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A study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo Picasso.
This playful board book celebrates Black hair and the joy of seeing yourself in the ones you love, and embracing your unique self.
When thoughts of a baby's future start to pull at a parent's attention, they pause to reflect on the joy, wonder, and love already overflowing in their lives. This gentle, calming text will help any caregiver slow down and marvel at the remarkable baby in front of them.
Utilizing poetry and a comforting art palette to support development, this board book highlights all the simple wonders the world has to offer. It's designed to transition with babies as they grow, employing patterns and soft art to keep little ones engaged and inspired.
In rhyming text, little kangaroo learns all the ways he can show kindness by helping out, sharing toys, and cleaning up.
In this charming board book for babies, high-contrast black-and-white art shows familiar backyard animals, with spots of blue highlighting their eyes. Who is hiding? The answer to each question is revealed in a peek-a-boo style when the page is turned.
With a rainbow of colors, this board book celebrates the love between parents and their children. Showcasing all different family makeups--one parent, two dads, two moms, and more--the story encourages children to share their colors with the world.
Who is hiding, poised to jump up happily when Ada arrives? Flashlight in hand, Mouse shines a light on all the friends, illuminating them one by one. Could that be Elephant clutching a balloon in the bushes? Is that Lion, getting ready to roar?
This third volume in the popular Little Hands Signing series teaches 10 key ASL signs for every parent and child to know: eat, cracker, banana, sweet potato, bread, cereal, apple, chicken, carrot, and cookie.
Do you want one scoop of ice cream? Or two? Or... maybe three or four? Let's ask for more! In this tasty trip to the ice cream parlor, the youngest readers will enjoy learning to count as another scoop of delicious ice cream gets piled onto a cone.
Baby's eyes are not brighter than the sun. And she isn't as light as a feather-she weighs a ton! Less princess than clown, with a voice a little more screechy than angelic, this baby may keep their family up at night, but no one could love baby more.
Perfect for creating a soothing bedtime ritual, this book encourages kids to relax their bodies and quiet their minds, paving the way for a restful night's sleep.
One rainy night, Penny and her daddy take an underground train packed with passengers. As they stand in the crowded car, Penny can't believe what she's seeing. A tiger's tail? A tiger's paw! No, that's just a person with a striped glove, assures Daddy. But when they find a seat and Penny has a clearer view, there's no mistaking the tiger's foot poking out from under a pant leg.
The little cloud Re has a BIG dream! But when she grows so large she becomes a thunderstorm, will her new friend Flower still recognize her? A little cloud named Re wishes to grow as big as the clouds floating over the sea. She learns from a passing cloud how to collect dew and water and soon she has grown BIG! As she travels, she even soaks up some droplets from the petals of a beautiful flower and the two become fast friends.
A whimsical collection of poems that takes young readers on an imaginative journey through everyday experiences, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. The book explores various moods and moments, from feeling blue to feeling bright and colorful.
On a rare chilly day in Miami, Florida, young Leila sets off for school bundled up in her bright red jacket. But this isn't just any cold day--her grandmother gives her an unusual warning: 'Watch out for falling iguanas.' As Leila navigates her morning, she can't stop thinking about Grandma's strange words. From remembering dodging coconuts and seeing her parents' car being held up by chickens crossing the road to admiring roaming peacocks, Leila's day is full of curious encounters.
Nine little people are born on the same day. They have so much in common, yet each is one of a kind. Join them as they explore the world and become the best of friends.
When the alphabet starts with Z instead of A, Zebra and Yak make their way through a mixed-up alphabet in search of Apple.
A young girl waits with growing anticipation for plantains to ripen so her mother can prepare them for Sunday dinner.
Can they find something really big? Dig, dig, dig through die-cut pages to find all kinds of fossils, discover which dinosaur they came from, then uncover a huge surprise with an amazing fold-out ending.
Mama loves warm summers and eating cherries while stargazing with Baba and Kiddo. But on her bluest of days, she can't do the things that other mamas do. Persevering with love, no matter what phase Mama is in, this family weathers the ups and downs of a loved one's illness.
When the Goldilocks family leaves their campsite to go on a hike, Bear comes along and makes a mess of their food and belongings--because that is how bears roll.
When young Bud sees people bustling around, intent on their chores and their screens, she is certain they must be doing important things -- and she wants to be included. But wise Nokomis, her grandmother, shows her that there is a different way to find belonging, one that relies on stillness and observing the natural world. As Bud discovers the freely given gifts of the Earth, she wonders if she has something important to give back.
When Theo and his mother join Lula's family, the new siblings navigate the challenges and joys of forming new relationships while building sandcastles.
