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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

Amazing Faces

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet

There are 16 poems in this anthology celebrating the rich diversity of American kids. The poems...

1st - 7th

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 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

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

Fireside Stories

Written by Caitlín Matthews and Illustrated by Helen Cann

Gather round the hearth to share these wintry tales. Drawn from countries and cultures all around...

1st - 6th

La Frontera

Written by Alfredo Alva and Deborah Mills and Illustrated by Claudia Navarro

Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll...

Pre-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

Off We Go to Mexico

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Christopher Corr

Swim in turquoise seas, admire grey whales and monarch butterflies, trek to native villages and sing...

K - 5th

One City, Two Brothers

Written by Chris Smith and Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty

Listen to Solomon as he tells the story of two brothers who learn the true meaning of peace and...

K - 4th

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

Riding on a Caravan

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Helen Cann

Explore the sights, smells and sounds of China in this rhyming tale about a Chinese family's journey...

K - 5th

Starlight Grey

Written by Liz Flanagan and Illustrated by Valeria Docampo

After an old man dies, only his dreamy son Ivan is brave enough to keep vigil at his father’s grave...

K - 4th

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

The Mother of Monsters

Written by Fran Parnell and Illustrated by Sophie Fatus

Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief’s daughter, isn’t at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when...

K - 6th

We All Went on Safari

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Julia Cairns

Join Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they set out on a counting journey through the...

K - 6th

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