![Daisy's Perfect Word](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554536456.jpg?itok=MDYsSL5M)
Daisy loves to collect words and decides that the perfect word is just the right gift to give to her teacher as a wedding present. Daisy’s daily activities, her friendships, and even dealing with a bully are sure to resonate with newly independent readers.
Daisy’s Perfect Word
![Ballerina Swan](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823423735.jpg?itok=31AMT3kb)
Sophie longed to join the ballet class she watched through the window but she wondered if the teacher would accept her — after all, a swan is not the typical student. Humor combines with ballet in gentle, realistic, expressive illustration for a droll and satisfying story.
Ballerina Swan
![Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375867309.jpg?itok=deDjlANH)
A field trip to the art museum becomes a mystery for the Breakfast Bunch to solve – perhaps without the help of Lunch Lady! Read more adventures of this unique superheroes team in Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians (opens in a new window), Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown (opens in a new window), Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta (opens in a new window), and Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit (opens in a new window).
Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco
![Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375846832.jpg?itok=aKJfkOCb)
Meet the Breakfast Bunch: three regular kids, and their not-at-all-ordinary Lunch Lady! With the help of amazing and useful kitchen gadgets, Lunch Lady defeats a plot by cyborg subs to take Teacher of the Year Award. The launch of this graphic novel series for younger readers is sure to delight with its humor and recognizable situations.
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute
![Time Train](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006443351X.jpg?itok=l6fI3e__)
Join Miss Pym’s students as they take a memorable train trip across the U.S. to a time and place where dinosaurs roamed. Humor and adventure combine as Miss Pym is horrified but her students delight in getting to know the huge creatures firsthand.
Time Train
![The Fran that Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689862989.jpg?itok=oCfvFe9x)
It’s tough to be a scientist but especially hard when kids find out Fran’s middle name. To change it, Fran Kissypie Stein invents a machine to go back to change it with near-disastrous but with laugh out loud results.
The Fran that Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)
![Big Nate on a Roll](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061944386.jpg?itok=pCBPQoGE)
Nate’s prominence in his scout troop is threatened by a newcomer with hilarious results.
Big Nate on a Roll
![Squish: Super Amoeba](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375843892.jpg?itok=5W1UiUFv)
Even though Squish and his pals are one-cell amoebas, children will recognize themselves in the frenetic adventures of bullies and saving the world from evil.
Squish: Super Amoeba
![Ivy & Bean: No News Is Good News](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811866939.jpg?itok=A9BlrnqD)
All the kids have it — the cheese covered with red wax — except Ivy & Bean. How they earn the money to buy it causes funny mayhem and minor disasters.
Ivy & Bean: No News Is Good News
![Ellray Jakes is NOT a Chicken!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142419885.jpg?itok=tx0387Gu)
Ellray, a small third grader, has trouble not responding to Jared, the class bully. If Ellray can stay out of trouble though, his dad has promised a trip to Disneyland!
Ellray Jakes is NOT a Chicken!
![Eagle Song](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0141301694.jpg?itok=TlB4Ec3S)
Danny Bigtree’s family has moved to a new city, and Danny can’t seem to fit in. He’s homesick for the Mohawk reservation, and the kids in his class tease him about being an Indian — the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can Danny, drawing on his Mohawk heritage, find the courage to stand up for himself?
Eagle Song
![Thank You, Miss Doover](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823420469.jpg?itok=DkzhmCUZ)
Miss Doover introduces her students to the art of composing thank you notes, though Jack must revise and expand his letter several times. In the process, he comes to appreciate his teacher’s patience. Humorous illustrations and naive sentiments make a recognizable story.
Thank You, Miss Doover
![Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-Tell](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374428484.jpg?itok=ipK9OF1x)
Gus despairs of coming up with something interesting and impressive for his second grade class’ show-and-tell, until he gets a great idea while visiting his Grandpa. Gus and his wise grandfather share each other’s company and experiences in other books including basketball jitters and Halloween fears.
Gus and Grandpa and Show-and-Tell
![Running the Road to ABCs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068983165X.jpg?itok=Wu4jrCV3)
Product description: Six island children are running at daybreak over the hills, through the fields, across the city square — to school! Never before has the love of learning (and learning together) been such a joyous time. Denise Lauture’s buoyant, poetic text captures the happiness and youth of energetic children on the way to school; Reynold Ruffins perfectly illustrates the rich beauty of Haiti with the bright-colored vibrance of Haitian folk art. A great read-aloud book for the classroom.
Running the Road to ABCs
![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
![When I Grow Up](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061926914.jpg?itok=p2qrclKq)
Billy is only eight-years old but regales Mrs. Krupp and his classmates when he shares myriad, imaginative, sometimes offbeat, career interests. Rhyming language is animated, humorous, and exaggerated, and perfectly complemented by comical illustrations.
When I Grow Up
![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
![Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763643467.jpg?itok=zAuOyLFZ)
Only one ‘unsatisfactory’ tarnishes Stink’s report card: physical education. Smaller children will empathize with Judy Moody’s little brother as he tries to find a sport that he likes and can excel in — which just might be thumb-wrestling! The series continues with verve and good humor.
Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown
![Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-up](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803734654.jpg?itok=rnPR_EGk)
What will 2nd grade Keena do to keep her best friend from finding out what she’s written in her private journal? Identifiable issues and emotions are plausibly resolved in this readable novel when the class meanie finds Keena’s diary and insists Keena do as she demands — or else!
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-up
![How to Make Friends With a Giant](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399237798.jpg?itok=l7wklERd)
Though one is very tall and the other quite short, Jake and Jacomo find they have much in common and find friendship in spite of classmates’ teasing. Though no longer in print, this recognizable, realistic story may be available used or at libraries.
How to Make Friends With a Giant
![Louder, Lili](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039924252X.jpg?itok=Op9W_vHk)
Shy Lili is so soft spoken she has been marked absent and has a tough time standing up for herself — especially when partnered with bold Cassidy. Lili finds her voice, however, when just in time to help the class pet from disaster. Well told and gently illustrated, all readers are likely to empathize with the well-drawn characters.
Louder, Lili
![The Story of Ruby Bridges](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439472261.jpg?itok=NNHPS-hy)
This is the true story of a brave six-year-old child who found the strength to walk through protesters and enter a whites-only school in New Orleans in 1960. The sepia watercolors capture the warmth of Ruby’s family and community.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
![Snow Day!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561455539.jpg?itok=nSX8RnNF)
The entire family awaits the huge overnight snowfall predicted, dreaming of what they’ll do in it. They find a surprise when wake up, however: no snow! Realistic illustrations heighten the anticipation and make the resolution even more plausible — and understandable!
Snow Day!
![Guinea Pigs Add Up](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0802797954.jpg?itok=LDbGJ_0x)
When a second guinea pig is added to keep the first classroom pet company, the animals quickly add up — until they find other homes and are subtracted. The rhyming text is as fast and funny as the animated cartoon illustrations.