![Boo! Haiku](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419721186.jpg?itok=bhNH7BAf)
A witch, a skeleton, and other icons of Halloween each ask readers to guess what is being described in haiku. A spot illustration provides a clue which is answered with a turn of the page presented in a strong graphic design. A brief explanation of the poetic form concludes this playful book.
Boo! Haiku
![Because of an Acorn](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452112428.jpg?itok=XrNHyCNQ)
An oak tree grows because an acorn falls to the ground; a bird nests in that tree, and so begins an environmental cycle. Small die-cuts in richly hued illustrations glimpse the next in the progression that accompanies a simple, straightforward text.
Because of an Acorn
![Wolf Camp](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553509128.jpg?itok=_kNJhlfu)
Homer is a dog who longs to be a wolf so his people send his to Wolf Camp to learn how to become more wolf-like. At first, Homer and his fellow campers (Pixie and Rex) struggle with the counselors, Fang and Grrr, but soon enough get into wolf rhythm. Offbeat humor is evident in understated telling and comical illustration.
Wolf Camp
![Oops Pounce Quick Run: An Alphabet Caper](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062377000.jpg?itok=JUDn54sR)
A dog not only retrieves his lost ball when it goes into a mouse hole, he finds a friend. After a romp through the house that is told — literally — from A to Z, this comic jaunt concludes with the friends napping together. The alphabet is used to tell the clever tale in single words, though extended through cartoon-like illustrations
Oops Pounce Quick Run: An Alphabet Caper
![Puppy!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1626722250.jpg?itok=33LYJCs2)
Trog is a cave boy with all the best toys: a stick, rock, and mud. Still he longs for a puppy. Readers will readily see the big green and red striped “puppy!” just misses its own huge mom. When it returns to her, Trog is sad, until he finds a very large new pet: “Kitty!” Cartoon illustrations and limited text create an outrageous, laugh out loud tale.
Puppy!
![Puddle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374316953.jpg?itok=sJxS2QaV)
Sitting with his dog lamenting all the things that a rainy day stops him from doing, a boy’s clever mother draws a scene in which they all have fun in a puddle. The drawing becomes reality when they all go out to enjoy the weather. Childlike illustrations on open pages convey joy in the everyday activity.
Puddle
![Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America's Grasslands](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1620142457.jpg?itok=mERuxzDt)
They live in prairies, they’re very important to the environment but these dogs wouldn’t make good pets. Meet prairie dogs in this handsomely illustrated, lively, and informative book told in a familiar cadence with music and additional resources included.
Prairie Dog Song: The Key to Saving North America’s Grasslands
![The Perfect Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1101934417.jpg?itok=n2K2VUMJ)
A girl’s parents say she can get a do. She, of course, wants to find the perfect one which will be big, bigger … well, hairy, hairier … well … Ultimately, the perfect pup finds her for a happy ending. Exaggerated illustrations exude a lively humor in a satisfying story of finding the perfect companion.
The Perfect Dog
![Lucy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763668087.jpg?itok=YjI6gGXz)
The story of a small dog, the girl who loves her, and the girl’s struggling father come together in four acts. Brief text and detailed, black/white illustrations that appear as though in a spotlight effectively convey the daily intersections of these lives. Touching, dramatic, and gently humorous, Lucy — as the dog comes to be known — steals the show!
Lucy
![Frank and Lucky Get Schooled](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062373455.jpg?itok=xccuCe0U)
The day Frank went to the shelter, he got Lucky. From that day forward, boy and dog are inseparable. Together they learn science and entomology (Lucky finds burdock and ticks), reading (Lucky listens best), foreign language (Spanish and “quack”) and more. Academic subjects applied to the duo’s explorations are sure to add verve to classroom experiences revealed in detailed illustration and unassuming text.
Frank and Lucky Get Schooled
![Excellent Ed](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553510231.jpg?itok=Zuga3K9E)
Each member of the Ellis family excels at something; that is, everyone except their dog, Ed. Ed’s confidence soars, however, when he’s recognized for being an excellent greeter, dropped-food-cleaner-upper, and more. Everyday activities are shown in a loving family with their insecure but loving mutt.
Excellent Ed
![Dirt + Water = Mud](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062345176.jpg?itok=WUSeHTHc)
An imaginative girl with her trusty canine creates adventure all day by combining a variety of things. She adds water to dirt to create a huge mud puddle in which to frolic followed by “Hose + High Up = Shower.” At the end of the day, tuckered out girl + dog = best friends. Math equations and charming illustrations capture the joy of summer play.
