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Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy

Written by Drew Daywalt and Illustrated by Scott Campbell

Roderick hates going to bed, and the young boy has become quite resourceful in coming up with ways to delay the dreaded hour when the lights must go out.

Pre-K - 1st

My Hair Is Like the Sun

Written by St. Clair Detrick-Jules and Illustrated by Tabitha Brown

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A 2023 Good Housekeeping Kids Book Award Winner
A 2023 Chicago Public...

Infant and Toddler - Infant and Toddler

Curious Me!® Colors (Curious Me!® Board Books)

Written by Avery Rabedeaux and Illustrated by Jamie Bauza

A bright and engaging introduction to a whole world of colors

Curious Me!® Colors is a light and...

Infant and Toddler - Pre-K

Let Me Finish!

Written by Minh Lê and Illustrated by Isabel Roxas

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin...

Pre-K - 3rd

Freewater

Written by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister...

5th - 9th

Becoming Boba

Written by Joanna Ho and Illustrated by Amber Ren

Milk Tea Town was steeped in tradition. That is, until... Mindy came along.

Mindy isn't like the...

Pre-K - 3rd

Dog Days of School

Written by Kelly DiPucchio and Illustrated by Brian Biggs

Charlie thinks his dog, Norman, has got it good: he gets to spend his days lounging on the couch or...

Pre-K - 3rd

My Name Is Gabito/Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Raul Colon

An introduction to the life and work of the Nobel prize-winning Colombian author describes his...

1st - 4th

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

Written by Susan Hood and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Emily Winfield Martin, Shadra Strickland, Melissa Sweet, LeUyen Pham, Oge Mora, Julie Morstad, Lisa Brown, Selina Alko, Hadley Hooper, Isabel Roxas, Erin Robinson and Sara Palacios

Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women...

Pre-K - 3rd

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by John Parra

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on...

Pre-K - 3rd

Art Club

Written and Illustrated by Rashad Doucet

Dale Donavan has heard the same lecture over and over again: Art will get you nowhere in life. A kid...

3rd - 7th

Dear Black Boy

Written by Martellus Bennett (reimagined by Mr. Tomonoshi!)

With dreamlike illustrations that invite children to place themselves in the pages’ scenes, this...

Pre-K - 8th

When the Schools Shut Down

Written by Yolanda Gladden and Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and Illustrated by Keisha Morris

Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were...

Pre-K - 3rd

Maya's Blanket: La manta de Maya

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by David Diaz

Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her...

K - 4th

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite...

Pre-K - 3rd

A Pup Named Bunch

Written by Mack Desean Brown and Illustrated by Robby Firmansyah

Join Bunch, a spirited dog with curly brown fur and boundless curiosity, on his quest for friendship...

Pre-K - 3rd

I Love My Hair!

Written by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley and Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

In this imaginative, evocative story, a girl named Keyana discovers the beauty and magic of her...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Wild Robot (Volume 1)

Written by Peter Brown

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island.

3rd - 7th

Bouncing Back

Written by Scott Ostler

Back in his old basketball league, before the car accident, thirteen-year-old Carlos Cooper owned...

3rd - 7th

Schooled

Written by Gordon Korman

Capricorn Anderson (Cap for short) has never, even in his wildest dreams, thought he’d live anywhere but the Garland Farm commune with his hippie grandmother and homeschool instructor, Rain.

5th - 8th