebelling big-time and going for a totally different vibe: the spookiest thing out there. She's going to be...a witch! With only a little help from Dad, she works hard on her witchy locks, brew, spells and enchantments, and power to petrify. But what

在幽暗的洞穴裡，兩個小岩柱——鐘乳石 Stalactite 與石筍 Stalagmite——默默觀察著世界的變化。從三葉蟲、恐龍到樹懶與蝙蝠，它們靜靜見證數百萬年的歷史。作者以輕鬆幽默的筆觸與節奏明快的文字，讓時間的流動化為一場奇妙的觀察秀。當兩者終於長到可以相觸的那一刻，讀者也將感受到友誼、時間與存在的深意。畫風簡潔、節奏鮮明，讓孩子在笑聲中思考「等待」與「陪伴」的價值。A hilarious and thought-provoking picture book about two little cave rock formations who witness the entire history of the world, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers, Jon Klassen, and Mac Barnett. DRIP. DRIP. DRIP. Time flies for two charming little cave nubs, Stalactite and Stalagmite. Over millions of years, creatures and things pass in and out of their cave, everything from a trilobite, an ichthyostega, and a triceratops, to a ground sloth and a bat. When you are an ageless rock formation, it's nice to have a friend who's always there. But what will happen when the two nubs grow enough to finally touch?

2025 RICBA NomineesA little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather’s sari-sari store close while adjusting to a new home in this sweet picture book about the joy of community, connection, and Filipino culture.For one girl, summers used to mean helping Lolo run his sari-sari store, which was always brimming with goods for the neighborhood: shampoo packets for Ate Jane, rice and eggs for Tonton, and a sympathetic ear for anyone who needed it. “Sari-sari means a good variety—just look around and you’ll see. What help can you give your community?” Lolo would say, as he filled his shelves with what people would need.Now that she’s far from the Philippines, she misses Lolo and the friendly faces that surrounded his sari-sari store. But when she remembers her grandfather’s words, her heart keeps Lolo close, and she starts to see opportunities for connection and community in her new home.