Collection: Children

Fins up! Discover the life and legacy of beloved laid-back musician Jimmy Buffett in this beautifully illustrated and collectible Little Golden Book!

His songs taught us to find joy in life, to not give up on our dreams, and most of all, to have fun.

Read the story of musical legend Jimmy Buffett, from his childhood exploring the Gulf Coast seashore to traveling around the country performing "Margaritaville," "Fins," and other hit songs with the Coral Reefer Band. This biography celebrates Jimmy's adventurous spirit, love of the ocean, and ability to bring people together through music, storytelling, and good times. Perfect for Parrotheads of all ages!

Little Golden Book biographies feature the iconic gold-foil design and share the life stories of extraordinary artists, world leaders, performers, and athletes including:

• Elvis Presley
• Dolly Parton
• Willie Nelson
• Elton John
• Jimmy Carter

"America's Government Teacher" and author of the New York Times bestselling The Small and the Mighty pens a hopeful picture book about twelve ordinary Americans who stood up to do the next needed thing.

"Want mighty kids? Give them these spectacular mighty heroes. I love it. Sharon McMahon is a national treasure!" --Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World series

One kind act. One spark of bravery. One big idea from someone nobody expected.

In this beautifully illustrated collection, you'll meet twelve real people from America's past--some famous, most not--whose choices changed the course of history.

You'll meet María de López, who drove ambulances during World War I and helped win the vote for women. You'll read about two boys--Norman and Alan--who met at a campout, stayed friends for life, and helped lead the country together. And you'll discover how teachers, kids, and quiet changemakers made a mighty difference in their communities.

With powerful storytelling from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon McMahon and vivid art from award-winning illustrator Susanna Chapman, We Are Mighty celebrates courage, character, and the idea that the smallest step can create ripples we can't yet see.

"It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights." It's time to introduce young readers to Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, in this collectible Little Golden Book with awesome illustrations!

Read the inspiring story of the creative genius who changed the world with puppets! Jim Henson, the man behind Kermit the Frog and Big Bird, never stopped dreaming. This biography celebrates his groundbreaking work, from the commercials he made while still in college, to TV shows like Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and Fraggle Rock, and movies including The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. Muppet fans of all ages will enjoy reading about the life and legacy of Jim Henson.

Little Golden Book biographies feature the iconic gold-foil design and share the life stories of extraordinary artists, world leaders, performers, and athletes including:

• Dick Van Dyke
• Carol Burnett
• Bob Ross
• Henry Winkler
• Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli

A wise and tender story about the patience needed for a tree-and a friendship-to grow, from award-winning author Nicholas Day.

All he wanted was a peach tree: Because when you eat a ripe peach, you get sticky and sweet, and if you don't wash up, you stay sticky and sweet. And you feel like summer.

But when the tree arrives in the spring, it isn't a tree. It's a stick. Nice work, the boy tells his parents. You bought a stick. Even his friend Maya agrees. It's a stick.

Though what happens when you plant a stick, and it grows leaves? What happens when your best friend moves away? What happens when everything that was once clear starts to change?
Here is a story of growth, the enduring power of friendship, the persistence of rabbits--and a single, glorious, impossible peach.

For fans of The Last Bookstore on Earth and Compound Fracture, a heart-pounding rural horror following a genderqueer teen who survives a near-apocalypse, only to be hunted by a mysterious monster whose very existence is entwined with their own.

From a breathtaking new voice in YA, this story is for anyone haunted by the sins of past generations--and fighting to right them.

When Cedar was a child, fragmented, tortured souls woke up in the world's most complex machines, destroying them and pushing technology back decades. A fall. The Fall, some said, and they called it Autumn.

Ten years later, following a family tragedy, Cedar moves to the nowhere town of Sawblade Lake only to find something hunting them. A long, bent shadow that reeks like rot and has the mouth of a deep crevice. It's after Cedar, and it's willing to go to any lengths to break them, including preying on Cedar's new queer family.

The closer it circles, the more it seems to weave through Cedar's whole life. It might stretch back to their mother's gruesome, inexplicable death, to the murk of their missing family, to the house they grew up in. Back and back and back to the first day of Autumn.

Cedar thought they understood how their world had changed, but they're far from dredging the bottom.

Love is the most powerful emotion.

The only one that accompanies us from the beginning to the end.

And beyond... A beautiful picture book that embraces us in an atmosphere of feelings, memories and emotions that span a lifetime.

An invitation to open our senses, to introspection and to encounter ourselves, to learn to recognize love in all its forms and at every stage of our journey.

From the miracle of birth to the serenity of farewell, love remains present at every step: in our dedication to our vocation, in the unwavering loyalty of friendship, and in those small everyday gestures that bring us happiness.

