Collection: Children

From the Newbery Award-winning and bestselling author of the modern classic One and Only series comes a gorgeous picture book introducing young readers to Ruby, the beloved baby elephant.

Ruby is the littlest elephant in the herd at the animal sanctuary, where she lives near her best friends Ivan the silverback gorilla and Bob the lovable mutt. Ruby loves all the things that make being an elephant fun, like splashing in muddy puddles and spraying water through her trunk. But there are parts of being an elephant that she doesn't love so much, like her new tusks.

The herd is preparing for Ruby's Tuskday, a day to celebrate the fact that Ruby is growing up, and for remembering. Ruby has lots of happy memories, but she also has lots of sad ones, ones that are hard to think about. Surrounded by the love of her herd and her friends, the littlest elephant will see that growing up doesn't have to be scary, and that remembering the darkness can help us appreciate the light.

This beautiful and poignant story shows readers the importance of honoring the past, cherishing the present, and facing the future without fear.

In this second book in the middle-grade mystery series based on the popular Pinna podcast, super sleuth Opal Watson teams up with a new friend to find a missing bird and unravels even more secrets about her family's legendary history.

Opal's schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird named Blizzard that disappeared while her family was moving into a new house. Opal and Frank agree to track down Blizzard, even though it means teaming up with Piper's older brother, Jake, a former bully who claims he has changed his ways.

Meanwhile, Opal is still solving a mystery of her own: Who was Maude Watson--the woman whose picture she stumbled across in an old issue of the Chicago Defender newspaper--and how is she related to Opal?

As Opal and her friends investigate both cases, they discover that Blizzard is more than just a missing pet--and she's not the only one missing. Meanwhile, Maude's case has Opal puzzling through a series of ciphers that take her from Chicago's historic cemeteries to abandoned underground tunnels. Can Opal and her friends outwit the birdnappers while unraveling Maude's past, or will these two cases prove to be too much?

A standalone mystery from a New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author set in a contemporary world tinged with magic, in which two sisters spend summer vacation in a small town in the shadows of abandoned amusement park that is not what it seems.

Ivy and Dahlia Vicar know this summer's trip to visit friends in Rialto, Missouri, is going to be different from their usual family vacations.

Twelve-year-old Dahlia, an artist who lives with anxiety, is looking forward to something new. Rialto, after all, has its own abandoned theme park! But mystery-loving, fourteen-year-old Ivy is struggling with how to be the right kind of big sister to Dahlia, and longs for the way things--especially vacations--were when they were younger.

In Rialto, it quickly becomes clear that this vacation will also be different in totally unexpected ways. For one thing, the town stands in the middle of an improbable forest that, according to local legend, swallowed it overnight decades before. Then there are Dahlia's even more improbable sightings of impossible creatures--a giraffe with antlers and a leopard with wings. And there's their new friend Remy, whose family inherited the house they're all staying in from an aunt who left bequests for local friends that Remy must personally distribute.

When he enlists Ivy and Dahlia to help deliver these gifts, they find themselves drawn into a mystery going back to the time when Rialto Park was still open. And it begins to seem that, if they are going to help Remy solve it, they will have to find a way to believe in magic.

Themes of friendship, family, mental health, and resilience are expertly woven through this magical, richly imagined story of two sisters and an enigmatic town that transforms everyone who visits it.

La manera más divertida de aprenderlo todo sobre el cuerpo humano, desde los vasos sanguíneos y el cerebro hasta los nervios y los nutrientes.

¿Qué pasaría si no durmieras nunca? ¿O si tu sangre se volviera azul? ¿Y si tus huesos se convirtieran en gelatina? ¡Descubre las respuestas a estas preguntas y muchas más en las páginas de este libro de ciencias!

¿Qué hay en su interior?

• Respuestas a más de 30 preguntas disparatadas, incómodoas e inusuales que te harán reír a carcajadas.
• Texto lleno de humor, fotografías e ilustraciones estilo caricatura.
• Datos científicos y estadísticas sobre el funcionamiento del cuerpo humano.

Un divertidísimo libro de biología que invita a los niños a aprender sobre su cuerpo de una forma diferente y divertida. ¡Ideal para leer, reir y aprender en familia!

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What would happen if you never slept? Or if your blood turned blue? Or if your bones turned to jelly? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young!

Prepare to learn all about the human body, from blood vessels to the brain and nerves to nutrients. However, this isn't another dry textbook. You'll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are guaranteed to make you think about anatomy in a whole new way. Author Emma Young explains the answers with humor and plenty of science facts that you'll be racing to share with your friends and family. The pages are filled with attention-grabbing photography and quirky illustrations, which makes this human body book unlike any you've read before.

This quirky science book will include:

• 33 laugh-out-loud questions with key science facts woven into the answers
• Text that is full of humor, photography, and cartoon-style illustrations to bring the questions to life
• Bite-sized facts and stats about the way the human body works

Even reluctant readers will find What if you didn't make snot? Irresistible to dip into to find out the answers to the wacky, bizarre, and gross questions, making this a perfect gift for any child.

