With playful artist strokes and the clever use of fonts, this story of a tiny steam engine who dreams of one day traveling and doing something important is like a modern Little... Read More

Magical realism and Jewish history merge in this exciting adventure in which twins Scarlett and Sam travel back in time to Egypt to help Moses convince Pharaoh to free the... Read More

Every page of this book—a celebration of the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince—is an adventure. With gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations and... Read More

This girl’s got guts. Even as she wanders the mystery-shrouded forest full of creepy-crawlies from Haitian folklore and faces up to the frightening newcomer to her village,... Read More

Under the glow of the amber moon, a little boy says his nighttime prayers—for the homeless, for the sick, for the hungry. Rendered gracefully with lifelike illustrations and... Read More

Angela Davis. Billie Jean King. Carol Burnett. The first three women in this fantastic ABC book set the tone for what’s to come: visionary, bold, diverse role models for an... Read More

A laugh-out-loud book with goofy illustrations, this adaptation of a Buddhist story introduces fasting and meditation, and hints on how to analyze a story. The rotund primates... Read More

Suave Neil is the Carl Sagan of the twenty-first century—he’s what Bill Nye the Science Guy was to kids growing up in the 1990s. But he’s got a legacy of his own, and he... Read More

Gorgeous, lifelike illustrations of Caribbean rainforests and a Dominican-American family bolster the appeal of this tale, in which a grandmother tells her childhood story of... Read More

There comes a time, kids, when you’ve got to expand your kitchen repertoire beyond mac ‘n’ cheese, hot dogs, and PB&J. French Toast on a Stick, Quiche Cupcakes, Tiny... Read More

Told from the perspective of the tree that stood outside the Secret Annex, where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis, this commemorative book provides a child-friendly version of the... Read More

Cliffhangers abound; spies, servants, and the brink of WWI enthralls; and friends Saul and Agnes are thrown into danger and difficulty as they charade their way to finding the... Read More