![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.
Your Move
![Alfie Gives a Hand](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068806521X.jpg?itok=FZYCk99b)
Alfie takes his trusty blanket with him when he attends his first party alone, but bravely puts it down to comfort a friend who is frightened by a mask.
Alfie Gives a Hand
![Alphabet Mystery](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439443377.jpg?itok=1GVDCGCS)
When the lowercase x from Charley’s alphabet disappears, the other letters set off to find him. Young readers become detectives on the quest to find the lowercase letters and will rejoice when little x finds a way to rescue his rescuers from becoming alphabet soup.
Alphabet Mystery
![Amazement Park: 12 Wild Mazes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811845818.jpg?itok=3LV0HzHp)
Lots of vacations include a trip to an amusement park, but how many are trips to an aMAZEment park? Find the way with Ms. McCourt and her class as they visit the Cyclone, the Enchanted Castle, the Wild West Walk, and more before heading through a series of intricately illustrated mazes that make a playful visual treat for all.
Amazement Park: 12 Wild Mazes
![Amelia Bedelia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064441555.jpg?itok=8vTfHxLH)
Amelia Bedelia takes her orders quite literally. She wonders why she’s asked to dust the furniture when it really should be “undusted,” or why it’s important to find the proper clothes to “dress the chicken.” Readers will chuckle as they figure out the correct way for the bumbling maid to carry out her work.
Amelia Bedelia
![Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1929132735.jpg?itok=QhbiuY14)
The year Grace turned eight, her Mum and Dad took her and her siblings on a trip around Australia. The kids “missed school for the whole winter term” and Grace documented much of what she learned, where she went, and the adventures they had as they experienced the diversity of the continent. Grace’s informal voice is informative yet engaging, completed by line drawings and simple maps.
Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia
![Babe the Gallant Pig](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679873937.jpg?itok=PkEVN9M9)
Rich language and lots of farm detail are used in the saga of Babe, a unique and truly heroic pig, who works successfully as a sheep dog.
Babe the Gallant Pig
![Baby Danced the Polka](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803725876.jpg?itok=DV1EyayP)
Rather than sleep, Baby wants to dance the polka, the cha cha – any and everything – exhausting the poor parents! After lots of activity, Ma and Pa finally tuck in the tuckered out baby. Rhyming text and flaps that lift on sturdy pages make a memorable book to share at bedtime and beyond.
Baby Danced the Polka
![Back to School Belly Busters and Other Side-Splitting School Jokes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0694013587.jpg?itok=Bp0xuDnk)
Knock-knock. Who’s there? Lift the flap and find out in this silly, pun-filled look at school and everything from lockers to spelling bees. Comic illustrations incorporate both flaps and cut-outs to create a satisfying format.
Back to School Belly Busters and Other Side-Splitting School Jokes
![Becoming Naomi León](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439269970.jpg?itok=UB8tVkow)
Naomi and her younger brother Owen have lived with their grandmother in a small trailer for many years, ever since they were abandoned by their mother. When Mom Terri Lynn suddenly returns, does she really have the kids’ best interests at heart?
Becoming Naomi León
![Best Friends Together Again](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688137547.jpg?itok=JQlJtKM3)
Ever since Peter moved away (We Are Best Friends, 1982), he and his best friend Robert have kept in touch. Now that they’re together during Peter’s visit, the boys learn that while some things have changed, others, happily, have stayed the same.
Best Friends Together Again
![Bravo Grace](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1845070577.jpg?itok=lEbyGPtd)
Even though they talk by phone every Sunday, Grace has felt an “Aimee-shaped hole in her life” ever since her best friend moved away. But that’s only one of the changes Grace deals with in this engaging novel. Grace and her friends were first introduced in Starring Grace (2000).
