Fiction

The other penguins do not accept Blue Penguin because he looks different. Lonely, he sings a melancholy song until, one day, a little penguin approaches him and changes his whole life.

Emily Elizabeth is a little anxious about starting kindergarten. When her teacher says that everyone in the class can bring something from home to make the transition easier, just guess what Emily Elizabeth chooses!

When Sam Grave's friend Lucy disappears inside her locker, Sam and Antonio must find her and rescue her from Eerie Elementary!

Bea is sick and tired of her brother Guille breaking her toys. For her birthday, she asks for a big bike that he won't be able to use. The only problem with it is that she is scared to try it out and afraid he might learn to ride it before her. ...

Readers will cheer on Bea as she tries to overcome her fear of the dark.

Mail Mouse has a new route. This one takes him to outer space, Candy Land, Miniville, the Land of the Giants, and many other extraordinary places.

This book turns learning the alphabet into a visual game. Young children will enjoy looking for the letters hidden in the colorful artwork.

Unfold the pages and help pals Nico and Lola decide what to wear, eat, play, and so much more.

In this unique re-telling of the classic tale, Cinderella goes to the ball in a camel-drawn turnip. Instead of glass slippers, she has fuzzy ones. She has to take place in a contest to win a dance with the prince. Nothing about that night turns out...

The Snow White in this book lives with 77 dwarfs. She is so exhausted by taking care of so many, she actually goes in search of the witch and requests two poison apples!

In book one, Billie tries to act brave and agrees to watch a scary movie with her friend Rebecca. She ends up having quite a fright night! In the second one, Billie wants a pet, but her parents say no to all the animals she mentions. Will she ever...

A little rabbit is very excited that his mother is going to have a baby. He asks everyone when his brother will be born. He is in for quite a surprise when the big day comes.

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.' Join one little pigeon as she sets out on a journey to spread a message of tolerance around...

Virginia falls into a well filled with milk and finds herself in a completely white world. The inhabitants of this world are fascinated by her colorful appearance. Readers will love to see how the book comes to life as the surroundings take on...

This delightful collection of short children's verses is filled with warm memories, fanciful characters, little creatures, and a wide variety of sensations.

Little Dragon overcomes his fear of learning how to fly thanks to a special friend.

Little Dragon fears he will never learn to breathe fire like all the other dragons. His mother constantly reassures him, but what will it take for him to master this task?

Little Petronila is always willing to help others. Her kindness gets repaid when she needs it the most.

When a bored, lonely mountain turns 9,632 years old, she decides to take a trip and go see the ocean for the first time.

A colorful armadillo family needs a new home. They find such a comfortable spot, all armadillos decide to live in caves from that day forward.

Since Kiwi, a young Guarani boy, is not very good at archery, he prefers to go fishing with his father. He loves seeing a girl named Cereza who picks fruit near the water. When a terrible drought begins to make the plants wither and the water dry up,...

Niko tries to get spiders to bite him to turn him into Spiderman. When he finds a variety that he does not know is poisonous, it's a good thing a real super hero is around to save him from harm's way.

A little girl named Andrea, a young boy named Pablito, and a dog named Popy share their thoughts in very short stories that read like poems.

This book offers cheerful verses about colors, treasures, love, and so much more for young children to listen to, recite , and enjoy.

Ajonjoli cannot do her homework because her brothers are making too much noise. If only her brothers would play a nice song instead of what they are doing. Just when she has had enough, something changes and everything begins to sound a lot better.

Irene hears a strange noise inside her house. All of a sudden, a hen starts following her everywhere. Irene soon grows weary of the bird and decides to get rid of it. Once she does this, a witch appears threatening her if she does not produce the hen...

Brothers Felipe and Enrique are quite different. Felipe is messy and does not like doing homework while Enrique is a role model who works hard every day. They have to go stay with their grandmother for a while when their mother relocates for work. All...

Ally has been able to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure being dumb? Her...

Children are invited to search for animals in artwork based on the intricate designs found on the baskets of the Yekuana people from Venezuela. An answer key and information about the significance of the symbols are provided.

Ambar Dorado wants a watch for her seventh birthday more than anything. She will feel more grown-up when she can see what time it is whenever she wants. Also, she will always know exactly how late Justo Daniels, her best friend, is. He is a great best...

Evan Treski is a people person. He can talk to anyone, including adults. His sister Jessie is just the opposite. While she is great at math, she knows that dealing with feelings his her worst 'subject.' When they decide to start a lemonade war, there...

Zitlally feels lonely after her father is deported to Mexico for speeding. She searches for comfort in the woods behind her trailer. There she finds a dog with a patch over its eye that resembles a star. She believes it is the spirit animal of her...

What would happen if an author fired an illustrator in the middle of a book? This clever story about a girl named Chloe gets interrupted due to creative differences. It will encourage children to think about how picture books are created and keep them...

Dragons love tacos, just make sure not to give them hot sauce. A little boy named Robbie decides to have a taco party. See what happens when he accidentally puts jalapenos in the food.

In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear, but...

The narrator in this story talks about his grandfather's amazing feats in the ring, but shares that his toughest fight in the world happened long before he became a professional wrestler.

Melody is the smartest girl in school, but nobody knows it. Most people, including her teachers and doctors, believe she is cognitively challenged and have placed her in special ed. If she could only share what she thinks and knows, but Melody cannot...

In this excellent novel of survival set during World War II, Philip, a young white boy, is blinded when the Germans torpedo his ship. Stranded on a tiny Caribbean island with Timothy, an old black sailor, Philip must learn to overcome his prejudice and...

August was born with a deformed face. He rarely goes out and he always walks with his head down. Everything is about to change, though because this year he attends a mainstream school. Although his classmates stare and cannot seem to get over his...

Laura comes home from school and asks her father if princesses fart. Good thing he has a very special book in his library called The Secret Princess Book. In it, they look up all of Laura's favorite princesses, such as Cinderella and Snow White, to...