![Blackbeard the Pirate King](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0792255852.jpg?itok=Y2Q_yVLi)
Blackbeard’s story is “a tale to billow a pirate’s sail!” Told here in a series of poems, including brief bits of factual information and dramatic images, this is a book that will capture the imagination of any pirate enthusiast. An author’s note provides additional information, a timeline and sources for what we know about this fierce pirate.
Blackbeard the Pirate King
![Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006073597X.jpg?itok=WAgW_uVT)
It’s time for Carnival! Three short stories in this Easy Reader present the adventures shared by Rafi and Rosi, charming and mischievous young tree frogs who are brother and sister, and live in Puerto Rico. The stories include young Rosi dressing up in “Queen for a Day,” as well as Rafi’s “magical” periscope, used to watch the Carnival parade. Children and adults alike will enjoy the amusing experiences of these two siblings, as well as the cheerful and colorful illustrations. Spanish version also available.
Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!
![My Freedom Trip](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563974681.jpg?itok=pMK4Lkab)
To escape the coming conflict, young Soo leaves North Korea without her mother. Though her mother plans to join Soo and her father, the Korean War begins and Soo has only memories of her mother’s bravery. Darkly hued illustrations combine with the lyrical narrative in this story based on the authors’ own family.
My Freedom Trip
![Chinese Nursery Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2023-07/0698116224.jpg?itok=21G6sZKZ)
Rhymes, lullabies, and songs from the Chinese oral tradition have been translated and illustrated with softly toned watercolors evocative of Asian art. Children and adults alike with recognize the universal themes of childhood in these pieces.
Chinese Nursery Rhymes
![Nadia’s Hands](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563976676_0.jpg?itok=Ue6zqfKR)
Nadia is thrilled to be the flower girl at her aunt’s wedding, yet continues to worries her classmates will respond on Monday to the temporary henna tattoos (mehndi). The intricate hand decorations that wear off slowly are a tradition of the family’s Pakistani background. Respect for tradition and the need to conform are at odds, but then resolved in this well-illustrated story.
Nadia’s Hands
![A Tisket, a Tasket](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399232060.jpg?itok=ucVrRLKo)
The song made famous by jazz great Ella Fitzgerald in the 1930s has been re-created, re-energized and newly presented in a picture book version. Sprightly cut paper collage illustrations show two children losing and ultimately finding both a lost basket and a friendship.
A Tisket, a Tasket
![Love to Langston](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1584300418.jpg?itok=Py7TzOAX)
This poetic tribute to Langston Hughes introduces the poet and the time in which he lived and worked. An author’s note provides information about Hughes’ life and will likely generate interest in Hughes’ poetry. Stylized illustrations complement this unique story.
Love to Langston
![Fishing Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786807660.jpg?itok=ERI8KKi6)
Reenie and her mother often fish along a river nicknamed Jim Crow, where they often see Peter and his father fishing, too. Since Reenie is black and Peter is white, they never speak — until Reenie reaches out to bridge a divide even wider than the river. A hopeful ending concludes this expressively illustrated recollection of the author’s childhood.
Fishing Day
![Ugly](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786837535.jpg?itok=ef9W_kaO)
Named “Ugly” by the other ducks but loved by his mother, the big, gawky, and awkward bird has a tough go of it until he finds his real identity as a swan. This novelization of Hans Christian Andersen’s now classic tale of “the Ugly Duckling” is richly told with details of Tasmania and other parts of Australia.
Ugly
![Tales Told in Tents: Stories from Central Asia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1845070666.jpg?itok=eg2LwGmP)
Where do you find needles? All over the world, of course! Readers will recognize many things in these stories from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian countries where stories, riddles, and more are told at mealtimes to feed the soul as well as the body. As with many folktales, readers recognize what they share with people in another part of the world while celebrating what makes them unique.
Tales Told in Tents: Stories from Central Asia
![Jack Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618346937.jpg?itok=wceSjWK4)
Read about Jack and the famous beanstalk, how Jack stopped folk from dying, and more — all with a distinctive Appalachian flair. This collection is meant to be shared aloud, sure to delight listeners (and readers) of all ages.
