![Alma and How She Got Her Name](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763693553.jpg?itok=-5y5PCMH)
Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela thought her name was too long. That is until her dad shares the history behind it. Alma discovers pride in the strong relatives after whom she is named. The limited colors used in the drawings provide a look back and a look forward as Alma grows to recognize the strength in her name.
Alma and How She Got Her Name
![A Peaceful Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062297473.jpg?itok=cMRHPjIj)
Two small cats gather all that is needed to plant a garden. In addition to vegetables, they plant flowers just right for other visitors like birds and bees. The gentle text and soft illustrations are likely to inspire young gardeners to create their own garden and celebrate its success at the end of the season.
A Peaceful Garden
![Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763689416.jpg?itok=BsZC65jm)
The parent rabbit in a lush, flowered field with a small child-rabbit describes the warm, quiet moments together that are what love is. As the duo cozily curl together to sleep, the big rabbit concludes that “there are more reasons than there are stars up in the sky [to love the child-rabbit].”
Love
![A Hippy-Hoppy Toad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399556761.jpg?itok=cBPM-HxS)
The hippy-hoppy toad’s rhyming adventure begins and ends calmly with the toad “in the middle of a road/on a teeter-totter twig”. Lots of things happen to the small critter in between in this animated and humorously illustrated tale of a positively engaging amphibian.
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad
![This Is Not a Valentine](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452153744.jpg?itok=BLOTbexO)
What other than a frilly Valentine shows a friend that they’re cared for? Maybe it’s as simple as a good-luck hopscotch rock or a dandelion that has been used to make a wish. Join this diverse group of friends as they show they care in simple, non-fussy ways that are definitely NOT Valentines!
This Is Not a Valentine
![Valensteins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1619634333.jpg?itok=hNGYELss)
A cast of characters associated with Halloween look on as Fran (as in Frankenstein) cuts out a paper heart. Much to their horror, it is explained that Fran may be in love! Dully hued cartoons highlight Fran’s pink heart (seen as anything but a Valentine) and the object of his affection (perhaps the Bride of Frankenstein) in this funny riff on a traditional Valentine’s celebration.
Valensteins
![Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1524740918.jpg?itok=FT4m9yUV)
Love is an emotion that shows in many ways. From the unparalleled love that parents convey to their children to the “smell of crashing waves, and a train whistling …” It is also the “crease in your grandfather’s face.” Through sophisticated, sometimes unsettling images and text, readers are reminded that though it all, “You’ll have love, love, love.” Also see the Spanish version: Amor (opens in a new window).
Love
![Groundhug Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1484753569.jpg?itok=kRAj9Hfz)
Moose and the other animals really want Groundhog to join them for their Valentine’s party. But when Groundhog sees his shadow he returns quickly to his cozy home. Could Groundhog be afraid of his shadow? Might shadow games help? Readers will enjoy the humor in lush illustrations and the warm relationship between animal friends in this celebratory book.
Groundhug Day
![Callie Cat, Ice Skater](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807510432.jpg?itok=8AeaSBS6)
Callie Cat loves to ice skate. When the Honeybrook Ice Rink announces a contest, everyone thinks it could be Callie’s big chance! She wants to win the big prize … doesn’t she?
Callie Cat, Ice Skater
![The Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard (Boxcar Children Mysteries)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/080758729X.jpg?itok=-jsvX2R9)
The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities — especially snowboarding. But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard.
The Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard (Boxcar Children Mysteries)
![Dino-Hockey](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761349480.jpg?itok=cdChQoe-)
In an ice-hockey match unrivalled in prehistory, this is the tale of the Meat-Eaters taking on the Veggiesaurs. By sorting teams into carnivores and herbivores the author sneaks in a science lesson in this amusing pairing of sport and prehistoric beasts.
Dino-Hockey
![Max and Marla](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399175040.jpg?itok=h9UKQUJx)
Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it’ll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance.
Max and Marla
![Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0997389923.jpg?itok=rKLTX77q)
What would you be willing to do for a Winter Olympics gold medal? This story celebrates winter, following your dreams, and staying true to who you are. Meet Snowman Paul, who is energetic and playful — a snowman with big dreams who’s not afraid to be different.
Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics
![Elympics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399232494.jpg?itok=4mU6T7MZ)
A collection of fast-paced poetry follows a cast of spirited pachyderms as they compete for gold in a variety of Olympic sports, such as diving, triathlon, hammer throw, and figure skating.
Elympics
![Each Kindness](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399246525.jpg?itok=2qkzN2ew)
Each kindness makes the world a little better. This quiet picture book is about small actions that can hurt, and an honest look at bullying and forgiveness.
Each Kindness
![This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0425288943_0.jpg?itok=j2UmUp_5)
The story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family’s history.
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
![Princess and the Peas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580897185.jpg?itok=wECxXp22)
John’s mother thought cooking was more important than beauty in this gently humorous riff on a traditional tale. Here, John finds perfection in a batch of perfectly prepared black-eyed peas. A tasty looking recipe concludes this colorfully illustrated tale told with a distinctively Southern flavor.
Princess and the Peas
![Lines](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452156654.jpg?itok=1bocX1Uw)
What can you do with a pencil? Create lines that skate across a page with a single figure in a red hat and mittens. When lines become too chaotic, an eraser smooths them and a new skater is introduced. Just imagine what happens when more lively but delicate lines, skaters, and erasures come together in the last pages of this inventive book.
Lines
![Imagine That!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1681193620.jpg?itok=YPqXwmka)
Lila’s inventive play doesn’t stop as she and her mother prepare to visit Lila’s grandfather, depicted on alternating pages. What is seen as a table on one page becomes Lila fighting a fearsome sea monster on the next. Lively language and animated illustrations depict Lila’s adventures soon joined by her granddad!
Imagine That!
![Everywhere, Wonder](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250087953.jpg?itok=IxVpddV7)
Creativity, wonder and more all starts with an open book, “a little gift from me to you.” It grows beyond walls, into the whole, wide world. Child-like watercolors accompany the text, inviting readers to celebrate the joys of imagination.
Everywhere, Wonder
![Draw the Line](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1626725632.jpg?itok=1165Ak9q)
Lines drawn by two boys connect and so do the boys in joyful play. An accidental tug-of-war, however, causes a rift until a smile and additional creativity bring them together again. Though wordless, watercolor illustrations speak volumes and are certain to ignite storytelling.
Draw the Line
![Snow Scene](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1626726809.jpg?itok=xyxuxxPC)
“What are these?/Trees. And those?/Shadows.” Short, poetic, rhythmic questions and answers and textured illustrations progress from a frozen winter woods to the coming of spring and all of its changes.
Snow Scene
![Peekaboo! On the Farm!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1846438640.jpg?itok=EiRbAfqi)
Peekaboo! Lift the flap of a partially covered animal face to find animals in action. Large flaps are sturdy enough for inquisitive hands to discover or rediscover familiar animals.
Peekaboo! On the Farm!
![On the Go with Mother Goose](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076369214X.jpg?itok=M1fQr02O)
Traditional nursery rhymes, some familiar, others not so familiar, appear in a compact, sturdy collection appealingly illustrated with a host of animals in the artist’s signature style.