![Big Bear, Little Chair](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452144478.jpg?itok=lG_wl5tW)
The tall format holds surprises for readers in this sophisticated, engaging book of opposites. Indeed there is a big bear and a small chair but there is also a big penguin and a little iceberg and other even less likely juxtapositions. Illustrations use limited but strong color and bold lines with a unique result.
Big Bear, Little Chair
![Bear Ate Your Sandwich](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858601.jpg?itok=S97dI6wD)
A bear finds his way to the city where a sandwich is left unattended. Does the bear eat it before returning to the forest – or could it be someone else? Careful examination of the illustrations makes one wonder in this charming narration with slyly humorous and elucidating illustrations.
Bear Ate Your Sandwich
![Who Done It?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452141983.jpg?itok=J3RH-OWJ)
Only one in a large, good-humored cast of cartoon human and animal characters enacts the answers to questions posed such as “Who didn’t get enough sleep?” and ”Who ate all the jam?” Careful examination is needed but sure to result in chuckles and lots of re-readings
Who Done It?
![Where’s the Baboon?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1592701892.jpg?itok=LWql-VJP)
Playing with words is fun in this spirited combination of word and image as both hold the answer to the questions asked. For example, the double page spread on which “Who bought the apple?” is asked, the arm of an ape can be seen. The letters in the answer are in a different color as well for the more text-oriented in this fresh and fun book.
Where’s the Baboon?
![28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596438207.jpg?itok=2vvkNGUh)
History is made up of moments. Twenty-eight moments revealed in poetry, well-known quotes, and more and rich, swirling illustration are presented – one for each of the days in Black History Month. This creative presentation, however, amply demonstrates that African American history is worth sharing all year.
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World
![Trombone Shorty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419714651.jpg?itok=qEyE214T)
Troy Andrews grew up in a New Orleans family of musicians so it’s not surprising that he, too, grew up playing the trombone and singing. His lively narration is rhythmic, sprinkled with colloquialism and enhanced by collage and paint illustrations.
Trombone Shorty
![Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452112487.jpg?itok=yvVd0zyc)
What and how many creatures make their home in one almendro tree? Count the animals and insects that reside in one single Latin American rainforest tree in lush illustrations and straightforward text.
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree
![Sona and the Wedding Game](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561457353.jpg?itok=p0EcFnaS)
Sona’s grandparents travel to America from India for the wedding of Sona’s sister. The Hindu wedding traditions are followed including the game in which the younger sibling hides the groom’s shoes. Richly hued illustrations depict the activities and the fun of a family celebration.
Sona and the Wedding Game
![Sharks Have Six Senses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064451917.jpg?itok=EvDvJNu5)
Sharks have not five but six senses —; all used to help them survive and even thrive. “Electroreception” is the sixth sense that allows sharks to detect electric fields emitted by other animals. This introduction to sharks is effectively illustrated with collage and will likely inform as well as dispel shark myths.
Sharks Have Six Senses
![Scritch Scratch Scraww Plop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1592701795.jpg?itok=4tf2q-Lo)
A young frog has trouble sleeping as there are strange noises all around. His father hears them, too, and so they seek out the source of the noises before finally sleeping. The recognizable story is gently told accompanied by illustrations that evoke the nighttime pond.
Scritch Scratch Scraww Plop
![Raindrops Roll](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/148142064X.jpg?itok=q_e3H6VC)
Stunning photographs accompanied by lyrical text describe rain and its effects in a rainforest and on people. This handsome book can be read as poetry, examined for its photography, and/or used as an introduction to the water cycle and weather.
Raindrops Roll
![Queen of the Diamond](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374300070.jpg?itok=0UAgmTJ9)
Baseball was very popular in 1900 but it was played mostly by boys. In a small state in a small town in New England, however, a girl named Lizzie was going to change that. Lizzie’s natural skill at the sport was evident early on and she (with the support of her family) stuck with it to become the Queen of Baseball. Buoyant illustrations and readable text combine to present an upbeat story of this early female athlete.
