Picture book
Crash-a-rumble, Smash-a-grumble, What's at work? Here's a clue: It will clear the ground for you. Bulldozer! Coming through! Can you guess what all the machinery is based on the clues? What are they building? In the end, the vehicles work together to build a...
"Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book. Mia likes many of the things other people like-- going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers...
"Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat." -- Back cover.
Bastienne Scull is a young orphan who lives with the local Witnesser of Miracles, Lodyma Darsey, who investigates 'miraculous events' and spins them into stories she tells at the night markets. After Lodyma's husband and oldest son died of a sickness that...
"About childhood play and the enduring magic of our natural world. To make a magic potion, you will need these things: A friend (or two or three), a bucket or a pot, or a hole, and ingredients."--Publisher.
"Happy on the inside, inside-out. Happy all over - splash it all about. An irresistible celebration of the small joys to be found in the everyday."--Publisher.
"Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved grandparent. But can Marley overcome their fears?...
"There once was a very sleepy penguin, who was best friends with a not-so-sleepy lion. A pitch-perfect comedy for anyone who has ever craved sleep-- and anyone too full of energy to settle down."--Publisher.
"Scorch, Grub and Fang think they are a rather fearsome gang. But when their attempts to cause mayhem somehow keep misfiring and actually help people, will these three bad dragons turn good?"--Publisher.
"Nitwig is tired of being alone, so she sets out to find a friend. And when she does, she uses her click-clacking knitting needles to make them something special. But Nitwig doesn't stop there, she knits mittens for mice and cowls for kittens, beanies for...
Jack's ship has set sail with a precious cargo of gold in the hold, but a whole host of thieves are out to snatch it from under his nose. From the squid that opens the lid and the seal that tries to steal, to the cat and the rat and the whale with its splashy...
"Cleo is a cat with an attitude. When people come to visit, she leaves the room without saying hello. She digs on the furniture despite being scolded by Mom, and she always sits in Dad's favorite chair. But despite it all, the young narrator loves Cleo just...
"Five little kittens enjoy the wonders of spring as they spend time in the garden."--Publisher.
"As two sisters watch their friends' families grow, they wish on a star for a sibling of their own-- and a younger brother and a baby cousin arrive! The new family members aren't exactly what the sisters expected, but with time and patience, the group soon...
"Martha loves making maps! Step back in time with Martha's amazing maps, packed with cool facts and fun details. She meets dinosaurs, mammoths, and ancient sea creatures as she travels all the way back to the beginning of time-- and forwards to some of the...
"Eleven-year-old Rebecca tries to make herself invisible so people won't call her weird. Resigned to spending the holidays by herself in a new neighbourhood while her mum works long hours at the supermarket, she meets Chester, who has come to stay for the...
"Poto is the perfect fledgling - the apple of her father's eye and a natural at hunting and flying. Anything a kāhu is supposed to be good at, Poto can do best of all. She can't understand why her sister Whetū gets cross with her - its not her fault she's good...
"Jin loves the aromas and the bubbly chatter coming from his kitchen. He loves to breathe in the bright citrusy notes of kaffir lime leaves and the zesty tang of lemongrass as his aunties float around as they dice, slice, and cook for the New Year. There's...
"Maisy is finding out about the bees in her garden and learning why they are so important for our planet. What do bees do all day? Where do they live? Open out the final scene to see Maisy and the busy bees at work!"--Publisher.
"In this giggle-inducing story, the narrator is wrong about everything, including that bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo and firefighters shout Ding Dong! before putting out a fire, until the characters within the book set him straight."--Publisher.
"A sensitive and reassuring picture book on understanding and handling big feelings. Some days are good days. Some days are bad days. And some days are whirly twirly days-- every everything just goes wrong. First your favourite cereal runs out, then a game at...
"Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how...
"Count along with 6 silly dinosaurs in this rhyming picture book! It's time for count and seek - would you like to come and play? Let's count up all the dinosaurs and see who's here today! Count and spot the silly dinosaurs in this madcap, rhyming picture...
'Five little chicks hear Mother Hen say, "Play near the henhouse. Don't go away." Four little chicks say, "Yes, okay!" But one little chick says, "Phooey!" Cheeky Chick is curious and sets out to explore the farmyard on his own--- despite being told to stay...
"This heartwarming, lullaby-like nonfiction picture book combines animal facts with a comforting message of love and belonging. With back matter about ways animals show love included, this sweet book is perfect for homes, schools, and libraries!"--
"Turbo the truck loves to drive fast, but has to learn to slow down for a very special delivery"-- Provided by publisher.
