Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First Giraffologist
By: Karlin Gray
4.29
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable true story of how a young girl’s never-wavering fascination with the world’s tallest…
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1. Wishtree
By: Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso
4.29
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is man… read more
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- animals
- childrens
"Here's an idea for you: ideas are a bad idea"-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree
"I'm not just a tree. I'm a home. A community. - Red"-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree
"Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope."-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree
"My point," Bongo continued, "is that the world's a tough place. Doesn't matter if you're a bunny or a lizard or a kid."-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree
2. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
3.83
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Who needs a ladder when you’ve got a giraffe with an extended neck? The Ladderless Window-Cleani… read more
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- animals
- picture books
- childrens
3. The Enormous Crocodile
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
3.78
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, ju… read more
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- animals
- picture books
- childrens
4. Once Upon a Wardrobe
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wish by uncov… read more
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"The way stories change us can't be explained,' Padraig says. 'It can only be felt. Like love."-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
"Because even with the dark and the light parts and the good parts and the bad parts, dinner must still be served."-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
"The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with r…"-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
5. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- childrens
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
6. Finding My Dance
By: Ria Thundercloud
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- biography
- childrens
7. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)
By: Jory John
4.36
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
8. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
9. The Lost Year
By: Katherine Marsh
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more
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- childrens
10. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- childrens
11. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
12. 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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- 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
13. Milo Imagines the World
By: Matt de la Peña
4.49
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more
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- picture books
- childrens
14. Lasagna Means I Love You
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Library Binding
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more
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- childrens
15. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
16. Stargazing
By: Jen Wang
4.17
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more
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- childrens
17. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.19
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more
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- childrens
18. Call of the Penguins (Veronica McCreedy, #2)
By: Hazel Prior
4.10
Format: 394 pages, Paperback
Veronica McCreedy can't resist the promise of adventure . . . Nine-year-old Daisy and nearly nin… read more
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- animals
19. All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.20
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and r… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
20. Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind
By: Monica Silvie
4.07
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
A flying masked bandit (code name: Chickadee) discovers he isn't quite who he thinks he is in this … read more
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- animals
- picture books
- childrens
- canada
21. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more
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- childrens
22. The Mystery of the Monarchs
By: Barb Rosenstock
4.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch … read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- animals
- nonfiction
- science
23. Shine On, Luz Véliz!
By: Rebecca Balcárcel
4.28
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more
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- childrens
"The self is not discovered, but created."-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!
24. 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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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
25. My City Speaks
By: Darren Lebeuf
4.16
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves.… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- canada
26. The Case of the Missing Cheetah (Secret Spy Society)
By: Veronica Mang
3.70
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
It's a dark and stormy night when three sleuthing little girls get pulled into a web of mystery. Th… read more
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- childrens
27. Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2)
By: Veronica Agarwal
3.71
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what hap… read more
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28. When the Wind Came
By: Jan Andrews
3.94
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In this timely, poetic story of hope amid loss, acclaimed writer and storyteller Jan Andrews’s touc… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
29. Anne and Her Tower of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First Giraffologist
By: Karlin Gray
4.29
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable true story of how a young girl’s never-wavering fascination with the world’s tallest… read more
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- africa
- biography
- history
- canada
- childrens
- picture books
- animals
- nonfiction
- womens
- science
30. Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Pig
By: Kimberly Derting
4.07
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Penny isn't just the fourth little pig--she's an engineer. So when big bad Wolfgang destroys her br… read more
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- animals
- picture books
- childrens
- science
31. I Am Not a Tin Can!
By: Barroux
3.48
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In this one-of-a-kind story, a robot and a boy consider who — or what — makes a good friend. When a… read more
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