A girl learns that people are a mix of different emotions after studying dogs in a park.
A trio of energetic and imaginative siblings safely engage in rough-and-tumble play.
Two boys argue about whose dad is the best and strongest, taking the competition to the extreme.
Little Yumi loves to run, jump, and play. But all this changes when a mysterious monster quietly appears, just as Yumi's body begins to feel slow and weak. Afraid and unsure, Yumi does her best to avoid Monster. It takes an unforgettable journey through the snowy woods for Yumi to understand what Monster wants... and for Yumi to learn to embrace a new kind of life.
Chowder and Crackers, two scaredy-cat friends, face their fears to fix a haunted lighthouse and save their coastal town, Kittybunkport, from trouble.
A supposed nature guide humorously warns readers why they should never trust fish, exploring their mysterious and villainous nature.
Meet Peggy--a very naughty dog who gets into a lot of trouble. Some of the things she loves doing: leaping on the bed in the morning and sticking her hairy bottom in Dad's face. Sweeping her human family off their feet with her favorite sticks. And most of all, rolling in everything stinky and smelly she can find! And that's not even the naughtiest thing she does.
A reluctant tadpole navigates the ups and downs of metamorphosis, learning to embrace growth, change, and the adventure of leaping into the wider world.
A multigenerational family takes a mindful walk in the city.
When a spaceship visits Old MacDonald's farm chaos ensues as the farm animals make a mess of Old MacMartian's vessel.
After watching a woodpecker pecking on a tree, Sumaya worries it could be hurting itself, so she makes a plan to help protect the woodpecker.
A little boy comes down for family dinner. There's food for each member of his picky family: black beans, plantains, flan, and more. Soon his imagination is filled with lions, elephants, and flamingos slurping, crunching, and munching on a delicious dinner.
Wolf races to return his overdue library book before the chaos of story time begins.
Norbit the Worm and friends enjoy a day full of fun, as they swim, hike, and watch clouds.
Ten-year-old African American Nora learns to love to her new home in rural Greenville when she starts an eventing team with the horseback riders at Creaky Acres.
Meet Detective Beans (just Beans for short), a young cat sleuth dedicated to doing whatever it takes to solve the case. After a night of mystery movies with his best friend, Biscuit, Detective Beans wakes up to find his detective hat is missing. There's only one thing to do: hit the streets of Cat Town and find that missing hat!
Pillow the bear wants to become a hero. In order to become one, he must collect Hero Badges. Pillow has collected a lot of badges, but one in particular eludes him . . . The Dragon Slaying Badge. So when Pillow learns about a dragon that has stolen all of his town's cheese, he figures it's finally his chance to earn his badge. But the dragon isn't guilty after all. In fact, she isn't even a dragon!
Dumbo octopus Grimpy presents a tour of the whole cephalopod class: cuttlefish, nautiluses, octopuses, and squids. When he dwells on everything he can't do, the others show him why it's great to be a dumbo!
Two sisters, one stubbornly cheerful (Beatrice) and one relentlessly grumpy (Magnolia), live in a drafty old house with a family of helpful spiders. When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider obsessed with sustainability named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater. But greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory.
Froggy is just a small, slimy guy trying to navigate the big wide pond, and there's no end of sticky situations for him to get caught up in! A small pond like any other lies in the forest, but dwelling in this pond is no ordinary Froggy. He's a little bit of a klutz, and making friends with local wizards, falling foul of Mrs Possum whilst trying to steal her blueberries, and getting into scraps with Crayfish Craig are all in a day's work for this slimy guy. Learning how to deal with big feelings, big magic spells, and big fish in the big world can be a lot for a little frog, but he's not giving up any time soon.
Kat and Mouse are opposites: Kat is spontaneous and creative, and Mouse likes routine -- and cheese. While Kat's lunchtime is always an adventure, Mouse, on the other hand, has cheese every day. Kat wonders: doesn't Mouse ever get bored of cheese?! Mouse wonders: does Kat ever get bored of me?! Can this duo find a lunch that fits their friendship?
Danilo's baseball talent lands him the opportunity to train in the States and find his absentee father, who may be the key to saving the family he abandoned as they deal with the devastating effects of the US's military invasion of Panamá.
After coming out as trans, fourteen-year-old A is forced to attend weekly Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings, where he uncovers the terrifying truth that the group is run by a demon feeding on their pain and is part of a larger, darker force preying on the world's vulnerable.
Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines . . . until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer : she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog.
