Fiction

2020-2021 South Carolina Book Awards2019 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Juvenile Book Winner2019 Spur Award - Western Writer's of America Finalist In 1910, after losing their farm in Iowa, the Martin family moves to Mingo, Colorado, to start anew. The US...

From the author-illustrator team of the bestselling Loves You! series comes a touching story just for Grandpa and grandchild. Told in charming verse with the signature bunny characters, this book celebrates the special relationship a child has with...

The moment I saw you, I fell in love, Honey, my bunny, my sweet turtledove. The birth of a baby is an opportunity for celebration far beyond the anticipation of the new parents. There are happy aunts and uncles, and, of course, delighted grandparents who...

Christmas can be a very confusing holiday. Just what are sugarplums anyway?! This collection of silly poems show classic Christmas carols and traditions reimagined through the eyes of a very confused kid. With illustrations from the hysterical Marty...

Christmas is coming and it's time to get a full night's rest at the North Pole. Santa checks in on all his reindeer to make sure they're tucked in for the night. All the lights are out, except one . . . Good night, Rudolph! Told in simple rhyme, this is...

Young Moses and his family are barely scraping by. He helps his father in their fish stall selling each day's catch to passersby but times are hard in 1889 Baltimore. It's difficult to provide for a family of ten. But when they hear of free farmland out...

Sam and Jen Get a Pet in the Little Blossom Stories series uses curriculum based fiction and decodable to get children comfortable with reading--while telling a story of friendship and compromise. Each book in this series uses a combination of sight...

One little cowpoke has a list of chores that needs to be completed before her family celebrates the Christmas holiday. Can she do them all and is there a special gift at the end? It's Christmas day and Sam can hardly wait! The decorations are up and...

An award-winning, authentic perspective on neurodiversity. One boy tries his hardest to do what is expected of him, but his brain just refuses to cooperate. Today it's a DINOSAUR! And tomorrow a raging bull. Who knows what might come next? He tries to...

A group of adventurous mice decides the family buffet is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays, as long as they can avoid the family cat. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a . . ...

In this boisterous, rhyming plea, a trio of youngsters imagines the delights they'll enjoy once autumn arrives, from pumpkin patches to corn mazes to hayrides, and more! The colorful leaves can't arrive soon enough. But once the leaves start to fall, are...

A sweet story about accepting the different ways we all worship. Omar loves going to church every Sunday with his mother. He loves putting on his best clothes, and meeting up with neighbors and his best friend, Imani, as they walk together to services...

When a girl needs a new outfit for a special holiday party, she chooses comfort over tradition. Ava does not love dresses. They poke and pinch, squish and squash. They just do not feel good to her. But after Ava and her family are invited to a...

This tender story of friendship deals with the hardships of war in a age-appropriate, relatable way. Yasi and her best friend Mina love playing under the pomegranate tree in the courtyard of their apartment building in Tehran. When the air sirens start...

Unsure and a little afraid, an old horse arrives at a rescue farm, hoping to find his forever home. After traveling down a winding road, a pickup truck pulling a trailer stops at a farm. When the trailer opens, an old horse steps out. Old Blue, alone,...

A young boy learns about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival from his grandfather when he attends his first dragon boat race. The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, ushering in the start of...

From the author-illustrator team of the bestselling Loves You! series comes a delightful, warm story to share with that special somebunny at Christmas. One little bunny spends a merry day with a special loved one, baking, wrapping, playing, and preparing...

In this empowering story, one child shows that by making the effort to properly pronounce someone's name, we send the welcoming message that everyone is worthy of respect and dignity. When Ai Lin starts school, none of her classmates can say her name...

By Kim Michele Richardson NYT, LA Times & USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, The Book Dolly Parton Recommended and Devoured!Junia is a mule. But she's not just any mule. She's a mule with an important job. Every morning...

At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of The Bakers Dozen learn to embrace change--and encounter the delights of the doughnut! The work at The Bakers Dozen bakery goes like clockwork--all twelve bakers have a job to do and the jobs are completed...

The late summer and early fall of 1964 was a turbulent time in America. After years of racial struggle, in July President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. This law, declaring that all citizens were equal, outlawed racial segregation...

Celebrate love with this rhyming picture book featuring enchanting illustrations and poetic text! Love and the many ways one can show it are at the heart of this sweet, charming picture book. Whether it's giving someone a big hug, offering a helping...

