![Scarecrow and His Servant](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440421306.jpg?itok=AnWLH8-h)
A not-too-bright scarecrow accompanies Jack on the adventure of a lifetime, far away from the field and birds.
Scarecrow and His Servant
![Diary of a Spider](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060001534.jpg?itok=Wu9uBxte)
Sound effects and dramatic reading make the humorous saga of an eight-legged hero come to life. Based on the picture book of the same name.
Diary of a Spider
![Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433698.jpg?itok=Es3AurQE)
A comic book story is used to introduce the basics of comic book making and cartooning. Here, a princess tries to make a comic but needs help. And help comes in the form of a Magic Cartooning Elf — for a appealing and instructive result.
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics
![Beep Beep](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763634824.jpg?itok=xXhRTHjr)
What better way for a family to travel to grandma’s house than by jumping in their yellow car? Though the town, over the crosswalk, down the hill — to their destination: “Beep! Beep!”
Beep Beep
![Simeon's Gift](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060089164.jpg?itok=tiuEbZbv)
Simeon loves a noblewoman from afar and seeks to find the music from deep inside him. His quest turns to despair until a series of events allow him to discover his real worth. Well told and strikingly illustrated, this modern fable resonates with readers.
Simeon’s Gift
![Great American Mousical](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006057920X.jpg?itok=oXmjJhr7)
Theater mice perform in a space just out of human sight in a venerable old New York theater. Alas! The leading rodent taken to Brooklyn before she performs in the final play before the theater is destroyed. Humor abounds in this satisfying tale.
Great American Mousical
![Dumpy the Dumptruck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786806095.jpg?itok=4aA0C0B2)
Before the barn can be razed on Merryhill Farm, Charlie and his grandfather restore the old dump truck that Charlie so loves. Not only does Dumpy the Dumptruck prove his worth, readers will appreciate that old isn’t always bad!
Dumpy the Dumptruck
![Dragon: Hound of Honor](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060571217.jpg?itok=TpWB9d8j)
The murder of a young knight, a white wolfhound, and a faithful page in medieval France all come together to create a fast-paced, gripping mystery.
Dragon: Hound of Honor
![Blue Heron](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0380720434.jpg?itok=tn2C0CjJ)
While visiting her father and stepmother in a lakeside cabin, Maggie notices a beautiful blue heron in the sky. Seeing this bird each morning helps Maggie through the tough visit, and she summons the strength to help the heron when it seems to be in danger.
Blue Heron
![Zen Shorts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545040876_0.jpg?itok=RNCsN27Q)
Stillwater, a large panda, tells each child a story that illustrates a principle of Zen. Although the tales will captivate children, adults may recognize the philosophy imbedded in them. Delicate, handsome illustrations capture the mood and flow of the stories.
Zen Shorts
![Coming on Home Soon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399237488.jpg?itok=sdUKb9za)
When Ada Ruth’s mother goes to Chicago for a much-needed job during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with her grandmother in Grandma’s rural home. Being apart is tough even though Ada Ruth knows it is in response to the war. Words and illustration combine to present a stirring portrait of longing, family, and love until mother and child are reunited.
Coming on Home Soon
![Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142408948.jpg?itok=WDG14OmW)
A girl and her mom want to have a sweet treat on a hot day but cannot sit at the soda fountain simply because they are “colored.” Impressionistic paintings soften the harshness of the story of segregation in the South during a turbulent time.
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
![""](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2024-02/dear-mr-rosenwald.jpeg?itok=lRdPbDz7)
A 10 year old girl narrates this fictionalized story, based on real events and people, of how her rural southern town builds a new school for African American children with the help of Julius Rosenwald (then president of Sears Roebuck).
Dear Mr. Rosenwald
![The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Pop-Up Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399250395.jpg?itok=S6cHYMUC)
In honor of the very hungry and eternally popular caterpillar’s 40th anniversary, a stunning new edition brings it to life again. With each page turn, engineered illustrations literally and dramatically pop off the page. Though not for the youngest, this beautifully engineered book is sure to delight and amaze.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Pop-Up Book
![Quiet in the Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061552070.jpg?itok=tDua-G91)
A child goes quietly out to the garden where he can almost hear the creatures respond to his curiosity about their actions. The narrator then gathers food for a picnic with “my friends.” Suggestions for making a “quiet garden” conclude this tranquil book.
Quiet in the Garden
![Thea's Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525474439.jpg?itok=4pXJD4Rx)
Thea, a student in Topeka, Kansas, observes the growth of the three unusual beans she plants for her science project. A series of letters to various experts chronicles the unusual vegetation that develops — though readers will see the giant beanstalk for the tale it is.
Thea’s Tree
![Oh, What a Beautiful Day! A Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563974096.jpg?itok=-STOd7LB)
Soft illustrations reveal the animals seen as an imaginative young girl walks home to her parents. Using alliterative language, she counts from one prancing pig to ten loving llamas, and feels a part of it all.
Oh, What a Beautiful Day! A Counting Book
![Katy Duck Is a Caterpillar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416960619.jpg?itok=NOLS1S0r)
Katy Duck loved to dance through each season but was especially excited about the spring recital: “A show to celebrate spring!” Though Katy is disappointed with her assignment, she blossoms as a lowly caterpillar in this recognizable and humorous tale.
Katy Duck Is a Caterpillar
![The Curious Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316015474.jpg?itok=e7MwOLUd)
Liam discovers that he can help his dreary city blossom into a green place that draws everyone out onto rooftops and beyond. Stylized illustrations depict the city’s gradual change from drab to lush and may encourage other young urban gardeners.
The Curious Garden
![The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140547398.jpg?itok=VnmzxvsL)
A boy named King Shabazz doesn’t believe in spring. With his friend, Tony Polito, King Shabazz explores their gritty city neighborhood and discovers that spring does exist even in an unlikely place.
The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring
![Birds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061363049.jpg?itok=8hRhg6Vb)
A girl tells readers about the birds she sees around her, describing size and color in spare, almost lyrical language. Richly colored paintings accompany the text to enhance and build the concepts presented in the narrative.
Birds
![The House in the Night](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618862447.jpg?itok=XRt0e1_3)
A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this Caldecott Medal-winning bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe. (2009 Caldecott Medal Winner)
The House in the Night
![Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375825584.jpg?itok=f8RubJZS)
KC, the President’s daughter, and her friend Marshall solve the mystery of the broken thumb on the statue of Lincoln before the White House celebration of its sculptor begins. This easy novel presents a satisfying mystery.
Who Broke Lincoln’s Thumb?
![Mr. Lincoln's Boys](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670061697.jpg?itok=HueNJW9Z)
The Civil War and the soldiers in Washington, D.C., infiltrated the play of Tad and Willie on the grounds of the White House. And their father still takes time to pardon one of the boy’s toy soldiers!