Children (0 - 8)

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...

Ethan shares another delightful story of a day spent with his grandmother. This time a visit to his favorite place turns a very sad day into a very happy one. "A Trip To The Fire Station" is the second book in the OMA AND ME series that reveals the...

Layla and the Bots' newest invention is going to make a big SPLASH!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content,...

From the Caldecott Award-winning and bestselling team of Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Matthew Cordell comes a hilarious sick-day read-aloud! Little Louie is stuck in bed with a bad cold. His nose is clogged, his ears are crackling, and his...

Momma is a stonecutter at the cathedral called Big John -- and little John and his sisters can't wait to see her special stone -- in this luminous true-life story. "Building a cathedral isn't a job, it's an art."Momma comes home from work, tired and sore...

A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful, Caldecott Honor-winning retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. Clement and Hippolyte are best friends who live together on the lush tropical island of Martinique. They set...

Frida Kahlo remains one of the most celebrated painters of her time for her exploration of themes of feminism, gender, class, and race in her artwork and frequent self-portraits. From her childhood struggle with polio, to the traffic accident that left...

This title introduces readers to Joan of Arc and how she became a shero to help deliver France from English domination. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

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

We were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.In this beautiful collection of poems and collage artwork, award...

When children are encouraged to celebrate their lives -- their joys, their influences, their hopes -- the results are pure poetry. Black is dark, dark is lovely, lovely is the palm of my heart and my heartbeats are filled with joy When children are...

When three little pigs set out to seek their fortunes, each builds a house--one from hay, another from wood, and the third from bricks. However, a big, bad wolf destroys both the first and second houses. Luckily, the first two pigs are able to escape to...