Even in times of adversity, love is the force that heals us, sustains us, and drives us to give our best.

Immerse yourself in this illustrated album and discover what silently guides us throughout our existence: love.

El amor es el sentimiento más poderoso..

El único que nos acompaña desde el principio hasta el final.

Y más allá....

Un bellísimo álbum ilustrado que nos envuelve en una atmósfera de sentimientos, recuerdos y emociones que atraviesan toda una vida.

Una invitación a abrir los sentidos, a la introspección y al encuentro con nosotros mismos, para aprender a reconocer el amor en todas sus formas y en cada etapa de nuestro camino.

Desde el milagro del nacimiento hasta la serenidad de la despedida, el amor permanece presente en cada paso: en la entrega a nuestra vocación, en la lealtad inquebrantable de una amistad y en esos pequeños gestos cotidianos que nos regalan felicidad.

Incluso en los momentos de adversidad, el amor es la fuerza que nos sana, nos sostiene y nos impulsa a dar lo mejor de nosotros.

Déjate envolver por este álbum ilustrado y descubre aquello que, en silencio, nos guía a lo largo de nuestra existencia: el amor.

The house knew many things, but it had to learn them all again...

A house provides shelter and becomes a protector for a family who, day after day, fill its corners with laughter, love, and memories. Its walls are covered with warmth and become a true home. The house becomes another inhabitant.

Until one day... A fire destroys everything that the house believed gave meaning to its life. It stands silent, empty. And, despite everything it has experienced, full of doubts that will make it forget what it never ceased to be.

A story that reminds us of the power of words and self-esteem to heal.

A message of hope where the passage of time will give us the strength we need to face adversity.

With beautiful illustrations combining mixed media techniques of pencil, gouache, and collage, a poetic text is brought to life amid scenes where nature itself blossoms, sheltering animals, plants, and flowers.

A beautiful and magical picture book that will delight readers of all ages, showing them that the light of hope will always shine through the ashes and cracks.

La casa sabía muchas cosas, pero tuvo que volver a aprenderlo todo...

Una casa da cobijo y se convierte en protectora de una familia que, día tras día, llenan sus rincones de risas, amor y recuerdos. Sus paredes se revisten de calidez y se convierten en un verdadero hogar. La casa se convierte en un habitante más.

Hasta que un día...

Un incendio destruye todo lo que la casa creía que daba sentido a su vida.

Quedará muda, vacía. Y, a pesar de todo lo vivido, repleta de dudas que la harán olvidar lo que nunca dejó de ser.

Una historia que nos recuerda el poder de la palabra y la autoestima para sanar.

Un mensaje de esperanza donde el paso del tiempo dará la fuerza necesaria para afrontar la adversidad.

Con hermosas ilustraciones que combinan la técnica mixta de lápices, gouache y collage, un poético texto cobra vida entre escenarios donde brota la propia naturaleza que cobija animales, plantas y flores.

Un bello y mágico álbum ilustrado que enamorará a lectores de todas las edades, mostrándoles que entre las cenizas y las grietas siempre se filtrará la luz de la esperanza.

Bats are all around us and have coexisted with humans for hundreds of thousands of years.

They live in our attics and under our porches. Bats account for 20 percent of all mammal species on Earth and live on every continent (except Antarctica). Some are as small as a bumblebee and others have wingspans that could envelop an adult human. Bats eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour, making our summertime camping trips more bearable. They live in colonies with thousands of their cousins, where they hang upside-down and groom each other, like monkeys hanging from monkey bars. These winged wonders have zipped and pinged through the night skies for seventy million years, but today almost 25 percent of bat species are at risk of extinction. In Bat Planet, discover the biology, habitat, risks to survival and how you can help one of the most widespread, diverse and fascinating groups of animals on Earth.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

There are always precious objects to be found if you look, as the young child in this endearing, funny picture book knows. It's a portrait of youthful enthusiasm and the beauty of the everyday, created by a beloved, New York Times bestselling graphic novelist.

On a walk to the playground and back, a child keeps their eyes open for special "wocks" for their collection. A bottlecap, a twig, and many stones make it into their pocket of treasures. It's a charming and relatable day in the life of a preschooler, illustrated in bright, happy artwork and jaunty dialogue--a book that all young collectors will adore.

About seventy percent of our planet is ocean, and over 250,000 species call it home. But most of the animals that live in it--from the biggest whales to the smallest plankton--are being affected by the climate crisis.

