Inspired by Muhammad Ali, Jimmy starts training to become a boxer, and while his
future looks bright, he decides leaving his small town for big matches might not
be the best option for him.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad - Henry Cole
In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway
slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him.
Charley's First Night - Amy Hest
There Was a Tree - Rachel Isadora
A version of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around," set in Africa gives children a fun, easy way to follow along with the cumulative lyrics by using rebus icons for the repeated words. Sheet music is also included.
Beach Feet - Kiyomi Konagaya
The story of a boy's visit to the beach, Beach Feet opens with a small boy
feeling the heat of the sand and then running towards the ocean. Free and
independent despite his young age and the tube around his waist, the boy gives
himself over to the ocean and the pleasures to be had at water's edge.
Throughout, the boy's connection to the beach through his feet-the feel of sand,
shells, water-is never lost. 
Trains Go - Steve Light Trains grumble, roar, and squeak their way through this board book.
The Barber Who Wanted to Pray - R.C. SproulOne night after family devotions, Delaney asks her father to teach her to do better at prayer and he relates the story of Master Peter, a sixteenth-century barber who made the same request of Martin Luther.
The King Without a Shadow - R.C. SproulA young boy's questions about shadows lead a king to seek out a prophet who can
help him find the only king without a shadow or God Himself.
The Priest with Dirty Clothes - R.C. SproulGrandfather tells Darby and Campbell the parable of the priest who is not allowed to preach until he changes the dirty clothes he is wearing for clean ones.
The Prince's Poison Cup - R.C. SproulIn order to persuade a child to take her bitter-tasting medicine when she is sick, her grandfather tells her a story in which a prince saves the people from sin by drinking from a poisoned fountain.
P is for Pumpkin: God's Harvest Alphabet - Kathy-jo WarginPresents rhyming sentences for each letter of the alphabet that remind the reader of God's blessings in autumn.
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