"Whether your sister is making you laugh with funny jokes or telling fantastically silly stories, she is always there to brighten up your day. With the help of Little Miss Chatterbox, Twins, Hug and lots more, you can show your sister how much you love her...
"Homer's great story is retold with simplicity and style by award-winning children's writer Gillian Cross, and vividly brought to life in Neil Packer's stunning illustrations. It charts the ten year epic voyage of Odysseus as he returns from the Trojan War to...
Cally has a twin brother Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief - which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on hand to help - or add to the mayhem! In these four fab stories, the twins make a splash on...
"When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere she wants to run "to" somewhere--to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New...
"Andy's eyes lit up like stars as he sat on his bed looking at the beautiful little rimu tree. "I wish to go on my own adventure," said Andy and he closed his eyes. Sleep was near and, in his heart, he saw himself journeying off to a faraway land"--Back cover.
"Bronte Tempestra of the Storm Kingdom is the first-ever princess at knight school! But Sir Sebastian's School for Squires isn't the fun-filled adventure Bronte expects - the knights don't seem interested in saving... anything! When Bronte discovers that the...
"Ellie and the girls plan a costume party for pets. Let the cute parade begin! Ellie's favorite holiday is coming up: Halloween! She and friends plan to decorate the Critter Club barn and throw a costume party for neighborhood pets! But they soon realize...
"After a tragedy leaves the young warrior Talltail filled with bitterness and an all-consuming hunger for vengeance, he sets off on a dangerous quest for revenge-far outside the bounds of the warrior code."--Publisher.
"Birds. Lots of birds.The people of the world are puzzled. Their feathered friends are trying to tell them something, and they're not sure what it is. Then a boy and his pet budgie discover the secret. Join Jay and Clyde, and their friends Maxine and Dora, on...
"Celeste Barden is about to face her biggest challenge yet. Celeste, Esme, Logan and Ferd are summoned to the Realm of Mountains to answer for the part they've played in the growing rebellion, and Celeste soon finds herself in a brand-new kind of trouble....
"Driven from their home by drought and disease, Tariq and his river tribe travel to the great capital city of Ethrial. But once they arrive, Tariq realises that they are still in grave danger - and time is running out! Tariq is a seer, and he's had a troubling...
"Flora Stormer, a talented young artist with Tourette's Syndrome, is helping her father prepare for an expedition to search for the legendary golden lotus, a plant with magical healing properties. But when her dad falls ill, Flora bravely sets sail in his...
"Deep in the heart of Swansea, Wales, lives a small girl with some big secrets to keep. Secrets that make her one of the best actresses on the planet - because no-one would ever think that, away from school, Audrey is the sole carer for her increasingly sick...
"Here are the three Laws of Quill, carved in stone outside every town hall, and learnt by every schoolchild: There shall be No Witches. There shall be No Dragons. There shall be NO SECRETS. Ten-year-old Brim has been sent to the Quillian School for Prevention...
"Meet Mia! Her life is pretty interesting and amazing. She's the only kid in her class who lives above a shop. And not just any shop - everyone knows Costa's is the best place for groceries and the yummiest pastries. She has a cute-but-annoying little brother,...
"When she is sidelined by an ear infection, Julia Nam, the youngest member of the Vipers Swim Team, is desperate to get back in pool, but when she goes behind her parents' backs to do so, she gets into hot water."-- Provided by publisher
"Aspiring inventor Isaac Turner lives with his dad, the horologist in charge of Big Ben. But when his father vanishes from the belfry on the night the clocks go back, leaving behind only a smashed pocket watch and a cryptic message, Isaac determines to find...
"Oscar is a little terrified to find that a lion is going to be looking after him for the weekend. But when the lion lets him eat as many biscuits as he wants, and reads him his favourite story ten times, Oscar realises he might be on to something good. Soon,...
Ava and her friends have been practising magic so that they're ready to protect the powerful curios left by her great aunt. But when her mum's friend Jo comes over to take a picture of them, Ava is nervous. The artefacts can be unpredictable! Then the town is...
"What should a puppet master do when he's old and alone and all his puppets are gone? Silvester decides to make one last puppet. But this one is different. When the old man speaks to him, Puppet speaks back. And then he starts to walk... While Silvester shows...
"Yo ho ho! All across the city, the pirates are getting restless and long for a party. So when a retired pirate comes to babysit for the Terrapin family, they are in for quite a surprise."--Publisher's description.