Queen of the Diamond
![Mummy Cat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544340825.jpg?itok=8tBy77Q4)
A cat, now a mummy, explores the pyramid in search of his much-loved owner, they young queen, Hatshepsut. Stylized illustrations effectively present ancient Egypt, its hieroglyphics, and the affection between a pet and its owner. Back matter introduces mummies as well as to the period and place in which they were used.
Mummy Cat
![Lulu and the Hamster in the Night](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807548243.jpg?itok=YEhN2Ztk)
While at a sleepover at Nan’s house, Lulu must keep her hamster safe from Nan’s cats – and a secret from rodent-fearing Nan. Lulu’s latest adventure can stand alone and is as gently humorous and graciously illustrated as others in the series.
Lulu and the Hamster in the Night
![Little Robot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1626720800.jpg?itok=bk9i8UOq)
A little girl activates a robot and finds a friend but now must save her friend from fierce, nasty robots. This nearly wordless adventure is presented in comic book form and is sure to delight young readers.
Little Robot
![I Don’t Like Snakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763678317.jpg?itok=_BR2r-23)
A girl lives in a family of snake-lovers who dispel the myths that make her dislike the often misunderstood reptile. Factual information combines with lively story illustrated in distinctly different styles to highlight the differences between them.
I Don’t Like Snakes
![Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763665290_0.jpg?itok=YDNm3SlI)
Where is home? What makes a home? People throughout history, around the world, and in all cultures have made their homes in different structures to suit different needs which are explored here in highly detailed, often playful illustrations and limited text.
Home
![""](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2023-04/growing-up-pedro.jpeg?itok=bYNbHuUa)
Pedro Martinez grew up in the Dominican Republic but became a star in baseball’s major leagues. His life is presented in luminous illustrations and readable text all presented in a large and appealing format.
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues
![Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763668869.jpg?itok=Bi7rWz57)
Animal control officer Francine Poulet has a crisis of confidence when the animal comes out on top after Francine’s first encounter with the screaming “ghost” raccoon. Humor abounds in both the story and illustrations in this rollicking and very satisfying saga.
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
![Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316324906.jpg?itok=3W7iJMTa)
A mother tells her child the story of the real Winne, the true story of how a young veterinarian left his native Canada to fight during the First World War. The bear cub he found became a part of his military before finding a more permanent home and inspired a childhood classic. Gentle illustrations depict the fondness between the man and bear and that shared by mother and child pictured in spot illustrations. Factual information about Harry Colebourn is included as an album. Another book about how Winnie-the-Pooh came to life is presented by Sally Walker in Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh with gentle watercolor illustrations. (2016 Caldecott Medal Winner)
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
![Finding the Music/En pos de la musica](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892392916.jpg?itok=nyTRyX4e)
Reyna accidently breaks her abuelo’s vihuela and tries to fix it before her family finds out. Told in both Spanish and English, young readers will recognize the girl’s predicament and revel in the resolution in this realistically illustrated tale.
Finding the Music/En pos de la musica
![The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 Fact-filled Maps!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1847807119.jpg?itok=yqfmVB-E)
Open the large formatted book and explore the United States. Each state (and the District of Columbia) is presented handsome, colorful, and highly informative maps to create a memorable journey.
The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 Fact-filled Maps!
![Bear’s Surprise](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452140286.jpg?itok=ZBpzqg41)
Baby bear sets off to find his father, jaunting through intricate illustrations on large pages. The oversized format is sure to engage young readers time and time again as they seek and find more and more details.
Bear’s Surprise
![Why’d They Wear That? Fashion as the Mirror of History](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426319193.jpg?itok=7RnsxFby)
How the times in which people live is reflected in what they wear is presented in a crisp text and loads of illustration. Readers travel through time beginning with fashions seen in hieroglyphics to the space age. Well organized and engaging, this is sure to inform as well as intrigue – and perhaps inspire further exploration of history or fashion.