![Punctuation Takes a Vacation](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823416879.jpg?itok=zX2k6p5V)
Mr. Wright’s students soon discover that the meaning of written words is much more difficult to figure out when punctuation takes a vacation from their class. Lighthearted illustrations and a lively text combine for a playful presentation of words and their meaning.
Punctuation Takes a Vacation
![Ramona and Her Father](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0380709163.jpg?itok=5Mz96Z7h)
Seven-year old Ramona tries to take charge when her dad loses his job and her mother goes back to work out of the house full-time. Readers will see themselves in the Quimby household and are sure to chuckle at Ramona’s antics.
Ramona and Her Father
![Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152661972.jpg?itok=39ceUpdd)
A child plants a tree and watches it grow and change through the seasons. Highly textured illustrations incorporate seeds and other scraps of nature with brilliantly hued paper. Ehlert tells a story while providing a guide to nature in this appealing book.
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
![Roadrunner's Dance](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786802545.jpg?itok=W9R6LtLg)
Snake terrifies children and their parents. He claims to be the “king of the road.” But with gifts from the animals, Desert Woman fashions Roadrunner to defeat Snake. In the tradition of a folktale, this original story explains why rattlesnakes have their rattle and how cooperation can save the day.
Roadrunner’s Dance
![My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689820364.jpg?itok=3Uud_as7)
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
![Satchel Paige: Best Arm in Baseball](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0894903179.jpg?itok=9arU6l82)
Satchel Paige: Best Arm in Baseball
![Scranimals](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688178197.jpg?itok=58MpEWmB)
On Scranimal Island, there are many curious creatures that may seem familiar, but are really the product of the imagination. Are the critters animal, vegetable, or mineral? Only those who play with words will know for sure!
Scranimals
![Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060294515.jpg?itok=Lw0cAtlD)
Sheila Rae taunts Louise with her peppermint stick, not wanting to share it, and uses her experience to trick her sibling. Louise eventually gets some of the candy, and Sheila Rae gets her comeuppance in a very satisfying ending. Children of all ages will see themselves in these characters, first introduced in Sheila Rae, the Brave (Greenwillow, 1987).
Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick
![Shrek!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312384491.jpg?itok=Qaj0nSeU)
Ugly ogre parents make an even uglier ogre son named Shrek. Of course Shrek seeks (on the back of a donkey) and finds a bride — an ogress even uglier than he! Enjoy the rich language used in the now 20-years-old and still-funny picture book that inspired a movie adaptation.
Shrek!
![Sleeping Beauty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1587171201.jpg?itok=gyHxeRJ7)
Under the spell of a vengeful fairy, Princess Aurora sleeps for a hundred years until she is awakened by the kiss of her true love. Lush illustrations place this retelling of the familiar story in a dramatic Baroque-like setting, rich in detail and suspense.
Sleeping Beauty
![Snow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374370923.jpg?itok=XvLL52Yw)
No one except a small boy thinks the few falling snowflakes will amount to much. As the snow continues to fall, however, the dull, gray town becomes transformed into a winter wonderland, and all of its residents come out to enjoy. The wonder of it all is captured through dynamic illustrations and understated text.
Snow
![Snow Is Falling](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064451860.jpg?itok=euuInpO-)
Snow is magical and beautiful and sometimes even dangerous. Through both observation and experimentation, this book introduces the many aspects of snow through crisp text and appealing illustrations that are sure to engage, inform, and inspire younger children.
Snow Is Falling
![Snow Music](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0066239567.jpg?itok=4f0tzsXD)
The whisper of snow and the jingle of dog tags set a wintery tone in this story of a boy and his friend in search of his lost dog on a snowy day. Music is everywhere in the rhythm of the language and patterns of the illustration in this unusual and memorable book.
Snow Music
![Snowflake Bentley](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547248296.jpg?itok=wfk_Gvqv)
The story of one boy’s passion for snowflakes led to a lifetime’s study. Wilson Bentley, better known as Snowflake Bentley, is presented in a fascinating picture book biography. Read just the story portion or include the factual narration which is included on each page. Illustrations evoke Snowflake’s Vermont, just the thing for a warm day.
Snowflake Bentley
![Sometimes Bad Things Happen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761317341.jpg?itok=Xon8nEsx)
Sometimes Bad Things Happen
![Squids Will Be Squids](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/067088135X.jpg?itok=QljR33U8)
Scieszka and Smith set sights on creating fresh fables — short traditional tales intended to teach a moral lesson. With humorous twists and take-offs, new, different and wacky fables are presented for readers’ edification and amusement.
Squids Will Be Squids
![Stars](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688092373.jpg?itok=kIynY988)
Do aliens come from the stars? What is that twinkling out there? How long does it take for a star’s light to reach Earth? Stunning photographs, computer-generated, and clear text present basic information about stars, sure to pique curiosity.
Stars
![Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060504161.jpg?itok=3ZD1CFDz)
The American flag, known as the Stars and Stripes, is seen everywhere. In this book, lifelike paintings from different perspectives show many landscapes with the flag. Readers learn how the flag came to be the way it is known today, and an afterword dispels the myth that Betsy Ross made the first American flag.
Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag
![Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679874720.jpg?itok=ZohPeDiS)
Clara is born into slavery but learns an important skill when she becomes a seamstress. Her quilting ability allows Clara to put together directions to escape north to freedom when she overhears a conversation about a route to Canada.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
![Swimsuit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618263713.jpg?itok=E9acxU7L)
A hairless toddler at the beach is the star of this child-sized, sturdy book. One word accompanies each simple, colorful illustration to introduce words like swimsuit, sunscreen, and sleep as the sun goes down.
Swimsuit
![Tasty Baby Belly Buttons](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440417384.jpg?itok=h9iocnrt)
Uriko is small but brave, determined, and smart. In fact, she saves the town’s children when they are kidnapped by hungry oni, the ogres of Japanese lore whose favorite food is baby belly buttons. This lively retelling of a traditional Japanese folktale reads aloud well and is complemented by the illustrations, which call to mind the tale’s Asian origin.
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
![Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006024528X.jpg?itok=t1l7Ej8i)
This book beautifully tells the story of adoption with the message that you were chosen and special; you were a part of this family from the beginning; and your birth parents are wonderful people who loved you enough to allow you to become a part of our family.
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
![Tell Me, Tree: A Book About Trees for Kids](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316309036.jpg?itok=Rkh8ds0i)
Tell Me, Tree
![The Apple Pie Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590623826.jpg?itok=_h6-E8mP)
Two sisters describe the changes they see in the apple tree throughout the seasons from bare winter branches to fruit in the fall. A recipe for making apple pie is included with additional information about pollination. American writer Louisa May Alcott must have noticed similar seasonal changes in the trees that grew around their Massachusetts home, named Orchard House for the 40 apple trees planted there.