"Join Frank and Quinn on their playdate as they show how much fun they have being themselves."--Publisher's description.
"Get closer than ever to the awesome dinosaurs of LEGO Jurassic World, with this amazing compilation of notes and scientific research. Big and small, carnivores and herbivores, flying and swimming-- they're all here."--Publisher.
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"Koro and Kuia, the Weka chicks' grandparents, are coming to visit. But how will the Weka chicks greet them? The little Kiwi has a plan"--Back cover.
"Curses aren't real. At least, that's what twelve-year-old, part-Hawaiian Anna Leilani Kama'ehu thinks when she listens to her grandmother's folktales about sacred flowers and family guardians. Anna's friends back home in Colorado don't believe in legends,...
"Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family's house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge "before falling into the sea," and the...
"Peter Parker is still learning the ropes--er, webs?--as Spider-Man, and he has a new partner in crime-fighting in his new girlfriend MJ. But having someone who knows his secret makes this high school romance more complicated, not less--especially when a...
"Lorna Byrne says we all see angels when we are young children, but are gradually conditioned to screen them out. Here, for the first time, she has written stories, inspired by real life, of seven children whose lives were transformed and made better by their...
Graphic novel
"After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves...
"One night, Blue prepares to read a poem to an audience of friends from around the neighborhood. But just before he takes the stage, he's frozen with stage fright. The gang decides to travel back in time to borrow a good luck charm from one of Blue's poet...
"Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love building models, reading about shovels, and going on INTERGALACTIC adventures?! Like all friends, they can make mistakes... but at the end of the day, they always have each other's backs. And tops, and...
"A little girl moves with her family from China to Canada and must find a way to learn English in order to make friends"--
"When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discovertheir grandparents are the caretakers of a sanctuary for magical creatures! For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to...
"When legendary warrior Odysseus sets off from the city of Troy to his home on Ithaca, little does he suspect the terrifying dangers that stand in his way. Man-eating giants, a one-eyed ogre and a six-headed serpent lie in wait--not to mention sinister sirens,...
"Six years ago, the universe ended. When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population. A week ago-- fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage-- a masked sorcerer killed one...
"Brittany and Co. are horse crazy, but when their headmistress, Ms Tralala, bans their actual horses from their extracurricular school horse club, they decide instead to compete in The First Inaugural International Hobby Horse Championships in Paris...
"Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket. It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine's old foe-- the formidable...
A poignant middle-grade novel about friends-turned-rivals training for a half-marathon-and rethinking what it means to win and what they mean to each other. Grace has been working for years to beat her former friend Jonah Perkins's GPA so she can be named top...
"Demons haven't fallen from the sky in years. In fact, many think they're extinct. But twelve-year-old Zed knows otherwise. Zed's dad, the head of a sect of Hunters, has always been prepared for the Demons' return, and he's been training a reluctant Zed for...
"Rot Poe Tater digs for treasure and uncovers a shiny old crown, but after wearing it like a king and feeling the power to make everyone do what he says, he soon realizes he is the only one in his kingdom having fun."--Provided by publisher.
"Ari is not excited. He's accidentally made it onto the Blockville obby soccer team. He doesn't know how to play normal soccer, let alone obby soccer! As training starts and the first game looms, Ari thinks of a way to get an advantage in the game. But is it a...
"Having dealt the Carrion Kingdom a devastating blow, the heroic outcasts return home to face the herds that cast them out. But Eleri's treacherous brother is now Lord of the Battlefield, and the outcasts are condemned to die as traitors. Meanwhile, an Army of...
"In The Valley, best friends Haru and Yama both dream of leaving as they're bullied at school, frustrated at home, and struggling to figure out who they are. One day, a powerful artifact connects itself to Yama, and they discover that they'll have to journey...
"Ronnie Anne once again has her hands full with her huge extended family plus all her friends in Great Lakes City. And: Ronnie Anne and Sid are struggling with their class project! Can Tia Frida help them build their artistic vision? Or are things about to get...
"Billie is going to the snow for the very first time! She wishes her little brother could come too. How can she bring the magic of the snow back home for him?"--Publisher.
"Billie's going to a wedding! She's got the perfect outfit, and she can't wait to see all the fancy decorations. But what happens when the wedding doesn't live up to her dreams?"--Publisher.
"A hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother and growing up. It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium. Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted...
" The utterly wonderful Clarice Bean is thinking about the endangered things: the big creatures, the little creatures, the plants and the trees. But it's not just the planet that needs help - there's her whole family too."--Publisher.
