Willis is a bear with a destiny. He is a friend, a keeper of secrets, and a sharer of worries, fears and tears. Or at least he will be. Upon his shelf he waits until he is taken to a child who needs him, and...

Twelve-year-old Malik had to flee when his village in Afghanistan was bombed. Now he lives in a corner of a bombed-out school with other refugees in Kabul. The Shoeshine of Kabul by Zahra Omar Shansab paints a portrait of Malik and his 16-year-old friend Nahim’s...

Marie and Joe are part of a Secret Club. Only special people can belong to this club and they must all want to have adventures that teach them something new and exciting. They had already enjoyed a trip to the zoo where they learned about...

Petro and The Flea King is an adventure story for children written and illustrated by Kenneth Kit Lamug. Petro’s story has its origins in a Philippine folktale called Juan Tamad at ang Pulgas. In it, Juan breaks a cooking pot and goes off to buy...

Smiley Face Blatoon/El Globipelotón Risueño by Lady Nefari Ydarb is a bilingual (English/Spanish) picture book that follows a group of smiley face balloons as they travel the globe. They pass by the Statue of Liberty on their way to Canada, where they nearly get pecked...

Wow! What a Trip! My Journey to Meet my Family by Susan M. Tarrant is an insightful and fascinating book that will help children feel good about being a brother or a sister. The baby is excited to know that it is connected to its...

A Gift for Laura / Un regalo para Laura by Pilar Velez-Zamparelli, with illustrations and design by Alynor Diaz and drawings by Mariet Vergara, is a bilingual children's book about Laura, who is celebrating her birthday. Laura lives in Mexico with her grandmother, Carmela, who...

You Can't Smell a Yak is a hilarious nonfiction rhyming alphabet book. Dr. Brenda K. Findley uses mammals whose names start with each letter of the alphabet and then writes short poems broken into four-line verses about each animal. The poems contain basic information such...

Shadow’s Unexpected Adventure by Mary Clark Dalton is an innovative and imaginative story about Shadow, a redwing blackbird, and Bright, a bluebird. The two birds, although from different species of birds, are good friends and enjoy each other’s company. Shadow and Bright pass the time...

Did you know that the Revolutionary War was fought not just in the thirteen colonies? Or that the British supplied the Indians with guns and powder so they would kill colonists who lived in the frontier? Simon Kenton Unlikely Hero: Biography of a Frontiersman by...