Goodnight Moon ABC - Margaret Wise Brown
This comforting alphabet book links words and phrases with familiar images from everyone's favorite bedtime book, Goodnight Moon. From kittens to stars to yarn, there are so many things that can be found in the great green room. Search for them all as you learn your ABCs.
Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse - Emily Arnold McCully
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant - Kate Klise
A fictionalized biography of Ella Kate Ewing, born in 1872, who was eight feet tall by the age of seventeen and who became financially independent by traveling the country for nearly twenty years appearing at museums, exhibitions, and in circus shows.
Mimi's Dada Catifesto - Shelley Jackson
In Zurich, Switzerland, an artistic cat finds the perfect owner in fellow Dadaist, Mr. Dada. Author's note provides background on the Dadaist art movement.
Seasons - Blexbolex
Explores, through brief text and illustrations, various aspects of each season of the year.
I'm the Best - Lucy Cousins
When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.
Bridget's Beret - Tom Lichtenfeld
When Bridget loses the beret that provides her with artistic inspiration like other great artists, she thinks she will never be able to draw again.
The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe - Loree Griifin Burns
Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.
The Clock without a Face - Scott Teplin
The call comes in from the shadowy Ternky Tower: 13 robberies, one on each floor, all the way up to the penthouse, where obnoxious importer Bevel Ternky has been relieved of the numbers garlanding the legendary Emerald Khroniker, his priceless, ancient clock. Readers must conduct their own investigations, scouring detailed illustrations for hidden clues and knotty puzzles.
