Kids Recommendations

How should I sound?
How should I look?
When it’s my turn to speak,
I go quiet.

What if a dandelion became a real lion? With enchanting, ethereal art, this wordless story shares a world where reality can be transfigured by imagination.

"The axolotl-cheerleader picture book you didn't know you were waiting for." - Kirkus
From the author of The Tea Dragon Society comes Dewdrop, the delightful children's tale of an adorable axolotl who cheers on his underwater friends as they each bring their talents to the pond's sports fair!
Dewdrop is an easygo

The planet Jurassica is in an uproar. An unidentified flying object has crashed into the mysterious moon of Eon. This looks like a job for ...
CAPTAIN RAPTOR!
... hero of a thousand space missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinosaurs in space throughout the galaxy!
If anyone can solve the terrible moon mystery, it's Captain Raptor and his fearless crew!

The little blue cottage waits each year for summer to arrive—and with it, the girl. Through sunny days and stormy weather, the cottage and the girl keep each other company and wile away the long days and nights together. Until one year, and then another, the cottage is left waiting and empty season after season.

From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons!

★ “Historical fiction at its finest.” –The Horn Book
“There has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.” –The New York Times Book Review
Echo Mountain is an acclaimed best book of 2020!

EIGHT STARRED REVIEWS! The reassuring book kids and families need right now.
"An absolute original . . . a story that kids will love." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supervillain in this witty storybook about an intergenerational friendship.

Akiko Miyakoshi's enchanting picture book explores how an innkeeper who spends his days at the crossroads of others' journeys secretly longs to have adventures of his own.People from all over the world come and go at the innkeeper's little hotel. He enjoys meeting them, and many even become his friends.

Here's a marvelous picture book, charmingly written and beautifully illustrated, about the power of memory and the magic of friendship.

“You can’t help falling in love with this hilarious upside-down take on Dungeons & Dragons. I read; I cheered; I laughed out loud.”—Gordon Korman

"A lovely, gentle fantasy." –– KIRKUS
Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society!
Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village, but stumbling across a real dragon turns out to be a different matter entirely!

Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That last one?
$17.99ISBN: 9781534414006Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - July 23rd, 2019Debut picture book author Blair Thornburgh and award-winning illustrator Scott Campbell put their heads together to celebrate one of the most important bones in your body: the skull!
You probably don’t think much about skulls.
So what’s the big deal about them?
Well, every head
of every person
you’ve ever seen
has a skull inside.
And
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781368000697Availability: BackorderedPublished: Marvel Press - July 2nd, 2019The second book in the hit Rocket and Groot picture book series!
Check out the rest of the books in the series: Night Night, Groot and Snow Day for Groot!
You’ll find adventure at every turn. Now, come on, quick—it’s time to learn!
$12.99ISBN: 9780735361065Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Mudpuppy Books - June 18th, 2019A pawsitively purrfect tour through modern art history! Introduce modern art meowsters with this book of adorable cat portraits, each inspired by an iconic style of art. The Artsy Cats Board Book from Mudpuppy features clever kitty-inspired artist names and painting credits, from Clawed Monet to Paw Klee.
- 28 sturdy pages
- Book trim: 7 x 7"
$17.99ISBN: 9781250302953Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - June 4th, 2019A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Theresa Thorn and illustrator Noah Grigni.
Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between.
$17.99ISBN: 9780525553236Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Dial Books - February 12th, 2019From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.
$16.99ISBN: 9781524770235Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Delacorte Books for Young Readers - February 5th, 2019In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.
$17.99ISBN: 9781338226850Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Scholastic Press - November 27th, 2018A kid's-eye view of the heroic events at Dunkirk!
Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he's feared the ocean since his oldest brother's ship was sunk by a German U-boat.But that doesn't matter when he and his best friend Sally hear chatter on their radio.
$17.99ISBN: 9780823440283Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Margaret Ferguson Books - September 25th, 2018Ten-year-old Rupert Brown inadvertently finds himself spending Christmas with the wealthiest family in town and is astonished to discover a world he never knew existed.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9780802854940Availability: Hard to find: allow 24 hours for informationPublished: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers - September 11th, 2018A charming introduction to Saint Paul and his epistles
$7.99ISBN: 9781481477710Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - August 14th, 2018In the tradition of Judy Blume, debut author Kristi Wientge tackles the uncomfortable—but all too relatable—subject of female body hair and self-esteem with this “sparkling and triumphant tale of a middle school misfit” (Heather Vogel Frederick).
Karma Khullar is about to start middle school, and she is super nervous.
$16.99ISBN: 9781250307576Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Roaring Brook Press - August 7th, 2018"A resistance novel for our time." - The New York Times
"A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people." - Booklist
"This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the topics of refugees and immigrant integration, terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, and the Syrian war with sensitivity and grace." - Kirkus, Starred Review
$17.99ISBN: 9781484704974Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Disney Lucasfilm Press - July 3rd, 2018It's midnight and the moon is full, but Darth Vader isn't scared.OF COURSE I AM NOT SCARED.Nothing can scare Lord Vader!CORRECT.Not monsters or witches or ghosts, and especially not the dark.So what is Darth Vader scared of?Read on in Adam Rex's hilarious and spooky Star Wars tale to find out!YOU WILL LEARN NOTHING.
$17.99ISBN: 9781368003551Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Disney-Hyperion - June 19th, 2018It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all. . . .Readers will gobble up this hilarious new story from award-winning author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins.
$17.99ISBN: 9781484767603Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 5th, 2018This acclaimed picture book from two award-winning creators about connecting across generational and language differences shows that sometimes you don't need words to find common ground.
$17.99ISBN: 9781481470377Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 15th, 2018“Young readers will be captivated.” —The Washington Post
From the creators of the gorgeous bestseller The Night Gardener comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about…the spot where the ocean meets the sky.
It’s a good day for sailing.
Finn liv
$17.99ISBN: 9780316510318Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 1st, 2018A STEM-friendly tale of a girl and the doll she upgrades to be her new friend, for fans of The Most Magnificent Thing and Rosie Revere, Engineer.
$9.99ISBN: 9781945547959Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Familius - May 1st, 2018There's a TARDIS cookie jar in our kitchen. A Picard air freshener in our car. And we won't even mention Harry Potter in the bathroom. We're geeks and proud of it! But is there nothing for baby? Inconceivable!
$16.99ISBN: 9781524767570Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Random House Books for Young Readers - May 1st, 2018A lightning strike gave her a super power...but even a super genius can't solve the problem of middle school. This smart and funny novel is perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by Sevens.
$15.99ISBN: 9780763696887Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Candlewick - April 10th, 2018Waa! Waa! Why is Albert’s favorite tree crying? And how can he cheer it up? From artist Jenni Desmond comes a warm and funny story about finding a new friend in a very unexpected place.
$18.99ISBN: 9780316362382Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 10th, 2018A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around.
$16.95ISBN: 9781454923220Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Sterling Children's Books - March 6th, 2018When a new kitten joins the family, can a top cat learn to share his chair--and (almost) everything else, too?
"I, Oswald Minklehoff Honey Bunny III, am the boss of this chair. You may look at it, and you may walk by it, but you may not sit in it.
Because I am the boss of this chair, and that's that."
$14.99ISBN: 9780544792500Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: HMH Books for Young Readers - February 6th, 2018When a duck mysteriously arrives on an alligator’s lawn, they set off to discover just who the duck belongs to.
$17.99ISBN: 9780316343480Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 7th, 2017The team behind the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunny and Horrible Bear! is back with new Arctic characters in this hilarious learning-to-read adventure!
$19.99ISBN: 9780399167898Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Philomel Books - November 14th, 2017#1 New York Times bestseller
A TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year
A NPR Best Book of 2017
A Boston Globe Best Book of 2017
$16.99ISBN: 9781338157475Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Chicken House - October 31st, 2017A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets.
$17.99ISBN: 9781250108081Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - October 24th, 2017A lighthearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the Earth--told from the perspective of the Earth itself!
"Hi, Im Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome."
$19.99ISBN: 9781632170774Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Little Bigfoot - October 3rd, 2017Beautifully illustrated and told by debut author Julie Kim, this picture book in a graphic-novel style follows a young Korean girl and boy whose search for their missing grandmother leads them into a world inspired by Korean folklore, complete with mischievous goblins (dokkebi), a greedy tiger, a clever rabbit, and a wily fox.
