![George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen By Both Sides](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0792269993_0.jpg?itok=bV2Cu8Ud)
The Georges most prominent in early America — England’s George III and America’s George Washington — had much in common even though their politics put them on opposite sides of the issue of independence as well as the Atlantic. Serious information about the men, their struggles, and the times in which they lived is conveyed in an engaging format and light touch that tells of the birth of the United States.
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen By Both Sides
![Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439475198.jpg?itok=i2QfspX-)
Third grade Gabi speaks Spanish at home and English at school and sometimes “Spanglish” everywhere. Spanish and English combine naturally in Gabi’s narration as the irrepressible, likable girl befriends a kindergartner who has moved from Nicaragua and as she controls her temper when teased by a classmate.
Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day
![Glorious Angels: A Celebration of Children](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/91HKXGuMbNL.jpeg?itok=xJFbsXJa)
Children from various backgrounds and cultures appear in these early 20th century photographs, linked by an original poem that celebrates the joy of family and childhood. The format is reminiscent of an old-fashioned photo album while the emotions conveyed are very contemporary.
Glorious Angels: A Celebration of Children
![Gobble, Gobble, Slip, Slop: A Tale of a Very Greedy Cat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375825045.jpg?itok=0gIyGFBp)
No one would want to meet a greedy cat like this! A very hungry and especially greedy cat eats a series of animals and people — “Gobble, gobble, slip, slop” — until clever crabs help them all find a way out. A quite contrite cat promises never to be greedy again in this lively and handsomely illustrated retelling of a traditional tale.
Gobble, Gobble, Slip, Slop: A Tale of a Very Greedy Cat
![Good Night, Good Knight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525463267.jpg?itok=KHBGZzbr)
Three little dragons in a far-off cave are having a hard time falling asleep. It’s the Good Knight to the rescue, with glasses of water, bedtime stories and songs, and goodnight kisses to lull the beasts to sleep.
Good Night, Good Knight
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Harry, a soft plush elephant, is ready for bed, but he just can’t sleep! He reads and wiggles and worries, but sleep won’t come. But once Harry is reassured by his friends, Lulu and Ted, the plush toys are all able to cozily snuggle down for a good night’s sleep.
Good Night, Harry
![Goodnight Moon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064430170.jpg?itok=3s_G0hp4)
The youngster prepares for sleep, bidding goodnight to the room and all objects in it, including the moon and the old lady who whispers “hush.” Sleep comes softly in this cozy classic.
Goodnight Moon
![Hand Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525442014.jpg?itok=jc35pgoR)
Fingers creeping, creeping or snowflakes falling delight young children – especially when told in rhyme and dramatized with a caring adult. Familiar and less familiar ditties with directions for hand movement are presented in engaging illustration as well as rhymes.
Hand Rhymes
![Handtalk: An ABC of Finger Spelling and Sign Language](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0027181308_0.jpg?itok=Z6kF82FL)
George Ancona’s colorful photographs capture the spirit, movement, and form of basic finger spelling used by the deaf and often learned by hearing children as well.
Handtalk: An ABC of Finger Spelling and Sign Language
![Happy to Be Nappy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786804270.jpg?itok=A8WZRfkO)
Exuberant language and jaunty illustrations seem to jump off the pages to celebrate “girlpie” hair, soft and billowy. With encouraging individuality, these girls love and accept themselves just the way they are.
Happy to Be Nappy
![Harvest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761450866_0.jpg?itok=0Q3oYZmu)
Readers learn of Mexican migrant workers’ difficult lives in this photo-documentary. Despite backbreaking labor in poor conditions, the workers take pride in what they do and struggle to help their families get ahead.
Harvest
![Have You Seen My Cat?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689817312.jpg?itok=Lko-xX37)
A little boy travels around the world to find his missing cat. As he encounters other felines, he exclaims, “This is not my cat!” That is, until his very own is located.
Have You Seen My Cat?
![Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805065709.jpg?itok=SAOP0SSA)
A head by itself can’t do much – until he meets arms, body, and legs. Together they discover how delicious life can be. Bold colors and broad forms help create the humor in this engaging creation story from the author’s Dan tribe of Liberia.
Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia
![Hoptoad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152163522.jpg?itok=JHbOajwd)
Hoptoad
![Hour of the Olympics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679890629.jpg?itok=BnkdBwVR)
Annie and Jack travel back in time to the first Olympic games to retrieve a lost story, in this Magic Tree House story. There they learn a lot about what girls were — and were not — permitted to do in Ancient Greece.
Hour of the Olympics
![How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439241006.jpg?itok=UF9xrrtk)
Short rhyming text contrasts with illustrations of huge dinosaurs who are ailing with sniffles and coughs. Of course, the dinosaurs (with their names tucked into each page) are being helped by a caring but seemingly small adult in this companion to How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
![How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590316818.jpg?itok=oEHo5vw9)
Ten sleepy dinosaurs get ready for bed in this celebration of funny, endearing, and naughty bedtime behavior. Young children will laugh out loud as they recognize themselves in this larger than life silliness.
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
![How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395547776.jpg?itok=o0hOHyz-)
After the soldiers come, Papa tells his family that they must leave everything behind and set sail for America. The journey across the Caribbean is dangerous and long, and our narrator and his little sister keep asking — just how many days is it to America? Prolific children’s author Eve Bunting, herself an immigrant from Ireland, shares the story of a new generation of pilgrims who are willing to risk their lives to look for freedom in America.
How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story
![How I Spent My Summer Vacation](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0517885565.jpg?itok=k47e3EzO)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
![Incredible Me!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060286229.jpg?itok=Wgr_dX4i)
While everyone has a nose, toes, and hair, no one has them just alike — and so a girl with bouncy red ponytails celebrates her uniqueness, the “incredible me!” Engaging child-like drawings romp across the pages with rhythmic, rhyming text.
Incredible Me!
![Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/jabuti.jpg?itok=9yv8ywRE)
Vulture is sick and tired of Jabuti’s trickery. He gets his revenge when he flies the tortoise high in the air, then drops him, breaking his shell. But Jabuti puts himself together and comes out on top — with the help of the birds of the rainforest. How those birds got their colorful plumage is vividly explained in this brilliantly colored and well-told tale.
Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
![Journey](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440408091.jpg?itok=6pxEWvMW)
When their mother leaves, 11 year old Journey can’t believe she won’t return. But he and his older sister must deal with this loss, each in his or her own way. The rich story is told in Journey’s voice and sure to be appreciated by a wide range of readers.
Journey
![Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0932592147.jpg?itok=5OH2zetf)
Dr. Seuss could have come up with the names of these lip-smacking delights! Frozen Bananoids, Soap Bubbles Supreme – the recipes may have peculiar names, but they are familiar to and enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual
![King Arthur](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316122416.jpg?itok=fA5sAnLi)
Arthur and the other kids in Mr. Ratburn’s class take a field trip to a Middle Ages fair where there’s competitions and games from the period. Arthur and the others vie with students from another school to uphold their honor in this longer chapter book, which is just as satisfying as the Arthur picture books.