![The Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/082344158X.jpg?itok=l_RXRjrd)
Paul plants and waters his crops but despairs when the rain doesn’t come. “But Paul is not alone.” A cow, donkey, and mole who have also watched Paul’s hard work bring buckets and barrels just before the rain begins resulting in lush crops and a jubilant Paul. Dramatic illustrations are naïve and extremely effective in conveying a range of emotions.
The Farmer
![Cyril and Pat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1509857273.jpg?itok=HnPJ91z6)
Cyril is the only squirrel in Lake Park; that is until he meets Pat. Pat has a different kind of tail and looks a bit scruffy but the duo enjoy each other’s company until one of the park’s other inhabitants informs Cyril that Pat is a rat and no squirrel can befriend one. The rhyming saga is illustrated in Gravett’s signature style to complement and extend the droll telling.
Cyril and Pat
![Community Soup](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1772780707.jpg?itok=d_dYbwMF)
Kioni is missing on soup day at school, the time when everyone comes together to make soup. He’s busy chasing his errant goats — until he figure out that the goats can share something special. Rich collages illustrate the story set In a Kenyan village. A delicious-sounding recipe for pumpkin vegetable soup is included.
Community Soup
![The Chickens Are Coming](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374300976.jpg?itok=eKe86_pB)
The day Winston, Sophie and their mom saw the sign looking for a home for chickens, the family determined to raise the fowl in their backyard. They learned, however, that chickens do not lay eggs on demand that and different breeds lay different kinds of eggs. The humorous story of chickens is based in the author’s Brooklyn research and sure to inform as well as entertain.
The Chickens Are Coming
![Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823438643.jpg?itok=329OJwNc)
Join a vivacious gathering of young children as they show off their wiggle-waggle, flip-flop, knockabout, hokey-pokey selves while engaging in familiar activities. From swimming to dancing and more, this gently humorous illustrated tale reads aloud well while encouraging participation.
Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes?
![Ruby & Rufus: Love the Water](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547867603.jpg?itok=QzAAHpYz)
Ruby & Rufus: Love the Water
![Peekity Boo: What You Can Do!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250122325.jpg?itok=3cF5EayF)
“Peekity book!” Baby does many things from eating dinner to starting the nighttime ritual of getting ready for bath and bed. Cartoon-like illustrations and a jaunty rhyme follow a mom, dad, and young child until, “Peepity peep./Shhh…Baby’s asleep.”
Peekity Boo: What You Can Do!
![Five Enormous Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1786282186.jpg?itok=tKpFEywp)
Join the countdown of stomping dinosaurs from five to zero. Each numeral remains on double page spreads visible through die-cuts until the final pages where children are stomping in front of a skeleton in a museum. Dinosaurs depicted are identified at the very end.
Five Enormous Dinosaurs
![Big and Little: A Story of Opposites](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823440214.jpg?itok=xqZsd6fE)
The adventures of a big black dog and a small white canine demonstrate a range of opposites — feelings and activities. The nearly wordless tale of adventure and friendship is expressively, even dramatically, illustrated and certain to encourage original storytelling.
Big and Little: A Story of Opposites
![A Friend for Henry](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452167915.jpg?itok=1tLGViKD)
Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend — or will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum celebrates the everyday magic of friendship.
A Friend for Henry
![Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039925241X.jpg?itok=YyVplAf3)
Mikey’s dad has left home to fight overseas during World War I, and Mikey wants to do something big to help. His teacher suggests that the class participate in a knitting bee in Central Park to knit clothing for the troop, and when the girls turn it into a competition, the boys just have to meet the challenge.
Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story
![Blackbird Fly](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062238612.jpg?itok=nWWo246R)
Future rock star or friendless misfit? That’s no choice at all. Twelve-year-old Apple grapples with being different, with friends and backstabbers, and with following her dreams. A story about family, friendship, popularity, and going your own way.
Blackbird Fly
![You Go First](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062414186.jpg?itok=z3896g8b)
Charlotte and Ben — friends connected only by an online Scrabble game — will intersect in unexpected ways as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. A sensitive look at friendship, bullying and coming of age.
