![The First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068814554X.jpg?itok=CYk5wTxe)
Starting with one Pilgrim boy resting in a tree and two Wampanoag children gathering nuts, the rhyming count continues until the Indians and Pilgrims gather to share the feast. Children will enjoy finding the turkey lurking on each page as it savors the banquet from a safe distance. The joy of the harvest and celebration of friendship reverberates in playful verse and merry illustrations.
The First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story
![The First Thing My Mama Told Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152010750.jpg?itok=PG1tAG2R)
The First Thing My Mama Told Me
![The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688167195.jpg?itok=oRc-Ba_b)
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
![The Gold Cadillac](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803703422.jpg?itok=lQZ6cTZ5)
Set in the 1950s, this book by Mildred Taylor is frank in its portrayal of racism. Lois and Wilma are proud when their father buys a brand new gold Cadillac. Only their mother won’t ride in it. On a trip from their home in Ohio to Mississippi, there are no admiring glances only suspicion directed toward the black man driving such a fancy car. For the first time, Lois knows what it’s like to feel scared because of her skin color.
The Gold Cadillac
![The Khan's Daughter: A Mongolian Folktale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590483900.jpg?itok=aPDQy3zk)
The Khan’s Daughter: A Mongolian Folktale
![The Last Resort](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1568461720.jpg?itok=6mOCjqJt)
The Last Resort
![The Legend of the Bluebonnet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698113594.jpg?itok=ieNm3k-S)
Bluebonnets are the state flower of Texas. How they came to be is an Indian legend from the Comanche tradition. An orphan, She-Who-Is-Alone, is raised by the tribe in a time of drought and famine. Her sacrifice brings the people back into harmony with nature and saves the tribe. Stylized illustrations (though obviously still dePaola’s work) provide atmosphere for this inspiring, touching, and respectful tale.
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
![The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064431835_0.jpg?itok=0XKdpE5c)
On her way home one windy autumn night, a fearless old lady notices a pair of shoes following her (clomp clomp!). Then she sees and hears the pants, shirt, and the rest of the outfit, but she’s not afraid — that is until she sees a large pumpkin head! And run she does to the safety of her own home. This engaging story, based in traditional literature, is illustrated with crisp, humorous illustrations and encourages listener participation.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
![The Lost Ball/La pelota perdida](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060297638.jpg?itok=Usx5ajOg)
Two boys and their dogs look for the balls they have each lost in the park. Not only do they find them, they each find a friend. The text, in Spanish and English, appears in different colors along with crisply lined illustrations, allowing readers to follow Richard and Ricardo on their hunt. When the boys find their balls and discover their shared interests, they (and the colors) come together on a single page. Reiser’s Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret explores a similar theme as girls and their mothers meet and discover friendship, despite speaking different languages.
The Lost Ball/La pelota perdida
![The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590446894.jpg?itok=5ymhwhg4)
Everyone’s favorite science teacher is back as Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a journey into the Mesozoic Era. The Magic School Bus becomes a time machine, giving the students a first-hand look at many dinosaurs and the eras in which they lived. The text and illustrations are blended in this amazing fact and trivia-filled field trip to the past.
The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs
![The Man Who Tricked a Ghost](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/081673030X.jpg?itok=dFOm3hMo)
The Man Who Tricked a Ghost
![The Moon Ring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811834875.jpg?itok=f6zotc03)
Grandma and Maxine share a secret that started in the light of the blue moon – the second full moon in a month. Maxine finds a moon ring that transports her magically to any place she wants to go. Energetic illustrations depict Maxine’s fantastic journeys, punctuated by the silver-colored moon ring.
The Moon Ring
![The Moon Was at a Fiesta](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1889910147.jpg?itok=AMR3nDgm)
The Moon Was at a Fiesta
![The Mysterious Tadpole](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803727887.jpg?itok=kpoQWfTx)
When Louis’ uncle sends a tadpole from a certain lake in Scotland, the small tadpole grows to enormous proportions. With the help of a resourceful librarian, Louis figures out a way to feed his large and ever-hungry Alphonse as well as determine a permanent solution. Humor abounds in this contemporary classic.
The Mysterious Tadpole
![The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590098535.jpg?itok=9La9axSX)
The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists’ Club
![The Night Before Kindergarten](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448425009.jpg?itok=DJoNqXMg)
It’s the first day of school! Join the kids as they prepare for kindergarten, packing school supplies, posing for pictures, and the hardest part of all-saying goodbye to Mom and Dad. But maybe it won’t be so hard once they discover just how much fun kindergarten really is!
The Night Before Kindergarten
![The Nightingale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803724640.jpg?itok=ySeE3vVL)
The Nightingale
![The Paperboy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0531071391.jpg?itok=QskxQjkT)
A boy and his dog, each with his own thoughts, begin to deliver newspapers before the sun rises. Deeply hued, evocative illustrations document their journey through the quiet morning. As the sun comes up, boy and dog return to bed, satisfied that the job was well done.
The Paperboy
![The Seal Island Seven](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670035335.jpg?itok=AB_57dpJ)
The Seal Island Seven
![The Signers: The Fifty-Six Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0802788505.jpg?itok=HoXRFMYl)
The Signers: The Fifty-Six Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence
![The Sky's the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618076980.jpg?itok=yMElP5VO)
From pulsars to a new solar-heat method for pasteurizing water (recently developed by a 14-year-old), breakthrough insights recorded by female investigators have illumined our world.
The Sky’s the Limit: Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls
![The Star-Spangled Banner](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440406978.jpg?itok=EvEuRv23)
The Star-Spangled Banner
![The Stray Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060289333.jpg?itok=5PlcR9uE)
The family in this story meets and plays with a stray dog while at the park. After they leave, they think about him all week long and decide to look for him the next Saturday — as does the dogcatcher. As the dogcatcher closes in, the children cleverly handle the situation for a happy resolution. Gentle watercolor illustrations add to the well-paced text to create a very satisfying story.
The Stray Dog
![The Tailypo: A Ghost Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395300843.jpg?itok=ULWw95QQ)
A long time ago, an old man who lived in a rustic cabin in the woods ate the tail of mysterious critter. That night, the critter came back to get his tail saying, “Tailypo, tailypo, all I want is my tailypo.” Getting that tailypo makes for a satisfyingly spooky tale bound to make readers or listeners jump. Galdone’s cartoon-like illustrations add humor to a creepy yarn drawn from the oral tradition.