Dirt + Water = Mud
![Gator Dad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544534336.jpg?itok=dGjIc1gu)
Simple, everyday activities enjoyed by a father and his children become a vivacious romp as this is no ordinary family. They are, after all, alligators (though their antics are highly recognizable!) making the joy even more jubilant and the frolic more playful.
Gator Dad
![Henry Wants More!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385385129.jpg?itok=_zB9Gmh9)
Henry is a tireless toddler, generally outlasting each member of the family with his desire for more music, more stories, more attention! That is until at last, the baby is tuckered out and goes to sleep with “more!” kisses from his loving family.
Henry Wants More!
![Tell Me a Tattoo Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452119376.jpg?itok=PzxsQBPy)
A father tells a story about each tattoo which combine to present a family history. Told as a conversation between father and son, this gently illustrated story is very contemporary but with an old-fashioned warmth.
Tell Me a Tattoo Story
![Dad School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385388950.jpg?itok=f8VfCW8a)
A preschool child imagines that his dad goes to school to learn all the things that dads do — from making awesome snacks to telling silly stories. But this dad and his child know that the most important job is “being my dad.”
Dad School
![Be Glad Your Dad Is Not an Octopus!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031625438X.jpg?itok=ykkfyJx5)
Have you ever wondered what your dad would be like as an animal? Siblings who usually like their real dad (except when he’s “grouchy, bossy, or just totally gross…”) imagine with very funny results their dad as various animals.
Be Glad Your Dad Is Not an Octopus!
![Jump Back Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763660701.jpg?itok=fC1Q0xjb)
Experience the breadth and depth of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry. From his childhood in poverty and his early promise as a poet through his struggles to find acceptance as a writer and his tumultuous romance with his wife, to his immense fame and his untimely death, Dunbar’s story is one of triumph and tragedy. But his legacy remains in his much-beloved poetry — told in both Standard English and in dialect — which continues to delight and inspire readers today.
Jump Back Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
![You’re Pulling My Leg! 400 Human-Body Sayings from Head to Toe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/082342135X.jpg?itok=lzhSzL5s)
Can thumbs really be green or feet like ice? The English language is filled with idioms, proverbs, metaphors, and similes that can be confusing. Many of them are explained here in text that provides the maxim comically illustrated. Altogether, this is fun to browse and to expand understanding of myriad sayings.
You’re Pulling My Leg! 400 Human-Body Sayings from Head to Toe
![The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452144834.jpg?itok=hQhAyQdk)
The “what I did on my summer vacation” will never be the same after reading what this young fellow did! It all started when he found a message in a bottle which took him around the world from the Great Wall of China to India’s Taj Mahal. Locales both real and imagined are only noted in witty line and wash illustration.
The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer
![The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385753977.jpg?itok=AYNXnOLc)
An old horse chestnut tree observes a girl in a window – writing and petting a cat – that is, until the soldiers came. The summer the girl would have turned 82, the tree was struck by lightning, though both girl and tree live on. The lyrical story of Anne Frank is expanded by sepia toned illustrations that use delicate lines. An afterword about Anne concludes this handsome volume.
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window
![Our Moon: New Discoveries About Earth’s Closest Companion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547483945.jpg?itok=CGSYX1ug)
People have always been fascinated by the moon. Since Galileo, humans have walked on the moon, created stronger telescopes and more. The historical and current examination of Earth’s closest neighbor is presented in a generously illustrated, very handsome, and comprehensible package.
Our Moon: New Discoveries About Earth’s Closest Companion
![Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems about Creatures That Hide](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580896103.jpg?itok=q4qZDO30)
Regardless of where they live, camouflage helps protect animals. Cut-paper collage and short poems introduce a variety of insects and animals that fly, swim, and live on land or in water. Poetry is short, rhythmic, and appealing followed by additional information and further resources.
Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems about Creatures That Hide
![Living Fossils: Clues to the Past](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/158089691X.jpg?itok=3NE2p4i-)
Scientists thought the coelacanth had been extinct for about 65 million years when one was caught off the South African coast in 1938. This is a fascinating examination of “living fossils”, plants or animals that are close to their ancient relatives. Each is presented “then” and “now” in detailed, realistic paintings and readable text. Additional resources conclude this fascinating book.