Superstar entertainer John Cena's second picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series features a high-octane story--starring the truck who never gives up, Elbow Grease! Elbow Grease may be little but he's got grit and gumption to spare--and...

Kindness is on the menu! Pizza Pig's pizza parlor is the place to be, where animals can order whatever their taste buds desire in this entertaining Step 2 beginning reader. WINNER of the 2019 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Beginning Fiction!...

En la escuela, Pedro ha estado leyendo libros sobre el planeta Marte. Cuando llega a casa, imagina cómo sería vivir en el planeta rojo. Podría escalar la superficie rocosa de Marte? Sobreviviría sin helado? Será que su gran imaginación lo lleve a...

En la escuela, Pedro ha estado leyendo libros sobre el planeta Marte. Cuando llega a casa, imagina cómo sería vivir en el planeta rojo. Podría escalar la superficie rocosa de Marte? Sobreviviría sin helado? Será que su gran imaginación lo lleve a...

Se acerca una tormenta, y Katie está preocupada. Y si se quedan sin comida? La familia de Katie y sus amigos van a la tienda del Sr. Nelson a comprar provisiones y, de paso, aprenden una lección sobre la compra y venta. Quién hubiera imaginado que allí...

Se acerca una tormenta, y Katie está preocupada. Y si se quedan sin comida? La familia de Katie y sus amigos van a la tienda del Sr. Nelson a comprar provisiones y, de paso, aprenden una lección sobre la compra y venta. Quién hubiera imaginado que allí...

Patty, la tía de Katie, es elegida alcaldesa. Katie cree que su tía podrá crear algunas reglas geniales, como repartir helados gratis los domingos! Cuando la tía Patty le explica en qué consiste su trabajo, a Katie se le ocurren algunas ideas que quiere...

Patty, la tía de Katie, es elegida alcaldesa. Katie cree que su tía podrá crear algunas reglas geniales, como repartir helados gratis los domingos! Cuando la tía Patty le explica en qué consiste su trabajo, a Katie se le ocurren algunas ideas que quiere...

A Katie le fascina recibir correo, y quiere que alguien más sienta esa misma emoción. Hoy va a la oficina de correos para enviarle un regalo de cumpleaños a su abuelo. Por el camino, se encuentra con amigos que han recibido o que van a enviar correo. ...

A Katie le fascina recibir correo, y quiere que alguien más sienta esa misma emoción. Hoy va a la oficina de correos para enviarle un regalo de cumpleaños a su abuelo. Por el camino, se encuentra con amigos que han recibido o que van a enviar correo. ...

Erro and Zak Nine are hiding in the Phantom Forest, a dark wood filled with giant, towering trees and dangerous beasts. The boys hide high above the ground, climbing and jumping between the tree branches. So far they've avoided dangerous creatures such...

As Zak Nine and his friend Erro make their way around a strange lake, they discover an ancient golden building. The boys decide to go inside to take a closer look, but unwittingly stumble into the legendary Octagon: an underground chamber with eight...

Hoping to avoid the Alcatraz guards, Zak Nine and Erro decide to climb down into a deep canyon to hide. But soon the boys see some huge rock formations that move! Zak and Erro are quickly caught by the giant criminals that have been imprisoned in the...

Zak Nine and his Quom friend, Erro, are desperate to get off planet Alcatraz. The boys believe they've finally found a way to freedom when they join up with another prisoner. Together with their new partner, the boys board a small spacecraft and fly off...

Zak Nine has been captured and placed in Planet Alcatraz's "Monster Zoo." But this isn't any ordinary zoo. This zoo holds dozens of alien "monsters" who are forced to fight for the entertainment of the prison planet's owners. Zak's friend, Erro, is...

Long-time gymnast Brielle decides to join a competitive cheerleading team, while keeping her spot on the gymnastics team. She figures the practice schedules don't conflict, so she shouldn't have any trouble managing the two sports. But things don't go as...

Juniper Jackson is the tallest girl on the team. She might also be the least interested. But with her dad as the coach and the kind of height that gives her a serious advantage -- Juniper needs to figure out how to find something to love about the game.

Long-time gymnast Brielle decides to join a competitive cheerleading team, while keeping her spot on the gymnastics team. She figures the practice schedules don't conflict, so she shouldn't have any trouble managing the two sports. But things don't go as...