![Give Me Back My Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452160406.jpg?itok=iHQLySPo)
Bloo and Redd (blue and red critters) argue over a green book. When a bookworm takes it, the pair collaborates to make a book with the same named parts (including letters that gather together to form words). Conversation bubbles humorously placed on white space above the characters complement the comic illustrations — all the way to a satisfying conclusion.
Give Me Back My Book
![Duck & Goose Go to the Beach](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385372353.jpg?itok=R3kkjwq0)
Duck is inspired to take a trip as he and Goose relax in their beautiful meadow. The duo walks to a beach where they meet the locals, explore tide pools, and build a sandcastle before returning home. The feathered friends’ simple adventure exudes gentle humor and warmth in text and illustration.
Duck & Goose Go to the Beach
![Pedro’s Whale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1598571605.jpg?itok=4JonG0Jw)
Pedro, a young boy who loves whales more than anything, is heartbroken when he’s told to put away his favorite toy whale on the first day of school. But then Pedro’s teacher discovers the secret to helping him do his best work: not only giving him his whale, but also incorporating his special interest into the whole curriculum. Soon, Pedro’s whale is helping all the children learn, as the teacher works whales into math lessons, storytime, simple science experiments, and more! Pedro’s whale helps him make friends, too, as the other children start to share his special interest.
Pedro’s Whale
![Guitar Notes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1606845039.jpg?itok=4q588TSG)
Two very different high school students discover a mutual appreciation for writing songs for the guitar. Tripp Broody has lost a lot; his father died and his best friend moved away and he doesn’t really connect with people. In contrast, Lyla Marks is perfect. She gets good grades, her teachers love her, and she plays the cello beautifully. Forced to share a music practice room on alternating days at school, they start a pen-pal-like exchange daily that leads to a musical collaboration that promises to change both of their lives forever. Many chapters are structured as Tripp’s and Lyla’s notes, giving readers a unique vantage point into their burgeoning friendship.
Guitar Notes
![The Word Eater](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823419401.jpg?itok=6Xws2qMO)
Life is miserable for sixth-grader Lerner Chanse at her new school, where the MPOOE (Most Powerful Ones on Earth) Club ruthlessly rules over the SLUGs (Sorry Losers Under Ground). Then Lerner accidentally discovers that her pet worm Fip eats paper — with startling results. When he eats a word, that item simply disappears from the world, forever. Now that Lerner knows about Fip’s magic, she has some extraordinary powers of her own. Lerner soon discovers that extraordinary power brings extraordinary responsibility.
The Word Eater
![Rain Reign](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312643004.jpg?itok=qeNNVLny)
Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein). Not everyone understands Rose’s obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different — not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father. When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and Rain goes missing. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search. Though Rose’s story is often heartbreaking, her matter-of-fact narration provides moments of humor. Readers will empathize with Rose, who finds strength and empowerment through her unique way of looking at the world.
Rain Reign
![The Real Boy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062015087.jpg?itok=Lyj3vguZ)
Oscar knows he’s different. He can’t remember where he comes from, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of magical herbs and their uses, and he just does not understand human interaction. As the apprentice to Caleb, the last magician in the magic-steeped Barrow, Oscar’s job is to collect the herbs, prepare the charms and tinctures, do his chores, and avoid trouble. That changes when a mysterious destructive force arrives and it is up to Oscar and his friend Callie to protect the Barrow and its inhabitants.
The Real Boy
![A Whole New Ballgame](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250079764.jpg?itok=OHHZKc9T)
Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a crazy new tattooed teacher named Mr. Acevedo, who doesn’t believe in tests or homework and who likes off-the-wall projects. Easy-going Rip is knocked completely out of his comfort zone. And for Red, who has autism and really needs things to be exactly a certain way, the changes are even more of a struggle. But together these two make a great duo who know how to help each other ― and find ways to make a difference ― in the classroom and on the court.
A Whole New Ballgame
![My Friend with Autism](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/193527418X.jpg?itok=H6LtKrOu)
The young narrator explains that his friend with autism is good at some things and not so good at others — just like everyone else! In an informative, positive tone, he addresses issues such as sensory sensitivity, communication differences, unique ways of playing, and insistence on routine. At the end of the book are notes for adults, which supplement the text with facts and explanations for teachers and classmates’ parents.
My Friend with Autism
![Rogue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399162259.jpg?itok=Wz1hXIjt)
Kiara has Asperger’s syndrome, and it’s hard for her to make friends. She wishes she could be like her hero Rogue — a misunderstood X-Men mutant who used to hurt anyone she touched until she learned how to control her special power. When Chad moves in across the street, Kiara hopes that, for once, she’ll be able to make friendship stick. When she learns his secret, she’s so determined to keep Chad as a friend that she agrees not to tell. But being a true friend is complicated and it might be just the thing that leads Kiara to find her own special power. The story celebrates everyone’s ability to discover and use whatever it is that makes them different.
