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From the window in his favela, the narrator shares what he sees: neighbors working, playing, the changing weather, and more. Based on the author’s experience growing up in Brazil, everyday experiences are illustrated in a colorful, naïve, folk style.
From My Window
![Everyone’s Awake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452178054.jpg?itok=1NnecWYy)
It’s dark in the lighthouse home; everything is quiet, until it is not! Everyone in the large, extended family gets into the silliness — even the dog — until everyone falls asleep. Lively rhythmic language combines with energetic illustrations for a fun book to read and share.
Everyone’s Awake
![The Elephant’s Umbrella](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1910328545.jpg?itok=kLR2engW)
The wind sweeps away the umbrella that elephant uses to shelter himself and other small animals from rain. The same wind carries the umbrella away from other animals until it winds up back where it started. Engaging illustrations and simple narration create a folktale-like story.
The Elephant’s Umbrella
![Double Trouble](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1849766592.jpg?itok=4139X5fM)
Twins Erin and Ellis are good at many things, especially looking for trouble. They look everywhere and finally find their cat, Trouble! The surprise ending creates a minor mystery as the children creatively search for Trouble through simple illustrations and a straightforward text.
Double Trouble
![Don’t Worry, Little Crab](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1536211192.jpg?itok=WBibJE8P)
Very Big Crab reassures Little Crab when they leave their tiny tidal pool for the large sea. Few details are needed as illustrations swirl expressively across pages as the pair makes their way to the joys that they find in the ocean.
Don’t Worry, Little Crab
![Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1984848992.jpg?itok=hJgBE_4T)
A small white dog and his human dad move in with a cat and a large dog and their human mom. Though the transition is tough, they make it — until a “Waaah!” joins the family. Understated, comical, and relatable, this experience is presented with expressive illustration and limited language.
Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family
![Snap: A Happy Book of Colors](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1680106252.jpg?itok=su8npbvQ)
A red crab hides in order to surprise the blue fish, green sea turtle, and other colorful unsuspecting sea creatures until something bigger comes along. The rhyming text and bright illustrations are sure to inform and delight young readers.
Snap: A Happy Book of Colors
![I Thought I Saw a Monkey!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1787413837.jpg?itok=M9FNHAOw)
Can you find the monkey hiding in the grocery store? Join shoppers as they find and hide the small animal in this sturdy, interactive jaunt to the store.
I Thought I Saw a Monkey!
![Hat Tricks](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1682631508.jpg?itok=KA7IHk-A)
Hattie, a small rabbit, is a magician with many tricks in her hat. With an “Abracadabra, katakurico” an amazing array of animals emerge from it. Simple illustrations and repeating language make this a magical book to share.
Hat Tricks
![Harris Finds His Feet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1680105965.jpg?itok=XTuIPpFP)
Harris is a “very small hare with very big feet.” His grandfather helps him realize that those big, strong feet will carry Harris around the world and back. Elegant illustrations use different perspectives to show the distance the younger and older hares travel as Harris gains confidence.
Harris Finds His Feet
![Other Words for Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062747800.jpg?itok=XtI4YVXj)
A hopeful middle grade novel in free verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States. “A realistic portrait of the strength it takes to move to a new country, as well as of the complicated dynamics between first- and second-generation immigrants.” (Horn Book)
Other Words for Home
![A Big Bed for Little Snow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316478369.jpg?itok=5w0-fqSD)
In this winter fable about where snow comes from, Little Snow, who wears snowflake pajamas, gets a new featherbed for the long, cold winter nights. But Mommy says this bed is for sleeping, not jumping, but when she leaves the room, he jumps and jumps on his bed … until one day it rips, sending feathers flying. A page turn reveals that his feathers are snowflakes, falling on a nghttime city block.
A Big Bed for Little Snow
![My Winter City](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1773060104.jpg?itok=Q1G6QupJ)
A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them, then a slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun. The boy describes all the sights and sounds of the day, from the frost in Dad’s beard and the snow “pillows” in the park, to the noisy clunking snow plows and the singing buskers they pass on their way home. That night, the boy lies awake under cozy covers, reflecting on the day, as snow blankets the world outside his window.
My Winter City
![Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399186662.jpg?itok=tXCVuhQf)
Suddenly “awake” in the middle of winter, a “big bear” explores a “cozy cabin,” which Bear of course “enters excitedly.” But the cabin isn’t empty — a little girl lives there. So begins an unlikely friendship and an unexpected adventure as the girl attempts to figure out what a bear is supposed to be doing in the winter. (Hint: It’s not eating pancakes or visiting the library!)
Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story
![Wintercake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062894870.jpg?itok=PHwaCIXi)
When Thomas misplaces the basket of dried fruit he needs to make his seasonal wintercake, friends old and new come together to save the day. This holiday tale is full of surprises and gentle humor, and a book about holiday traditions and why they matter. It’s also a story about making mistakes and how mistakes can sometimes lead to wonderful things!
Wintercake
![Snowy Race](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823441415.jpg?itok=-fDJJg6Z)
In the midst of a whirling snowfall, a girl and her father pile into their big red snow plow. Through slippery streets, up winding hills, they race — clearing the snow and heading for the train station to meet a very special traveler. The rhyming text is just right for one or two readers.
Snowy Race
![The Luckiest Snowball](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823441059.jpg?itok=O-5pt7gY)
“Help! I’m melting!” A boy rescues a snowball again and again in this funny story about a snowball that gets to see all four seasons. Back matter offers information about the seasons and the three states of water (solid, liquid, and vapor)
The Luckiest Snowball
![Alien Superstar (Book #1)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419733699.jpg?itok=nvWOkSly)
No one is shocked by the six-eyed alien strolling around the Universal backlot. The tourists just think he’s part of the show. It doesn’t take long for Buddy to land a role on a popular TV show, playing (of course) an alien. He becomes an overnight heartthrob and is suddenly faced with legions of adoring fans, rides in glamorous limos, and appearances at red carpet parties. But can Buddy maintain his secret identity while in the spotlight? Winkler and Oliver keep readers laughing while slipping in a lesson — accept everyone as they are, even if they have suction cups for feet.
Alien Superstar (Book #1)
![Stargazing](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/125018388X.jpg?itok=OXYtL8r9)
Can very different girls become best friends? Though both are Chinese-American, Moon and Christine are very different. Christine is cautious, serious, attends Chinese school, and follows rules. In spite of this, Christine and Moon become best friends. Christine wonders if she was a good enough friend when it is discovered that Moon’s celestial visions are caused by an all-too-real problem. Simple cartoon illustrations in full color are expressive and move this notable story to its gratifying conclusion. A note from the author/illustrator reveals the story’s genesis.
Stargazing
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Jingwen feels more like he’s on Mars than in Australia when he, his younger brother Yanghao, and their mother relocate from China. English is a breeze for Yanghao but a struggle for Jingwen who hears it as just gibberish. Line and wash illustrations cleverly depict the language confusion as well as the brothers’ plausible relationship. Even with serious issues present (the boys’ father has died; their mother works long hours) this remarkable book is witty, engaging, and entirely credible.
Pie in the Sky
![Pages and Co.: The Bookwanderers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1984837125.jpg?itok=T_ydI0eH)
Her mother disappeared when Matilda “Tilly” Pages was just a baby. Since then she has lived with her grandparents in their London bookstore, Pages & Co. At the start of the midterm break, Tilly discovers a special talent: she is a bookwanderer which allows her to meet characters from her favorite books like Anne (of Green Gables) and Alice (in Wonderland). In this riveting, well-told tale, other characters from classics come alive. The conclusion is satisfying while pointing to forthcoming stories.
Pages and Co.: The Bookwanderers
![Kid Undercover (Mac B.: Kid Spy #1)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/133814359X.jpg?itok=rgCKhjvt)
Could the Mac B growing up in the 1980s really have been a spy before he became an author? Who gets called to England to help the Queen? Not likely, but it sure makes a good adventure. Amusing line drawings use limited color to add to the humor in the start of a new series. Fun and adventure with Mac B continue in Mac B. Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime (opens in a new window).
Kid Undercover (Mac B.: Kid Spy #1)
![The Line Tender](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0735231605.jpg?itok=vQk5idjK)
Twelve-year-old Lucy lives with her father in Rockport, Massachusetts. Her mother, a marine biologist, died several years earlier. Lucy and her best friend and neighbor with a passion for science are making a field guide about marine animals: Fred writes; Lucy draws. Loss, grief, and healing are deftly handled in this memorable, striking novel in which community, art, science, and love intersect.
The Line Tender
![Lalani of the Distant Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062747274.jpg?itok=0qdyIgmQ)
Lalani and her mother live on Sanlagita, an island under constant threat from the mountain Isa. Lalani’s quest begins when her mother falls gravely ill. Steeped in Filipino lore, this is a riveting fantasy, enhanced by evocative illustrations in a handsome format. Lalani confronts and overcomes all odds for a satisfying conclusion.