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Apple Pie Tired

Lola's family has an apple orchard and every year they sell hundreds of apple pies for customers' Thanksgiving tables. It's always a big job, so this year Lola is going to cook Thanksgiving dinner on her own to help out. She has a plan and a list. But Mom and Dad need her help making all the pies too. Lola's list keeps getting left behind and Thanksgiving arrives without crossing off a single thing. Luckily, aunts and uncles and cousins arrive ready to help the family prepare a Thanksgiving feas

Aunt Sue's Stories

Storytelling is an ancient and powerful human tradition. It ties us to cultural memory and the experiences of those who came before us, linking one generation to the next. Oral tradition is of keen importance to Black heritage and is honored here in this classic work by poet and Harlem Renaissance leader Langston Hughes. Vivid illustrations by contemporary artist Gary Kelley pair with Hughes's 1926 poem in picture-book form to invite young learners to curl up and listen as Aunt Sue recounts her

Baby Bat Bedtime

At the end of a warm, dark night in the rainforest, dawn starts to break. Soon, animals will rise to greet the day. But not everyone is waking up. Some animals haven't even been to bed yet! Small brown bats have been busy all night, swooping and looping through the starry skies. Now it is time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play. How will her mother convince her it's time to close her eyes and go to sleep? Lyrical text and soft, soothing illustration

Beach Best Friends Forever  

Sloane Martin and Dylan Grey are next-door neighbors who live across the street from the beach. They made a pact in third grade to always be BBFFs--Beach Best Friends Forever. Now in sixth grade, can they keep the promises they made back then to always tell each other the truth, never get mad at each other, and, most importantly, NEVER, EVER, EVER make another best friend? Will new experiences at school get in the way of their friendship? Each book includes a page for caregivers and teachers tha

Bear at the Fair

A hangry bear goes on a rampage through a local fair--pushing friends aside, roaring, and generally doing all the nasty things we do when we're hungry. Finally, sweet Shrew identifies the problem and Hare conjures up a quick snack. Satisfied, and a little ashamed, Bear apologizes and insists on fixing the damage he's caused. Until Shrew gets a bit hangry herself! A funny, rhyming romp that introduces readers to phonics and decodable text.

Bear's Lost Glasses

The nearsighted, cheerful Bear finds a parade of remarkable animals when he goes walking to find his glasses. Bear can't find his glasses. He must have left them at Giraffe's house. On the way over, Bear sees all kinds of animals he didn't notice last time: an elephant, a crocodile, a flamingo, a deer. And who's this long spotty snake lying on Giraffe's deck chair? The patient Giraffe finds Bear's glassesÑright where glasses always get lost, perched on his head. Then Bear takes Giraffe to meet t

Becca the Brave

Becoming Ari

Nine-year-old Ari likes to run track and play with his dog. He is also in a club that many don't know about . . . the Secret Kindness Society! Young readers will enjoy following Ari's adventures in these early chapter books.

Big Blue Earth

In the middle of a Chinese forest, a little round panda munches on bamboo. Where is his place on the big, blue Earth? Perfect for inspiring young minds to think big, this picture book also includes maps, culture, and environment.

Border Patrol

This first-person novel in verse follows Lily, a middle-grade Mohawk girl, who lives on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation which is divided between the United States and Canada. As readers learn about her daily life and the history of her people, Lily spots a child floating in the river. She races to rescue the girl only to learn that she is an illegal immigrant--a refugee from Myanmar. How will Lily get the girl back to her family and undetected by the authorities?