![Jack and the Beanstalk](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805087656.jpg?itok=lqoa5UKo)
The traditional tale of a boy who planted magic beans is reimagined as a city story of a spell broken. Illustrations are photographs that have been manipulated for good effect.
Jack and the Beanstalk
![How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763650056.jpg?itok=stOhiLv8)
Ever wonder how the food we eat came to be in a lunchbox? Brief text and lively illustrations describe food starts as well as healthy eating habits.
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food
![Happy Pig Day!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423143426.jpg?itok=IDGDbVEc)
Gerald the elephant feels left out when his buddy, Piggie, celebrates Pig Day. All ends well as Piggie reaffirms his friendship with in this addition to an ever popular series.
Happy Pig Day!
![Dinosaur Dig!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763658715.jpg?itok=rrQbiyJg)
Dinosaurs from one to 10 use various trucks to build a swimming pool together. This is a unique take on working together, construction, and dinosaurs (which are all identified).
Dinosaur Dig!
![Cows to the Rescue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805092498.jpg?itok=1nydKZDy)
Who can help the Greenstalk family on County Fair Day? Unlikely though it seems, it is capable cows to the rescue! The slapstick humor and repeated refrain is sure to delight.
Cows to the Rescue
![Colores de la Vida](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1933693827.jpg?itok=X_DLnbhY)
Animal sculptures on carefully composed pages with the color words provide a fine introduction to colors, color words in Spanish and English, and Mexican folk art.
Colores de la Vida
![Chirchir Is Singing](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037586198X.jpg?itok=KEWuV65V)
Young Chirchir is anxious to help her family at the various jobs but learns to share her special talent. Folk art and lyrical language enhance this tale set in rural Kenya.
Chirchir Is Singing
![Cars Galore](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763647438.jpg?itok=IMS297Y-)
Cars of every shape and color zoom through and across the pages of this lively, rhythmic, and colorful look at these vehicles and their drivers.
Cars Galore
![The Busy Beaver](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554537495.jpg?itok=liOzMfnG)
Beaver is oblivious to the chaos he creates and its impact on others and himself. He finally decides to do better — much to everyone’s relief, revealed with understated humor.
The Busy Beaver
![A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452104921.jpg?itok=dFgT5TWI)
The alphabet, from an “Aurora” of polar bears to a “Zeal” of zebras, organizes animal information while introducing unusual plural nouns and arresting graphic depictions.
A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns
![Polka Dot Penguin Pottery](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037586332X.jpg?itok=uk9QtGXT)
Aspen Colorado Kim Chee Lee finds a cure for her writer’s block in a unique pottery class. Child-like illustrations and text are presented in calendar-like orientation.
Polka Dot Penguin Pottery
![Mouse and Lion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545101476.jpg?itok=dVDfqh-9)
Dramatic, realistic illustrations set the fresh retelling of the familiar fable in Africa’s Kalahari.
Mouse and Lion
![I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/156145589X.jpg?itok=rp8d__B4)
A cat befriends a monk and brings good fortune to his rundown temple in this handsomely illustrated retelling narrated by Tama, the feline hero.
I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend
![Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1442406747_1.jpg?itok=F9XqpEDA)
The narrator describes her family’s immigration from Cuba to New York City based on her own family’s story and illustrated by her husband for a striking memoir.
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!
![The Hound Dog's Haiku & Other Poems for Dog Lovers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763644994.jpg?itok=Ct8_odRX)
The Hound Dog’s Haiku & Other Poems for Dog Lovers
![First Garden and How It Grew](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547482248.jpg?itok=2hRymGXa)
White House gardens started with John Adams in 1800 and continue with Michelle Obama. History and recipes for healthy food are presented in this attractive volume.
First Garden and How It Grew
![Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570917000.jpg?itok=ICArBsJE)
Duke Ellington’s collaboration with a classically trained colleague resulting in unique rendition of the ‘Nutcracker Suite’ comes to life in jazzy text and illustrations; a CD is included.
Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite
![Doggy Whys](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0735840148.jpg?itok=fL8PPW2W)
Feline and canine rivalry provides tongue-in-cheek humor in this light but enlightening look at dog behavior and breeds.
Doggy Whys
![Coral Reefs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435631.jpg?itok=iWBaNH-v)
A girl is transported from the library to an underwater world where she observes coral reefs and sea life in this fantastic but illuminating adventure.
Coral Reefs
![Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054731583X.jpg?itok=gNeL9UOZ)
Strong lines and evocative language call on readers to observe the natural world around them in this handsome look at the spiral shape in nature.
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
![Squish: Super Amoeba](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375843892.jpg?itok=5W1UiUFv)
Even though Squish and his pals are one-cell amoebas, children will recognize themselves in the frenetic adventures of bullies and saving the world from evil.
Squish: Super Amoeba
![Hocus Pocus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554535778.jpg?itok=dy3UMN6J)
A magician’s rabbit gets the resident dog into hot water in this wordless romp that comes to life in comic book style.
Hocus Pocus
![The Guardian Team: On the Job with Rena & Roo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590787706.jpg?itok=RD-xqGuN)
An orphaned burro named Roo and Rena, a runt pup, grew to be friends and allies who guard sheep on a Nevada ranch. Their story is told in photograph and clear text.
The Guardian Team: On the Job with Rena & Roo
![Friendship: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547390106.jpg?itok=BfpvXauq)
Friends come in all shapes and sizes (even species!) seen in tender photographs of animal friendships. Gentle rhymes and informative text allow finish the portrait of friends.