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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
by Mac Barnett
The first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales, this brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on the beloved classic finds three goats putting their horns together to cleverly outsmart a hungry troll.
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We are Grateful : Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell
Follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences of otsaliheliga, or gratitude, for the blessings and challenges that each season brings.
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The Smart Cookie
by Jory John
Forced to try something totally new for a class project, Smart Cookie, who has never really felt smart at all, must create her own recipe using a little bit of creativity and confidence to see this through.
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Mindful Mr. Sloth
by Katy Hudson
Mr. Sloth, who loves doing things one at a time, at a nice, easy clip, teaches fast-paced Sasha the benefits of slowing down and enjoying life.
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Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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Days With Frog and Toad
by Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad enjoy each other's company as they spend their days together, but sometimes they find that it is nice just to be alone.
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El Deafo
by Cece Bell
A poignant graphic tale based on the creator's own experiences with hearing loss follows the adventures of young Cece, who develops "superpowers" to manage the challenges of making friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid that sometimes lets her hear things she shouldn't.
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The Puppets of Spelhorst
by Kate DiCamillo
Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the truth is more astonishing than any of them could have imagined.
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The Creature of the Pines
by Adam Gidwitz
After encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher, Professor Fauna, rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers.
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Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider
by Megan McDonald
Loving everything scientific except spiders, an arachnophobic Stink reluctantly attempts desensitization therapy exercises recommended by Judy and Webster before a real-life, fact-filled encounter takes them all by surprise, in a series entry that is complemented by a bonus origami activity.
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime
by Jason Reynolds
While leading a double life as Stuntboy, who secretly keeps all the other superheroes super safe, Portico Reeve tries to keep his parents marriage together, deal with his anxiety and an enemy who vows to prove there is nothing super about him.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
by Chris Grabenstein
When 13-year-old, puzzle-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello attends a carnival, he receives a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue that leads him and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt for a prize beyond anything they could imagine.
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Running Out of Time
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape and save the lives of the village's dying children.
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Many Points of Me
by Caroline Gertler
Georgia Rosenbloom's father was a famous artist. His most well-known paintings were a series of asterisms--patterns of stars. There was supposed to be a fourth asterism, but Georgia's father died before he could paint it. Then Georgia finds a sketch her father made of her. One with pencil points marked on the back--just like those in the asterism paintings. Could this finally be the proof that the last painting would have been of her?
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Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
Wilbur the pig is upset when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner, until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling.
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The Mercy Watson Collection
by Kate DiCamillo
An audio collection of the first two Mercy Watson tales includes Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, where Mercy the pig finds herself behind the wheel of Mr. Watson's Cadillac, and Mercy Watson to the Rescue.
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Just So Stories
by Rudyard Kipling
A collection of stories originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his daughter, that deal with such issues as how did the Rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin and why won't cats come when they're called.
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