The Boon family and their indefatigable gallows humor are back in Benny Lindelauf’s follow-up to Nine Open Arms.Poised to win a scholarship to the nearby teachers college, Fing has high hopes. It’s 1938 and her poor family of nine―one father, four...

More than anything, Nu Dang loves to fly his kite, but one windy day the string slips and his kite disappears and so this story follows Nu Dang as he searches for his kite. In his small boat he paddles down the long brown river asking the sweet-cakes...

A 2018 CBC Hot Off the Press selection"With beautiful, clear language, Helen Borten takes children through a single day deep within the Guatemalan rain forest in a reissue of her 1968 picture book, The Jungle ... Matte paper whispers under the fingers as...

"A cat has promised himself that by the age of eighteen, he will have imagined ONE MILLION MICE! Every stripe of mouse is imagined here, except for one ... the missing, most remarkable mouse!"--

Told as a story of cosmic beginnings, this version of Pinocchio is about the formative energy and magic that reside in the wood that becomes the boy. This version is also about life on the molecular level and what it means to think about our composition...

Thurber's rapier wit meets its match in Yoon's intelligent, powerful imagery in this classic tale about the absurdity of omnipotence.Gorgeously illustrated and including two gatefolds that give us a panoramic jungle at war, The Tiger Who Would Be King is...

Delve into seven beautiful North American habitats and discover an amazing variety of birds. Includes 24 sound buttons that play bird songs or calls.There is a fascinating world of birds right outside our door! Delve into seven beautiful North American...

Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year winner for ages 6 to 8Most Anticipated Books of 2024 List, Kirkus ReviewsMost Anticipated Kids Books List - February, Barnes & NobleKids Indie Next Pick March/April 20242025 Capitol ChoicesA hilariously quirky...

Meet Megalodon and more of the biggest, coolest, and creepiest marine animals from the prehistoric era!Teeth, tails, and scales—oh my! Newly independent readers will be transported back to a time when bugs were big and monsters ruled the deep. Each page...

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew-a pet saber tooth tiger!-in this companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Most kids have dogs and cats and fish and guinea pigs...

INCLUDES A NEW MAX SHORT STORY AND ACTIVITY!A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the creator of Big Nate, now an Emmy-nominated animated TV show on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.No one expected Max to be a knight, but when Uncle Budrick is captured, someone has...

Carson Ellis' Home meets Carter Higgins' Everything You Need for a Treehouse in this poetic, open-ended testament to the power of imagination, through the prism of horses.In lovely, lyrical fashion, If You Want to Ride a Horse introduces young readers to...

Packed with striking photography, this compact Countries of the World guide explores over 200 countries and territories from around the world. Explore the planet and journey across the world to discover what makes it special in this fact-filled Pocket...

Become an eyewitness to the 9,500 species of birds that live in a huge range of habitats, from deserts and rainforests to the polar ice caps.This picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour of the fascinating world of birds. Children can learn all...

Packed with striking photography, Eyewitness Fossil explores the creatures and plants that lived long ago. Become an eyewitness to the natural treasures found in rocks in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of all things...

Packed with fun facts and incredible visuals, this Earth encyclopedia covers everything from supervolcanoes to tsunamis. Welcome to the Explanatorium, where the wonders of science are revealed. Watch as tectonic plates tear apart and collide. Witness the...

In this fun, fact-packed science book for kids, young readers will discover the bacteria, viruses, and other germs and microbes that keep our bodies and our world running, as well as how and when they can be harmful and the precautions we can take to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, illustrated book for middle school readers that looks at the early history of humankind.  A New York Times...

Celebrate 50 years of planes, trains, and pickle cars with this anniversary edition of the beloved classic, complete with never-before-seen sketches! Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go celebrates 50 years in 2024! This humorous hardcover...

Find out how a young boy from the Midwest became one of the most important writers and activists of the Harlem Renaissance in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series!Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his...