Jack Tales
![Hatseller and the Monkeys](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590960695.jpg?itok=LGOSylKN)
BaMusa takes a break from selling his hats — only to have them stolen by mischievous monkeys. Told in rhythmic language sprinkled with words from Mali, BaMusa’s work to retrieve his hats is illustrated with strong line and bold form.
Hatseller and the Monkeys
![Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140546162.jpg?itok=z8yIsb1a)
The tale of herdsman Ki-pat is set on a dry African plain and is told in the familiar cadence of “The House that Jack Built”. Animals are introduced, tension builds and the resolution pours forth as the rhyme builds. Stylized illustrations create place and mood in this engaging verse.
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
![Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0974508209.jpg?itok=ZFPOIGzG)
Ashpet is “hired out” and makes her employers jealous because of her loveliness. But she gets help from old granny to attend the church social and finds a way to get the attention of the doctor’s son — a fine young man. This distinctive Appalachian version of Cinderella creates its unique setting in jaunty language and comic illustrations of a plucky, bright heroine.
Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale
![The Story of Ferdinand](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670674249.jpg?itok=MQzoKAPs)
Ferdinand is not an ordinary bull. Instead of kicking and fighting and butting heads like the other young bulls, he prefers to sit and smell the flowers. When Ferdinand unwittingly sits on a bee while men are searching for the fiercest bull for the bullfights in Madrid, his dramatic reaction gets him chosen! Black and white illustrations and understated text create humor and a message of nonviolence.
The Story of Ferdinand
![Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food and Fun Around the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0913589918.jpg?itok=2nmxUmRc)
Take a culinary tour around the world, with foods and activities from a variety of countries and cultures. Each recipe is ranked for difficulty, and is sometimes a familiar dish with an exotic name!
Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook: Food and Fun Around the World
![Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068805871X.jpg?itok=V3rdeDiI)
Pecos Bill could tame ’most anything in the Wild West — at least until he came up against a gal called Slewfoot Sue and a horse named Lightning. Steven Kellogg’s signature style is ideal for this funny glimpse of a tall tale hero in the pioneer days of the old West.
Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale
![Paul Bunyan](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688058000.jpg?itok=gGDRsG8m)
Paul Bunyan and his ox named Babe are larger than life tall tale heroes — who quite literally helped shape the American landscape. The huge lumberjack is introduced through animated illustrations and lively language as he creates the Grand Canyon and more.
Paul Bunyan
![Mountain Men: True Grit and Tall Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385908415.jpg?itok=kzZd8cxl)
The lives of real people inspire the tales that are told about them. Retold here with humor and colorful language, the stories and people of the mountains are larger-than-life in the actions and pictures of this tall tale book.
Mountain Men: True Grit and Tall Tales
![Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688137830.jpg?itok=-2bqxHSa)
Even the strongest man of all can be outmatched, as Shadusa learns. This retelling of a Nigerian tale is told with cut paper illustrations carefully placed in comic book-like panels, which emphasize the humor and lesson of this super-sized tall tale.
Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria
![Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0882405837.jpg?itok=SwQjUXs9)
When Kumak snags a fish — a really big fish — it takes the entire village to bring it in. This original tall tale set in the Arctic has light-hearted illustrations that add vigor and glee to the playful story.
Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North
![American Tall Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679800891.jpg?itok=BDs8_5O8)
Meet heroes (and heroines) in these well-told tales of fictitious and actual characters from American folklore. These tales are ideal for reading aloud, and are illustrated with strong-lined wood engravings.
American Tall Tales
![Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689865767.jpg?itok=W-9pbsK3)
Born in 1908, in a small Mexican village, Jose Limon seemed destined to become an artist. The lyrical language incorporates onomatopoeic and Spanish words. The distinctive illustrations with swirling colors reveal the life of a great modern dancer and choreographer.
Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon
![It Is the Wind](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006028191X.jpg?itok=N5cGUZ9W)
As he sits on the edge of his bed and peers out the window, a young boy wonders what is making the noise outside as he tries to sleep. It could be a cow and her calf, or many other things on the farm, but ultimately, the child sleeps; only the reader realizes it is a cat that has created the noise. Poetic text and luminous illustrations present a graceful story.