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The Last Bee

A hardworking bee learns that helping berries grow takes teamwork when she must find a new hive after being left alone in the berry patch.

Pre-K - 3rd

Bear's All-Night Party

Written by Bill Harley and Illustrated by Melissa Ferreira

Bear's All-Night Party is a heartwarming children's picture book that follows a joyful bear determined to celebrate the full moon, even when his friends are too tired to join.

Pre-K - 2nd

My Path

Written and Illustrated by Jana Curll

A little snail sets off to find its path. There are mountains to climb, rushing rivers to cross, and...

Pre-K - 3rd

Drum Dream Girl

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until...

Pre-K - 3rd

A Christmas Wish for Corduroy

Written by Don Freeman & B.G. Hennessy and Illustrated by Jody Wheeler

It’s almost Christmas and Corduroy sits on a department store shelf, wishing he could be a child’s...

Pre-K - 1st

I Can Build It!: An Acorn Book (Princess Truly #3)

Written by Kelly Greenawalt and Illustrated by Amariah Rauscher

Princess Truly is a great inventor! With her magic, sparkling curls, she can build anything from a...

Pre-K - 1st

Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

K - 6th

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Written by Laban Carrick Hill and Illustrated by Bryan Collier

Dave was more than a slave—he was a craftsman and a poet. He engraved his pottery with poems that...

K - 4th

Abracadabra! The Magic of Trying

Written by Maria Loretta Giraldo and Illustrated by Nicoletta Bertelle

All of the little birds have learned to fly...all except one. Little Owl can't do it! But others...

Pre-K - 3rd

Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story of Racial Injustice

Written by Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP and Marietta Collins and Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin

Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why...

Pre-K - 3rd

Yes I Can!: A Girl and Her Wheelchair

Written by Kendra J. Barrett, Jacqueline B. Toner and and Claire A. B. Freeland and Illustrated by Violet Lemay

Like many kids her age, Carolyn loves animals, castles, and building with blocks. She helps out her...

Pre-K - 3rd

Starlight Grey

Written by Liz Flanagan and Illustrated by Valeria Docampo

After an old man dies, only his dreamy son Ivan is brave enough to keep vigil at his father’s grave...

K - 4th

The Book Tree

Written by Paul Czajak and Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh

When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayor’s head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous...

K - 4th

The Hungry Wolf

Written by Lari Don and Illustrated by Melanie Williamson

When a hungry young wolf spots a tasty-looking animal in the field above the river, he thinks he has...

K - 4th

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Written by Mary Finch and Illustrated by Roberta Arenson

Will the three goat brothers make it across the big, hairy troll’s bridge to the sweet grass on the...

Pre-K - 2nd

Wild Swans

Written by Xanthe Gresham Knight and Illustrated by Charlotte Gastaut

Young Eliza and her eleven brothers’ lives are transformed when a plague ravages the Kingdom of the...

K - 5th

Dara's Clever Trap

Written by Liz Flanagan and Illustrated by Martina Peluso

Meet a cunning princess who is known for her brains, not her beauty. Dara uses her talent as an...

K - 6th

Fiesta Femenina

Written by Mary-Joan Gerson and Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalex

Eight Mexican folk heroines come to vibrant life in this fascinating anthology illustrated by Pura...

K - 5th

Lola's Fandango

Written by Anna Witte and Illustrated by Micha Archer

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Little Lola is tired of living in her big sister's shadow. But when she starts taking secret flamenco lessons from her Papi, will she find the courage to share her new skill with the world?

K - 3rd