![Arf! Arf!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763678945.jpg?itok=G94NS-C7)
What can you see at the beach? Lift the flap to find out then make repeat the animal’s sounds in this bright, playful book sturdy enough for young hands.
Arf! Arf!
![My Pen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423103718.jpg?itok=vSF3Elxo)
A boy in a fedora uses his pen to travel, grow, “make giants of old men/who have seen better days” (an homage to his late father, Walter Dean Myers), and visit places real and imagined. Black and white line drawings and sophisticated, poetic language effectively convey the power of art and imagination and are sure to spark conversation.
My Pen
![The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805097449.jpg?itok=bavS-8bK)
Girls didn’t always have the freedom to choose what they wanted to do. This is certainly true for Callie Tate, the only girl in her family. How she follows her interests and deals with not being taken seriously is revealed in rich, well-paced language. Callie’s story started in The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate though both books can be read without the other. Both will appeal to sophisticated readers.
The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
![The Amazing Bone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031256421X.jpg?itok=sdv5uZ6o)
Pearl, a bonnet-wearing pig in pink, finds a magic bone that fell from a witch’s basket. Can she and the magic bone save Pearl from the jaws of a hungry fox? Cartoon illustration and exceptional language make this a must to read aloud.
The Amazing Bone
![Completely Clementine](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423123581.jpg?itok=EI7KLaSe)
Clementine hates change. And there’s a lot of change about to happen: summer is approaching and the end of third grade means goodbye to her beloved teacher, Mr. D’Matz. Plus her family expects a new baby. Like other books in the series, this seventh and final one is sure to cause laughter as Clementine works to come out successfully on the other side of change.
Completely Clementine
![Black and White](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618636870.jpg?itok=y6YJrUi-)
Is it one story or four? Is it about cows, commuters, a thief, or a boy? Careful reading and re-reading is required to tell. Warning: it may take young readers to explain how this clever Caldecott-winning book works!
Black and White
![The Three Pigs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064437795.jpg?itok=ITUhETRb)
Serafina Sow returns from her retirement in the Gulf of Pasta to help her three pig offspring to defeat the big bad wolf, Tempesto. Elements of the more traditional story are here (houses of brick, straw and sticks) but made fresh and funny (such as the family business of waffle-making) in this creative recasting of an old tale illustrated in the artist’s signature style.
The Three Pigs
![Tacky the Penguin](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395562333.jpg?itok=9ESqBda_)
Tacky is an odd bird, very unlike his friends and colleagues. But it is Tacky’s peculiarities that save he and his friends from hungry predators. Humor is created by offbeat illustrations of Tacky’s behavior and clever language.
Tacky the Penguin
![How Rocket Learned to Read](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858997.jpg?itok=lYXxZYrI)
A tenacious bird finally inspires Rocket, a small white dog with black spots, to learn to read and spell. Children will empathize with Rocket as they see the expressive illustrations and hear the straightforward telling showing the passage of seasons but Rocket’s gradual ability to read.
How Rocket Learned to Read
![The Day of Ahmed’s Secret](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688140238.jpg?itok=atXeS3aT)
Ahmed must carry his secret with him as he does his chores throughout the bustling, colorful streets of Cairo. Later in the day with his family all around him, Ahmed shares his wonderful secret: he can write his name in Arabic. Mild tension will keep children guessing what it is that Ahmed carries with him and detailed realistic watercolors are sure to inspire discussion.
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret
![Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria tenia una llamita](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805093338_0.jpg?itok=nJH_LwDo)
Cheerful, childlike depictions of Maria and her much loved llama set the familiar rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, in a Peruvian village. The little white llama follows Maria to school, makes the children laugh, but with a distinctive and unique setting and characters in a familiar cadence.
Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria tenia una llamita
![Llama Llama Mad at Mama](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670062405.jpg?itok=82l0ES-z)
Little Llama Llama has a major meltdown when he tires of shopping with Mama in the shop-o-rama. But Mama Llama is smart and figures out how do end the llama drama. The rhyming text shares not only a common experience but a great deal of llama wisdom all told with good humor and rhyme.
