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Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
Written and Illustrated by
S.D. Nelson
Born in 1839, Buffalo Bird Girl, Waheenee, was a member of the Hidatsa tribe of the Great Plains...
1st - 5th
Jingle Dancer
Written by
Cynthia Leitich Smith
and Illustrated by
Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
Dreaming of continuing the tradition that has been a part of her family for generations, a young...
Pre-K - 5th
Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage
Written by
Claire Rudolf Murphy
and Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett
It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...
1st - 5th
King for a Day
Written by
Rukhsana Khan
and Illustrated by
Christiane Kromer
The Basant kite festival is here, and the sky is full of colorful kites all fighting to be the last...
1st - 5th
My Name is María Isabel
Written by
Alma Flor Ada
and Illustrated by
K. Dyble Thompson
For María, switching to a new school is more difficult than usual when the teacher decides to call...
2nd - 5th
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Written and Illustrated by
Patricia Polacco
Growing up on her grandparents’ farm in Michigan, younger sister Patricia is very competitive with...
Pre-K - 4th
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Written by
Patricia MacLachlan
When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...
1st - 5th
Tea with Milk
Written and Illustrated by
Allen Say
May and her family live in San Francisco and she eats Japanese food at home and American food with...
Pre-K - 4th
The Egg Tree
Written and Illustrated by
Katherine Milhous
This Caldecott winner tells the story of the Pennsylvania Dutch egg tree tradition. Two children...
1st - 4th
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Written by
Judith Viorst
and Illustrated by
Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
Miracles on Maple Hill
Written by
Virginia Sorensen
The story of a family who leaves the city and go to Maple Hill so that the father can recover from...
2nd - 5th
The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping
Written by
Cynthia Rylant
and Illustrated by
Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
2nd - 5th
Salsa Stories
Written by
Lulu Delacre
Carmen Teresa receives a notebook for a holiday gift. Her guests suggest that she write down their...
2nd - 5th
Dara's Clever Trap
Written by
Liz Flanagan
and Illustrated by
Martina Peluso
Meet a cunning princess who is known for her brains, not her beauty. Dara uses her talent as an...
K - 6th
Mama Panya's Pancakes
Written by
Mary and Rich Chamberlin
and Illustrated by
Julia Cairns
On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama...
K - 5th
Princess of the Springs
Written by
Mary Finch
and Illustrated by
Martina Peluso
A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue both her mother and her baby son...
K - 6th
The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales
Written by
Shoshana Boyd Gelfand
and Illustrated by
Amanda Hall
This timeless collection includes eight delightful tales from Jewish tradition. Each engaging story...
1st - 5th
Wild Swans
Written by
Xanthe Gresham Knight
and Illustrated by
Charlotte Gastaut
Young Eliza and her eleven brothers’ lives are transformed when a plague ravages the Kingdom of the...
K - 5th
Winter Shadow
Written by
Richard Knight
and Illustrated by
Richard Johnson
Traipse to a small village in the snowy north, where Maria stumbles upon a mysterious gray bundle...
K - 6th
Chicken Sunday
Written by
Patricia Polacco
A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...
1st - 4th
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage...
K - 4th
Baseball Saved Us
Written by
Ken Mochizuki
and Illustrated by
Dom Lee
For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...
K - 6th
A Different Pond
Written by
Bao Phi
and Illustrated by
Thi Bui
A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple event - a long-ago fishing trip. Graphic...
K - 4th