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Sometimes it takes a rocket scientist to offer young readers the most engaging introduction to space travel, the solar system, and the universe.Earth’s gravity keeps our feet on the ground, and also p

Revisit Kate DiCamillo’s beloved first novel with a beautiful twentieth-anniversary edition featuring an introduction by Ann Patchett.“This book is (I hope) a hymn of praise to dogs, friendship, and t

Each bird gives voice to its own song in a luminous book celebrating the turning of a new day.Chee chee, says the Wren.Ta-tee-tee, sings the Lark.Tink-tink, calls the Finch.Goodbye to the dark.With th

When you can’t go outside to play, it’s time to call on your imagination―and summon all the marvelous creatures you can think up.What’s there to do when you’re stuck inside on a rainy day? If you’re like Kiki, with a big imagination, you teach your sister how to play the Think-Ups. It’s easy: you take turns thinking up any animal you like (A bunny! A moose! An octopus! A koala!) and, just like that, that creature (or several of them) will appear. In a blink, your house will be overflowing with hopping, hungry, messy Think-Ups. Quick, Kiki! What are the rules for ending the game? A charming story about keeping boredom at bay, with sure appeal for little animal lovers and creative thinker-uppers.

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak.To fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren’t human―that was miraculous.After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast―elderly people, children, babies―now live in prison camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn’t know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp’s tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn’t the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone possibly read so much? I

Follow ten lion cubs as they make their way home through the savanna in a lulling, lyrical read-aloud that gently introduces counting to young ones.Little lions everywhere listen to evening’s sounds.T

The stars are the limit for a little girl who acts out her wish to be an astronaut ― inspired by a very special person.Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. “I want to

Rendered with reassuring words and pastoral scenes, this soothing lullaby of a story is sure to settle even the most restless of cubs.Mouse is rushing to her nest.In soft, dry grasses she will rest.Ge

Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse’s entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library.Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sur

The creators of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise show that dark shades and daring antics don’t necessarily lead to instant coolness in a giggle-worthy send-up of trying too hard.Look what Cat found on the

A family heads to synagogue together in a charming board book for little listeners with a rhyming text and child-friendly illustrations.A day of rest with which we’re blessed.We all get dressed.It’s S

A family enjoys their weekly Sabbath dinner in a board book full of warm illustrations and a simple narration sure to appeal to young children.Shabbat shalom!We hurry home.Dressed in their best, a fam

When Ben receives a mysterious invitation to an odd museum, he’s swept into a peculiar world of forgotten secrets and wild magic in this illustrated novel.The invitation to the Gee Museum was delivere

Visual hijinks abound as a nervous witch gets swept away with trying to tidy up before company comes―only to discover that being with friends is what really matters.Tick, tock! Three cups.Tick, tock!

What do little monsters like to wear? Daisy Hirst brings her charming wit to a silly board book for the youngest set.When monsters get up in the morning, they have to find something to wear. Simon wea

In a picture-perfect ode to the perfect day at the beach, a young boy experiences the joys of being left alone to play and dream at the edge of a wild sea.Waiting is hard. In a gentle multigenerationa

Abby is anxious to host the perfect tea party for a friend she idolizes, but life serves up a sweet taste of the fun to be had when perfection is off the table.Have you met Phoebe―Miss Phoebe Dupree?P

Being kind is contagious as a new girl navigates the art of making friends in a picture book suited for children starting school or moving to a new place.When Sukie’s family moves and she has to start

Count on cats as a fun way to learn numbers―in rhyming spreads with expressive appeal for animal lovers of all ages.Cat Number One has nothing to do…Until she makes friends with Cat Number Two.Meet ca

A beguiling array of felines from A to Z makes learning the alphabet the cat’s pajamas.Adorable cat with eyes of gold.Baby cat just two weeks old.From curious to elegant, grouchy to inquisitive, rowdy

From the team behind See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog comes a funny and handy guide that explains just how (and how not!) to say “I’m sorry.”Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone knew

A New York Times best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bun

Stunning imagery and moving language let imagination take flight in an ethereal primer on making a bird.Breathe deeply and take your time.The making of a bird is not a thing to be hurried.To make a bi

