If there s one thing Georgie Hall has always been, it s determined. So when her stepcousins Eleanor and Eddy tell her th......more
The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his fathe......more
The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton--a brave boy w......more
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Can you fathom a time when almost no one in the world knew what a dinosaur looked like? That was true in the mid-ninetee......more
Don’t miss this beautiful picture book, a Caldecott Honor winner! Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of......more
The second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to t......more
On Cattermole s 100 Best Children s Books of the 20th Century list and a 1936 Newbery Honor Book, this children s classi......more
A 1952 Newbery Honor Book The year is 1291, and Walter is the twelve-year-old son of William Tell, the greatest bowman i......more
"Sounder is a remarkable story, compassionate, powerfully moving, showing the qualities of dignity and endurance at thei......more
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had ow......more
Newbery Honor Book Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep takes readers on an adventure-filled journey across the world. Inspired b......more
In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he wi......more
This picture book has all the earmarks of a classic. Simont gets it all right. --The Horn Book (starred review) Caldeco......more
This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award Winner from beloved author Patricia McKissack offers a stellar col......more
A Single Shot Ned fired the forbidden rifle just once, at a flickering shadow in the autumn moonlight. But someone -- a ......more
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Winner of the Newbery Medal "Peck charms readers once again with this entertaining sequel to A Long Way from Chicago"--S......more
If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge. -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous ......more
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Summer has a magic all its own in Elizabeth Enright s beloved stories about two children and their discovery of a ghostl......more
A 1960 Newbery Honor Book Carol Kendall’s witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now availa......more
Swamp Angel can lasso a tornado, and drink an entire lake dry. She single-handedly defeats the fearsome bear known as Th......more
Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney’s warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry wa......more
Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes--just like this book When Joseph s coat got too old and shabby, ......more
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Only the person who gave us Tuesday could have devised this fantastic Caldecott Honor-winning tale, which begins with a ......more
The Newbery Honor-winning book from the author of Summer of My German Soldier Philip Hall is the cutest, smartest boy in......more
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A gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning version of the classic story For over one hundred years The Ugly Duckling has been a......more
"Robert McCloskey’s unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of plac......more
A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies. ......more
Acclaimed author Karen Hesse’s Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo gro......more
A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant ......more
Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children s Book Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity......more
The Caldecott Honor-winning classic by bestselling picture-book creator David Shannon is celebrating its twenty-five yea......more
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full......more
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL - An uplifting story of resilience set in medieval times about a boy who learns to overcome ......more
Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. B......more
Snow is a 1998 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year and a 1999 Caldecott Honor Book. "It’s snowing, said boy with......more
HOW HAD MRS. OLINSKI CHOSEN her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? ......more
"What a sweet child," says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. "That’s what you think," a neighbor replies. For Goldilo......more
Eric Rohmann s Caldecott Honor-winning debut is now available as a Dragonfly paperback. It is at once a wordless time-tr......more
Surely among the most original and gifted of children s book illustrators, Paul O. Zelinsky has once again with unmatche......more
Share this Caldecott Honor-winning book with the little ones in your life. Vera B. Williams’s tribute to babies and the ......more
In the tradition of Lois Lowry and Paul Fleischman, Elisa Bartone s Caldecott Honor-winning book gives children a glimps......more
An old favorite as you ve never seen it before Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider,......more
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. -from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35)The Bronze......more
This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old. At her birth, El......more
A 1994 Newbery Honor Book The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her ea......more
This acclaimed Caldecott Honor Book is a visually exciting introduction to colors, shapes, and animals for preschoolers.......more
This child s view of the long day s work in the cotton fields, simply expressed in a poet s resonant language, is a fres......more
Each page sparkles with life. --The New York Times Book Review In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winn......more
Fifth grader Yolonda determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius in thi......more
This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, deare......more
In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. ......more
In this classic and bestselling Caldecott Honor winner, a mother duck loses her duckling--and finds it, with the help of......more
Richly hued oil paintings complement a story simply and gracefully told."Children...love the story for its mystery, and ......more
The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this aut......more
From the acclaimed author-artist Maurice Sendak comes a Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a fantastical dream world. This ......more
Shadow lives in the forest... It goes forth at night to prowl around the fires. It even likes to mingle with the dancers......more
Newbery Honor book Banished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the elements ......more
Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston to her s......more
"Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, ......more
A Newbery Honor Book An ALA Notable Book Six-year-old Ben is very small for his age, and gets along better with animals ......more
In this funny Caldecott Honor-winning fairy-tale retelling by Janet Stevens, wily Hare solves his family’s problems by t......more
A Caldecott Honor book that is the perfect introduction to musical instruments and a counting book that redefines the ge......more
When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-break......more
In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenski reconstructs the real-life story of Mary Jemison, who was captured in a ......more
Increasingly alienated from his widowed father, Vernon joins his friends in ridiculing the neighborhood outcasts Maxine,......more
This Caldecott Honor book from beloved illustrator Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic American folk song. "[Spi......more
Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket. Fuzzy goes where I go, said Owen. But Mrs. Tweezers disagreed. She thought Owen was t......more
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A Newbery Honor Book Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family? When Tigre s father is badly injured......more
In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following ......more
"There was a girl in the village who loved horses... She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they......more
In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dump......more
A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer....more