Lonely pumpkin on a stair, glowing in the chilly air.Moonbeam magic lights a spark. Pumpkin rises in the dark!Pumpkin bouncing down the street, looking for a friend to greet.” With a little moonlight magic, these pumpkins come to life and set off on a raucous adventure in this laugh-out-loud rhyming adventure! In Pumpkin Magic, each…
Sweet & Bitter Magic
In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom. In Sweet & Bitter Magic, Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But…
Recommended Reading: Picture Books
From award-winning author-illustrator Lisa Thiesing comes the heartwarming and sweetly illustrated follow-up to A Friend Is… that celebrates all the different kinds of families and the joy of having one. Read more about A Family Is Whether big or small, a family is for reading, for laughing, for holding you tight. And, perhaps most importantly, loving you…
Recommended Reading: Young Adult Novels
Meet Zara Saleem, the queen of the neighborhood. Zara’s in charge of it all: she organizes the games, picks the teams, and makes sure everyone has a good time…and they always do. See Zara’s Rules for Record Breaking Fun When a new family moves in across the street, suddenly Zara’s reign is threatened by Naomi, who has…
Recommended Reading: Chapter Books
Check out Catalina Incognito One Day at a Time meets Mindy Kim in this first book in a charming new chapter book series about Catalina Castaneda, a Mexican American girl with a magical sewing kit! Catalina Castaneda is not persnickety, even though that’s what her parents and sister, Coco, like to think. Catalina just likes…
Recommended Reading: African American Picture Books
In this incandescently fun, hijinks-filled picture book, a young girl schemes to keep the sun up in the sky so she never has to go to bed. Check out Stella Keeps the Sun Up If Stella had her way, she would stop sleeping on her sixth birthday. Because sleep is boring. And there are so many better things…
Recommended Reading: Books in Spanish
¡Mamá y bebé ahora pueden contar y acurrucarse mientras se abrazan y leen sobre el divertido día del bebé en este libro para los lectores más jóvenes! See Los abrazos de mama Cuente del uno al diez mientras mamá y bebé se acurrucan durante el día. Desde un abrazo para despertar, hasta cuatro “¡Siempre te…
The City Spies Take on Their Most Climactic Mission Yet in the Third Installment of this Bestselling Series
In this third installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are…
This Book of Memoirs About Ashley Bryan’s Time Serving in the Segregated Military is A Testament to Love & Hope
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor AwardRecipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor AwardA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the…
Celebrate Self Acceptance, The Beauty of Dance and Black Boy Joy in This Lively Picture Book
“A tenderly told story about self-acceptance. The love and support that Langston receives from his mother serve to buoy his confidence, but it is his awareness of his passion that sustains him and pushes him to do what makes him happy: a lesson for every child. The illustrations are warm and dreamy…the absolute embodiment of…
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