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Age range 6 to 8Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to...

Age range 6 to 9Third-grader Aven Green has been baking for a really long time . . . since last week! Now Aven is ready to shake things up by entering the exciting world of competitive baking with her friends Kayla, Sujata, and Emily. Aven knows she's...

*Winner of the 2020 Judy Goddard Award*Age range 9 to 12The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school.High School. Two words that struck fear...

Age range 3 to 6In this delightful story, by the same author who wrote When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree, a boy is disappointed with his grandfather's gift - until he learns he can use it to build exactly what he wanted with his own two hands, and a...

A photographic book for when your little one says: I don’t want to take a bath! Entice your reluctant bather to the tub with this irresistible book of adorable animal photographs! Each one of these cute creatures—from a muddy piglet...

More than anything, Willa adores her ragdoll, Rosie, made just for her by Grandma. But one day, on a bumpy sleigh ride to Grandma’s birthday dinner, Rosie falls into the snow and disappears. Willa is inconsolable—until, mysteriously,...

My new friend is different from me. Meet some adorable-and unlikely-animal pals! Can a kitten and a parrot be friends? Friends come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors, and these animals are learning to befriend creatures that don't quite look...

Everyone's enchanted with Marigold's new baby sister. Could it be . . . she has some sort of superpower? Kids will love this sibling story with a fun twist. Even snails can feel jealous over a new baby! Although Marigold is excited to meet her...

Age range 4 to 7"You know monsters aren't real, right?" Brave is easy in the sunshine. Brave is easy near Papa. But can Spencer the Bunny learn to be brave ALL the time-even when his big brothers try their best to scare him?  Spencer the Bunny's...

When is it time for a hug? Anytime! From the moment Little Bunny wakes up in the morning until the moon comes out and the stars shine, every hour includes a warm hug from Big Bunny. Whether they bake or build, bike or hike, a caring hug always feels just...

An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.Written and illustrated by Ningiukulu Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is a...

Abdullah only sees his Dad working! He feels upset when his Dad rushes to leave for work in the morning and doesn't have time to pick him up after school. When his teacher asks him to make a 'Jazak Allah Khair' card, the only person he can think of to...

Sulaiman's Caving Calamity is the second in a series of stories about the adventures of a young Muslim boy.Sulaiman is looking forward to exploring inside deep, dark caves on his Scout trip...or is he? Once he is inside the cave, he has to overcome one...

The Faerie have come to take London, and only one girl stands in their way.Justice isn't your average fifteen-year-old girl. She's an irrepressible scoundrel, and she always has a plan. But her world falls apart when her father forcibly bundles the...

WINNER OF THE MILKWEED PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WINNER OF THE 2013 PATERSON PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS ALA RAINBOW LIST RECOMMENDED BOOK AMELIA BLOOMER PROJECT LIST RECOMMENDED BOOK LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD...

Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards It's true that most little chicks have mothers who are hens, puppies have fathers who are dogs, elephants have elephant families, and ants have little baby ants, but then there are families whoare...

A queen who begins a lengthy war with an army of allies by her side is also a mother who wants to explain her upcoming battle with cancer to her young children in this heartening and hopeful book. James and Simon are two young princes whose mother, the...

Izzy loved her island. But most of all, she loved Frank the seagull. Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and grey-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea. But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the...

A heart-warming picture book about a father's love, the resilience of nature and the importance of hope! This heart-warming picture book explores the bond between a father and his daughter. One day, a little girl notices her father mowing the lawn - in...

Meena is excited to visit Dada and explore all the exciting sights and sensations of his home with him. But Meena has so much energy, it becomes a whole imaginary character she calls her hurly-burly hullabaloo. Wherever Meena goes, her hurly-burly...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three...

From the bestselling team behind I Wish You More comes a moo-ving ode to the love between parent and child--now in board book The New York Times bestselling pair Tom Lichtenheld and Amy Krouse Rosenthal present udderly perfect expressions of affection...

moving, multigenerational story about love, family roots, and the cycle of life When Emilia finds a walnut one morning, Grandpa tells her the story behind it: of his journey across the ocean to a new home, with only one small bag and a nut in his pocket...

A beautiful and lyrical picture book for new babies across Australia Miimi Marraal, she created us, you and me ... From Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, of mother-daughter art and design label Miimi and Jiinda, comes a deeply felt and...

Have you ever had so many wonderful, wild and beautiful ideas that paper isn't enough to hold them all? Bear has. Upstairs and downstairs, outside and in, the whole house is covered in Bear's colourful art - even Bear's little sister. Can Bear convince...

A stirring story about pride, respect and maintaining culture. Feel the rhythm of the music, from your heart down to your feet. Enjoy the movements of melodies, as clapsticks keep a strong beat. This is my culture. This is me.  Beautifully written...

Lottie doesn't want to be afraid, but no matter what she does, she just can't go in the water. Until she finds a surprising friend, who turns out to be more helpful than Lottie could ever have imagined.

There are four seasons in a year, and they’re all awesome, but only one of them gets to be summer! Sunny days, weekends at the pool, games in the backyard, daylight until late and long, lovely holidays . . . that's summer, the best season ever. The...

Award-winning author Jane Godwin and illustrator Anna Walker have created this delightful picture book about families' busy lives. This ebook edition features Jane Godwin reading the story aloud, and includes highlighting of words so the child is able to...

An inspirational story about discovery, invention and the importance of dreams. Sam likes to pull things apart and put them back together, and think about how things work. But he is sometimes so busy doing this, he forgets his chores on the family farm...

In the classic tradition of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Kissed by the Moon, These Little Feet will take you and your little one on a joyous journey of love, hope and dreams for the future. The perfect gift for newborns and new parents. ...

A timely and uplifting picture book for 5+, reflecting on what's important for each of us to remember, from the creative team that brought us All Through the Year and Today We Have No Plans. Don't forget to make your bed, and wear socks that fit your...

It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange.  Mine were unusual for a different reason... One boy's parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son's life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean...

CBCA award-winning picture book author Edwina Wyatt makes her fiction debut with a whimsical tale of a curious little girl who shares more than just her surname with the moon: They're both excellent secret keepers. Magnolia Moon is nine years old, likes...

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex's first children's book, The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother's eyes. The book's storytelling and illustration give us snapshots of shared moments that...

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar on a lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt!  The Very Hungry Caterpillar is at the farm hunting for tasty Easter eggs . . .  Meet friendly farmyard animals and lift the flaps on every page to help The Very Hungry Caterpillar...

This beautiful hardcover box set includes all the fun of the first three Nancy Clancy chapter books by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser: Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth; Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer; and Nancy Clancy Sees the Future! The...