On a gloomy November night, eleven-year-old Tiphany Stokes saves an old lady from collapsing in the street. An antique doll named Gretel watches them, longing for Tiph to rescue her from life in a shop window. Though none of these three characters realizes it, their worlds are about to change: Gretel will no longer be a precious prisoner. The old lady--is she a witch?--will discover the secret hidden in her long-neglected dollhouse.
Senka lives between the Living and the Dead, as the ward of Charon, assisting him in ferrying souls across the River--but when she is dragged downriver by a girl looking for her brother she encounters dangers and uncovers secrets about her own origin.
An eccentric badger ventures out to find his missing seagull friend.
This stunning, profound book explores the life cycle of a tree-not just through a season but across decades-as well as the other living things that depend upon it. How can something stay itself and yet change and grow? The oak tree shows us how.
Wings can soar and wings can skim. Wings can hover, hum, and swim. Small wings, big wings, near and far. Can you guess whose wings these are? Some wings make music, some wings move too fast to see, and some wings carry people all over the world. Can you guess who these wings belong to? Learn about the wonderous world of wings through rhyming riddles that will encourage little readers to guess along with every page turn.
From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals--the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, 'the light-footed people.'
Non-Fiction picture book about the wind. Thrilling combination of the science of air flow and the myths, legends, stories and beliefs different cultures hold about the wind. Includes tales like Odysseus and the bag of wind and the origins of the Kamikaze winds of Japan.
Told through an experimental mix of intimate anecdotes and interactive visuals, this book immerses readers in James's point of view, allowing them to see the world through his disabling eye conditions. Readers will get lost as they chase words. They'll stare into this book while taking a vision test. They'll hold it upside down as they practice 'pretend-reading'--and they'll follow an unlikely trail toward discovering the power of words.
Fascinating photons make up light, from X-rays and microwaves to the colors of the rainbow. Scientists use tiny photons to study and create things big and small, like using a precise laser in an experiment or learning about the origins of the universe itself. Complex concepts are presented in a fun and readable style as physicist Dr. Eve Vavagiakis shines a light on these unique elementary particles and the many ways they appear and behave.
Music is a way to transcend cultures and divides. Simon Tam used his band's name, The Slants, to make a powerful statement that racist insults could no longer be hurtful to Asian Americans. But then the U.S. Trade and Patent Office tries to stop him. In his eight-year battle to win trademark protection, Simon would go all the way to the Supreme Court in a landmark case to rout out structural racism in our government systems.
With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and ... artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations. [It] simultaneously acknowledges the history of slavery in the US as well as the ... Black resilience that has led to an enduring legacy of Black joy.
A veces, escuchar una canción te da todo el coraje que necesitas para enfrentar el día. Eso es lo que le pasa a Pedrito cuando un huracán azota su barrio y tiene que renunciar al perro que rescata. En el momento en que su hermano mayor empieza a tocar los primeros acordes de «Preciosa», una hermosa canción sobre su hermosa isla, Pedrito sabe que todo estará bien.
Una de las historias más populares del folclor hispano hace referencia al querido Ratoncito Pérez, un personaje profundamente arraigado en la tradición oral. Se trata de un ratón que visita a los niños mientras duermen, recoge los dientes de leche que se les han caído y les deja a cambio una pequeña sorpresa. En esta ocasión, Ratoncito está ansioso por llenar una caja de regalo para Tito, un niño que acaba de perder un diente. Lo que comienza con una bellota pronto se convierte en una larga lista de hallazgos divertidos. ¿Pero cuánto es demasiado? Lee y ríe mientras la entrañable historia tradicional va tomando un nuevo giro.
Puerto Rico es una isla llena de magia, desde el canto de los coquís hasta los colores brillantes de la Flor de Maga. Pero nada se compara con la magia del amor de las abuelas. Para una niña muy afortunada, esta magia se encuentra en todas partes. Está en el ritmo del tun-tun-tan cuando su abuela baila salsa, en el calorcito de sus abrazos y en el aroma delicioso de sus comidas. Pero una pregunta la inquieta: ¿tendré algún día mi propia magia?
When Birdie gives Lolo a flower from the garden, Lolo is happy. But one flower is not enough for Lolo. He wants more! ¡El quiere más! Soon, there are no more flowers in the garden. ¡Qué triste! How sad! Maybe they can plant more. But how will Birdie keep up with Lolo's enthusiastic demands? More seeds! More soil! More water! ¡Más y más y más!
¡Hoy es el gran día! Rosa subirá al escenario junto a su mamá y tocará con su popular banda de mariachis. Pero mientras abrochan las brillantes botonaduras y se atan los moños de sus trajes charros, Rosa comienza a preocuparse. Con su "mamiachi" y sus madrinas a su lado, el miedo escénico de Rosa se desvanece al compás de trompetas, guitarras y violines. El material complementario incluye información sobre la historia de esta tradición mexicana y sobre el surgimiento de mariachis femeninos, además de un glosario, una bibliografía, lecturas adicionales y un vistazo divertido y detallado del traje charro.