Some clouds just won't go away. When one hovers above Tansy's head, she learns to live with it through love, support, and creative thinking.

A timely picture book about mental health, resilience, and change--Tansy learns to adapt with warmth and understanding as she weathers stormy days.

Whoosh! On a blustery day, the wind blows a cloud over Tansy's head, blocking the sun. She yells at the cloud and tries to outrace it on her bike. Her best friend, dad, and teacher try to help get rid of it, but the cloud won't budge. Then it rains on Tansy, and she forgets what sunshine feels like.

Having a cloud overhead feels like the worst possible thing in the world. Until Tansy gets rain boots and an umbrella. She plays in the puddles with her friends and even plants a garden and waters it with her handy, always present cloud! As Tansy finds ways to live with her cloud, she witnesses that flowers need rain, and so do rainbows.

Inspired by the author's experiences with mental health, this book is for anyone who has faced challenges beyond their control.

"For anyone who's ever tried to outrun their emotions, The Cloud That Stuck models how to embrace all that you are and all that you're feeling - playfully and beautifully."--Liz Garton Scanlon, Author of Caldecott-honored All the World

"This wonderful picture book can help readers turn their 'clouds' into gardens and rainbows by accepting the help of others and by choosing positive reactions."--Lesley Roessing, Literacy Specialist and Author of Talking Texts

¡Tren de vapor, tren de ilusión, número uno en la lista de ventas del New York Times, ahora en español!

New York Times bestseller Steam Train, Dream Train--now in Spanish!El equipo que te trajo Buenas noches, construcción. Buenas noches, diversión., #1 en ventas del New York Times, ¡vuelve con otro entretenido libro para la hora de dormir!

Un tren de ensueño llega a la estación. Uno a uno, se cargan los vagones. Los osos polares cargan con helado el furgón refrigerado; los elefantes llenan los tanques de pintura; las tortugas suben autos de carreras al vagón portacoches; los canguros llenan la tolva de pelotas. ¡Se garantizan dulces (y divertidos) sueños para todos los fanáticos de los trenes!

From the team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site comes the train book kids have been dreaming of!

The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet, silly dreams and happy smiles before sleep are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiast!TIME FOR BED: Introduce your child to new animals and experiences with this ideal children's bedtime book.

GREAT FOR YOUNG READERS: A great family read-aloud or early reader book for kids beginning to read on their own.

BESTSELLING PICTURE BOOK: Beautiful art and words from an award-winning writer and illustrator team make this a perfect baby shower gift or child's birthday present.

HORA DE DORMIR: Presenta a tu hijo animales y experiencias nuevas con este libro infantil perfecto para la hora de dormir.

GENIAL PARA LECTORES PRINCIPIANTES: Una lectura ideal para compartir en familia o para acompañar a los niños que empiezan a leer solos.

BESTSELLER: Arte y palabras de un talentoso equipo premiado hacen de este libro el regalo ideal para un baby shower o un cumpleaños infantil.

Walden: A BabyLit(R) Nature Primer introduces toddlers to Henry David Thoreau's writing and his love of nature.

Expose little ones to the language of Henry David Thoreau and his love and appreciation of the outdoor world and nature. The book, designed to resemble Thoreau's illustrated journals, acquaints the tiniest of readers with types of trees, plants, berries, birds, animals, insects, fish, and vegetables.

BabyLit(R) is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Allison Oliver, these books are a must for every savvy parent's nursery library.

Join Captain Stinkbottom in this windy tale which features hilarious rhymes and delightful illustrations.

Stinkbottom the Pirate has a problem. He can't go to the bathroom and is constantly passing wind. His flatulence is seriously damaging his status on the ship - all the crew laugh at him with each smelly poot! But one day his wind turns into his superpower when he defeats Captain Potatoface with one heroic toot! From then on, Stinkbottom becomes the most notorious pirate around - pee-yew!

Potty humor with a purpose. A hilarious tale for children (and adults who aren't afraid to laugh)!

The princess is locked in the Dragon's castle. Brave knights cross mountains to save her but what happens when the princess doesn't want to be saved?

When the king decides to reward anyone who can rescue his daughter from the clutches of the dragon, brave knights come from far and wide to try their luck. But when they get there, the princess says she doesn't want to be saved and, in no uncertain terms, sends them packing! She's finally having fun and is ready for adventure! Will any of the knights want to join her?

Winner of the 9th edition of the International Narrating Equality Award, which promotes stories that counter gender stereotypes.

A thrilling, heartfelt, and magical companion to The Daggers of Ire from J. C. Cervantes, New York Times bestselling author of the Storm Runner series. Perfect for fans of Witchlings and Amari and the Night Brothers!

Fetch the fox is on his own.

