Questions, Questions
How do birds learn how to sing? What brings summer after spring? What turns the leaves from green to brown and sends them floating gently down? In thirteen engaging couplets, Marcus Pfister opens...
View ArticlePablo Neruda
Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between...
View ArticleWinter Of Fire
A slave girl’s strange visions earn her a coveted place as the Firelord’s handmaiden, but when the Firelord dies and is replaced by the handmaiden, she pays the price for her powers. The post Winter Of...
View ArticleLa Mariquita Malhumorada
Eric Carle’s ever-popular Grouchy Ladybug is as irresistible as ever in this newly revised Spanish language edition. Join her as she picks fights and makes a ruckus wherever she goes, delighting...
View ArticleI’ve Become A Fire-Breathing Dragon!
There was a mosquito by the name of Botai who carried the fire-breathing disease. Botai liked to suck blood from people with bad tempers. Ahguli was a bad temper dragon. Early this morning, Ahguli got...
View ArticleLove Puppies And Corner Kicks
What’s a girl to do when Mom and Dad announce that the whole family is moving to Scotland for a yearlong teacher exchange? Can you spell d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r? When Andrea gets there, she finds she and her...
View ArticleJitterbug Jam (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))
What does this monster have under his bed? Bobo is a young monster who’s afraid to sleep in his own bed. He is sure there is a boy hiding beneath it – a boy with “pink skin and orange fur on his head...
View ArticleGoodbye Rune
When her best friend accidentally drowns, a little girl, with the help of her parents, tries to come to terms with his death and her feelings of loss and sadness. The post Goodbye Rune appeared first...
View ArticleTown Is By The Sea
A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep...
View ArticleThe Victoria In My Head
Shy fifteen-year-old Cuban American Victoria Cruz feels trapped by the monotony of running on the cross country team and keeping up with her studies to maintain her scholarship to her prestigious...
View ArticleLubna and Pebble
Lubna’s best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs...
View ArticleWhen I Found Grandma
When Maya’s grandma makes a surprise visit from thousands of miles away, Maya is delighted. But her excitement doesn’t last long. When Grandma picks her up from school, she wears fancy clothes and...
View ArticleThe Afterwards
When her best friend, Ness, dies suddenly, Ember finds a way into the Afterworld, determined to bring Ness back. The post The Afterwards appeared first on ICCAL.
View ArticleBig Boys Cry
As they walk to his new school, a frightened Levi and his father learn that it is okay for big boys to cry. The post Big Boys Cry appeared first on ICCAL.
View ArticleRooster’s Revenge
A seafaring adventure! A storm! Giant turtles! Glowing slugs! A tale of excitement and surprise,Rooster’s Revenge, which follows both the acclaimed 2010 bookThe Chicken ThiefandFox and Hen...
View ArticleThe Big Litlle Thing
It unexpectedly arrived. It brushed passed someone in the street. It weaves its way in and out of people on the street. It catches people completely unawares. But what is this It? They call It...
View ArticleThe Knight Who Said No!
Ned the knight always does exactly what he is told, but when a dragon swoops into town, he decides for the first time to say no. The post The Knight Who Said No! appeared first on ICCAL.
View ArticlePablo Neruda
Once there was a little boy named Neftalí who loved wild things wildly and quiet things quietly. From the moment he could talk, he surrounded himself with words. Neftalí discovered the magic between...
View ArticleJitterbug Jam (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))
What does this monster have under his bed? Bobo is a young monster who’s afraid to sleep in his own bed. He is sure there is a boy hiding beneath it – a boy with “pink skin and orange fur on his head...
View ArticleQuestions, Questions
How do birds learn how to sing? What brings summer after spring? What turns the leaves from green to brown and sends them floating gently down? In thirteen engaging couplets, Marcus Pfister opens...
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