¡Estoy contento! Estoy enfadado. Me siento ridículo. Enseñar a los niños a nombrar sus sentimientos es el primer paso para ayudarles a expresarlos de la manera adecuada y para que puedan sentir empatía por los sentimientos de los demás. De la mano de la artista Larissa Honsek, creadora de Opuestos y ¡A moverse!, llega un nuevo elenco de personajes de plastilina para enseñar a los más pequeños sobre las emociones y sentimientos que todos experimentamos.
In this playful bilingual picture book for children, the author describes all the things a poem can do, like: "Puppies can be / planets / and flowers / can be kittens" and "the moon can be / square / and rain can be / laughter." Simple text describes the endless possibilities available in writing poetry; words can rhyme, run off the page or even be invented! Poems can be very long or super short. Jovi de la Jara's fun black-and-white illustrations cleverly depict the humorous ideas: a dog's face looks like a planet with a ring around it, flowers sprout cat faces and a cloud cries laughter. This entertaining book is perfect for sharing the joy of writing poetry with young readers.
Nana está rodeada de su familia y disfruta de la compañía de sus muchos nietos. También está cansada y siente dolor. Pronto ella comienza su transición de la vida a la muerte, acompañada por su querido perro Xolo, Popo. Juntos emprenden el viaje de Nana y, al final de la historia, la familia de Nana celebra los muchos años de amor que compartieron con ella. Un libro ilustrado inolvidable basado en los 9 niveles de Mictlān y el rol que desempeñan los perros Xolo (sho-lo) en las creencias culturales indígenas del México actual.
Kai Sosa espera demostrar su destreza como nadador en su famoso equipo de natación durante un verano en el que se dan las condiciones climáticas del fenómeno El Niño. El que fuera un atleta prometedor, está decidido a mantener el legado familiar en una competencia contra los infames Lobos Marinos, a pesar de ser el eslabón más débil del equipo. Sin embargo, recientemente ha tenido sueños desconcertantes en los que ve a Cali, su hermana desaparecida, nadando en el océano Pacífico con delfines y, cuando despierta, le resulta difícil acallar la sensación que ha estado tratando de contener con tanto esfuerzo. Kai está convencido de que Cali le está enviando un mensaje sobre su último encontrar su apreciado brazalete de oro desaparecido.
De alguna forma, los peques rebeldes se encuentran unos a otros. Cuando estos tres peques se reúnen mientras juegan afuera, sienten ese tirón... esta es su gente. Los peques rebeldes hacen preguntas. Usan el lenguaje para darle forma al mundo, y cuando no existen las palabras correctas, inventan nuevas. Imaginan, confían en su intuición y no se avergüenzan de cambiar de opinión. Jugar juntos en los buenos tiempos los lleva a colaborar para resolver los problemas. Cuando el agua se seca y su amigo pájaro se hiere, los peques rebeldes llaman a sus predecesoras para que les enseñen qué hacer. Nadie se queda atrás.
Una deliciosa exploración de toda clase de panes, desde masa madre hasta bannock y bao, que deleitarán tu paladar y calentarán tu corazón. ¿Cuál es la única manera de hacer pan? ¡A tu manera!
Join Coco Rocho and his mother for all the things they do together!
A través de tiernas ilustraciones, los bebés explorarán cómo perciben el amor en su entorno más cercano: en su familia, en los momentos felices y en cada pequeño detalle de su mundo.
Una gran roca amarilla flotando en el espacio se convierte en el escenario perfecto donde criaturas curiosas observan nuestro planeta, todo en amarillo. Los contrastes marcados y las ilustraciones llamativas captan la atención de los recién nacidos, favoreciendo su desarrollo visual. Los textos en rimas suaves crean un ambiente relajante, ideal para calmar a los bebés antes de dormir.
A través de un recorrido por paisajes marinos y terrestres, los más pequeños encontrarán personajes en tonos azules que destacan sobre fondos oscuros, captando su atención de forma natural.
Un simpático caracol guía a los más pequeños a través de una exploración visual de criaturas y objetos verdes que destacan sobre fondos oscuros, captando su atención de manera natural. Los textos en rimas suaves crean un ambiente de calma, ideal para relajar a los bebés antes de dormir. Además, es perfecto para los momentos de tiempo boca abajo (tummy time), ayudando a fortalecer la musculatura del bebé mientras estimula su desarrollo visual y cerebral.