![The Three Billy Goats Gruff](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316341576.jpg?itok=YIVuDjOK)
Three goat brothers attempt to get to a grassy hillside by crossing a bridge under which lives a fierce troll. The traditional tale has been given an innovative new look and also a fresh, surprising, and very satisfying ending.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
![Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/080509251X.jpg?itok=zuVSikpC)
Poetic language provides an introduction to squirrels, their habitats, and behaviors. Collage illustration enhances the information and the energetic tone. Additional information finishes this attractive and informative book.
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep
![Out!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1627795537.jpg?itok=JsrSocgT)
A young toddler and his very large dog share a mischievous nighttime adventure. Few words (primarily woof and out!) extend the humorous illustrations to its satisfying and cozy conclusion.
Out!
![A New Friend for Sparkle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374305536.jpg?itok=8E9zJR9T)
Sparkle, Lucy’s unicorn, becomes a bit jealous when Cole comes over to play. Dance and a drum bring the three friends together in this gentle but illuminating story of friendship.
A New Friend for Sparkle
![Mama Lion Wins the Race](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054585282X.jpg?itok=L0MWokac)
The race is on and Mama Lion and young Tigey are off! The Italian countryside provides the backdrop for this charming tale of friendship and monkey hijinks. Translucent watercolors illustrate the race with spiffy cars driven by toys come to life are worth reexamining.
Mama Lion Wins the Race
![Little Fox in the Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/055353789X.jpg?itok=lzAxIIzV)
In this wordless fantasy, a girl loses her stuffed fox but finds it in a fantastic forest. This imaginative tale is told in sequential panels (rather like a graphic novel) in which no words are needed.
Little Fox in the Forest
![Clifford’s Good Deeds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1338124277.jpg?itok=fpBBnJEq)
Though well-meaning, the good deeds just don’t turn out quite right when Clifford the big red dog tries to help Mary Elizabeth and her neighbor Tim around town. This vintage edition uses limited color illustration in a humorous modern classic.
Clifford’s Good Deeds
![Story Worlds Nature](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1944530010.jpg?itok=2lev3f3x)
Examine each double page spread in this oversized book. See the realistically pictured animals and where they live. Make up or find a story about them. If you’re curious, you can look in the back for the names of the real animals. Handsome scenes from different natural environments make this a book to examine again and again.
Story Worlds Nature
![The Whale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763679658.jpg?itok=Cw6FtPxu)
“Giant Whale or Giant Hoax?” headlines read in the opening of this mostly wordless book. The adventure continues as two young people prepare to find and record the massive mammal through wordless, realistic, highly detailed monochromatic illustrations. Their breathtaking escapade continues until the final spread depicting another newspaper, announcing that the boys have solved the mystery of the spotted whale.
The Whale
![Who Wants to Be a Princess?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805097694.jpg?itok=KuYLev6a)
The illustration looks like a fairy tale but this book actually dispels the myth of the luxurious life of princesses who lived in the Middle Ages. Not at all like Cinderella, it seems. The smell would have been the moat (filled with potty water), banquet halls cluttered with bones, grease — and rats — you get it. An author’s note and bibliography about the period conclude this myth-buster.
Who Wants to Be a Princess?
![7 Ate 9: The Untold Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1484717791.jpg?itok=kQlNm7Mi)
Private I tries to assuage 6 who just knows that 7 is coming to get him! Why? Because 7 8 9, of course! Wordplay and over-the-top humor make this satire of old detective stories sophisticated. Told with tongue in cheek language and colorful illustrations, this is a very funny tale.
7 Ate 9: The Untold Story
![Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374305277.jpg?itok=Bxa1OMaO)
How one person helped make one community into the bicycle capital of the world is told in animated illustrations and easy text. It began in the 1970s when Maartje Rutten and her friends strived to change one city. The impact of that movement is still evident in Amsterdam today where bicycles remain more prevalent than automobiles.
Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World
![One Is Not a Pair: A Spotting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763693197.jpg?itok=xxmNbCBZ)
Can you find the ice cream cones that look alike? How about the tractors? Can you spot the leaves that are the same? It’s not as easy as it looks! Poems ask readers to identify the pair on the opposing page from among similar, clear but tough-to-tell-apart illustrations in this playful book that requires a keen eye!
