Most kids can relate to a road trip that seems to last forever. Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Dan Santat takes readers on a rollicking ride, featuring a time travel trip to Grandmother’s like no other. A little imagination literally goes a long way.
This lavishly illustrated biography details the life of beloved children’s author E.B. White. Readers will delight to learn that White’s most famous books arose from moments in his own childhood. A timeline and interview with White’s granddaughter accompany the text.
The poems in this book were inspired by Art Kane’s photograph Harlem 1958. The author tells about some of the players and the circumstances surrounding that famous photo shoot. Endnotes provide facts about the musicians and suggestions for further exploration.
When young Daniel sees an advertisement for “Poetry in the Park,” he elicits help from various animals to help him understand what poetry is. Cleverly, he combines all the animals’ insights into an original poem.
In this Newbery Honor novel, Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. Perfect for upper elementary and early middle school students.
Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends―and why it's worth the journey.
With touching illustrations by Tom Lichtenheld, Krouse Rosenthal has created a book of endless good wishes that should leave all readers inspired and a bit more grateful.
This is always a favorite read aloud, as the illustrations are brilliant and every child should learn about aspiring big. Great lesson about the importance of planning, too!
Read about Navy SEAL Willink in Success magazine and had to grab his first book for kids, a tale about a bullied boy learning how to toughen up over a summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
Funny little book with great pictures. It follows the daily life of a garbage truck. Good to read to kids who never change their school uniforms (or teachers who wear too much perfume/cologne).
The sky is falling! This is one of my favorites to read with little kids because they always know more than the silly chicken (reminds me of voters vs. our elected leaders).
I recently read this to my wife, and we both fell in love with this six year old who lives at The Plaza, constantly orders room service and, of course, charges everything.