Rogue
![Anything But Typical](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416995005.jpg?itok=paoOJWT7)
A story told entirely from the point of view of Jason, an autistic boy who is a creative-writing whiz and deft explainer of literary devices, but markedly at a loss in social interactions with “neurotypicals” both at school and at home. He is most comfortable in an online writing forum called Storyboard, where his stories kindle an e-mail-based friendship with a girl. The author describes Jason’s attempts to interpret body language and social expectations, and ultimately how Jason moves through his failures and triumphs with the same depth of courage and confusion of any boy his age.
Anything But Typical
![Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0974721719.jpg?itok=1TJj4_FZ)
Sam doesn’t like his pancakes to touch, his coat hurts his skin, and his sister is annoyed by his incessant singing. But once he is diagnosed, teamwork-based support helps Sam’s life become a little easier. The book includes 10 helpful tips geared toward children, showing them how to respect and accept differences as well as to interact with a classmate or friend with Asperger’s.
Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome
![I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1438004796.jpg?itok=1-m8zf8h)
A sensitive, gently illustrated book about helping a child understand autism in a sibling, playmate, or classmate. The storyline is simple and easily accessible to younger children, who will learn that exploring the personal feelings around social issues is a first step in dealing with them.
I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism
![A Friend Like Simon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0956175120.jpg?itok=MnFo26vL)
When an autistic child joins a mainstream school, many children can find it difficult to understand and cope with a student that is somewhat ‘different’ to them. This story encourages other children to be mindful and patient of the differences that exist and to also appreciate the positive contribution that an autistic child can make to the group.
A Friend Like Simon
![Looking after Louis](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807547468.jpg?itok=MrfJy9p5)
A young girl sits next to a boy named Louis at school. Louis has autism, but through imagination, kindness, and a special game of soccer, his classmates find a way to join him in his world. Then they can include Louis in theirs.
Looking after Louis
![A New Friend for Sparkle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374305536.jpg?itok=8E9zJR9T)
Sparkle, Lucy’s unicorn, becomes a bit jealous when Cole comes over to play. Dance and a drum bring the three friends together in this gentle but illuminating story of friendship.
A New Friend for Sparkle
![Clifford’s Good Deeds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1338124277.jpg?itok=fpBBnJEq)
Though well-meaning, the good deeds just don’t turn out quite right when Clifford the big red dog tries to help Mary Elizabeth and her neighbor Tim around town. This vintage edition uses limited color illustration in a humorous modern classic.
Clifford’s Good Deeds
![Barkus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452111820.jpg?itok=aRmd1lqp)
After Nicky’s uncle gave her a dog. Barkus became a trusted member of the family, a classroom dog, and he even adopted a small kitten named Baby. Barkus and Nicky’s adventures are told in short chapters and colorful illustrations.
Barkus
![Sprout Street Neighbors: A New Arrival](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385755643.jpg?itok=osNnmo7J)
The residents of Sprout Street welcome a new neighbor from Hawaii in A New Arrival. They travel to France in Bon Voyage. Each of these episodic, short, and easier to read novels are lighter reading for summer and beyond.
Sprout Street Neighbors: A New Arrival
![Colette’s Lost Pet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553536591.jpg?itok=9FbTBPLE)
Colette’s loses her imaginary parrot but finds friends in her neighborhood while the children help her search for it. Sequential art expressively tells the story in mostly blacks and grays punctuated with yellow. Limited text completes the appealing package.
Colette’s Lost Pet
![Triangle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076369603X.jpg?itok=K0A3RKfV)
Triangle — a triangular shape with big eyes and stick legs — decides to leave his triangular house to play a trick on square. But turnabout is fair play in this whimsical but sardonic tale. The illustrator’s signature style are textured, deceivingly simple, and placed on open pages.
Triangle
![The Fox Wish](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452151881.jpg?itok=u3Pn8GTW)
When a girl and her brother return to the park to retrieve the forgotten jump rope, they discover a group of foxes jumping rope. They watch from afar until soon, foxes and children are jumping rope together. Wishes do come true in this mellow fantasy of talking animals with illustrations bathed in soft color.
The Fox Wish
![The Forever Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0553512730.jpg?itok=kUQBneia)
A young girl and an older woman, Honey, bond over Honey’s garden and her chickens. When Honey must move away, the narrator is devastated until new neighbors move in and the girl can show them how to maintain the garden. An author’s note reveals that her story is loosely based on a Talmudic story about the value of effort not simply the harvest.
The Forever Garden
![And Then Comes Summer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076366071X.jpg?itok=T5ZzxBVj)
Summer adventures begin when “the days stretch out like a slow yawn…” and “bumblebees bumble around in flowers.” Then it’s time for flip-flops, lemonade stands, camping trips and more. Double-page spreads with jaunty, child-like illustrations combine with a rhythmic text to evoke the sights, sounds, smells, and even tastes of summer.