Bravo Grace
![Bunny Mail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670036307.jpg?itok=zRgmVF4j)
When Ruby sends out invitations to a party, Max sends out his own which are delivered to Grandma. Children are encouraged to participate by lifting the flaps in this sturdy, colorful book. They’ll try to figure out the meaning of Max’s messages and may even be inspired to write their own letters in this latest Max and Ruby jaunt.
Bunny Mail
![Chasing Vermeer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439372941.jpg?itok=Nvda9hBq)
As mysterious things happen in and around their Chicago school, Petra and Calder use their knowledge of the painter Vermeer, their intuition, and their problem solving skills to retrieve a stolen painting. The book’s Illustrations contain clues that are revealed only upon close (and multiple) examinations. This quirky mystery is sure to please fans of E.L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Chasing Vermeer
![Chester's Way](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688154727.jpg?itok=SaDv4neG)
Chester and Wilson are like peas in a pod. Not only do they do everything together; they do most things in the same way. Then, a new mouse moves in to the neighborhood and things will never be the same! Lilly (Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, 1996) is irrepressible and energetic, as Chester and Wilson soon happily find out.
Chester’s Way
![Circle Unbroken](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374312893.jpg?itok=hM_6ciC8)
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the history of baskets, going all the way back to Africa. The circular history of a people and of families is suggested in gentle text and evocative watercolors.
Circle Unbroken
![Crispin: The Cross of Lead](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786816589.jpg?itok=MYeAHSth)
In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, Crispin is falsely accused of murder and must flee his medieval town to save his life. But, just as he’s leaving, he learns from the village priest that his parents’ origins — and fates — might be more mysterious than he ever imagined… (2003 Newbery Medal Winner)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
![Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439458684.jpg?itok=PWem-7UZ)
Ike LaRue, famous correspondent (introduced in Dear Mrs. LaRue) known by readers as a four-legged letter writer with a flair for exaggeration now turns to solving the mysterious disappearance of neighborhood cats.
Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation
![Doodler Doodling](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688166458.jpg?itok=rW2PJl_-)
As a child doodles and draws, she plays with lively language and creates all that she’s illustrated. Which comes first, the doodles or the words? Well, it’s a tantalizing tangle to untwist tongues and identify illustrations.
Doodler Doodling
![Dragon Rider](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439456959.jpg?itok=aFt04OFP)
When an orphaned boy fulfills an ancient prophesy and becomes a dragon rider to help Firedrake find the Rim of Heaven, he finds more than just adventure. The fantastic journey is filled with characters from folklore, and the classic struggle between good and evil makes a spirited good read aloud.
Dragon Rider
![Duck, Duck, Goose! A Coyote's on the Loose!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060508027.jpg?itok=BPvWMwWC)
The ducks and goose start the animals’ frenzied flight when they see a mostly hidden animal and exclaim, “A coyote’s on the loose!” Colorful, comic illustrations culminate in a house in a rain storm where the “coyote” turns out to be a small white rabbit.
Duck, Duck, Goose! A Coyote’s on the Loose!
![Duck's Key: Where Can It Be?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1929132727.jpg?itok=Yvzfp_-J)
Duck has lost the keys to his big red truck. While he looks for them, readers lift the flap to see that Frog is hiding them, leading Duck to the car where the keys are hidden in plain sight! Frog’s joke is sure to please the youngest reader as they predict where the keys will turn up next.
Duck’s Key: Where Can It Be?
![Egg-Drop Blues](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618250808.jpg?itok=WQzDIn9x)
Judge is desperate. His mother has threatened to send him to a different school next year. To prove he can succeed at his current school, Judge needs to bring up his grades. After weeks of hard work — all while dealing with his sometimes difficult brother and his dyslexia — Judge’s hopes depend on winning a science competition. Soon it all comes down to the egg drop.
Egg-Drop Blues
![Emma's Strange Pet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064442594.jpg?itok=W304EkI6)
Even though she has allergies, Emma wants a pet for her birthday. Not only does Emma find an acceptable and intriguing pet, she convinces her parents that her younger brother Max needs one, too.