When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don’t expect the robots to come alive. But life may be a bit more magical than they thought.Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to

How do you give a eulogy when you can’t think of one good thing to say? A poignant, funny, and candid look at grief, family secrets, difficult people, and learning to look behind the facade.As if bein

A buttoned-up overachiever works overtime to keep her inner nerd at bay―failing spectacularly―in Nancy Werlin’s hilarious and heartfelt return to contemporary realistic fiction.Planning is Zoe Rosenth

In Meg Medina’s follow-up to her Newbery Medal–winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love―and finding your rhythm.Seventh grade is going to be a rea

Follow your nose to a hilarious Stink-fest no kid will want to miss!GROSS ME OUT! STINK-O! SKUNKSVILLE!Stink Moody’s class is going on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, a

Head over to Whiskers Hollow—the whimsically detailed new world from Steve Light—and hop in with Bear and friends for a fun road trip to Elephant’s Old Junk Tree.When Bear’s old truck needs a new head

Do you have what it takes to be an owl? Find out in this funny, fact-filled picture book.Welcome to Owl School! Professor Olaf Owl is here to tell you everything you need to know about being an owl, f

All the animals know it’s time to go to sleep—except Albie! A bedtime story for everyone who wants to stay up and play.“Bedtime? Not now!It’s time for rolling and jumping,sniffling and snuffling. Not

Count on Miss Mingo and her irresistible class of critters to make a special school-year milestone a day to remember.It’s the hundredth day of school, and Miss Mingo the Flamingo has quite a day plann

Get outdoors and have amazing real-life adventures with an inspirational guide from adventurer, world-record breaker, and British TV personality Helen Skelton.From kayaking the length of the Amazon to

Have you got 2 minutes? That's all the time it takes to become a #2minutesuperhero. Plastic is everywhere. It is in the rivers and it is in the sea.We need superheroes to fight plastic and help save our oceans. Read this essential book and find out how you can become a #2minutesuperhero by completing 50 missions to fight plastic at home, school and on your days out. Informative, practical and positive, this guide for children is written by Martin Dorey, anti-plastic campaigner and author of the bestselling No.More. Plastic. Martin is the founder of the Beach Clean Network and the #2minutebeachclean movement and believes that small actions add up to make a big difference.

Baby's mouth feels funny. Something is happening, and it's not just that a puddle of drool keeps escaping. There it is--a new tooth! From discovering what's good to bite (and what's not) to mastering the toothbrush, Baby's dental adventure is sure to give little teething buddies something to chew on. Full color.

Just in time for Halloween! Find sundry novelties, flaps, facsimiles, and more in a haunting—or is it haunted?—volume that gives new meaning to the term ghost writer.Have you been hearing strange footsteps and knocks, whispers and rattling chains? Perhaps the early-twentieth-century author of this newly discovered tome has some secrets to share. Within the book’s weathered pages you’ll hear of a headless French pirate in search of his missing noggin, a vanishing pair of young trickster twins, a ghostly woman who screams for attention, and other communications from the “fun side.” Readers who wish to plumb the mysteries of the paranormal will find some hands-on challenges to lift their spirits, along with tips on a range of spectral subjects, such as what to pack in a ghostologist’s field kit, how to distinguish the types of ghosts, the best ways to hunt them, and spotting the unfortunate fakes and frauds. Too bad the late author never got to see her guide find its way into the world! B

A seemingly ordinary park transforms into somewhere new and wonderful in this enthralling ode to first adventures from acclaimed author Robie H. Harris and fine artist Armando Mariño.Somewhere is wher

A musical treat for the ear and eye, this antic tale of a worm on a mission doubles as a cozy bedtime book.One summer day, as Little Worm heads out to play, he discovers he has a song stuck in his hea

When a little lie turns into a more serious one, will Lily and Darby’s friendship survive―or is it the end of the Rizzlerunk Club?Lily Lattuga finally feels settled after moving to a new town and star

Follow the inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. in a moving, vital, and informative book by an author and an illustrator with close ties to Dr. King’s family.Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his lif