Applewood Books, July 2020. Hardcover. Once in a great while an important artifact is suddenly recognized as being so valuable that it demands a wide and immediate audience. Citizen USA, from the permanent collection of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is such an artifact. The unpublished book was written..... More
Neal Porter Books, February 2020. Hardcover. Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life! An Orbis Pictus Honor Book Selected for the Texas Bluebonnnet Master List Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books..... More
Clarion Books, August 1992. Trade Paperback. As elderly Lily Laceby dozes by the fire, her dog, Butch Aggie, becomes alarmed by strange noises outside. Finally awakened by Butch Aggie's growls and barks, Lily finds a lovely surprise waiting for her. "The language, pacing, tension, and sparks of excitement are absolutely..... More
Clarion Books, August 2010. Hardcover. From two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, here is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they--and the babies they belong to--bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world! This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very..... More
Dover Publications, September 2017. Hardcover. Generations of children have delighted in the nursery rhyme about Jack and his house. Starting with the familiar refrain "This is the house that Jack built. This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built, " the age-old chant expands to include..... More
Dover Publications, April 2018. Hardcover. Winner of two School Library Journal 2018 Awards: Best Bilingual Book for Kids & Best Picture Book Reprint "In 1953, Time magazine called Antonio Frasconi America's foremost practitioner of the ancient art of the woodcut. Four decades later, Art Journal called him the best of..... More
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Little Simon, August 2013. Hardcover. A new baby shows everyone who's really in charge in this hilarious board book from Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee. From the moment the baby arrived, it was obvious that he was the boss. The boss baby is used to getting his way--drinks made to order..... More
Union Square Kids, September 2007. Hardcover. William Blake, Kate Greenaway, Emily Dickinson: the writers in this charming anthology of 200 poems--first published in 1969--are among literature's most beloved. And Gyo Fujikawa's appealing illustrations depict children of all races sweetly interacting, as well as an engagingly rendered menagerie of animals and..... More
Union Square Kids, September 2007. Hardcover. Originally published in 1885, A Child's Garden of Verses has served as a wonderful introduction to poetry for each new generation. Stevenson's beloved poems celebrate childhood in all its complexity and joy, from the sunny pleasures of "At the Seaside," to the imaginative musings..... More
HarperCollins, September 2014. Trade Paperback. An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and love. "I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner..... More
HarperCollins, August 2010. Trade Paperback. The 10th anniversary edition of The Graveyard Book includes a foreword by Margaret Atwood as well as sketches from the illustrator, handwritten drafts, and Neil Gaiman's Newbery acceptance speech. IT TAKES A GRAVEYARD TO RAISE A CHILD. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal..... More
Clarion Books, September 1984. Trade Paperback. A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off his tail and had it for dinner. "The telling is smooth, and Galdone is ever the master of visual pacing, with action and drama heightened through astute composition." -- Booklist. More
Clarion Books, September 1986. Trade Paperback. A droll rendition of the old English ghost story about the teeny-tiny woman who found a teeny-tiny bone in the teeny-tiny churchyard. "Galdone has directed his considerable talent and style to the traditional British ghost story." -- School Library Journal. More
NYRB Kids, February 2023. Trade Paperback. By the author of the classic The Snow Goose, a heartbreaking story about a young girl and her most unusual cat, who has magical powers that save her owner's life. Seven-year-old Mary adores her ginger cat, Thomasina, and is crushed when Thomasina falls sick..... More
Clarion Books, September 1988. Trade Paperback. More
Lonely Planet, September 2020. Hardcover. Coming about! From dinghies to freight liners, pirate ships to submarines, across oceans and up rivers, set sail on a fascinating journey through the world of ships in this new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this companion to How Airports Work and How..... More
NYR Children's Collection, March 2021. Hardcover. Now back in print, a sweet picture book about a little girl's love for her pet lamb. M. B. Goffstein was a master of the art of children's books. With the fewest possible words in the best possible order accompanied by precise line drawings..... More
NYR Children's Collection, March 2021. Hardcover. Selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1977, and now back in print for the first time in a decade, this is a charming picture book about a grandmother and her simple, idyllic daily routine. Fish for Supper is M.B. Goffstein's Caldecott Honor story..... More
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, November 2016. Hardcover. Children will discover a world of colors as they set out on an adventure with a cheerful boy named Jonny. From the moment he wakes bright-eyed to the yellow sunlight streaming through his bedroom window, the colors of the day dance merrily..... More
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, July 2018. Hardcover. One day an old lady swallows a fly and the only way she can get rid of it is to then swallow a wriggling, tickling spider . . . For more than a century, this deceptively simple rhyme has delighted children and..... More
Drawn and Quarterly, August 2021. Hardcover. Join acclaimed author Elise Gravel on a dazzling and revelatory tour of the insect world! In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all of her favourite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could..... More
Orca Book Publishers, September 2023. Hardcover. What else can I eat? The little monster is hungry. What can they eat? A slice of pizza! But the monster is STILL hungry, so they gobble up the plate, the pizza box, the fridge...until the only thing left is the child reading the..... More
Chronicle Books, September 2022. Hardcover. A hilarious and timely tool to help kids learn how to tell what news is true and what isn't. Can peanuts give you super strength? Were unicorns discovered on the moon? Did Martians really invade New Jersey? For anyone who has ever encountered outrageous stories..... More
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