![The Grannyman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142500623.jpg?itok=oND1qBcm)
Simon the cat is so old that most of his parts have stopped working, but is re-energized when a new kitten arrives for him to raise.
The Grannyman
![Grandfather and I](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688175260.jpg?itok=es2HRjFl)
In the middle of a busy family, only grandfather has the time to walk and look with his grandson as long as they like.
Grandfather and I
![Gabby and Grandma Go Green](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525422145.jpg?itok=0fN7H1J3)
Gabby and her grandmother enjoy doing “green” projects when they spend time together. Tips and instructions for making a cloth bag are included.
Gabby and Grandma Go Green
![Full, Full, Full of Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763638838.jpg?itok=Gu6r5CtY)
Young Jay Jay helps his loving and much loved grandmother prepare for a big family dinner. Warm, welcoming illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and food.
Full, Full, Full of Love
![Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039572077X_0.jpg?itok=4fxvU6HS)
When they visit their favorite relative, Aunt Flossie, Sara and Susan enjoy her collection of hats and their many stories as they share tea, cookies, and crab cakes.
Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)
![Yoko's Show and Tell](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/142311955X.jpg?itok=qrH_IqOa)
Yoko disobeys her mother by taking her special Japanese doll to school and is heartsick when it is broken. Her mother reassures Yoko that she loves her in spite of her mistake and takes Miki to a doll hospital for repair. Textured, evocative illustrations effectively convey feelings and Yoko’s Japanese heritage.
Yoko’s Show and Tell
![Tia Isa Wants a Car](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763641561.jpg?itok=9Vc1En0g)
The narrator and her aunt work to save money to buy a shiny green car to take them to the sea. Though it takes time, Tia Isa and her niece reach their goal and buy the car that brings them to the beach. Cheerful illustrations and an upbeat narration with a sprinkling of Spanish words create recognizable characters in a realistic setting.
Tia Isa Wants a Car
![Hurry Down to Derry Fair](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763632082.jpg?itok=to3gO0D0)
Dinny Brown hurries and helps his family finish getting ready so they can walk to the fair. Grandma and Dinny start out but are soon joined by the others for a lovely fair day! Softly hued, detailed illustrations and playful, rhyming text build excitement for this family outing.
Hurry Down to Derry Fair
![Blackout](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423121902.jpg?itok=3C166MEv)
Does no electricity mean that there’s nothing to do or are there new adventures just waiting to happen? A family and their neighbors find out one hot summer night in the city. Luminous illustrations and limited text reveal the unexpected, joy-filled pleasures of a blackout.
Blackout
![A Jar of Dreams](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689716729_0.jpg?itok=y5vGMG8S)
“I never thought one small lady from Japan could make such a big difference in my life, but she did.” So begins Rinko’s story about the time that Aunt Waka came to visit. From Mama’s new business to Papa’s new courage in standing up to Depression-era discrimination against the Japanese, Rinko can barely keep up with the way that everyone in the house (herself included) is changing. Rinko and her relatives are unforgettable characters whose stories are told with an easy familiarity, warmth, and gentle humor.
A Jar of Dreams
![So Far from the Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547237529.jpg?itok=dQiss2oh)
All the more moving in its restraint, this picture-book account of a fictional family reveals, with gentle dignity, a sad chapter in American history. Laura Iwasaki and her Japanese-American family will soon move from California to Boston, so they are making one last visit to Laura’s grandfather’s grave, which lies near the Sierra Nevada Mountains, so far from the sea he loved. Before World War II, he was a fisherman. Then, along with Laura’s father, her grandmother, and 10,000 other Japanese Americans, he was sent to the Manzanar War Relocation Center. There he died, and his grave is marked with only a ring of stones. The family leaves silk flowers, but Laura leaves her own special memento. — School Library Journal
So Far from the Sea
![Freckle Juice & The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0307745678.jpg?itok=aEG_xY5P)
Children will recognize themselves and everyday problems in these two modern classics.
Freckle Juice & The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
![My Wild Sister and Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0735840032.jpg?itok=aAFVab4z)
Having a wildly imaginative big sister is great — except when she goes off with a friend. Comic illustrations combine with a child-like narration to reveal the ups and downs of being the youngest of a sibling pair. Readers are sure to recognize the emotions in this inventive tale.
