Product Description: In the vein of picture book favorites such as The Velveteen Rabbit,The Giving Tree, and Knuffle Bunny.From debut picture book author L.J.R. Kelly, and acclaimed illustrator Yoko Tanaka, comes a poignant ode to well-loved toys. Blanket and Bear have always gone everywhere with their boy—but one day they are accidentally left behind...read more

The much-anticipated sequel to the hilarious Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children from THE UNITED STATES OF GRIMM series. This time Sol and Connie face off against the hunter king from the Grimm folktale, Brother and Sister. The hunter doesn't want to ride them down but, because of his curse, he has to. Too bad for Sol and Connie. Funny and scary at the same time, the American Library Association's Booklist calls it "another edgy, absorbing read" and the Bank Street College of Education named it a Best Book of 2014.

Product Description: One moon. Two cats are not asleep. Across a great distance, but under the light of the same moon, a city cat and a country cat pounce and play, crouch and leap in a rollicking nighttime adventure. When morning comes, they are both back in their respective homes and finally, turn in to sleep...read more

Product Description: CUANDO Sol y Connie Blink se mudan a Grand Creek, una de las primeras personas que les da la bienvenida es una peculiar anciana, Fay Holaderry, y su simpático Perro Swift, que lleva un hueso muy raro en la boca. Sol sabe muchas más cosas que la mayoría de los niños de once años: cuando identifica el hueso como un fémur humano, el y Connie empiezan a preguntarse a qué se dedica su vecina...read more

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.What if? Why not? Could it be?When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

Product Description: When the leader of Ming-Li's country vows to banish all the sparrows because they are eating all the grains, she knows she must do something brave in order to stop all the farmers that are killing them off. This book is based on an actual event during Mao's War of the Sparrows in 1958 China...read more

Product Description: Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo--and only Theo--who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. When Theo's mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt--a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb--Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine...read more