Picture Books

Lilly has a brand new purple plastic purse that makes music when you open it, a glittery new pair of sunglasses, and three shiny quarters. Anxious to show her new possessions to her favorite teacher and her classmates, she disrupts Mr. Slinger's class...

In this humorous tale of jealousy and brotherly love, Lilly's attitude toward her baby brother Julius creates quite a stir at home. Her parents try to reason with her, but she won't change her mind until her cousin says that Julius is ugly. This prompts...

This hilarious and active book encourages young readers to imitate the antics of the animals on the pages of the book and move every part of their bodies from head to toe. Children will love wiggling, wriggling, and moving along with the classic Eric...

With very few words per page, this book, with its irresistible photographs, invites children to come play along with an active puppy.

This colorful book shows the day in the life of a baby turtle. It is a great choice for any unit on the ocean.

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...

In this captivating, poetic story, a young boy and his mother come across a beautiful flowering tree during a walk through the countryside. The young boy decides to take some of the beauty home with them in the form of a seed. As the tree begins to grow,...

This full-color edition narrates, in verse, the delightfully silly adventures of Doña Piñones, an old lady who is afraid of anything and everything until a little boy finds out about her fears and comes to the rescue.

In this heartwarming growing up story, Bean the bunny rabbit discovers that she can survive without Mantita, her security blanket. After carefully hiding it for safekeeping, Bean loses her beloved Mantita. Happily, she soon finds out that her family's...

Olivia is excited about seeing the summer fireworks display, and especially about hearing the band. But when she finds out there isn't going to be a band, she decides to form her own. She has no instruments, but pots and pans and other household items...

Chester the raccoon is really nervous about starting kindergarten, so his mother shares a special ritual with him. By placing a kiss right in the middle of his palm, she turns his paw into the Kissing Hand, so that he can feel his mother's love even when...

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...

Every summer Eric stays with his Grandma in New York's El Barrio. They listen to her amazing record collection and dance salsa. Eric and his Grandma go to see a live performance of their favorite band, which proves to be a memory to last a lifetime...

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 day, while visiting the tallest building in her town, Paula falls asleep on a passing cloud, and when she wakes up she finds herself in New York City. As she tries to find her way home she manages to take in the sites of the Big Apple and enjoy the...

Jonathan has a very unusual dog. It likes to go to the park, watch TV, and eat toast crumbs. It also happens to be invisible. His big sister Elizabeth says Dog isn't real, but Jonathan and Grandma know better... This story about imagination and sharing...

A little girl named Juliana discovers the amazing imagery of poetry in this delightful book. It pays homage to the famous poem by Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos about the Loiza River.

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.

In this classic English rhyme, a father, four children, and a dog embark on a bear hunt that takes them through fields, across a deep river, and into a dense forest to find a bear in a cave.

Tricia struggles in elementary school because she has difficulty learning to read. Her classmates call her dumb, in spite of her many talents. Finally, in fifth grade she is lucky enough to have a teacher who is able to recognize her problem and help her...

In this celebration of nature and determination, children witness how a boy named Jaime plants an acorn, only to have a squirrel dig it up and eat it. He continues to plant, albeit unsuccessfully a good portion of the time, and grows into an old man,...

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...

Count along in Spanish and English as each one of the ten puppies disappears from the pages...it's a bilingual bonanza! The book features colorful and playful illustrations by artist Ulises Wensell.

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.

Skármeta's sensitive story explores a boy's experience with the military dictatorship in his country. After he witnesses his friend's father being taken away by a military jeep, Pedro begins to wonder about his own relationship with his country's...

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.

Tili, a very inquisitive little mouse, lives in a meadow bordered by a huge wall. She can't stop thinking about the wondrous world that might lie beyond it. One day she burrows under to see for herself. Find out what she finds when she reaches the other...

When the author's great-grandmother--a Jewish immigrant from Russia--came to the United States, she brought her babushka and dress to remind her of her country. Her mother made a quilt out of them, along with something from each member of the family...

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...

Jessie, a young woman from a poor village in Eastern Europe, is surprised when she is chosen by the town's Rabbi to travel to America. Profoundly sad at the prospect of leaving behind her grandmother, Jessie makes the voyage across the sea to start a new...

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...