My Wild Sister and Me
![Max and Ruby's Bedtime Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/067001141X.jpg?itok=nuE6DveF)
Max, Ruby, and friends are back for a series of short everyday adventures. They cook and open a restaurant, learn to swim and save a special buddy, and more. Humorous, textured illustrations in a large format are just right for bedtime (or anytime) sharing.
Max and Ruby’s Bedtime Book
![Oliver](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935954016.jpg?itok=cHxd7pHD)
Sturdy pages are used to tell the story of Oliver, an egg who could roll from side to side but not much more as “he was simply an egg and that was that.” That is, until the day “everything changed.” An open format and clever ending are sure to delight even the youngest reader.
Oliver
![Dear Juno](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142300179.jpg?itok=LfFFrZIl)
Juno can barely wait to open the letter that has arrived from his grandmother in Seoul, but he needs his parents to read it since it’s written in Korean! Finally he decides he can wait no longer and he finds inside a leaf and a photo of a cat. Juno responds by drawing pictures for his grandmother, and when she sends him a pack of colored pencils, he knows she would like more of his letters. This quiet, beautiful story celebrates the joy of exchanging letters with a loved one and the importance of maintaining strong family ties no matter the distance.
Dear Juno
![The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395683785.jpg?itok=io2AKz9x)
Have you wondered why frogs croak on the edge of streams? It all started long ago with two disobedient frog brothers who decided to obey their long-suffering mother only after her death. Humor and grimness combine for a memorable Korean pourquoi tale.
Country of origin: Korea
The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale
![The Seven Chinese Sisters](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807573094.jpg?itok=oNfhWONn)
Sisters each use their special talent while working together to save the sister who was snatched by a not-too-scary dragon. Uncluttered illustrations add detail to the crisply told original tale likely inspired by a Chinese folktale.
Country of origin: China
The Seven Chinese Sisters
![The Great Migration: Journey to the North](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061259217.jpg?itok=7mGI2Ijg)
“Between 1915 and 1930, more than a million African Americans…moved to the North” including the poet’s family. Join the travelers as they seek a better life in a different part of the United States. Rhythmic but not rhyming verse is complemented by evocative illustrations.
The Great Migration: Journey to the North
![Notes from a Liar and Her Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142500682.jpg?itok=5nXQ3Kn-)
For Antonia MacPherson, lying is a way of life. If it weren’t for her best friend, Harrison, and a tiny ball of fluff named Pistachio, she would be miserable. Her older sister, Your Highness Elizabeth, says Ant is in training to be a juvenile delinquent, Harrison smells like a salami sandwich, and Pistachio should be put out of his misery. When a teacher takes Ant under her wing, Ant’s way of life may have to change.
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
![If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152066446.jpg?itok=k7CGAz9x)
Kirsten’s parents are fighting and her best friend has suddenly joined the popular crowd. Walker is the only black student at his new private school and his single mom watches over him like a hawk. What happens when Kirsten’s and Walker’s worlds collide?
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
![No Passengers Beyond This Point](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803735340.jpg?itok=HWZwMp-P)
Three siblings — India, Finn, and Mouse — have less than 48 hours to pack up all their belongings and fly, without Mom, to their uncle Red’s in Colorado, after they lose their house to foreclosure. When they land, a mysterious driver meets them at the airport, and he’s never heard of Uncle Red. Like Dorothy in Oz, they find themselves in a place they’ve never heard of, with no idea of how to get home.
No Passengers Beyond This Point
![Al Capone Shines My Shoes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142417181.jpg?itok=O7pyMuda)
Nothing is the way it’s supposed to be when you live on an island with a billion birds, a ton of bird crap, a few dozen rifles, machine guns and automatics and 278 of America’s worst criminals. And then there’s Moose Flanagan. Moose’s father works as a prison guard and his family lives on the east side of Alcatraz — not far from the mobster Al Capone.
Al Capone Shines My Shoes
![Al Capone Does My Shirts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142403709.jpg?itok=BVwZaSsA)
When Moose’s family moves to Alcatraz so his father can work as a guard and his sister Natalie (who has autism) can attend a special school in San Francisco, Moose has to leave his friends and his winning baseball team behind. Moose just wants to protect Natalie, live up to his parent’s expectations, and stay out of trouble, but on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.