Award Winning Books

Sam the lamb has a bad cold. But every time he thinks he is going to sneeze, he only gets as far as "Baa . . . ahhh . . ." No choo Sarah Weeks′ rhyming tale and Jane Manning′s lively art make for...

Joel Ross debuts a thrilling adventure series in which living in the sky is the new reality and a few determined slum kids just might become heroes. This Texas Bluebonnet selection--a fantasy filled with daring and hope and a wonderfully imaginative world--is perfect for...

Join Splat the Cat on a school trip to the zoo in New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton's hilarious new adventure, Splat and the Cool School Trip.Splat the Cat is so excited when Mrs. Wimpydimple announces that the class will be going to...

"Insignia expertly combines humor with a disarming and highly realistic view of the future. The characters are real, funny, and memorable. You won't be able to put this book down."--Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent and InsurgentThe earth is in...

"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."--USAToday.comThe first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of...

Benson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life. He was wrong. Now he's trapped in a school that's surrounded by a razor-wire fence, where video cameras monitor his every move--and where breaking the rules...

"It's not all mulch and sunshine out there."When Little Sweet Potato rolls away from his patch, he is forced to search for a new home. He stumbles upon some very mean plants on his journey and begins to wonder if maybe he is too...

Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect. More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day--everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = TroubleBut Isabel isn't going to settle for...

Childhood best friends Bassam and George have grown to be men in war-ravaged Beirut. Now they must choose between the only two futures available to them: to stay in the devastated city and consolidate power through crime or to go into exile abroad, alienated...

With one small seed every day, what good will you plant in the world? Johnny Appleseed--an American folk hero--changed our nation seed by seed, deed by deed, and now the acclaimed Esm Raji Codell and award-winning Lynne Rae Perkins celebrate his legendary life.This beautiful...

It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems.Vice President Charlie Haskell, who will travel anywhere for a photo op, is about to cut the ribbon for the just-completed American Moonbase. The first Mars voyage is about to...

As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . .DuskHe alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned--or worse. As the leader's son, he...

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Chickadee is the first novel of a new arc in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich.Twin brothers Chickadee and Makoons have done everything together since they were...

The author of such classics as My Granson Lew, Williams's Doll, and Over and Over needs no introduction. Neither does her collaborator Maurice Sendak, who has illustrated so many of today's best-loved, as well as most distinguised, books for children. The heroine of their...

An ALA Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor BookThis hilarious and award-winning beginning reader is filled with simple, repetitive sentences and illustrated with bright artwork depicting Chicken's funny expressions and poses. Chicken Said, "Cluck!" is sure to make beginning readers ask to enjoy this delightful reading...

Since his first novel in 1992, Michael Connelly has become one of America's most popular and critically acclaimed crime writers. He is best known as the author of a long-running series featuring LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, a compelling figure in contemporary crime fiction....

_________________________________________________________________________________________________WINNER 2022 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD (IPA), Distinguished Favorite - Animals -PetsWINNER 2022 INDEPENDENT BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (IBPA), Benjamin Franklin Award - Animal & Pet Silver2021& 2022 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Best Seller AmazonWINNER 2022 LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS (IPPY), Gold Medal Winner- Animal/PetsWINNER 2022 NYC...

This book is a captivating visual record of the rich, still-alive traditions in Mexico and Guatemala conveyed through striking duotone photographs of community events in the region that take place within an annual cycle that refers to its pre-Columbian past, agricultural seasons, and Catholic...

When a child smiles at a stranger, she sets off a chain of kindness that eventually comes full circle.Author: Kh PathwaysPublisher: Illumination Arts Publishing CompanyPublished: 08/25/2018Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.40dISBN: 9780935699234Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...

When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, has buried the apartment in piles of DIY wedding decorations. His best friend Sage now spends all her time with a new girl as quirky...