Fetch is a weaver of magic, gifted with immense powers--but there is no one left to teach him how to master them. And no one to share his life with since the cruel Winter Queen, Celeste, cursed Fetch into a fox and abducted his beloved younger sister, Violet.

As Celeste awakens from her slumber to usher in Winter once more, she makes a stunning announcement: the Winter Palace--the very place where Violet is being held captive--will host a festival. With the palace's spelled protections down for just one evening, the opportunity to save his sister might finally be in Fetch's grasp. And so, with only Beckblade, a tiny yet fierce bone dragon, for company, he sets off on a treacherous rescue mission.

But what Fetch doesn't realize is that a dark and mysterious secret lies buried within him, one that could unravel everything. Can Fetch discover what plagues him before it leads to his ruin, and he loses Violet and their magic forever?

WATERCRESS gets an ecological twist in this celebration of honeybees, agriculture, family, and--above all--kid power in the latest addition to Disney Planet Possible Books.

An eighteen-wheeler rumbles to life in Florida, loaded with more than four hundred beehives. Destination? The almond orchards of California, where millions of blossoms are waiting.

Seven-year-old Joey J isn't just along for the ride. She's got work to do. With Uncle Mike and expert driver José, she races through pit stops to keep the bees from flying away, keeps them cool under the blazing sun, and holds her breath at the final inspection site.

Because Joey J knows one thing for sure: These bees matter. They're part of an expansive network of commercial honeybees crisscrossing the country to pollinate food for people all over the world.

After four long days, the team arrives at the orchards. As her bees fill the sky, Joey J can't help but wonder--do they have any idea how important they are?

With the lyricism and family relationships of favorites like WATERCRESS, this stunning debut sheds light on a little-known piece of our world's food supply and celebrates the magnificent honeybee.

Deborah Freedman is back with a heartwarming picture book on patience and love, perfect for Mother's Day!

For Mama's special day, the kittens decide to gift her all sorts of flowers. Some are drawn and stamped. Others stitched and sung. Oleander, though, plants a seed in hopes of gifting her a real flower. But as Mama's special day approaches, Oleander's flower still hasn't blossomed. Will he have a gift in time?

Flowers for Mama shows us many ways art can be made and how, with a little patience and a lot of love, very different flowers can all come together to form a whole garden, just for Mama.

This retelling of the very first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock, originally published in 1930, is the third book in the Mini Mysteries series of interactive picture book mysteries for children.

The Secret of the Old Clock is the originating volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. The book, published in 1930, first introduced the teenage sleuth in a cozy mystery (no violence or gore). The story has Nancy solving the case of a missing will, hidden in an old clock, and helping the struggling relatives and friends of Josiah Crowley receive the promised money from his estate. Of course there are robbers, greedy will-altering heirs, suspense, and resolution. Monson's retelling of the original book captures the plot and distills it in a way that is fun for children, gently ushering them into the literary world of Nancy Drew mysteries. Along with the story, there are activities, games, and puzzles throughout to help with children's engagement, and might just foster a few budding detectives.

There is also a glossary of mystery-related terms.

Playful and poetic, Every Space Between highlights the little moments tucked between beginnings and endings, between actions and reactions, between you and me -- and shows how special an ordinary day can become if you pay close enough attention.

You can find in-betweens everywhere! Some are as overlooked as the space between an itch and a scratch. Others are as thrilling as the pause between making a wish and blowing out your birthday candles. How you feel about an in-between really does depend on your perspective ... and each one is full of potential.

Once you spot the spaces in-between, everything changes. Instead of rushing from one thing to the next, you can pause to collect and reflect. Is this something you really want to do? How much longer can you wait? Maybe it's time to say ... sorry?

Sparkling with the signature wit of Naseem Hrab (author of How to Party Like a Snail) and the cracking comedic timing of John Martz (illustrator of How to Give Your Cat a Bath: In Five Easy Steps), Every Space Between is an unexpected invitation to a world of possibilities!

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Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Driven from her nest, Little Bird crosses paths with other migrating animals, including humans, looking for a safe place to call home.

Reading like a modern nursery rhyme, Fly Away Home begins with a family of birds launched into exile as "a troubling of hummingbirds / brings news of beyond" and "the deceit of lapwings drives its family to roam."

Author Betty Quan gives animals thought-provoking collective nouns (a charm of goldfinches, a flamboyance of flamingoes) -- some real, some invented -- while Akin Duzakin's simple yet suggestive illustrations spark curiosity about the characters Little Bird encounters.

On the wing, Little Bird witnesses the mass migrations of other animals: monarch butterflies, caribou, sea turtles -- and humans, too, including one little girl with a pink backpack. After her family finds asylum, Little Bird meets the little girl on a balcony in a new city -- a safe nest for both at last.

With the world witnessing an unprecedented level of migration--for greater opportunities or because of conflicts and climate change -- and over forty million international migrants under the age of twenty, Fly Away Home offers families and classrooms a hopeful entry to a complex topic.

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