Bessie the Motorcycle Queen

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Non-Fiction

Hop on the bike with Bessie Stringfield, the motorcycle queen of Miami, in this powerful picture book from Coretta Scott King medalist Charles R. Smith, Jr. and debut picture book illustrator Charlot Kristensen. The folks they lined up to meet the Motorcycle Queen,...

You Are Getting Sleepy

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

Lull your little one to sleep with this adorable bedtime board book, about a wide-awake baby who does not want to go to sleep! Tick-tock, peek at the clock. It’s time to sleep, sweet baby. First a bath to soak…relax. Are you getting sleepy? A calming bedtime tune for...

Honey And Me

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction

Fans of Judy Blume, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, and The Penderwicks will love this funny, charismatic story of a Jewish girl striving to forge her own identity in the shadow of her fearless best friend. Winner of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award!   **A Kirkus...

A Girl’s Guide to Love and Magic

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Fiction

Perfect for fans of The Sun Is Also a Star and Blackout, this YA novel from Debbie Rigaud is a celebration of Haitian and Caribbean culture, and a story of first love, vodou, and finding yourself, all set against the backdrop of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn....

Skater Cielo

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

Meet Cielo, a fierce skater who finds that facing your fear of failing gives you the courage to persevere! Cielo loves to skateboard! But when she messes up on a new ramp she’s embarrassed and afraid to fall again in front of so many people. With the help of...

The Yawn Book

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

Why do we yawn? Do animals yawn? And why are yawns so CONTAGIOUS? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this fact-filled and funny nonfiction picture book for fans of Carson Ellis and Matt Lamothe. Yawning: Everyone does it. But no one knows why. Why did...

Friends

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

Celebrate the wonder of new friends, old friends, and everything-in-between friends in this joyful, resonant picture book. There are many kinds of friends—old friends, new friends, friends that last a lifetime—and the day to make new friends is always near, if you...

Zen Socks (A Stillwater and Friends Book)

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

On life’s journey…kindness is the key. Leo and Molly love their new neighborhood. Most of all they love their friend Stillwater. The three friends are quite a team! From Caldecott Honoree Jon J Muth comes a story about sharing, another about patience, and...

Zen Ties (A Stillwater and Friends Book)

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Picture Book

Stillwater the Panda returns in a delightful companion to his Caldecott Honor Book, Zen Shorts. Summer has arrived — and so has Koo, Stillwater’s haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to...