PreK-8

In this oversized picture book, a boy named Oliver walks to school on La Oca Street with his parents. One week, they cannot go with him, so they ask different family members and friends to accompany him. Each person has a different occupation and...

Rita has just moved to a city where everything is gray. She has a hard time adjusting. Where are all the colors? After discovering a big secret, together with her new friends, she decides the answer must lie behind the walls of the Gray Factory. With...

This uplifting story about a parrot from the tropics that lives in a Chicago apartment shows the difficulties of moving to a new place and the importance of community. The cheerful ending can also be used to discuss the benefits of protecting wildlife.