"When Mr Peacock hires a shy little chicken as a new apprentice in his jewellery shop, he has no idea what awaits him: a royal visit from the Lion Prince, a mysterious robbery, and a miraculous discovery!"--Provided by publisher.
"The Pup Detectives at Pawston Elementary are quick to notice something not quite right about their special guest Prince Bubbles."--Provided by publisher.
"Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes."--Provided by publisher.
"When Tilly, Oskar, Milo and Alessia venture into King Arthur's realm in search of the wizard Merlin, they discover that the magic of bookwandering is not at all what they thought. Together, they must journey into myth and legend - to bargain with the...
"Caitlin misses her brother Devon. Since his death in a school shooting, she has no one to explain the world to her. And for Caitlin, the world is a confusing place. She hates it when colours get mixed up, prefers everything to be black-and-white, and needs to...
"Step into a top-secret world where frogs don't just eat flies, they eat danger! This is Frog Squad! Frog Squad comes to the rescue of a mega tanker in distress -- and it's full of ice-cream! Will these brave rescue frogs be fast enough to stop Professor Cain...
"Packed with poems about everything that lives in the the sea and rivers, on land and in the sky. Meet eagles and skylarks, tigers and elephants, foxes, rabbits and bats, bees and butterflies and many other natural wonders in this collection of poems...
"From the first immunosuppressant drugs to the first infant heart transplant, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments in transplants. Get to know the scientists responsible for these breakthroughs, and explore science in...
"It's been a month since the Graveyard Girls--Gemma, Whisper, Sophie, Frannie, and Zuzu--discovered Silas Hoke's empty grave. A month, and no answers. That changes when messages from the other side start to creep up on the Graveyard Girls. Who is trying to...
"Forty years ago, Butterscotch, Blue Belle, Minty, Snuzzle, Cotton Candy, and Blossom galloped onto the shelves and became an instant hit! My Little Pony has played a role in the lives of countless kids since the toy line first appeared in 1983, and each fan...
"Evil creatures create chaos in Monstrocity in the second Olivia Wolf comic book! Will Olivia and her Friends be able to save the city? Something strange is happening in Monstrocity. It should have been dawn hours ago, but it's still night. What is happening?...
"Issieand Comet are competing at the world-famous four-star horse trials in Lexington, USA! Issie is worried that she is out of her depth - but the offer of a chance to ride on her own dream horse, Liberty, could change everything. Does Issie have what it...
"Have you ever wondered about the extraordinary Monarch butterflies of New Zealand? How did they get here? What do they need to survive? Why do they gather high up in the trees in winter? Read along to find out what we know and what we don't know about the...
"Join Ari and his motor sports family as they race karts, speed around a formula One track, and tear through a rally"--Back cover.
"When Tenzing was young, he spent much of his childhood tending to the family's yaks and gazing up at the Himalaya mountains, dreaming of the day he would reach the top. Once he grew up, he joined many other Sherpas who were offering to take Europeans up the...
"A long-maned and rather fluffy unicorn helps kids find their authentic selves via the joys of singing, wholly inspired by the idea that inside each of us is a completely unique individual that can be happier, more fulfilled and make the world a better place...
"Eddie wins a national competition where she can spend a day with her local MP and give a speech in Parliament (where she'll meet the Prime Minister) but it's a prize Eddie doesn't want! When her dad is injured in a workplace accident he sets his sights on...
"Introduce children to myths, legends and fables from across the globe in this movingly illustrated collection. The varied stories use a range of storytelling techniques and perspectives with full-colour, two-page illustrated spreads. Use this captivating...
Kamelia Lino Zarka tracks Kamelia's journey from the Kingdom of Tonga, to the skies of Hawaii. You'll read how she made history by becoming the first Tongan female to captain a commercial airline. And you'll be inspired to see how her daughters are following...
Two imaginative girls get involved in an adventure when they see two strange men across the river on their farm.
"Arianwyn is now a fully qualified witch, but what with the war against the Urisians in the northern kingdom of Veersland, the increasing magical activity across the Four Kingdoms, and the Hex driving supernatural creatures out of the Great Wood, the demand...
"Today, they're the world-famous superheroes, the self-assured saviors of Paris: Ladybug and Cat Noir. But not too long ago, Marinette was a clumsy high school student who let Chloe walk all over her, and Adrien was a shut-in who couldn't even go to school,...
"A young child navigates grief after losing a beloved family pet and learns what it means for a loved one's presence to remain even after they are gone. Angus may be gone, but memories of him are still here: his tail wagging under the dinner table, his nails...
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