Children (0 - 8)

From Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan comes a vibrant picture book retelling of a West African myth. A long time ago--a very long time ago--Thunder and Lightning didn't live in the sky. Uh-uh! They lived right in a village on the west coast...

This remarkable story shows what can happen when we choose to help. Kids will discover that we can all make a difference--no matter how big or small we are and no matter how big or small the task.Based on the New York Times bestseller Same Kind of...

Kenya's homework is to pick her favorite song and share it with her class. Sounds simple, but for Kenya, it's anything but. With all that beautiful music in the world, how can she possibly choose? Her family and friends try to help by offering their...

A spirited girl visits her cousins in the country for a chance to break free from the clamor and crowd of life in the city. Frances is a city kid, but it's hard for her to fit in. City walls aren't for climbing, city rooms aren't for running, city shops...

Difference is everywhere, just look and see. This whole-wide-big-world is wondrous-unique. A gorgeous picture book about our diverse and wonderful world from award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke and illustrator Isobel Knowles. PRAISE FOR THE...

With courage they rallied and answered the call . . . dreaming of freedom and justice for all.The United States of America was founded on the declaration that all men are created equal. But nearly two hundred years after that proclamation, America was...

Cookie is a genius--Milk, a daredevil. Cookie loves math and science while Milk loves sports and adrenaline. They are opposites. But they're also best friends. Without Milk, Cookie couldn't imagine her best inventions. And without Cookie, Milk...

The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Booker T. Washington in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other...

Welcome to Somalia! See camels walking across the hot desert. Visit caves with ancient paintings. Find out about this African country and its people, animals, and land.

When a young boy learns about what makes art special--sometimes it's beautiful, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it tells a story--he realizes that these same characteristics are what make his grandmother special, too. As a result, he finds the...

A gorgeous picture book inspired by a traditional Central American Indigenous story about a snake with the power to bring the rain, told in lyrical language and evocative art, and subtly conveying an environmental theme.Itzel listens as her nana tells...

Lemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched bay--California beckons as one girl makes her way west on a journey filled with excitement, hope, and the promise of a place where people from all paths come...