Quick view Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix by Gary Golio Jimi Hendrix was many things: a superstar, a rebel, a hero, an innovator. But first, he was a boy named Jimmy who loved to draw and paint and listen to records. This a story of a talented child who learns to see, hear, and interpret the world around him... View Details
Quick view Birthday Blues by Karen English  Deja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja must stay with an elderly neighbor, who cooks turnips for dinner and doesn't even have a color... View Details
Quick view The Emperor's New Clothes (Paperback) by Hans Christian Andersen  Illustrated by the beloved creator of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, and Katy and the Big Snow, here is a delightful version of the tale that boys and girls have loved for centuries. The Emperor himself, his court, and his... View Details
Quick view John Henry: An American Legend (Paperback) by Ezra Jack Keats Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand. View Details
Quick view Black and White (Paperback) by David Macaulay Four stories are told simultaneously, with each a double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story? Winner of the1991 Caldecott Medal. View Details
Quick view Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety. View Details
Quick view The Stranger (Hard Cover) by Chris Van Allsburg Allsburg again explores the fine line between fantasy and reality so beautifully expressed in his popular book, "The Polar Express." A mysterious stranger's power over the changing seasons is the theme for this magical story, filled with Allsburg's rich... View Details
Quick view Hurricane by David Wiesner In this spectacular picture book by three-time Caldecott Medalist Wiesner, a fallen tree becomes the threshold to the limitless voyage of the imagination, which David and George share as only true friends--and brothers--can. Includes an audio CD. Full... View Details
Quick view Hurricane (Paperback) by David Wiesner The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations. View Details
Quick view How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting After the police come, the family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat. Other refugees crowd the boat, and the voyage is a long one, but when the family finally arrives they discover it's a special... View Details
Quick view The Jack Tales by Richard Chase A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack. View Details
Quick view I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi Have you ever been to Tokyo, Japan? Far away, in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo is a busy city of color, activity, celebrations, gigantic buildings, and much more. Seven-year-old Mimiko lives in Tokyo, and here you can follow a year's worth of fun, food and... View Details