Cynthia Rylant

G. Brian Karas

Case of the Climbing Cat

Bernice Chardiet

Grace Maccarone

Bunny Runs Away (School Friends Series)

Margaret McNamara

The Little Library

Claudia Mills

It's not just 7 x 9 but multiplication in general that is trouble for third-grader Wilson WIlliams . . . Mills' sympathetic and detailed treatment of Wilson's travails makes this both a suspenseful and satisfying beginning chapter book. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

7 X 9 = Trouble!

Megan McDonald

The Bone Woman searches the barren desert for bones to create a wondrous creature, in a story inspired by creation myths from various desert cultures. By the author of The Potato Man.

The Bone Keeper

On Earth: On Earth

"From 1775 to the present, the landscape around a lone oak tree goes through significant changes"--

As an Oak Tree Grows

Susan Middleton Elya

A rhyming book that outlines the preparations for and celebration of a young boy's birthday, with Spanish words for each letter of the alphabet translated in a glossary.

F Is for Fiesta

This inventive picture book relays the events of two hundred years from the unique perspective of a magnificent oak tree, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. From 1775 to the present day, this fascinating framing device lets readers watch as human and animal populations shift and the landscape transitions from country to city. Methods of transportation, communication and energy use progress rapidly while other things hardly seem to change at all. This engaging, eye-opening window into history is perfect for budding historians and nature enthusiasts alike, and the time-lapse quality of the detail-packed illustrations will draw readers in as they pore over each spread to spot the changes that come with each new era. A fact-filled poster is included to add to the fun.

As An Oak Tree Grows

Jonathan London

When the rain stops falling and the skies clear up, it's time to put on boots and go outside to play in the puddles.

Puddles

Frances Minters

In this rap version of the traditional fairy tale, the overworked younger sister gets to go to a basketball game and meets a star player, Prince Charming.

Cinder-Elly

From acclaimed illustrator and author G. Brian Karas comes a witty tale about navigating family and finding one's voice-based on Greek mythology! This is the story of how young Zeus, with a little help from six monsters, five Greek gods, an enchanted she-goat, and his mother, became god of gods, master of lightning and thunder, and ruler over all. in doing so, he learned a lot about family. Who knew that having relatives could be so complicated, even for a god?

G. Brian Karas

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