Fiction

Fly with Granny on her magic carpet and learn how to count to ten while journeying through the world's marketplaces and acquiring masks in Mexico, kites in Japan, llamas in Peru, and so much more. A map at the end of the book shows children where the...

Danny's visit to a museum results in a fun-filled day when an amiable dinosaur joins him for the afternoon. This endearing story has delighted young readers for decades.

Ideal for read-alouds, this rhyming picture book introduces children to a princess who is bored with her royal life and sets out for true adventure as a pirate and a knight!

A strict librarian learns that sometimes rules must be broken in this uplifting tribute to libraries. When a lion comes to story hour, Miss Merriweather decides that he can stay so long as he observes the rules. However, when faced with an emergency, the...

Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's...

Kevin Henkes, captures the sweet, sometimes slapstick struggle of Kitten, who sees her first full moon and thinks it's a bowl of milk in the sky. The rhythmic text and delightful artwork ensure story time success. Children will love Kitten's quest and...

One rainy afternoon, the Cat in the Hat comes to visit and wreaks his special kind of havoc. The rhyme of the translation captures the magic of the original.

Follow two children as they celebrate their ancestors on this vibrant holiday. They offer marigolds, sugar skulls, and special bread, and make delicious foods. By spreading marigold petals, they guide the dead home to join the festivities. Finally, after...

The little pig from If You Give a Pig a Pancake is back, and she’s ready to celebrate! Now she wants to throw a party, and of course, that means balloons, decorating, dressing up, and inviting friends. Children will delight in the return of this beloved...

Sarah Jane Hartwell is nervous about starting at a new school. With much prodding from Mr. Hartwell, she reluctantly pulls herself together and goes to school. She is quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton, who helps smooth her jittery transition.

After an awful mishap, Nadarín is left wandering the sea alone. He discovers the wonders of the ocean and a new school of friends. Nadarín teaches his new friends that with a little creativity and some hard work they can overcome their fears.

Winter is near and all the field mice are busy preparing and gathering food for the cold months ahead--all except for Frederick. Always the daydreamer, Frederick is preparing a small surprise that will warm the hearts and feed the spirits of his fellow...

Mr. Bird loves his nest, but Mrs. Bird is ready for something new. So they set off in search of the perfect home. The hunt will prove to be harder than they ever imagined.

The cat, pilot, rock, and mommy have his or her own answer to the big question. This book teaches children that we all have a reason to be on this Earth and encourages them to come up with a new one everyday.

Although she lives in a house full of avid readers, Meena hates books. One day, she upsets a tall pile of children's books, and from the pages tumbles an incredible assortment of characters: princesses, fairies, frogs, and rabbits. None of them knows...

This Christmas our young narrator is not taking any chances. He describes, in detail, the present he'd like Santa to bring him. When the penguin named Osbert that he asked for arrives, the little boy finds it’s not a perfect match. Eventually Osbert...

This remarkable collection encourages readers to stay on their toes. Rhythm and imagination are combined to create humorous, surprising imagery including a cricket that sings to the moon, and a toy soldier who watches television. Word play and sound...

In this third installment of the travails of Farmer Brown, Cronin and Lewin take on the electoral process in this age of recounts and late night talk show appearances. Duck is tired of doing his chores on the farm so he decides to run for election and...

This edition of a true classic offers a refreshing translation accompanied by wonderful illustrations. All the other bulls want to run and jump and butt their heads together, but Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. This bestselling...

In this continuation of Click, Clack, Moo, Farmer Brown leaves his farm in the hands of his brother Bob, with written instructions. However, the animals led by a clever duck, wreak havoc by replacing Farmer Brown's instructions with their own. When...

New to the country and the community, Yoon has some trouble adjusting to her new life. She can't manage to write her name in her new language, though she can write the things she sees around her. When Yoon sees that she will build an identity and...

This beautiful, soothing work describes a young girl's journey of discovery as she experiences the treasures of the ocean through each of her five senses.

The classic Three Little Pigs fairytale is told with a brand new twist. Instead of being eaten, the pigs escape, and take control of their own story. Along the way they confuse the wolf, build a paper airplane, and fly off on a fairytale adventure of...

Filled with traditional Venezuelan and Latin American songs and melodies, this book is sure to become a favorite among children. The beautifully illustrated pages are filled with both lyrics and the score of each song.

Emily discovers a whale living in her garden pond, so she writes to Mr. Blueberry for advice on how to care for her new pet. In a delightful exchange of letters, Emily learns about whales, and Mr. Blueberry learns about imagination, faith, and friendship.

This innovative rendition of the story of the blind men and the elephant proves that true wisdom can come only when one knows the whole truth. Thus, when seven mice explore different parts of an elephant, each sees something different. This book is also...

In this funny book, Shannon applies his wonderful offbeat humor to the story of a duck that decides to try riding a bike and loves it! Soon all the animals on the farm are riding bikes, too.

Julia Alvarez shows that unfounded biases are often untrue in this retelling of a Dominican folktale. The Ciguapas--a kind of mermaid--live in the ocean and avoid human contact because they believe humans will imprison them. When one of the Ciguapas gets...

In this hilarious book, a farmer must contend with the written demands made by his cows after they discover an old typewriter in the barn. When he refuses to give them the electric blankets they want, the cows decide to go on a milk strike! When the...

This tender story will help children deal with the pain that comes with the loss of a pet. When a little boy wakes to find that his pet mouse doesn’t move, he prefers to think that it is just very tired. Finally, his Dad explains that the mouse has died,...

With simple verse and sun-drenched paintings, this touching book honors the life of farm workers and celebrates the fields and orchards where they work.

Olivia the pig is like a typical preschooler. She's good at lots of things, like singing very loud songs, trying on all her clothing, scaring away her little brother, reproducing abstract artwork on the walls, and especially wearing people out--even...

Leo, an adorable little tiger, feels frustrated because he just can't do the things that all his friends seem to have mastered. Mother Tiger urges him to be patient. Eventually, Leo begins to shine, showing that it's okay to be a late bloomer.

Camila the zebra loses seven of her stripes in a wind storm. As she walks home crying, she is granted seven assorted stripes from a snake, a snail, the rainbow, and others to replace the ones she has lost. When the colorful little zebra finally reaches...

This carefully crafted collection, richly illustrated with exuberant collages, contains 25 songs. Some of the selections are well known, such as Los pollitos and La piñata, and others are more current favorites. Spanish and English lyrics are presented...

A stuffed bear named Corduroy waits patiently and hopefully in a toy department for a loving home. He finds the love he is seeking in the arms of a little girl.

Based on an old folk tale, in which hilarious confusion seems to be the rule, this is the story of a peddler who falls asleep under a tree and, upon waking, finds countless monkeys above him wearing his hats.

Doctor de Soto, a compassionate and clever mouse-dentist, outwits a fox with a toothache—and an appetite.

When Irene's mother can't deliver the ball gown she's made for the duchess, Irene volunteers to get the dress to the palace on time. Irene proves that where there's a will there's a way in this obstacle-filled adventure.

Full-page illustrations and a simple text are the hallmarks of this educational book that teaches children about the different characteristics of animals in a lighthearted way.