In One Ocean, learn about practical ways to keep the ocean clean, the effects of the climate crisis, how to get political in your community and how small actions can have a big impact. Meet young activists and discover what inspires them, including Ta'Kaiya Blaney, a singer-songwriter and actor from the Tla'amin Nation, and Finlay Pringle, who fought to stop raw sewage from being dumped in the ocean near his home in Scotland. Come away with actionable steps to take because protecting the ocean is up to us. And, since all oceans connect, there is really only one ocean for all.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Praise for Mark Leiren-Young:

★"Vivid and fascinating...Budding scientists and animal lovers will keep this stellar title in full circulation as they learn the mysteries and history of octopuses."--School Library Journal, starred review for Octopus Ocean

"Mark Leiren-Young is the kind of author who produces trustworthy works of nonfiction that will both entertain and educate children."-CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Meet twenty inspiring kids and adults living with disability today.

Stefan Daniel is a Paralympian who began competing when he was 16 and won Canada's first paratriathlon medal in 2016. Zamaan Jivraj, aka The Granola Kid, launched an online granola company and doesn't let his diagnosis of Down syndrome define him. Stella Bartlett is a teen singer and performer from CBC's Ukulele U, where she was the only performer on the show with a disability.

From journalists to NASA scientists to TikTok stars and kidpreneurs, young readers will be introduced to people who were born with a disability and others who became disabled because of illness or an accident. All About Us explores the basic categories of disability: intellectual, sensory, physical and invisible. Readers will discover how every disability, whether it's deafness, blindness or neurodiversity, has its own unique set of adaptations to help manage the tasks of daily life. No two blind people, intellectually challenged people or people who use wheelchairs are the same.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

The College Football Encyclopedia introduces readers to the sport's most iconic teams, with an emphasis on the defining athletes, moments, traditions, and championships that set each team apart. In addition, the book offers an in-depth introduction covering the sport's history, along with information about statistical leaders in various categories. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.

See it, say it, cook it, eat it--learn about food from the earliest age with one of the world's best-loved chefs, Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver invites the youngest readers into the kitchen to discover a fun and tasty world of food. Every page of this sturdy board book features a new read-aloud word to see and say. Then, lift the flap to follow the action: squish the raspberry, squeeze the lime. . . . In four simple steps, you'll have made a refreshing fruit ice pop. Cool! Designed with the youngest cooks in mind, this revolutionary new series introduces recipes that are easy to make and delicious to try. Jamie's Little Food Library has all the ingredients for healthy, happy little cooks everywhere.

Also in the series:
Let's Make Cookies
Let's Make Pasta
Let's Make Pizza
Let's Make Pancakes
Let's Make Burgers

See it, say it, cook it, eat it--learn about food from the earliest age with one of the world's best-loved chefs, Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver invites the youngest readers into the kitchen to discover a fun and tasty world of food. Every page of this sturdy board book features a new read-aloud word to see and say. Then, lift the flap to follow the action: stack the buns, melt the cheese. . . . In four simple steps, you'll have made a mouthwatering burger (veggie, or meat!). Delicious! Designed with the youngest cooks in mind, this revolutionary new series introduces recipes that are easy to make and delicious to try. Jamie's Little Food Library has all the ingredients for healthy, happy little cooks everywhere.

Also in the series:
Let's Make Cookies
Let's Make Pasta
Let's Make Pizza
Let's Make Pancakes
Let's Make Ice Pops

2026 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL HOT OFF THE PRESS PICK

A playful board book for golfing families, filled with golfing references, famous golfers, and more!

Drive for show, putt for dough!

Raise those duffers right with all the references and terminology they need to keep it in the fairway. Introducing 100 First Words for Little Golfers, a primer for golfer kids learning their first words from golfer parents. Forget apple and dog. Your little golfers are ready to move from ABC to OOB (don't worry, they'll get it on the recovery shot), and other golfing-specific words like bogey, caddie, and Gopher (if you know, you know). Packed with hilarious illustrations and 100 words every baby golfer needs to know, 100 First Words for Little Golfers is the perfect primer for families that spend time on the green. Fore!

Community is essential for humans. But living together comes with challenges--challenges often solved by engineers!

Access to clean drinking water? Engineers did that. Managing garbage? Engineers too. Safe and comfortable places to live with electricity and running water? You got it, engineers. Engineers are also behind the communication and transportation networks that keep our communities operating smoothly. Oh, and advances in healthcare? You can thank engineers for those too.

Engineers have been shaping our world by designing and building amazing structures and machines for thousands of years. From ancient civilizations to modern metropolises, engineering inventions have been essential to human survival and prosperity. In Why Communities Need Engineers, young readers will discover how engineers have shaped life as we know it and how they make safer, greener and more livable communities.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.