Children & Young Adult

Lorraine Hansberry tells the fascinating story of the brave and talented woman who, almost singlehandedly, overcame the racial obstacles that made for a segregated American theatre in the years following World War II. Hansberry was just twentynine years...

Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family.Who needs a whistle or some...

Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family. "Who needs a whistle or some...

When you look in a mirror, who do you see? A boy? A girl? A son? A daughter? A runner? A dancer? Whoever and whatever you see―just put out your fist and give yourself an I am BAM! This jumping, jazzy, joyful picture book by the award-winning...

This beautifully photographed concept book teaches matching skills and highlights different activities animal families like to do together. All animals have families. Monkey, hippo, elephant, buffalo, and zebra families look very different. Do you think...

This beautifully photographed concept book teaches matching skills and highlights different activities animal families like to do together. All animals have families. Monkey, hippo, elephant, buffalo, and zebra families look very different. Do you think...

Where could Bongo be? Help a young boy find his beloved toy--and figure out how he got lost to begin with. The boy knows Bongo was right there with him this morning--but suddenly, Bongo is missing. He asks his whole family if they've seen the stuffed...

Where could Bongo be? Help a young boy find his beloved toy--and figure out how he got lost to begin with. The boy knows Bongo was right there with him this morning--but suddenly, Bongo is missing. He asks his whole family if they've seen the stuffed...

Fame, clout, money, and popularity; Jade Williams, a freelance hip hop dancer, has everything any high school senior could want, including the finest, flyest basketball player in school, Mike Harrison. Raised by her rich mother to believe that as long as...

A little girl proudly shows off her reading skills as she spends a day out on the town with her mom. Children are sure to be delighted as they read along with the narrator in ths fun, rhyming, easy-to-read story.

A beautiful picture book that tells children that it is okay to be afraid. Who was the mysterious Ti Bolom? Could he be real or was he just one of Grandma's inventions from her Caribbean childhood? Illustrator Caroline Binch and writer Trish Cooke--both...

Why is Lonnie Johnson important? He invented the Super Soaker! Readers follow his journey from a NASA engineer working on missions to Jupiter and Saturn to becoming the inventor of one of the most popular toys in the United States. This story of hard...

"An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger." --Booklist (starred review) "Astonishing." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A tour de force." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)   A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott...

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul--NBA All-Star and former Rookie of the year, community activist, and Olympic gold medalist--shares his inspiring story of overcoming impossible odds to achieve his dream of playing professional basketball. Everybody...

In the latest Lola Reads book, Lola has a new adventure with her cousin Hani: her very first sleepover! Lola has been to her cousin Hani's house many times, but she's never spent the night until now. With a well-stocked suitcase in tow, she and Daddy...