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How Movies Began
Illustrated by Meghan McCarthy
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: August 23, 2022
Ages: 5 - 8

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year In this “stunning” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book, award-winning nonfiction creator M...

Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution

Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: January 18, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

From the team behind the acclaimed Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science comes a delicious and “lively” (Booklist, starred review) nonfiction picture book ...

Conspiracy

Nixon, Watergate, and Democracy's Defenders
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: October 13, 2020
Ages: 10 - 99

The story of President Richard Nixon and those who fought against him comes to life in this insightful and accessible nonfiction middle grade book ...

A Dinosaur Named Ruth

How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard
Illustrated by Alexandra Bye
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: November 02, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

For fans of Shark Lady and from the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Dr. Fauci comes the incredible true story of a girl who discovered di...

Happy Sloth Day!

Photographs by April Pulley Sayre / With Jeff Sayre
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 15, 2022
Ages: 3 - 8

Take a stunning sloth’s-eye view of the world in this beautiful and informative photographic nonfiction picture book from award-winning author and ...

The Message

The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message
Illustrated by Michael Emberley
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: October 26, 2021
Ages: 7 - 9

Follow as a text message travels at near light speed around the world in this illuminating picture book about how our messages get from one phone t...

The Only Woman in the Photo

Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
Illustrated by Alexandra Bye
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: February 04, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the mastermind behind Franklin D. Roosevelt...

2022 Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Selection

The Great Stink

How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 31, 2021

A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book! Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this funny, accessible...

King of Ragtime

The Story of Scott Joplin
Illustrated by Stephen Costanza
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.There was somethi...

Crossings

Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals
Illustrated by Mike Orodán
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: October 13, 2020
Ages: 3 - 8

This powerful nonfiction picture book explores wildlife crossings around the world and how they are helping save thousands of animals every day.Aro...

Just You and Me

Remarkable Relationships in the Wild
Illustrated by Alexander Vidal
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2021
Ages: 3 - 8

Celebrate perfect partnerships in nature with this fascinating rhyming picture book exploring symbiosis with vibrant illustrations and fun facts th...

Keeping the City Going

Illustrated by Brian Floca
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: April 27, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

Caldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in t...

A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You

Illustrated by Jess Bradley
This edition: Paper Over Board, 128 pages
Publication date: March 16, 2021
Ages: 7 - 10

Packed with comics, diagrams, and “secret diaries,” this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things—from hearts...

She Came to Slay

The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
This edition: Paper Over Board, 176 pages
Publication date: November 05, 2019

In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in Amer...

2021 Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Selection

Mobituaries

Great Lives Worth Reliving
This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: November 05, 2019

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, an entertaining and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people...

Dancing Hands

How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Illustrated by Rafael López
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 27, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

Winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Raf...

RESPECT

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
Illustrated by Frank Morrison
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: August 25, 2020

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustration Award! From a New York Times bestselling author and an acclaimed illustrator comes this vibrant portr...

2023 Texas 2X2 Reading List Selection

Mina

Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
This edition: Hardcover, 68 pages
Publication date: February 15, 2022

Five starred reviews! Named Best Picture Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness “Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages.” —Boo...

2022 Texas 2X2 Reading List Selection

Have You Seen Gordon?

Illustrated by Ruth Chan
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 28, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

A Time Best Children’s Book of 2021! Packed with vibrant and dizzying artwork, this hilarious story cleverly riffs on classic seek-and-find books a...

You Matter

Illustrated by Christian Robinson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 02, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

A New York Times bestseller! Five starred reviews! Named Best Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble, The New York Times/New York Public Library, P...

2021 Texas 2X2 Reading List Selection

You Matter

Illustrated by Christian Robinson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: June 02, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

A New York Times bestseller! Five starred reviews! Named Best Book of the Year by Barnes & Noble, The New York Times/New York Public Library, P...

2020 Texas 2X2 Reading List Selection

Cake

Illustrated by Sue Hendra
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 05, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

In the tradition of I Want My Hat Back, this delicious story from Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet tells the story of a cake who’s about to attend his ve...

