Picture Books

Nina tells all sorts of lies to cover up her behavior. One night, she cannot sleep. When she turns the light on, she discovers that all the lies she told have turned into big, loud monsters. She learns the importance of telling the truth.

Cookie was the happiest dog in the world until Grandma came and gave electronics to the kids in the family. Now, no one has time for him, so he decides to run away. Once the family realizes he is missing, they discover the importance of disconnecting...

Raccoon wants to bake a cake, but he is out of eggs. In this cumulative story, he visits different friends who are all in need of something. Everyone ends up visiting Bear at the fishing hole and spending a wonderful day together.

Ramsey's grandmother decides to make octopus stew. She did not count on the octopus escaping from the pot and capturing her. Ramsey dons his red cape and sets out to save grandma. A recipe for octopus stew is included.

A young princess hears crying coming from the dragon's cave. When she asks him what's wrong, he says his tooth hurts. She teaches him the importance of dental hygiene, proper diet, exercise, and much more.

In this modern twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Ruby wants to pick berries on the other side of the stream for a pie, but her brothers leave her behind saying she's too small to cross over. When the three boys reach the water, Santiago does not...

This book captures the sights and sounds of carnival in Brazil as a young girl celebrates with her great grandmother.

Based on the author's life, this picture book presents a little girl who must deal with her beloved older brother's incarceration. She feels a wide range of emotions, including sadness, anger, worry, and shame. When the family visits him in prison, the...

The morning after a big snowstorm, Lina heads to her grandmother's house to prepare warak enab, which are Lebanese stuffed grape leaves. Along the way, she discovers that there are ten ways to hear the snow.

Prince Bertram behaves terribly. One day, he throws a rock out of the window and hits a witch. Furious, she turns him into a dragon. This experience changes the boy for the better.

An octopus is caught by a diver and placed in an aquarium. Missing his freedom and life in the ocean, the octopus makes a daring escape.

This stunning, poetic picture books conveys the danger to both flora and fauna caused by forest fires. It will inspire both adults and children to support organizations that protect the forests, which are the Earth’s lungs.

All the animals saw it. Some were frightened; some were just surprised. What could it be? Children will love the photographs used in place of illustrations.

Blue is so much more than a color. It's fragrant, subtle, happy, melodic, glacial, and so much more.

A girl asks her mother to describe what green is. The answer is poetic. It will have children thinking about colors in a much more profound way.

Every Wednesday at noon, the narrator and his classmates get to use their imagination and play with masks from all over the world. Readers will gain an understanding of their significance for different cultures.

While gazing up at the sky, Fish realizes he is bored and needs a change. He decides to leave the water for dry land. After some time in the city, while gazing up at the sky, he sees a flock of birds. If you are lucky, maybe you will see a fish flying...

This book celebrates differences. Some of the characters include a three-legged elephant, a turtle that doesn't have a shell, and router with no Wi-Fi. It teaches children to accept everyone.

Mr. Martin loves peace and quiet. He even constructs a bubble around his home. After a few days, though, he begins to feel lonely and realizes he made a mistake. Will anyone be able to break the silence?

The monster takes up way too much space in the closet so it's time for him to find a new place to live. This turns out to be much harder than expected.

In this rhyming picture book, an elderly lady, in her role of grandmother, takes care of 10 naughty children. Counting down as each one escapes, what's going to happen when their mother arrives to an empty house?

One day, the pigeons start bringing messages to the people in the park. These simple notes end up brightening everyone's mood. Who could be behind it and why?

Mateo has two homes. While staying at his father's house, Mateo sees a bird outside the window. He cannot understand its language at first but begins to ask it questions. Eventually the boy learns a very important message from the bird.

A family decides to go on a picnic one Sunday in spring. With everyone busy doing their own things, only the son sees the picnic basket moving and then disappearing. After he investigates, he realizes his family will never believe what happened.

We all know picture day at school can be a little chaotic. Try doing it with a class of different animals! Readers will love seeing what happens in this hilarious, rhyming picture book.

RamTamTam is a stray dog that comes in a child's life. They become the best of friends. When the dog passes away, the boy realizes that RamTamTam will live forever in his memories and his heart.

All of Elephant's friends try to cheer him up, but nothing works. When a little mouse who is lost asks him for help, he emerges from his funk.

In a book many will identify with, a little boy lists what many might consider his faults: he's messy, goes crazy for French fries, and asks too many questions to name a few. He realizes that no one is perfect, and he accepts himself for the way he is.

Mila is excited that her grandfather is coming for the weekend. They cook spaghetti sauce with the tomatoes he taught her how to plant. They learn other recipes from their international neighbors and Mila creates her own cookbook. The recipes appear...

Martin has a very active imagination, and this makes him create scenarios in his mind that worry him. What if a pineapple falls on his head? What if a whale eats him? What if he lands on Mars? His mother always has the perfect, soothing answers to...

Everyone knows the expression don't judge a book by the cover, but what about do not judge a house from the outside? This book, with its fold-out pages and window cut-out, presents a generous mouse who invites all in need into his home, which appears to...

Narciso the elephant has performed the same peanut act in the circus 1,825 times and he can't do it anymore. He plots his escape, but things do not go according to plan.

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña poetically tells readers that all children are filled with endless possibilities. They will be inspired to try to achieve all their dreams.

Based on the author's life, this is the story of a mother who has to return to her native Mexico because she had come into the United States illegally. Her daughter writes letters to everyone because her voice has power. She will do it until someone...

While looking in her closet for her misplaced favorite shoes, Juno Valentine falls into a room filled with shoes owned by incredible women. She decides to try a few on and gets whisked on amazing adventures to the lives of the owners, including...

In this adaptation of the classic folktale, a wolf goes to a hen's house to make stone soup. The hen, along with the other animals, ends up providing ingredients for a delicious vegetable soup. The large format makes it ideal for reading with groups.

The Hole has always been in the school yard and the kids love playing there. The adults worry that the children will get hurt and decide to make it off limits. Undeterred, the students find an even better spot to play.

This picture book conveys the power of food and memory. As the grandchildren grow up and get to eat at the adult table, their grandmother's international dishes transport them to faraway lands. Information about each dish is provided at the end.

The notebook keeper is a volunteer who writes down the names of people who want to cross the border at San Ysidro, Mexico. As Noemi and her mother wait for their number to be called, the girl discovers kindness in herself and others.

Someone has stolen Ona's tooth and she won't have anything to leave for the Mouse Perez! She asks Hugo for help and together with a lightning bug and the Mouse Perez, the trio sets out to find out who took it.