Loving Hands
By: Tony Johnston
4.01
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Loving hands lift, carry, hold, and give in a tender meditation on the everlasting bond between a p…
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1. The Library
By: David Small , Sarah Stewart
4.34
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
Meet an unforgettable bibliophile. Elizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she does… read more
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- realistic fiction
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
2. Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Trina Schart Hyman , Margaret Hodges
4.19
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary o… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
"The path they had to follow was straight and narrow, but not easy to see."-Trina Schart Hyman, Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)
"Heart cannot think what outrage and what cries, with black smoke and flashing fire, the beast threw forth, turning the whole world to darkness."-Trina Schart Hyman, Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)
"The Fairy Queen has sent you to do brave deeds in this world. That High City that you see is in another world. Before you climb the path to it and hang your shield on its wall, go down into the valle…"-Trina Schart Hyman, Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)
3. Noah's Ark
By: Peter Spier , Jacobus Revius
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
The bee and the fox, the sheep and the ox--two of each kind trudged aboard Noah's famous vessel. Pe… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
4. A Single Pearl
By: Jim LaMarche , Donna Jo Napoli
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In a vast ocean, a single grain of sand seems hopelessly small and unimportant. But over time, the … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
5. Salt: A World History
By: Mark Kurlansky
4.11
Format: None pages,
From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfict… read more
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6. The Forgotten Garden
By: Kate Morton
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denie… read more
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7. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more
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- childrens
8. What Do You Do with a Problem?
By: Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom
4.83
Format: 28 pages, Hardcover
From the same author and illustrator as our #1 nationally best-selling What Do You Do With an Idea?… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
9. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By: Judith Viorst , Ray Cruz
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is a storybook that belongs on every child's … read more
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10. I Want My Hat Back
By: Jon Klassen
4.35
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back
11. The Tale of Despereaux
By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering
3.49
Format: 465 pages,
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more
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12. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more
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13. Blueberries for Sal
By: Robert McCloskey
4.21
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- family
- juvenile
14. Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures
By: Katherine Paterson , Pamela Dalton
3.42
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
In Brother Sun, Sister Moon, award-winning author Katherine Paterson reimagines a hymn of praise or… read more
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15. Farmer Boy (Little House, #3)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Growing up on his family's farm in New York, Almanzo Wilder wishes for just one thing--his very own… read more
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16. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
By: Jeanne Birdsall
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more
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- realistic fiction
- childrens
- family
- juvenile
"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
17. 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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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
18. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
By: Kobi Yamada
4.65
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
19. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Sophie Blackall
4.38
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more
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- realistic fiction
- picture books
- childrens
- family
20. When You Trap a Tiger
By: Tae Keller
4.15
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medal Winner (2021) Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her famil… read more
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- realistic fiction
- childrens
- family
"I am a girl who sees invisible things, but I am not invisible."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"Does it get easier? Does the sadness go away? The sadness fades, yeah. Eventually. But the missing ... I don't know if that ever does."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"If you put things off for later, you'll never do them. They'll become harder and scarier, and one day you'll realize you've run out of time."-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
"It's hard to breathe. I know now: The moment when everything really falls apart--it's not during the big explosion. It's in the quiet after. And the feeling is not a shattering. Not quite"-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger
21. 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
- family
- juvenile
22. Ember Rising (The Green Ember, #3)
By: S.D. Smith
4.58
Format: 480 pages, Perfect Paperback
A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of M… read more
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- childrens
23. Wonder Walkers
By: Micha Archer
4.19
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers
24. Hair Love
By: Matthew A. Cherry
4.59
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more
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- love
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- family
25. Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)
By: S.D. Smith
4.48
Format: 368 pages, Perfect Paperback
The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit re… read more
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- childrens
"He longed for a world where safe places for the weak and vulnerable were common, but that was not this world. Not right now."-S.D. Smith, Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)
"It's better to live as you will want to have lived, rather than spend your time worrying about the end. You are right here in your story. Don't skip ahead"-S.D. Smith, Ember Falls (The Green Ember, #2)
26. Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)
By: S.D. Smith
4.61
Format: 416 pages, Perfect Paperback
The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this f… read more
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- childrens
"It's like being inside a perfect poem, I think."-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)
"It's always hard to forgive, but it's never not worth it."-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)
"We were family then. We are family now. Won't you come home again?"-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)
"Dear Kyle, you are the great nitwit of the world. Love, Jo Shanks."-S.D. Smith, Ember’s End (The Green Ember, #4)
27. A Year Without the Grocery Store: A Step-by-Step Guide to Acquiring, Organizing, and Cooking Food Storage
By: Karen Morris
3.76
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
In these uncertain times, your family can go a Year Without the Grocery Store! While everything … read more
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28. Mary Wears What She Wants
By: Keith Negley
4.36
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing doctor who bucked the gender expe… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
29. Loving Hands
By: Tony Johnston
4.01
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Loving hands lift, carry, hold, and give in a tender meditation on the everlasting bond between a p… read more
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- love
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- picture books
- family
- juvenile
30. Saints Around the World
By: Meg Hunter-Kilmer
4.83
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
The lives of the Saints are one of the most powerful ways God draws people to himself, showing us t… read more
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- childrens
31. Alfred the Great: The King Who Taught His People
By: Jennifer Pepito
4.33
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Our mission at The Peaceful Press is to provide resources that promote connection through curriculu… read more
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