Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
By: Ted Kooser
3.92
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures…
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1. Hot Dog
By: Doug Salati
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- picture books
- animals
- nature
2. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)
By: Christopher Denise
4.51
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller! A determined Owl builds strength and … read more
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- animals
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
3. Berry Song
By: Michaela Goade
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- nature
- juvenile
4. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
5. Where Butterflies Fill the Sky
By: Zahra Marwan
3.86
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
An evocative picture book debut that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait t… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
6. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
7. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- nature
- juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
8. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
9. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
10. Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
By: Mari Lowe
4.06
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
2023 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A comm… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
11. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.09
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- middle grade
- childrens
12. Love in the Library
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
13. Luli and the Language of Tea
By: Andrea Wang
4.45
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
14. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
15. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- middle grade
- picture books
- nonfiction
16. The World Belonged to Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.47
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more
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- poetry
- picture books
- childrens
17. The Pet Potato
By: Josh Lacey
4.17
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Jory John meets Sophie's Squash in this delightful, offbeat, and hilarious picture book, The Pet Po… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
18. Farmhouse
By: Sophie Blackall
4.53
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
19. Gibberish
By: Young Vo
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
20. Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!
By: Laurel Snyder
4.37
Format: 92 pages, Hardcover
This funny, original choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fa… read more
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- middle grade
- picture books
- childrens
21. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- childrens
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
22. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- animals
- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
23. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
By: Shannon Stocker
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
24. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
25. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
4.42
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more
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- middle grade
- picture books
- nonfiction
- nature
- juvenile
26. The Windeby Puzzle
By: Lois Lowry
3.53
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Ag… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
27. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
By: Angela Joy
4.66
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more
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- middle grade
- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
28. Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
By: Ted Kooser
3.92
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- picture books
- nonfiction
- nature
- juvenile
29. Black Bird, Blue Road
By: Sofiya Pasternack
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this historical fantasy novel from Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award fin… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
30. At the Pond
By: David Elliott
3.82
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical narration and breathtaking illustrations transport us to the world of a pond with all its… read more
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- childrens
- picture books
- animals
- nonfiction
- nature
- juvenile
31. The Dictionary Story
By: Sam Winston
4.35
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more
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- childrens
