Maritza García and Lupe Vargas are confident, adventurous, and unstoppable. That may be why they’re super best friends. On any given day in their sunny suburban neighborhood, the pair might be spotted doing anything from riding the... Read More

Tears roll down Erin’s cheeks as she grieves her broken dream of having a garden. The girl’s parents insist that she is too young to do the work. Mr. Martinez, a neighbor, lets Erin plant vegetables in his garden. This re-release of... Read More

“Seems like this being freedmen’s not what it’s cracked up to be,” says the soldier-narrator. His journey begins with his Ol’ Master riding up to announce the end of the Civil War, and carries him through the Western frontier... Read More

The concept of a bored dog is only the first thing to elicit giggles in this tale of wacky boredom. The star of the story is Bill, a floppy-eared dog who is really, really bored. Nothing—not reading, gardening, cooking, or Kung... Read More

The abundance of mulberries, those delicious purple fruits with which too many American children are unfamiliar, sets this Armenian folktale in a charming peasant world of hard work and its rewards. While waiting for her father to earn... Read More

The roof leaks and mice run across the floor in the Makibaka Hotel, but it’s home for Lakas’s new friends. Will they continue to have a home? Lakas, a Filipino-American boy, meets three men whose small income barely covers their... Read More

Egyptian cargo boats, ancient pyramids, and erupting volcanoes spring from the pages in these new pop-up books, part of the publisher’s “Explore It” series. The subjects of the books come to life and offer readers aged ten and up a... Read More

Egyptian cargo boats, ancient pyramids, and erupting volcanoes spring from the pages in these new pop-up books, part of the publisher’s “Explore It” series. The subjects of the books come to life and offer readers aged ten and up a... Read More