![If You Take a Mouse to School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060283289.jpg?itok=palxKH_5)
As you might imagine, there are great risks in bringing your mouse to school. For starters, he’ll ask you for your lunchbox. And then a sandwich. And a snack for later. Still not satisfied, he’ll want to participate in everything from math to soccer.
If You Take a Mouse to School
![Abuela](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140562257.jpg?itok=N_9bC6dg)
Rosalba imagines flying over New York City with her much loved abuela. The young girl uses a lovely mix of English and Spanish to describe their journey, moving from the busy streets of Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty. Brightly colored illustrations detail what Rosalba and her grandmother glimpse as they fly, and the rich tales of Abuela’s memories.
Abuela
![Agua, Agua, Agua](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0673361950.jpg?itok=-1PFAX_l)
Agua, Agua, Agua
![Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/083357518X.jpg?itok=LJ8RLOIi)
Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round
![Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688088090.jpg?itok=CtEJwv1J)
Jump rope rhymes do more than keep the rhythm; they’re often silly and just plain fun! Familiar and not so familiar rhymes are presented here with humorous line drawings to get and keep readers counting, maintaining a rhythm, and enjoying the game.
Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes
![Annie Rose Is My Little Sister](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763619590.jpg?itok=bbKeaMDR)
Alfie, a preschooler, understands his baby sister, Annie Rose. Like most siblings, Annie Rose is both a delight and a trial. In this book, realistic illustrations depict real children in sometimes untidy but always recognizable settings.
Annie Rose Is My Little Sister
![Arroz con Leche](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590418866.jpg?itok=acraVyWs)
These traditional rhymes and songs from Latin America are presented in both English and Spanish. Gentle illustrations accompany the short verses, and show both cities and the countryside. Children and adults from Spanish-speaking backgrounds will recognize many of these fun songs and rhymes.
Arroz con Leche
![Autumnblings](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060092785.jpg?itok=KhawC0oF)
Cheery watercolor illustrations combine with short, playful poems to evoke the changes that happen in the fall. It’s “Awe-Tumn” after all, when “…autumn leaves/Leave me in awe.”
Autumnblings
![Babushka's Doll](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689802552.jpg?itok=CbxUV766)
Babushka’s Doll
![Baloney (Henry P.)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670892483.jpg?itok=nCCSygoy)
Human kids will understand where little green, freckle-faced Henry P. Baloney is coming from. He’s late again, and is sure to serve detention forever if he can’t come up with a good excuse for his teacher as to why he’s late again. Words Henry uses sound truly alien, but there’s enough context to figure out their meaning — and a funny surprise waiting at book’s end.
Baloney (Henry P.)
![Barn Dance](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805007997.jpg?itok=DCT_-1n3)
Barn Dance
![My Basketball Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688171400.jpg?itok=yxDma9PU)
My Basketball Book
![Beautiful Blackbird](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689847319.jpg?itok=9xnAtyPP)
In a story of the Ila people of Zambia, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his “blackening brew.” The story line is simple and the rhythmic chants of the flock frequently interspersed throughout the text add drama and a rapper’s cadence to this award-winning book that is ready-made for participative storytelling.
Beautiful Blackbird
![Beegu](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374306672.jpg?itok=03en6PcP)
Beegu
![Behold ... the Dragons!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688155278.jpg?itok=Os_Ybecu)
Are dragons real? When — and where — did stories about dragons start? Why did they begin? Find the answers to these and other fascinating questions about dragons in literature and history, presented here in clear text and crisp illustration, ideal for young readers.
Behold … the Dragons!
![Behold ... the Unicorns!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688179584.jpg?itok=N0asVN2V)
Unicorns appear in history and folklore from China to England. What could explain the popularity of these creatures? When and why did people begin to believe they were magical? Medieval tapestries are used with Gibbons’ signature illustration and straightforward text to explore the history of these mythical creatures.
Behold … the Unicorns!
![On Beyond Zebra](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0394800842.jpg?itok=vpdEJigo)
Readers will delight in the playfulness of this word romp as they venture beyond the letter Z. Inventive letters and creatures are introduced in this funny, rhyming, alphabetic adventure in typical Seussian style.
On Beyond Zebra
![Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688160271.jpg?itok=vaLS3XMU)
After a busy day at his family’s Chinese take-out restaurant in Brooklyn, the young narrator enjoys his favorite dinner: pizza! Lewin’s highly realistic watercolor illustrations show the bustle, the food, and the way the boy works with his family.
Big Jimmy’s Kum Kau Chinese Take Out
![A Birthday Basket for Tía](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689813287.jpg?itok=Io1duTwx)
Cecilia and her cat, Chica, create a special birthday present for her great-aunt’s 90th birthday — a basket filled with things Cecilia and her tía have shared. This affectionate autobiographical story is illustrated with warm colors, suggestive of Mexican American traditions.
A Birthday Basket for Tía
![Black Is Brown Is Tan](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064432696.jpg?itok=k1LcDK3W)
Rhythmic language and luminous paintings show the joy of this warm and loving family as they rejoice in their differences.
Black Is Brown Is Tan
![Bob](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374399573.jpg?itok=tH9UgUoZ)
Bob
![Brundibar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786809043.jpg?itok=PA_N3uu9)
Brundibar
![Bunny Money](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/014056750X.jpg?itok=e9YKyOG3)
Bunny siblings, Max and Ruby, want to get their grandmother the perfect present. Ruby’s full wallet slowly empties as their shopping expeditions require a trip to the Laundromat, a snack and more! Young readers can copy endpapers with funny bunny money to “spend” and count along with the indomitable Max and Ruby.
Bunny Money
![Camp Granada](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805066837.jpg?itok=xvDTThOK)
The title song “Camp Granada” (also known as “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”) is just one of the melodies in this songbook, which includes old favorites as well as lesser known sing-along camp songs. The book is filled with colorful, childlike illustrations that chronicle a group of kids getting on a yellow bus to go from the city to a camp in the country. Small illustrations that look like photographs assure young readers that the memories made at camp are happy ones.