Llama Llama Mad at Mama
![Peekaboo Kisses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/015216541X.jpg?itok=jvtoA_Lj)
Peekaboo! Lift the paws and what do you see? Boldly colored, textured, cuddly animals giving — and getting — soft kisses to the reader. Ideal for sharing one-on-one, this predictable, repetitious, and interactive book has become a modern classic.
Peekaboo Kisses
![Peek-a Who?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811826023.jpg?itok=C2K83688)
What can you “peek-a” through the die-cut window? Does it “moo”, say “boo” or could it be YOU? Turn the page and find out! A predictable format and bold illustrations are sure to engage and delight.
Peek-a Who?
![I Kissed the Baby!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763624438.jpg?itok=4t-EmWnv)
A new baby creates lots of excitement and all the animals want to kiss the baby duckling! Black pages with bold white lines depict the animals with splashes of color to highlight the joy and a repeating text makes this just right to encourage young children.
I Kissed the Baby!
![The Rookie Blue Jay](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/030797782X.jpg?itok=QzcZd4aX)
Baseball fans Mike and Kate solve the mystery surrounding the lackluster play of their favorite rookie. Fans of baseball are sure to enjoy this easier to read mystery, the latest in an appealing series.
The Rookie Blue Jay
![My Bike](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062336991.jpg?itok=7D6Bj-dP)
Tom rides his bicycle, passing busses, cars, and even an elephant. He then dons his costume and make-up for his job as a unicycle-riding circus clown. Broad forms and bright colors introduce Tom’s mode of transportation including the names of all the parts of a unicycle.
My Bike
![Hooray for Hoppy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374301298.jpg?itok=GKr34BQP)
Hoppy, a small gray rabbit, uses his five senses to find out if spring has arrived yet. When it does, he calls his rabbit friends to share it with him. A recap of the five senses and what they do (and how Hoppy used them) finishes this lively look at a new and colorful season.
Hooray for Hoppy
![Finding Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062250191.jpg?itok=QwHKds0t)
As Maurice’s mother begins to hibernate, the bear cub impatiently goes out to find spring. Other animals — and readers — will recognize Maurice’s mistaken token of spring and enjoy the lush collage illustrations of the season when it finally arrives.
Finding Spring
![Flotsam](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618194576.jpg?itok=iQexay0o)
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam — anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there’s no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share … and to keep. (2007 Caldecott Medal Winner)
Flotsam
![The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316199982.jpg?itok=R_y28grk)
This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and-at long last-is given his special name: Beekle. (2015 Caldecott Medal Winner)
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
![The Crossover](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544107713.jpg?itok=gjcllSMT)
The Bell twins are stars on the basketball court and comrades in life. While there are some differences — Josh shaves his head and Jordan loves his locks — both twins adhere to the Bell basketball rules: In this game of life, your family is the court, and the ball is your heart. When life intervenes in the form of a new girl, the balance shifts and growing apart proves painful. Alexander eloquently mashes up concrete poetry, hip-hop, a love of jazz, and a thriving family bond. The effect is poetry in motion. It is a rare verse novel that is fundamentally poetic rather than using this writing trend as a device. There is also a quirky vocabulary element that adds a fun intellectual note to the narrative. This may be just the right book for those hard-to-match youth who live for sports or music or both. (2015 Newbery Medal Winner)
The Crossover
![John Henry: An American Legend](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553513079.jpg?itok=G2sPD-PA)
John Henry was born to be a hero — strong, competitive and determined. The legendary steel-driving man brought to life through Ezra Jack Keat’s collage illustrations and jaunty text is again available hardcover in honor of its 50th anniversary.
John Henry: An American Legend
![Harlem Renaissance Party](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060579110.jpg?itok=WbN_ba_k)
Lonnie travels back in time to meet many of the artists, writers, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance. During this rich time, African American culture was reinvigorated. Illustrations are boldly colored acrylic paintings, and additional information is included at the end.