Cyril and Pat

Illustrated by Emily Gravett
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: May 21, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

From author-illustrator Emily Gravett comes a warm and funny picture book about friendship and loving someone different from yourself.Cyril is a sq...

Another

Illustrated by Christian Robinson
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: March 05, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019 An NYPL Best Book of 2019 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 A School...

Seeds Move!

Illustrated by Robin Page
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 19, 2019
Ages: 3 - 8

Discover the fascinating and surprising ways that seeds move and find a place to grow in this gorgeous picture book from Caldecott Honoree Robin Pa...

Truman

Illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: July 09, 2019
Ages: 4 - 8

An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children’s book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best...

2023 Tayshas High School Reading List Selection

After the Ink Dries

Illustrated by Emma Vieceli
This edition: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publication date: July 20, 2021
Ages: 14 - 99

Courtney Summers meets Deb Caletti in this “all too believable” (Publishers Weekly) page-turning suspense story about a teen girl—reeling in the wa...

Ain't Burned All the Bright

Illustrated by Jason Griffin
This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: January 11, 2022
Ages: 12 - 99

A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is ...

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

This edition: Hardcover, 528 pages
Publication date: October 12, 2021
Ages: 14 - 99

A #1 New York Times bestseller Four starred reviews! “Messily human and sincerely insightful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The highly anticipa...

Better Than the Movies

This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: May 04, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting...

The Cost of Knowing

This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: April 06, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

Four starred reviews! Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into...

Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things

This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: August 24, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

An ALA Morris Award Finalist​! In this “equal parts heartbreaking and joyful” (School Library Journal) debut YA novel that’s The Coldest Girl in Co...

Vespertine

This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: October 05, 2021
Ages: 14 - 99

An international bestseller! From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling, “dark ...

2022 Tayshas High School Reading List Selection

The Black Kids

This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: August 04, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

A New York Times bestseller A William C. Morris Award Finalist “Should be required reading in every classroom.” —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bests...

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

This edition: Hardcover, 464 pages
Publication date: January 19, 2021
Ages: 14 - 99

“A riveting ride through the stars.” —Kirkus Reviews Black Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel abo...

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: November 10, 2020
Ages: 12 - 99

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick “A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is an absolute delight. Cozier than a hand-knit gr...

Legendborn

This edition: Hardcover, 512 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award Filled with mystery and an intrig...

A Pho Love Story

This edition: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publication date: February 09, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

“Will leave readers swooning.” —PopSugar ​When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese ...

Prepped

This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2021
Ages: 14 - 99

For fans of Jeff Zentner and Katie Henry comes a thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a doomsday community who plots her escape with th...

Shine

(Part of Shine)
This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: September 29, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

An instant New York Times bestseller! Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knock-out debut about a Korean American teen ...

These Violent Delights

This edition: Hardcover, 464 pages
Publication date: November 17, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this h...

2021 Tayshas High School Reading List Selection

Love from A to Z

This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: April 30, 2019
Ages: 14 - 99

A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick “The bighearted, wildly charming, painfully real love story I’ve been waiting for.” —Becky Albertalli, ...

Winterwood

This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: November 05, 2019
Ages: 14 - 99

From New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep comes a haunting romance perfect for fans of Practical Magic, where dark fairy tales and ...

The Degenerates

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: March 17, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

“Respectful, unflinching, and eye-opening.” —Kirkus Reviews “Historical fiction that not only depicts a cruel, horrifying reality but also the stre...

Barely Missing Everything

This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: March 05, 2019
Ages: 14 - 99

“There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct vo...

Of Curses and Kisses

(Part of Rosetta Academy)
This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: February 18, 2020
Ages: 12 - 99

“Fans of Menon’s frothy, contemporary rom-coms will be excited for this venture into new territory.” —Booklist “[A] dreamy, sassy confection of a r...