One Is Not a Pair: A Spotting Book
![Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763677329.jpg?itok=y0fFO-1H)
Sophie admired Jean-Pierre Blanchard, the first man to cross the English Channel in a hot air balloon. She would marry him and become the first woman to first fly solo in a balloon after her husband’s death. Colorful illustrations dramatically bring 18th century France to life; when coupled with an action-paced text Sophie and her bravery come into crisp focus.
Lighter than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot
![Jasmine Toguchi: Mochi Queen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374304106.jpg?itok=60TSWFQE)
Jasmine is only 8 years old but wants to do what the boys do. It’s her family Japanese tradition for the boys to pound the rice for mocha at her family’s New Year’s celebration. But can she really handle it? Readers of all backgrounds will empathize with Jasmine’s dilemma and see themselves in her.
Jasmine Toguchi: Mochi Queen
![Independence Cake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385390173.jpg?itok=aKqdBBK2)
Since little is known about the real Amelia Simmons, the author invites readers to imagine what became of her after her father’s death. Amelia would become a “bound girl,” to work for others. She may have made an Independence Cake perhaps tasted by General George Washington! The colonial period is clearly imagined here in illustration and lively text, complete with a cake recipe.
Independence Cake
![Flowers for Sarajevo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561459437.jpg?itok=lCh6AErJ)
Drasko is Milo’s son who carries on his father’s flower business even after things in Sarajevo change seemingly overnight. Milo is called to the battlefield. A blast kills people in line at the bakery. Only the power of beauty through music brings hope. Based on actual events, this moving story is one of faith in spite of hatred and violence. A CD read by the author provides additional information about the event and includes the music played by cellist Vedrun Smailovic.
Flowers for Sarajevo
![Float Like a Butterfly](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786805544.jpg?itok=mtkdeSzj)
Visually stunning and informative, Ali’s early life, how it influenced him, as well as his many accomplishments are presented. Dramatic illustrations are enhanced by the presentation of text in different typefaces. A timeline concludes this brief biography.
Float Like a Butterfly
![Colette’s Lost Pet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553536591.jpg?itok=9FbTBPLE)
Colette’s loses her imaginary parrot but finds friends in her neighborhood while the children help her search for it. Sequential art expressively tells the story in mostly blacks and grays punctuated with yellow. Limited text completes the appealing package.
Colette’s Lost Pet
![Boys Dancing: From School Gym to Theater Stage](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763682020.jpg?itok=JCi-Zrzy)
Elementary school-age boys start at the beginning of the school year to study with Pamela at the National Dance Institute of New Mexico. By the end of the year, some will perform “Treasure Island,” others will perform Mexican folktales. All in all, over 20 dances lead up to the grand finale. Dancing is hard work but lots of fun, too, chronicled in this photoessay.
Boys Dancing: From School Gym to Theater Stage
![The Book of Mistakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0735227926.jpg?itok=wma36tSj)
A mistake: a splat of ink. In fact, “it started with one mistake.” That mistake became a pattern, then a good idea, then ultimately into a remarkable work of imagination. Don’t let the format let you race through this book. Slow down; examine each double page spread to discover the hidden treasures in it — and maybe inspire your own book of mistakes.
The Book of Mistakes
![All the World a Poem](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/177278009X.jpg?itok=V5yGuSEI)
Poetry comes in many forms; some rhymes, some doesn’t. Inspiration comes from many places, too. “Poems tall or short or wide — /All are infinite inside…” of each of us. Slightly abstract illustrations of children together or admiring the world around them completes this thoughtful look at language and poetry.
All the World a Poem
![Triangle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076369603X.jpg?itok=K0A3RKfV)
Triangle — a triangular shape with big eyes and stick legs — decides to leave his triangular house to play a trick on square. But turnabout is fair play in this whimsical but sardonic tale. The illustrator’s signature style are textured, deceivingly simple, and placed on open pages.
Triangle
![The Toy Brother](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250057604.jpg?itok=NNKT33NX)
When their parents go on a trip, Yorick decides to play around with his father’s alchemy. Accidentally inventing a shrinking potion, a very tiny Yorick must rely on his younger — now much larger brother — Charles to keep him safe until the spell can be reversed. Steig’s rich language and cartoon illustration set the tale in medieval times and remain as fresh today as when the book was first published.