![Pitching in for Eubie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688149170.jpg?itok=-sM4nKDw)
Lily feels like she can’t contribute to the family fund to help her sister Eubie’s college fund. When Lily finds a way to help, her joy is conveyed through handsome, realistic illustrations and Lily’s exuberant narration.
Pitching in for Eubie
![Max's Bunny Business](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670011053.jpg?itok=9fp5QEsy)
Ruby and her friend sell lemonade in order to buy matching rings. When Max’s help is rebuffed, he sells leftover Halloween candy to Grandma in time to buy the last ring. Good-natured competition and lots of humor make this another Max and Ruby winner.
Max’s Bunny Business
![The Fish Who Cried Wolf](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439928257.jpg?itok=HvhkXf2Q)
Tiddler was a chronically late little fish with a big imagination. Tiddler’s tales are believed by only one fish who shares them — which is what brings Tiddler safely home when he’s really lost. Bright, cartoon-like illustrations add detail to this cumulative tale.
The Fish Who Cried Wolf
![Fanny](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316166871.jpg?itok=rCGKQ6zs)
Fanny has always wanted a fashion doll but when her wanting goes unanswered, Fanny makes a ragdoll instead — and begins her own fashion trend with Annabelle. Fanny is believable as is her self-reliance. Readers can make their own paper Annabelle doll.
Fanny
![Clever Duck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433272.jpg?itok=cF1QB5uq)
Damaris is a very clever duck who with Rory (her sheepdog friend) figure out how to give just desserts to the arrogant pigs (with names like Mrs. O’Bese and Mrs. Portly). The results are nearly disastrous for all, but all ends well in this appealing fantasy.
Clever Duck
![Anansi's Party Time](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823419223.jpg?itok=FHZp72ql)
Anansi is a trickster so when he invites Turtle to a party it is, of course, a scam. But turnabout is fair play, and so Anansi gets his comeuppance. Humor abounds in the energetic, droll illustrations and contemporary retelling of this traditional tale.
Anansi’s Party Time
![Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375855831.jpg?itok=Actob04v)
Traction Man is back! In this adventure Traction Man takes on a compost heap, loses his trusty Scrubbing Brush, and meets Turbo Dog — all with tongue-in-cheek humor in both comic-strip-like illustrations and understated language.
Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog
![Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763632651.jpg?itok=_jhr6TQ4)
When Mercy Watson, the Watson’s beloved pet pig, eats the neighbors’ flowers Animal Control Officer Francine Poulet is called in to capture the culprit. In order to do so, Officer Poulet finds she must think like a pig! Humor abounds in this easy novel with a very satisfying conclusion for all.
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig
![Hooray for Fly Guy!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545007240.jpg?itok=e0bLojCa)
A bug-eyed boy named Buzz and his pet, Fly Guy (a similarly eyed fly) save the day for Buzz’s football team. This latest installment in the Fly Guy series stands alone, however, and is sure to delight young football aficionados.
Hooray for Fly Guy!
![Babymouse: Skater Girl](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375839895.jpg?itok=QyCDmm27)
Babymouse wants to win the skating trophy and keeps a rigorous training schedule; one without friends and cupcakes. Ultimately, Babymouse figures out and acts on what is most important to her. The Babymouse books continue to be fresh, original, and real.
Babymouse: Skater Girl
![Are You Ready to Play Outside?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423113470.jpg?itok=lKyjciri)
Piggie and his elephant friend, Gerald, are back this time to play outdoors in rain and in sun. Their unlikely friendship is patient, gently humorous, and reflective of friendship — regardless of age or species!
Are You Ready to Play Outside?
![Snow Leopard](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1845076001.jpg?itok=AmXXeDR0)
Dazzling illustrations combine with lyrical language to emulate a creation myth. Set in the Himalayan Mountains, this original tale dramatically explains why the sun and moon wax and wane and of friendship between a girl and the Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard
![The Runaway Dolls](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786855843.jpg?itok=QCset4V5)
Annabelle and her friend, Tiffany — both dolls come to life — soon learn that running way for any reason is full of pitfalls. The dolls’ third adventure (The Doll People (opens in a new window) and The Meanest Doll in the World (opens in a new window)) is illustrated cinematically by a Caldecott Medalist.
The Runaway Dolls
![The Rabbit and the Turtle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545005418.jpg?itok=Q8KABdUp)
Newly formatted with explicit morals added and one of Carle’s signature illustrations accompanies a fable credited to Aesop. The lively, colorful style of art is ideal for the short tales each with its maxim, sure to generate discussion.
The Rabbit and the Turtle
![Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823421600.jpg?itok=sjU6Nu3O)
One of Carl Sandburg’s original, quintessentially American tales for children (from Rootabaga Stories) explains why it’s just not a good idea to kick a slipper at the moon. This illustrated telling will hold young listeners as they hear rich language best read aloud.
Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon
![Donovan's Double Trouble](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006077293X.jpg?itok=oGruZzCW)
Fourth grader Donovan (introduced in Donovan’s Word Jar (opens in a new window)) learns to cope with the change in his favorite uncle (who lost both legs in the war), with having difficulty in school, and more — all’s possible with the help of his supportive and involved family.
Donovan’s Double Trouble
![There's a Wolf at the Door: Five Classic Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596432756.jpg?itok=b7woyX-6)
A hungry but dapper wolf cannot get Alan, Gordon, and Blake (aka the Three Little Pigs) to open the door so he moves on. Readers will recognize the familiar tales retold and connected in the comic book style art and very funny text in an oversized format.
There’s a Wolf at the Door: Five Classic Tales
![Stichin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375831630.jpg?itok=jUYMukng)
Poems piece together the story of the quilters of Gee’s Bend in Wilcox County, Alabama. Though over a hundred years old, the art of quilting is alive and is now accessible through poetry and vivid illustration.
Stichin’ and Pullin’: A Gee’s Bend Quilt
![Chicken Feathers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399247912.jpg?itok=t9sElBEc)
Joshua Tucker’s best friend on the family farm is Semolina, a sassy and talkative chicken — at least with Joshua. A sneaky, hungry red fox puts Semolina at risk in more than one way in this satisfyingly old-fashioned story dotted with black/white illustrations.
Chicken Feathers
![Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670062650.jpg?itok=AWv47oKE)
Cam (short for “Camera”) uses her photographic memory to help solve the theft of the cans and bottles to be recycled to earn money for her school. This installment in the gentle mystery series features a particularly timely topic.
Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery
![The Underneath](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416950583.jpg?itok=AKaLfy-0)
The Underneath
![No Talking](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416909842.jpg?itok=Kvss_1l4)
It’s boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids’ experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication.
No Talking
![The Sacrifice](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689876513.jpg?itok=0yOKkPf_)
The Sacrifice
![Black Storm Comin'](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689871376.jpg?itok=QEMZpwyo)
When Colton Wescott sees this sign for the Pony Express, he thinks he has the solution to his problems. He’s stuck with his ma and two younger sisters on the wrong side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with no way to get across. They were on the wagon train heading to California when Pa accidentally shot Colton and then galloped away. Ma is sick, and Colton needs money to pay the doctor. He’d make good money as a Pony rider. he also needs to get to California to deliver freedom papers to Ma’s sister, a runaway slave. The Pony Express could get him there too…