SLAY

This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: September 24, 2019
Ages: 12 - 99

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019! “Gripping and timely.” —People “The YA debut we’re most excited for this year.” —Entertainment Weekly “A boo...

2023 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

Tiny Dancer

Illustrated by Mark Siegel
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: November 02, 2021

A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir—a follow-up to the Sibert Hon...

2022 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor

Illustrated by Christopher Baldwin
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 20, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

Nimona meets Paper Girls with a literary twist in this wickedly funny graphic novel about a teenager who is swept up in a strange new universe and ...

Long Distance

Illustrated by Whitney Gardner
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: June 29, 2021
Ages: 10 - 99

From the creator of Fake Blood comes another exceptionally charming middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away.Vega’s...

The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor

Illustrated by Christopher Baldwin
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 20, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

Nimona meets Paper Girls with a literary twist in this wickedly funny graphic novel about a teenager who is swept up in a strange new universe and ...

2021 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

Becoming RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice
Illustrated by Whitney Gardner
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: November 05, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsbu...

Long Way Down

The Graphic Novel
Illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: October 13, 2020
Ages: 14 - 99

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning, #1 New York Times bestse...

2023 Lone Star Reading List Selection

The Clackity

(Part of Blight Harbor)
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: June 28, 2022
Ages: 10 - 99

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrow...

Rules for Vampires

(Book #1 of Rules for Vampires)
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: November 23, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

The Nevermoor series meets Hotel Transylvania in this “delightful and spooky” (Booklist) debut middle grade adventure set in a world of talking spi...

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

(Book #1 of Skandar)
This edition: Hardcover, 448 pages
Publication date: May 03, 2022
Ages: 8 - 12

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fantastical middle grade debut perfect for fans of t...

2022 Lone Star Reading List Selection

Alone

(Part of Alone)
This edition: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publication date: January 12, 2021
Ages: 10 - 99

A New York Times bestseller! Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcar...

The Memory Thief

(Book #1 of Thirteen Witches)
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: March 02, 2021
Ages: 9 - 13

“This expertly crafted story thrums with magic, love, and tense action.” —Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon...

Ten Thousand Tries

This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: July 13, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’s ALS symptoms worsen in this “heart-tugging and...

When the World Was Ours

This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2021
Ages: 12 - 99

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a “brutally honest and totally believable” (Booklist, s...

2021 Lone Star Reading List Selection

City Spies

(Book #1 of City Spies)
This edition: Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! “Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight.” —People “Will keep young re...

2023 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

Bunnicula

The Graphic Novel
Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2022
Ages: 8 - 12

“Bunnicula rules!” —Dav Pilkey, creator of the Captain Underpants series Celebrate over forty years of the modern classic Bunnicula with this fang-...

Cranky Chicken

A Cranky Chicken Book 1
(Book #1 of Cranky Chicken)
Illustrated by Katherine Battersby
This edition: Paper Over Board, 116 pages
Publication date: September 07, 2021
Ages: 6 - 9

Narwhal and Jelly meet The Bad Guys in this brightly illustrated, downright hilarious chapter book graphic novel full of “sweet, wholesome fun” (BC...

Isla to Island

Illustrated by Alexis Castellanos
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: March 15, 2022
Ages: 10 - 99

This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to the United States and must redefine what home me...

Lumberjackula

Illustrated by Sam Owen
This edition: Hardcover, 152 pages
Publication date: July 19, 2022
Ages: 8 - 12

For fans of The Okay Witch and Fake Blood, this hilarious middle grade graphic novel follows a half-vampire, half-lumberjack boy who feels torn bet...

Tiny Dancer

Illustrated by Mark Siegel
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: November 02, 2021

A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir—a follow-up to the Sibert Hon...

2022 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

Missed Meal Mayhem

(Book #1 of The Hunger Heroes)
Illustrated by Jarrett Lerner
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: November 09, 2021
Ages: 5 - 8

A group of silly superheroes—a bean, a chip, a tomato, and a wedge of cheddar cheese—come to the rescue of a hungry kid stuck at school in this fir...

