![Anansi Goes Fishing](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823410226.jpg?itok=PP6lFLmV)
Anansi is a known charlatan, so he gets little sympathy when Turtle eats all of the fish that Anansi has learned to catch. But the reader knows that the trickster has not really learned a lesson! Sly humor abounds in both text and image in this lively retelling.
Anansi Goes Fishing
![Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152062521.jpg?itok=tev_Hwcw)
Younger readers will enjoy this dragon fantasy set in the present day. While running away from his unwanted crush Mary Lou, Jeremy discovers a magic shop where he purchases an egg. When dragon Tiamat hatches, the adventure begins, and so do Jeremy’s responsibilities toward the growing dragon. A perfect introduction to fantasy.
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
![A Story, A Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689712014.jpg?itok=8RyzrowX)
How did the world come to have stories? It’s all because Ananse the Spider Man was able to perform three amazing feats — and send stories from Nyame throughout the world of people. Strong woodcuts illustrate this traditional African tale which explains how stories came to earth.
A Story, A Story
![Ginger Pye](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0192719548.jpg?itok=--RZ8PUe)
Visit the town of Cranbury, nestled between Boston and New York, where the very talented Pye family lives. The Pyes have recently acquired an intellectual dog named Ginger Pye — that is until someone steals this captivating hound!
Ginger Pye
![Iqbal](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416903291.jpg?itok=D9RgSAWy)
When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master’s promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil…and is brave enough to show them how to get there.
This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal’s courage.
Iqbal
![Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763630144.jpg?itok=k_NsJ_WE)
What should a pink pig don for Halloween? A pink princess costume, of course. Mercy is reluctant until the mention of treats is made. This is as lively and funny as the other books about this porcine prima donna.
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise
![Mercy Watson Fights Crime](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763625906.jpg?itok=2HdSlZc4)
Mercy loves buttered toast, so she assumes someone is making it when she hears the noise in the kitchen. What she finds, however, is a thief trying to steal the toaster! What follows is funny, fast, and very much in keeping for Mercy Watson.
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
![Great Joy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763629200.jpg?itok=atM8dlvo)
When Frances sees an organ grinder and his monkey sleeping outside of their apartment, she can think of little else — even during the Christmas pageant. It is then she finds just the right words. Soft, evocative illustrations enhance this touching story about concern and caring.
Great Joy
![The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763639877.jpg?itok=OkWjp0Z0)
Edward Tulane is a vain and selfish china rabbit whose memorable journey teaches him what love is as well as the pain it can cause. This sparsely told tale is evocative and comes full circle bringing Edward and his story to a satisfying resolution.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
![Because of Winn-Dixie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763616052.jpg?itok=Vy1PtyVp)
When Opal meets (and rescues) a dog in a Winn Dixie grocery store, the shaggy hound gains a name, a friend and a home. He also becomes the catalyst to bring a community together. Humor and goodwill are the hallmarks of this imaginative tale.
Because of Winn-Dixie
![Beetle Bop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152059369.jpg?itok=pQSYeWso)
Beetles come in many shapes and sizes — revealed in rhyming text and luminous illustrations. Readers will enjoy the dynamic interplay of words and pictures in this lively book.
Beetle Bop
![Little Toot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399247130.jpg?itok=ZwytfLCl)
Original paintings re-energize this sea-going classic to celebrate the year of its creator’s 100th birthday. The story of the small tugboat that saves the large ocean liner when other larger tugs cannot remains as satisfying as when it was first published in 1939.
Little Toot
![Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060542136.jpg?itok=Ampab7h9)
Fancy Nancy (still decked out in her amazingly fancy outfits) and her family decide to get a dog. Of course, Nancy wants a posh papillon, a small and delicate canine. However, they find the perfect pup at the pound — to everyone’s delight. Fans of Fancy Nancy will delight in her newest and quite fancy adventure.
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
![Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423102991.jpg?itok=NZytykVa)
What’s worse than finding out that Sonja has a Knuffle Bunny just like Trixie? Learning that there has been a Knuffle Bunny mix-up in the wee hours of the morning when most preschoolers are sleeping! All’s well in the satisfying sequel to the Caldecott honor-winning Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (2004).
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
![Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374312516.jpg?itok=VCQtmOp8)
Though Big Mama repeatedly asks her not to chase the birds, the young African American girl is determined to become the “chicken chasing queen.” She often focuses on Miss Hen, a particularly adept escapee – although a surprise find helps the girl reform. Humor and personality shine through in story and image.
Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
![Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416909397.jpg?itok=Rn11dBaw)
Annie and her pet rabbit live next door to a boy named Henry and his oversized dog Mudge. Though Annie loves her neighbors and her home, she still wishes her house was prettier. Uncluttered illustrations and straightforward text reveal childhood concerns.
Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House
![Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763632368.jpg?itok=2V9OVF6l)
Stink gets a huge batch of jawbreakers when he writes a letter of complaint and so is inspired to write other companies. While he receives other things for his letter writing, Judy Moody’s little brother comes to realize that there are really more important things in his life.
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker
![Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375839151.jpg?itok=xorq-MKO)
Sometimes putting something off is worse than what is being put off – and that’s just what Moxy Maxwell learns when she puts off her summer reading. Short chapters build tension as readers both understand Moxy’s dawdling but also root for her to finish herassignment.
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
![Henry's Freedom Box](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/043977733X.jpg?itok=v8PNU0G9)
This riveting account is based on the true story of Henry Brown, a slave who literally mailed himself to freedom. Dramatic illustrations show what young Henry endured during his grueling trip to Pennsylvania.
Henry’s Freedom Box
![Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689831528.jpg?itok=y6-WuXNN)
Try as he might, Mr. McGreely cannot outwit three clever and hungry rabbits as they feast on his vegetable garden — muncha, muncha, muncha! But there’s always something to be grateful for as both the gardener and the rabbits learn in this funny, alliterative tale.
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
![Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374329095.jpg?itok=t0gD-hdw)
Jack’s life is a crazy roller-coaster ride. At his fifth school in six years, he has a crackpot teacher who wont give him a break about his lousy handwriting and a secret crush who wants to be a policewoman. At home, he has a pesky little brother with a knack for breaking an arm whenever Jack’s supposed to be looking after him, a terror for an older sister, all sorts of weird neighbors, and, last but not least, ferocious alligators in the canal behind his house.
Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade
![The Meanest Doll in the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786852976.jpg?itok=BvWMxd8T)
Because of a mix-up, best doll friends Annabelle and Tiffany are sent to the wrong house where they must deal with Mimi, a doll who thinks she’s the queen of all and whose behavior is perfectly ghastly. Readers who were first introduced to these characters in Doll People will enjoy seeing them again.
The Meanest Doll in the World
![The Invention of Hugo Cabret](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439813786.jpg?itok=PvM_66VF)
Image and text combine in a unique presentation to tell the story of an orphan boy who lives between the walls of a Paris train station and repairs its clocks. Monochromatic illustrations change perspective and move in and out, and alternate with text to tell this mysterious, breathtaking, and riveting tale. Winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal. (2008 Caldecott Medal Winner)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
![Hattie Big Sky](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440239419.jpg?itok=3pLtszDC)
For years, sixteen-year-old Hattie’s been shuttled between relatives. Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously leaves Iowa to prove up on her late uncle’s homestead claim in Montana. Despite many hardships, Hattie forges ahead, sharing her adventures with her friends through letters and articles for her hometown paper.