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Sam Francisco, King of the Disco—A Picture Book About Dancing Cats

By Sarah Tagholm
Illustrated by Binny Talib
Categories: Children's Fiction

A toe-tapping adventure celebrating optimism in the face of adversity about a community of cool cats who just want to have fun.

Superstar DJ Sam Francisco’s party is keeping his neighbor Buzzkill Bill ...

48 Grasshopper Estates

By Sara de Waal
Illustrated by Erika Medina
Categories: Children's Fiction

A little girl uses imagination and inventiveness to spread friendship through her community. But will she find a friend of her own?

Whether it’s a supersonic sandwich maker or a twelve-tailed dragon, ...

My Day with Gong Gong

By Sennah Yee
Illustrated by Elaine Chen
Categories: Children's Fiction

A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa.

May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak ...

Salma the Syrian Chef

By Danny Ramadan
Illustrated by Anna Bron
Categories: Children's Fiction

“Sure to become a favorite book about overcoming hardships and helping others. This is truly one story not to be missed.” —Provo Library Children’s Book Reviews

17 awards, nominations, and distinctions! ...

Our Big Little Place

By James A. Conan
Illustrated by Nicolle Lalonde
Categories: Children's Fiction

Big or small, apartment or house, they’re all home.

Come inside one boy’s high-rise apartment complex, where his backyard is the space between his neighboring apartment buildings, and his basketball ...

City Bugs

When you walk down the street, what do you see?

You don’t have to go to the countryside to observe nature. Small animals, birds, and bugs are everywhere in cities as well. In these two photographic board ...

A Boy and a House

What will the little boy find at the top of the stairs?

When a little boy sees a cat slip into the open door of an apartment building, the temptation is too great: he follows the cat into the lobby.  ...

The Streets are Free

By Kurusa
Illustrated by Monika Doppert
Categories: Children's Fiction

This inspiring book is based on the true story of the children of the barrio of San José de la Urbina in Caracas, Venezuela.

There are no parks where they live, and the children must play in the streets. ...