You Go First
![The Mostly True Story of Jack](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316056723.jpg?itok=f80Jm4Lm)
An eerie tale of magic and friendship. When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Little does he know that the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for quite a long time.
The Mostly True Story of Jack
![Iron Hearted Violet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316056758.jpg?itok=HO4GPSsU)
Princess Violet is plain, reckless, and possibly too clever for her own good. Particularly when it comes to telling stories. One day she and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden room and find a peculiar book. A forbidden book. A different kind of fairy tale, about the power of stories, our belief in them, and how one enchanted tale changed the course of an entire kingdom.
Iron Hearted Violet
![The Witch's Boy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1616205482.jpg?itok=aUy1PEod)
Warring nations, mysterious stone figures, and the running thread that magic is alive and dangerous all add to the gripping cnarrative of two children who find strength and ingenuity from being pushed out of their comfort zones. Áine, the daughter of the Bandit King, is haunted by her mother’s last words: “The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.”
The Witch’s Boy
![Little Red](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561459178.jpg?itok=MF53zLA5)
Little Red is one tough cookie. When a menacing wolf blocks the path to her grandmother’s house, she looks him in the eye, answers his questions, and continues on her journey. The wolf “might have scared some little girls. But not this little girl.” This phrase is repeated throughout the story. Woollvin’s street-smart character cannot be fooled by the wolf, even when he dresses up as her grandma.
Little Red
![Bayou Magic](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316224847.jpg?itok=xySgzXUy)
Visiting her grandmother in Louisiana, Maddy realizes she may be only the sibling to carry on her family’s magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. A coming-of-age tale rich with folk magic. See the two other two books in the Louisiana Girls Trilogy, Ninth Ward (opens in a new window) and Sugar (opens in a new window).
Bayou Magic
![Sugar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316043052.jpg?itok=P6CSAAxL)
Through the curious, joyful eyes of 10-year-old Sugar, readers experience life on a Louisiana sugar plantation after Emancipation. Issues arise when Chinese workers are brought in to help harvest the cane. Sugar soon realizes that she must be the one to bridge the cultural gap and bring the community together. See the two other two books in the Louisiana Girls Trilogy, Ninth Ward (opens in a new window) and Bayou Magic (opens in a new window).
Sugar
![Winter Is Here](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062747185.jpg?itok=Bmy7nAxi)
Winter brings with snow, clinging to branches, “crouching in doorways,” and settles “softly, so softly.” It is followed by signs of an approaching season … spring! Gentle language and textured, boldly lined illustrations present another season by an award-winning husband/wife team.
Winter Is Here
![Making a Friend](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062278932.jpg?itok=g5jow1kr)
Beaver is good at many things, just not at making friends. That changes when Raccoon and Beaver make a snowman (actually, a snow animal!) together. Their collaboration helps them realize that they have lots in common — including friendship. Lighthearted illustrations and text present a snowy adventure that grows a friendship.
Making a Friend
![Little Fox in the Snow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763688142.jpg?itok=34VFi6QA)
A fox emerges from its burrow to find food in a snowy landscape, hunting a mouse and a hare. The fox becomes the hunted when a wolverine emerges from another lair. The small fox makes it back to its den where it can find safety and rest. Dramatic illustrations and lyrical narration effectively tell a realistic story.
Little Fox in the Snow
![Got to Get to Bear's!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544948823.jpg?itok=48dO9mqr)
When Bear invites Izzy, a small chipmunk, to his home, she knows that it must be very important; Bear never asks for much. Izzy and other animal friends brave a blizzard to get to Bear’s to share a very special occasion. Illustrations from varied perspectives add humor and heart to the tale of warm friendship on a cold night.
Got to Get to Bear’s!
![Good Morning, Snowplow!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1338089498.jpg?itok=KSFBlp90)
Snowflakes begin to fall as almost everyone says goodnight. But the snowplow and its driver are just gearing up for a long night. Morning comes with closed schools but clear streets and only then do the snowplow and driver say good night! Richly hued illustrations and gently rhyming text present a snowy night’s work.