Perkin's Perfect Purple: How a Boy Created Color with Chemistry
By: Tami Lewis Brown
4.08
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating true story of groundbreaking chemist William Perkin, who used the scientific method…
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1. The Dark
By: Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen
4.08
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo. Laszlo lives in a house. The da… read more
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"Without the dark, everything would be light, and you would never know if you needed a lightbulb."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That's why the dark is always close by. The dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door, and you can see the dark up in …"-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
2. The Landing of the Pilgrims
By: James Daugherty
4.12
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bra… read more
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3. Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes
By: Nicola Davies , Emily Sutton
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Hardcover
Find out how the smallest things on the planet do some of the biggest jobs in this intriguing intro… read more
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4. Abuela
By: Arthur Dorros , Elisa Kleven
3.00
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into th… read more
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5. 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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6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
By: Jon Klassen
4.26
Format: 105 pages, None
Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more
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7. The Moth Keeper
By: Kay O'Neill
4.08
Format: 257 pages, Paperback
Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more
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8. Creepy Crayon!
By: Aaron Reynolds
4.32
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more
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9. There Was a Party for Langston
By: Jason Reynolds
4.48
Format: 56 pages, ebook
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more
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10. 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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11. Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1)
By: Tim Probert
4.41
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig’s House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of th… read more
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12. This is a Story
By: John Schu
4.34
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the … read more
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13. Cave of the Crystal Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #26)
By: Tracey West
4.45
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
In the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series, Drake must help … read more
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14. Julián Is a Mermaid
By: Jessica Love
4.51
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more
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15. I'm Afraid of Men
By: Vivek Shraya
4.23
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A trans artist explores how masculinity was imposed on her as a boy and continues to haunt her as a… read more
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"Queerness is associated with freedom from boundaries."-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men
"Do these parts still exist somewhere inside of me with the capacity to be reactivated?"-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men
"Why is being touch by strangers — strangers who refuse to identify themselves — a form of flattery?"-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men
"My brownness turns out to be a form of queerness in and of itself and makes me too queer for gay men."-Vivek Shraya, I'm Afraid of Men
16. 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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17. Love, Escargot
By: Dashka Slater
4.15
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Fall in love with this laugh-out-loud third picture book in the bestselling Escargot series about a… read more
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18. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport
By: Caren Stelson
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from C… read more
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19. How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
By: Ziyue Chen
4.10
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
This is how history should be told to kids—with photos, illustrations, and captivating storytelling… read more
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20. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
By: Jason Chin
4.28
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl… read more
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21. Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale
By: Sam Wedelich
4.11
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Who are you calling little?"Whimsy reigns in Wedelich's debut picture book... A spry readaloud that… read more
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22. Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3)
By: Flavia Z. Drago
4.30
Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebrati… read more
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23. Nana, Nenek & Nina
By: Liza Ferneyhough
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Nina loves visiting her two faraway grandmas—one in Malaysia and one in England. Spot the differenc… read more
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24. Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood
By: Linda Elovitz Marshall
4.11
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover the fascinating true story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her sister Bronia, two tr… read more
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25. The Wolf Suit
By: Sid Sharp
4.28
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Bellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a … read more
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26. Luna, the Story of a Moth
By: Robert M. McClung
4.45
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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27. Perkin's Perfect Purple: How a Boy Created Color with Chemistry
By: Tami Lewis Brown
4.08
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating true story of groundbreaking chemist William Perkin, who used the scientific method… read more
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28. How to Hear the Universe: Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time
By: Patricia Valdez
3.66
Format: 40 pages, Library Binding
Discover new realms of outer space in this picture book biography of scientist Gabriela Gonzalez, w… read more
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29. You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce
By: Chiquita Mullins Lee
4.09
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography about the barber shop of woodcarver Elijah Pierce, recipient of the highes… read more
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30. Patrick Picklebottom and the Penny Book
By: Jay Miletsky
4.36
Format: 28 pages, Hardcover
Join Patrick Picklebottom on the adventure of a lifetime, as his amazing new book unleashes the pow… read more
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31. Flying Paintings: The Zhou Brothers: A Story of Revolution and Art
By: Amy Alznauer
3.58
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
The epic story of two Chinese brothers who became art-world legends, illustrated with stunning pain… read more
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