2021 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List

Becoming RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice
Illustrated by Whitney Gardner
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: November 05, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsbu...

Beetle & the Hollowbones

Assisted by Kristen Acampora and Natalie Riess / Illustrated by Aliza Layne
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: August 04, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

A Stonewall Honor Book An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best frien...

2023 - 2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection

Once Upon a Tim

(Book #1 of Once Upon a Tim)
Illustrated by Stacy Curtis
This edition: Paper Over Board, 160 pages
Publication date: March 01, 2022
Ages: 7 - 10

Join New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs in this first book in a hilarious, highly illustrated new middle grade series about a peasant b...

The Polter-Ghost Problem

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2022
Ages: 8 - 12

Three best friends discover a haunted orphanage and get swept up in ghoulish shenanigans in this “laugh-out-loud, high-action read” (Kirkus Reviews...

2022 - 2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection

Rock by Rock

The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand
Illustrated by Sam Boughton
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

This luminous picture book tells the fascinating true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret art project—hidden away in a jungle—became one o...

Once Upon a Camel

Illustrated by Eric Rohmann
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: September 07, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

“A delight to the senses.” —Kirkus Reviews Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery Honoree and Na...

Nightingale

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: April 20, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

“A solid if unexpected blend of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and the story of the birth of labor unions…Radium Girls-esque.” —BCCB ​A plucky ...

2020 - 2021 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection

The Rhino in Right Field

This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: July 10, 2018
Ages: 8 - 12

“Laugh-out-loud fun…A winner in every way.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Funny and good-hearted.” —Publishers Weekly A boy who loves baseball ...

2023 - 2024 Tejas Star Reading List Selection

Cultivando a un artista (Growing an Artist)

La historia de un jardinero paisajista y su hijo
Illustrated by John Parra / Translated by Adriana Domínguez
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 17, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

El galardonado artista John Parra nos trae un conmovedor y engañosamente simple cuento infantil ilustrado inspirado por su propia niñez, sobre el l...

2022 - 2023 Tejas Star Reading List Selection

Cuando los ángeles cantan (When Angels Sing)

La historia de la leyenda de rock Carlos Santana
Illustrated by Jose Ramirez / Translated by Alexis Romay
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: August 03, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

Mención de honor del premio Pura Belpré de ilustración Mención de honor del premio Robert F. SilverCarlos Santana echaba de menos a su papá cuando ...

La joven aviadora (The Flying Girl)

Aída de Acosta sube muy alto
Illustrated by Sara Palacios / Translated by Teresa Mlawer
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 04, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

Una edición española¡Si ese hombre puede volar, yo también puedo! En una animada calle en la encantadora ciudad de París, una joven llamada Aída mi...

Manos que bailan (Dancing Hands)

Cómo Teresa Carreño tocó el piano para el presidente Lincoln
Illustrated by Rafael López / Translated by Alexis Romay
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 04, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

Ganador del premio Pura Belpré de ilustraciónDe niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas ...

Pokko y el tambor (Pokko and the Drum)

Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe / Translated by Alexis Romay
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: May 04, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

El artista Matthew Forsythe, premio de honor del E.B. White Read Aloud, entrega un libro sobre un tambor mágico, un bosque esmeralda y una ranita q...

Un pregón de frutas (Song of Frutas)

Illustrated by Sara Palacios / Translated by Alexis Romay
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 03, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

Una edición españolaCuando visitamos a abuelo, lo ayudo a vender frutas, pregonando los nombres de cada una mientras caminamos: nuestros pasos repi...

¿Qué haces con una voz así? (What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?)

La historia de la extraordinaria congresista Barbara Jordan
Illustrated by Ekua Holmes
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: July 13, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

¡Ahora disponible en edición español! La congresista Bárbara Jordan tenía una voz grande, potente, y segura – ¡y sabía como usarlo! Aprenda sobre s...

