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The “beautiful 200-year-old mansion on 18 acres of land right in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.,” is better known as the White House. It’s where most, though not all, U.S. presidents have lived. Fun and fast, this lighthearted look at the residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is presented in sound bites and illustrations reminiscent of political cartoons.
If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House
![The Whingdingdilly](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395313813.jpg?itok=T6bz_LKQ)
Ole Scamp learns to like himself better once he’s changed by a peculiar witch. This wacky story uses comic illustrations to convey a positive message in a lighthearted, Seussian way.
The Whingdingdilly
![Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618152385.jpg?itok=jcPKGiSO)
Lighthearted illustrations provide just the right tone for brief looks at what happens when children lose their teeth in various places around the world. The title indicates what is done in Korea while an American child awaits the tooth fairy’s exchange. A map provides a quick glimpse of this intriguing, quick world tour just right for browsing.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World
![Tippy-Toe, Chick, Go!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060298235.jpg?itok=L46aBrJ6)
Can the youngest chick solve the problem and help the family get to their tasty meal of potato bugs and beans? Of course, for only she can run tippy-toe around the fierce — but leashed — dog! Young children will appreciate the youngest chick’s success in this brightly illustrated tale.
Tippy-Toe, Chick, Go!
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Peter thinks his house is too noisy. The bed creaks, the floors squeak — it’s no wonder he’s having a hard time falling asleep! But when he follows the village wise man’s advice, he soon discovers that his house isn’t that noisy after all.
Too Much Noise
![Tortillas and Lullabies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688146287.jpg?itok=hqjNwMrw)
A young girl tells how her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother perform an everyday activity, whether gathering flowers or making tortillas, and how every time it was the same but different. The vivid illustrations evoke Central American folk art and complement the graceful text presented in Spanish and English.
Tortillas and Lullabies
![Train to Somewhere](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618040315.jpg?itok=CYnltxqu)
In the 1850s, “Orphan Trains” carried children from New York City orphanages to new homes in the West. Many, like Marianne, hoped to be reunited with their parents. Though not all of the children found happiness, Marianne’s story provides hope and an introduction to an intriguing period in American history.
Train to Somewhere
![A Turkey for Thanksgiving](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395742129.jpg?itok=sIlQfMzD)
Mr. and Mrs. Moose invite all their animal friends for Thanksgiving dinner. The only one missing is Turkey. They set out to find him, not realizing that Turkey is quaking with fear because he thinks his hosts want him on their table, not at it.
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
![Visiting the Art Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140548203.jpg?itok=Pha3LuWT)
Enjoy Van Gogh, Picasso, primitive and contemporary art, sculpture, and more with a boy, a girl, and their family as they visit an art museum. Reproductions and original artwork combine in this attractive and engaging introduction to visiting a gallery or museum.
Visiting the Art Museum
![Vote!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618247548.jpg?itok=Hw7Sn6Ez)
The history of voting in the United States is presented using a town’s mayoral election as the framework. Even the town dogs have their say in the whimsical, cartoon-like illustrations which provide additional information for the reader.
Vote!
![Walter Wick's Optical Tricks](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590222279.jpg?itok=InyGgM9X)
Can you be tricked into seeing something that’s not really there? Your eyes can be deceived more easily than you think. If you don’t agree, take a hard look at these full color photographs, then read how you were mislead! The creator of this tricky book is also the creator of the popular I Spy series.
Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks
![What Presidents Are Made Of](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689868804.jpg?itok=E6I7rCMU)
What are presidents made of? These collage portraits take this question quite literally. Theodore Roosevelt is made of “endless energy,” created with wire and a light bulb, while Ronald Reagan’s picture uses the jellybeans he was so fond of. This unusual book concludes with an official portrait of all the presidents and their dates in office.
What Presidents Are Made Of
![What's the Hurry Fox? And Other Animal Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060006439.jpg?itok=Z8wkqO5d)
Folktales collected in the 1930s have been adapted, retold, and freshly illustrated for contemporary readers. Find out why dogs hate cats, why waves wear whitecaps, and more. This clever collection is ideal for sharing aloud.
What’s the Hurry Fox? And Other Animal Tales
![What You Know First](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064434923.jpg?itok=mni0GqkY)
What You Know First
![When Will I Read?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/81mRU8hLnzL.jpeg?itok=puKXSLTf)
More than anything, first grader Jim wants to read. Even though his teacher is reassuring, Jim is impatient. But then, one day it happens — Jim reads! Adults and children alike will appreciate the subtle message of different learning rates and styles in this gentle story.
When Will I Read?
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Oh, how Peter wished he could whistle to call his dog, Willie. Try as he might, he just couldn’t seem to make the sound come out — until one day he could! The simple description of a child’s yearning is told in natural language and charming collage illustrations.
Whistle for Willie
![Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786809264.jpg?itok=K3u6rvGp)
Though Herb enjoys reading, he doesn’t appreciate how important it is to treat books with care. Then he falls asleep and finds himself in a book of fairy tales that he has changed. Readers who are familiar with the standard tales will delight in this fresh, funny, and fractured book.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
![Who's In Rabbit's House? A Masai Tale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803795505.jpg?itok=fIuV4Hcm)
Rabbit cannot go into her own house for fear of the ferocious-sounding animal inside. Told as a play with masked actors, this cumulative tale gradually unfolds to a surprising and very satisfying conclusion.
Who’s In Rabbit’s House? A Masai Tale
![Wild About Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037582538X.jpg?itok=3JAfeVDS)
Molly, the bookmobile librarian, finds a new batch of readers and writers when she accidentally drives into the zoo. “In a flash, every beast in the zoo was stampeding/To learn all about this new something called reading.” Lively and appealing illustrations show the fun Molly and the animals have as they build the Zoobrary. Also available in Spanish.
Wild About Books
![Wild Wings: Poems for Young People](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563979047.jpg?itok=38eRG5pb)
Wild Wings: Poems for Young People
![A Williamsburg Household](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395547911.jpg?itok=DENIb8gT)
This fictionalized story tells of a slave who lived and worked in Colonial Williamsburg. The straightforward text and dramatic photographs bring the history of the time to life.
A Williamsburg Household
![Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152020985.jpg?itok=s9Zo1Q8o)
Wilma Rudolph not only overcame polio, she went on to become the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in Rome in 1960. Semiabstract paintings convey her power and personality in this accessible picture book biography.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman
![So, You Want to Be President?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399234071.jpg?itok=hstcmbQB)
Anyone can be president, whether fat (William Howard Taft) or tiny (James Madison), relatively young (Teddy Roosevelt at 42) or old (Ronald Reagan at 69). Hobbies, sports, virtues, and vices all get a tongue-in-cheek airing in this fascinating collection of presidential trivia.
So, You Want to Be President?
![Your Move](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152001816.jpg?itok=2D8exWoy)
Ten-year-old James is intrigued by the K-Bones, a local gang, and considers joining. But when his six-year-old brother witnesses him vandalize a sign, he begins to have second thoughts. A tough topic is handled in a brief but effective way, sure to launch discussion.