$16.99ISBN: 9780763660741Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Candlewick - September 12th, 2017A hilarious and satisfying tale of literacy, dental hygiene, and friendship from David Elliott and Melissa Sweet that is sure to have readers in stitches from start to finish.
$17.99ISBN: 9781481451604Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Beach Lane Books - September 12th, 2017Parents’ Choice Recommended
An inquisitive fox sets off on a seafaring voyage with a crew of deer and pigeons in this enchanting tale of friendship and adventure.
Marco the fox has a lot of questions, like: how deep does the sun go when it sinks into the sea? And why do birds have such lizardy feet? But none of the other foxes share his curiosity.
$17.99ISBN: 9781524739058Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 5th, 2017“Together, the words and pictures work seamlessly to deliver a powerful message: What we do matters.”—R. J. Palacio, The New York Times
$7.99ISBN: 9781481450164Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of the acclaimed Track series from Coretta Scott Ki
$16.99ISBN: 9780545880831Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Scholastic Press - July 25th, 2017A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely -- and timeless -- novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge.
A New York Times bestseller!JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany.
$16.99ISBN: 9780062443410Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Walden Pond Press - May 30th, 2017A National Book Award Longlist title!
"A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon
$16.99ISBN: 9780763648220Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Candlewick - March 28th, 2017A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off — and a deliciously wicked crocodile a day on.
$17.99ISBN: 9780544785830Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Clarion Books - March 14th, 2017Charlotte is a serious scientist. She solves important problems by following the scientific method. She has all the right equipment: protective glasses, a lab coat, a clipboard, and a magnifying glass. What she doesn’t have is space. She has so many brothers and sisters (she is a rabbit, after all) that she is too squished to work on her experiments!
Email or call for priceISBN: 9780374302016Availability: Out of printPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - February 28th, 2017Being a big brother is a BIG job.
There’s lots to show your little brother . . .
Trains . . .
Planes . . .
How to be a dinosaur.
There are games to play and adventures to be had. And if trouble comes, it’s big brother to the rescue because there’s no better friend than a brother.
$35.00ISBN: 9780997895810Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Rebel Girls - November 10th, 2016NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
The New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world.
$17.95ISBN: 9781616205676Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Algonquin Young Readers - August 9th, 2016Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal
The New York Times Bestseller
An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016
A School Library Journal Best Book of
$13.99ISBN: 9781596439771Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Roaring Brook Press - January 5th, 2016When Kitty is happy and healthy, everything is perfect. She jumps around, eats everything in sight, and has the energy to keep slobbering puppies in their place. But when she's sick, all she can do is lie in her bed. Looks like it's time for this sick kitty to go...to the vet.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9781909263789Availability: Hard to find: allow 24 hours for informationPublished: Flying Eye Books - December 1st, 2015Hilda Season 1 is now on Netflix!
"Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant!"
—Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile
This brand new paperback edition of Hilda and the Troll offers a fresh chance to read the very first outing in Luke Pearson's ever-popular series of magical Hilda adventures.
$14.99ISBN: 9781484722848Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Disney-Hyperion - October 13th, 2015Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise cat, develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable tale of discovery.
For as long as she could remember, Diva lived at 11 avenue Le Play in Paris, France. For as long as he could remember, Flea also lived in Paris, France-but at no fixed address.
Email or call for priceISBN: 9780544332171Availability: Hard to find: allow 24 hours for informationPublished: HMH Books for Young Readers - July 7th, 2015When Burdock the barn cat sneaks into the Baxters’ farmhouse kitchen to hide behind a warm stove, he overhears a sinister plot that endangers all the animals on the farm. It’s up to him and his cacophonous cohorts to figure out how to bust out of the barn before it's too late.
$9.99ISBN: 9781452128696Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Chronicle Books - November 4th, 2014Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the team's favorite cars of all are lowriders—cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash—just what the team needs to open their own shop!
$7.99ISBN: 9780062224088Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: HarperCollins - September 30th, 2014An 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.
$6.99ISBN: 9780763664459Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Candlewick - April 23rd, 2013"Utterly chuckle-worthy, charming, and (thank goodness) still refreshing." — Kirkus Reviews
Email or call for priceISBN: 9780763645618Availability: Hard to find: allow 24 hours for informationPublished: Candlewick - March 12th, 2013A 2014 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.
$8.99ISBN: 9781416999621Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - April 3rd, 2012Now in paperback, an illustrated chapter book from industry legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith!
I’m gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, gonna, get
a bronto-bronto-bronto-bronto-saurus for a pet!
Lulu is so accustomed to getting what she wants that when her parents deny her birthday request for a brontosaurus, she throws a four-day temper tantrum and then st
$8.99ISBN: 9781442436510Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - January 24th, 2012Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from Tony DiTerlizzi.
Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportions—with each other! In one corner there’s Grahame, a well-read and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes.
$17.99ISBN: 9780399250781Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: Philomel Books - July 8th, 2010When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as "The Junkyard," she is devastated. She moved from her old town so she wouldn't be in a special class anymore! But then she meets her teacher, the quirky and invincible Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of students each with his or her own unique talent.
$17.99ISBN: 9780618717194Availability: Available from warehouse in 1-5 business daysPublished: HMH Books for Young Readers - April 5th, 2010From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems comes a celebration of ubiquitous life forms among us.
$18.99ISBN: 9780310708254Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Zonderkidz - February 20th, 2007If you are a parent, grandparent, pastor, or teacher looking for a way to teach the children in your life about God's Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love, look no further than The Jesus Storybook Bible.
$7.99ISBN: 9781416928171Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - August 8th, 2006BEWARE THE HARE!
Is he or isn't he a vampire?
Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits...and fangs!
$8.99ISBN: 9780374460310Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: Square Fish - September 6th, 2005By the Kate Greenaway Medalist
$4.99ISBN: 9780064440349Availability: On our shelves nowPublished: HarperCollins - October 18th, 1982Welcome to Owl's Cozy home in this classic Arnold Lobel I Can Read!
Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. But whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors!