Fiction

Tia Isa wants to buy a car, but she does not have enough money saved up. Her young niece takes on a number of odd jobs and surprises her aunt with the balance she needs.

When Mia's grandmother moves in with them, she speaks very little English and Mia's Spanish is not very good. To make matters worse, the grandmother misses her homeland. The two end up teaching each other their languages with the help of a parrot named...

An evil force has turned everyday machines into killers on the peaceful planet of Dalnore. Will Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, be able to stop their rampage?

In the village of Palenque, hardly anyone knows how to read. When Gina begins to receive letters that she imagines are filled with pledges of love, her younger sister decides to learn how to read to be able to tell Gina what the letters say. With the...

In this award-winning adaptation, the little boy who informs the emperor that he was not wearing any clothes is brought to the palace and becomes the ruler's personal adviser. He narrates the story from the beginning to show how he got such an important...

One day, a man in a red suit comes to inform the crocodiles that he has purchased the river in which they live and, because he paid cash on the barrel, they have to vacate. Readers will love seeing how the oldest of the crocodiles gets the message...

In this tender story about adoption, Kwame wants to have glasses like his brother and his parents in order to be just like them. Even though his eyesight is perfect, his family not only gets him glasses so everyone would look the same, they go one step...

In this zany retelling of the classic folktale, Prairie Chicken goes to warn Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming. Along the way, she picks up her friends and they run into a hungry coyote! Readers will love seeing what happens next.

Billie B. learns to be quite creative and adaptable in the two beginning chapter books contained in this volume. In story one, her baby brother destroys her school project, but she comes up with an idea the morning it is due. In the second story,...

In this installment of the popular series, Billie B. becomes a big sister and learns the importance of telling the truth.

Uncle Manuel leaves his dragon Ziggy with Eduardo while he goes to a retreat. Eduardo discovers that Ziggy is actually a girl dragon when she lays an egg in the linen closet and, days later, out hatches a baby dragon. In this hilarious book, told...

A little boy complains to his uncle in a series of emails about how hard it is to pet sit his dragon. Readers will love seeing the hilarious havoc the dragon causes.

Mr. Levin comes to Bogota in 1938 to open up a watch shop in a small building in a modest neighborhood. His neighbor is Mrs. Blanca, a school teacher. This amazingly detailed picture book shows the passage of time over the ensuing decades as these two...

In book three, Billie learns she should not play with scissors and cut her own hair and decides that finding a secret message in a bottle is a great way to make friends at the beach.

A Spanish boy befriends a girl named Saida who emigrates from Morocco. He helps her learn Spanish and she teaches him Arabic. Readers get a chance to learn Arabic as well.

In the first of the two beginning chapter books in this beginning reader, Billie B. takes a class trip to the zoo and becomes the teacher's extra-special helper. In the second one, it's Christmas and both Billie and her friend Jack want new bicycles.

From the team that brought you the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book Extra Yarn comes this profound picture book about two brothers who decide to dig a hole and look for something spectacular. With their trusty dog at their side, they dig, and dig, and dig,...

A one-eyed dog rescues a magpie with a burnt wing, and the two become fast friends. But the deep, caring bond between Dog and Magpie is threatened when Fox, jealous of their friendship, conceives a plan to separate them forever.

Set in Venezuela, this original story is about a hen who wants a bicycle for her birthday and the owner who tries to grant her wish.

Pep Bruno wrote this delightful collection of short stories to pay homage to the children's book authors who have inspired him, including Arnold Lobel, Eric Carle, and A.A. Milne. The five tales show a group of insect friends who are always willing to...

A little girl writes down all the words she does not understand and puts them in a box. For her eighth birthday, her parents give her a dictionary and she begins to appreciate the true gift of language.

This book offers an ingenious way to teach children about division. It can also be used for units or farming, friendship, and character education as Monkey and Bear plant seeds and share their bounty among themselves and their friends.

In the first of the two chapter books in this volume, Billie B. makes a second-best friend. In the second one, she has a backyard camp out with her best friend Jack.

Join Billie and Jack as they attempt ballet and show everyone that girls can play soccer just as good as boys can.

In a delightful case of mistaken identity, Jessica the frog and her friends find an egg. When it hatches and a long green creature emerges, Jessica assures the others it's a chicken. Luminous collage-like illustrations reveal the frogs have really...

Andrés is a mechanic who loves gardening. He is chosen for a special job due to his superior skills. When he discovers he will be working on bombers, the peace-loving man alters the planes and plants a big surprise.

Estela is thrilled when the instructor asks her to participate in the salsa exercise class at the community center. When she returns to dance another day, she is told no children could participate. She takes a lesson from her social studies class and...

A young boy named Carlitos shares the joys (and sometimes the aggravations) of life with his older special needs brother Enrique. The book carries a wonder message about acceptance and anti-bullying.

A little boy named Constantine gets all his friends to help him to convince the clouds to make it rain. This book comes with a separate workbook with fun activities to test reading comprehension.

Ana and her family move to the United States from Mexico when she is 8. Ana picks up English quickly, but her mother struggles. Her mother enrolls in night classes and learns how to defend herself in her new language.

The 28 poems in this illustrated anthology were written by pioneers in Venezuelan children's literature. They celebrate animals, nature, games, and sheer joy of youth. Brief biographies on all of the poets are included at the end of the book.

Based on the author's own family story, this bilingual book describes the ingenuity one little Mexican American girl uses to create a room of her own from what was once a storage closet.

Nobody will let Perico the parrot help with the preparations for the Cinco de Mayo celebration in San Antonio. His cries of 'Let me help' are met with 'go away.' The determined bird finds a way to help and be part of the big fiesta.

In this beautiful tribute to the joy of reading, children will discover that each story begins with the opening of a book. Morris loves to read and is handpicked to take care of a marvelous library. He shares the stories until it’s time for someone...

Who's written the letter that Dad finds on his desk? Juliet, no less! She's one of the family cats that has decided to communicate with her owner. But how did she learn to write? And, more importantly, what does her letter say?

In this traditional Cuban folk tale set in Miami's Little Havana, a very bossy rooster gets his beak dirty on the way to his uncle's wedding. When he demands that his friends clean it and they refuse, he learns an important lesson about asking first. The...

This delightful story about unrequited love offers an original theory into the origin of sweet and sour Chinese cuisine. It also shows the power of friendship, music, and perseverance.

In this Venezuelan folk tale, a man who hates the darkness of night finds an ingenious way to locate the light, creating what we now know as the moon and the stars.

Beloved author/illustrator Eric Carle invites all children to find their inner artist and paint the world as they see it. This picture book is filled with red crocodiles, orange elephants, and other color combinations that will inspire all readers to...

Malena hates going to swim class because the other kids make fun of her weight. Once the instructor tells her to think positively about herself, her whole outlook changes.