2021 - 2022 Tejas Star Reading List Selection

Oye, Muro (Hey, Wall)

Un cuento de arte y comunidad
Illustrated by John Parra / Translated by Alexis Romay
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 07, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

Un niño crea un proyecto de arte comunitario para embellecer su vecindario en este bello e inspirador libro de Susan Verde que ha sido hermosamente...

La travesía de Santiago (Santiago's Road Home)

This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: July 28, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Cuando cruzaba la frontera de México con Estados Unidos un muchacho se detiene por ICE en esta novela actual e impávida escrita por la autora galar...

2022 - 2023 Horned Toad Tales List

The Great Pet Heist

Illustrated by David Mottram
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: June 02, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

Ocean’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel following a ragtag group of pets who will do what...

The Islanders

(Book #1 of The Islanders)
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: June 15, 2021
Ages: 8 - 12

An instant New York Times bestseller!​ “Storytelling for young readers at its finest—equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense…[a] lo...

2021 - 2022 Horned Toad Tales List

The Amelia Six

This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: June 30, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

“A cozy whodunit that cheerfully affirms girls’ and women’s contributions to aerospace.” —Kirkus Reviews “Comparisons with Nancy Drew and Sammy Key...

2022 - 2023 Crown Award Nominee

Fred's Big Feelings

The Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers
Illustrated by Brigette Barrager
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 14, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

An inspiring picture book biography about the inimitable Fred Rogers, beloved creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.Fred Rogers was a qui...

Muffled

This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

A young girl learns how to cope with her noise sensitivity and step outside of her comfort zone in this heartwarming middle grade novel that’s perf...

The Amelia Six

This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: June 30, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

“A cozy whodunit that cheerfully affirms girls’ and women’s contributions to aerospace.” —Kirkus Reviews “Comparisons with Nancy Drew and Sammy Key...

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

(Part of Amy Wu)
Illustrated by Charlene Chua
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 01, 2019

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today. Can she ...

By and By

Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: January 14, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

A stirring picture book biography from award-winning duo Carole Boston Weatherford and Bryan Collier, about gospel composer and preacher Charles Al...

Harlem Grown

How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
(Part of Harlem Grown)
Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 18, 2020
Ages: 4 - 8

As featured on Humans of New York “Hartland’s joyful folk-art illustrations bop from the gray-toned jazzy vibrancy of a bustling city neighborhood ...

Parker Looks Up

An Extraordinary Moment
Illustrated by Brittany Jackson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 15, 2019

A New York Times bestseller! A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when she views First La...

2021 - 2022 Lectio Book Award Finalist

Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse

This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: May 14, 2019
Ages: 8 - 12

“Edgar-winning Vaught, a neuropsychologist, has both personal and professional experience to draw on in crafting a narrator who is admirably smart ...

2020 - 2021 Lectio Book Award Finalist

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

(Part of Charlie Thorne)
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: September 17, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

“Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner.” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Librar...

The Good Thieves

This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: August 27, 2019
Ages: 8 - 12

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “...

2021 - 2022 Lamplighter Award Nominee

Blue Skies

This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: March 17, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

For fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home, this heartwarming novel tells the story of ten-year-old Glory Bea as she prepares for a miracle ...

The Turnover

This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: June 09, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

From New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica comes a story about a young basketball player confronting the truth about his hero and grappling...

Fighting for the Forest

How FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps Helped Save America
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: October 08, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

In an inspiring middle grade nonfiction work, P. O’Connell Pearson tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps—one of Franklin Delano Roosev...

2020 - 2021 Lamplighter Award Nominee

An Invisible Thread

A Young Readers' Edition
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: May 07, 2019
Ages: 10 - 99

A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and...

2021 - 2022 Great Texas Mosquito List

Look Both Ways

A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Illustrated by Alexander Nabaum
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: October 08, 2019
Ages: 10 - 14

A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book UK Carnegie Medal winner An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Chi...

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks

(Part of FunJungle)
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: March 24, 2020
Ages: 8 - 12

In the latest novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth to s...