Children's Books

Hardcover – Picture Book, April 6, 2021

When did dinosaurs roam the earth? How are dinosaur bones put together? What are fossils, and what do they teach us about the prehistoric world?
The Do You Know?™ books provide an in-depth look at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features
• 96 pages of informative content and answers to many popular questions
• Hundreds of labeled, full-color illustrations
• An index to key terms
• A “More to Know” section that motivates children to explore further
If you like Do You Know?: Dinosaurs and the Prehistoric World, you'll also enjoy Do You Know?: Vehicles and Transportation.
• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Educational books for kids 5 to 8
• Nonfiction books for kids

An indispensable resource for any child’s library!

Hardcover – October 12, 2021
by Hélène Convert (Illustrator), Cristian Turdera (Illustrator)

Why is the sky blue? How do astronauts breathe in space? What is a lunar eclipse? The Do You Know?™ books provide an in-depth look at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features:

• 80 pages of informative content and answers to many popular questions
• Hundreds of labeled, full-color illustrations
• An index to key terms
• And a "More to Know" section that motivates children to explore further

Fans of Do You Know?™: Space and Sky will also enjoy other books in the series, including Dinosaurs and the Prehistoric World, Oceans and Marine Life, and Vehicles and Transportation.

• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Educational books for kids 5 to 8
• Nonfiction books for kids

An indispensable resource for any child's library!

4 - 7 years

The perfect gift for Mother's Day or to welcome a new baby!

Let me tell you a tale of the stars and the sea,
of adventures we’ll have as you grow, wild and free.

For the days may drift past, but the years will sail by,
and we’ve just eighteen summers to share, you and I …

This tender lullaby-esque story will tug at any parent’s heart, beautifully capturing the eternal bond of child and mother and the bittersweet, ephemeral nature of childhood.

32 pages

A heartfelt picture book that celebrates embracing the moment and finding gratitude right here, right now.

What does grateful look like? How does it feel? How do you find it? Even in the face of a challenge, you don’t need a You just need to pay attention to the little things—a smile, a hug, the smell of newly cut grass—that add up to a sense of presence and hope.

With evocative, lyrical prose, this warmly illustrated children's book is a reminder to pause, reflect, and take in the glimmers of positivity and connection that can be found amid even the most difficult circumstances. Both a timely meditation on finding gratitude in everyday moments and a timeless ode to the simple joy of truly being present, Finding Grateful encourages readers to slow down and embrace the beauty of being right where they are.

MODELS Kids aren’t immune to the stress and anxiety of an uncertain future—far from it! This book offers powerful tools for reclaiming their thoughts and emotions in difficult practicing awareness, staying open to and present in the world around them, and finding moments of gratitude each and every day.

CELEBRATES THE BEAUTY IN SMALL This picture book's embrace of joy in everyday moments will resonate with parents of observant and curious children who are fascinated by everything in their world.

MAKES BIG FEELINGS MORE Teaching social and emotional skills to kids is more important than ever, and this expressive book models a thoughtful, engaging way of emerging from difficult moments with lasting feelings of gratitude.

A WARM With its accessible and soothing tone, this exuberant yet gentle picture book is just right for reading to kids and for kids reading independently.

Perfect
Genres
Picture Books
Nature
Fiction
Family
Storytime
Childrens
Inspirational
44 pages, Hardcover

Published April 16, 2024

This edition
Format
44 pages, Hardcover
Published
April 16, 2024 by Chronicle Books
ISBN
9781797211237 (ISBN10: 1797211234)
ASIN
1797211234
Language
English

"Delivers an eloquent environmental message while demonstrating how kids can change the world through teamwork and perseverance." — School Library Journal

A triumphant story of environmental activism, community, and Acclaimed activist Philippe Cousteau and renowned author Deborah Hopkinson team up to offer a story of the powerful difference young people can make in the world. Meet Viv, who has a new home and a new school by the sea and follow her as she finds her way in a new place and helps bring together a whole community to save the sea turtles of the South Carolina coast.

• Explores various important themes like activism, philanthropy, volunteerism, and more
• Features gorgeous watercolor illustrations that are colorful and engaging
• Includes a "Letter to Young Activists" from the author as well as resources to learn more about sea turtles.
• Meilo So is the esteemed illustrator of many books, including Water Sings Blue . Philippe Cousteau is an award-winning television host, producer, author, speaker, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur. Deborah Hopkinson is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for young readers

Fans of Manfish and Water Sings Blue will also enjoy the inspiring storyline and stunning illustrations in Follow the Moon Home .

• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Books for kids ages 4-6
• Children's picture books for kindergarten through third grade
Genres
Picture Books
Animals
Nonfiction
Science
Nature
Childrens
Activism

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48 pages, Hardcover

First published March 29, 2016

Literary awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee (2018)
This edition
Format
48 pages, Hardcover
Published
April 5, 2016 by Chronicle Books
ISBN
9781452112411 (ISBN10: 145211241X)
ASIN
145211241X
Language
English

Board Book - Lift the flap, March 2, 2021 by Erin Jang (Illustrator), n/a The Indigo Bunting (Illustrator)

Explore Feelings with This Engaging and Colorful Board Book! 😊💛

Help little ones recognize and express their emotions with How Are You Feeling?, a beautifully illustrated board book designed to introduce young children to different feelings. Featuring bright colors, playful artwork, and simple language, this book is a perfect tool for early emotional learning.

Encourages Emotional Awareness – Helps toddlers understand and name their feelings, from happy and excited to sad and sleepy.
Engaging & Relatable – Playful illustrations and expressive characters make emotions easy to identify.
Perfect for Little Hands – Sturdy board book pages ensure durability for everyday exploration.
Supports Early Learning – A fun and interactive way to introduce social-emotional development.

A wonderful first book about feelings—perfect for building emotional intelligence in little learners! ❤️📖

Baby - 5 years

by Frances Tophill (Author), Charlotte Ager (Illustrator)

Discover a glorious collection of unique gardens filled with plants from all kinds of environments.

Go on an adventure with one of the U.K.'s favorite gardeners, Frances Tophill, through twenty different gardens.

Explore everywhere from the vegetable garden to a tropical glass house, and discover the wildlife living in our hedgerows. Learn about more than one hundred kinds of plant, and get your hands in the soil with 28 seasonal growing and nature activities.

A glossary of key terms at the back makes this the perfect book for budding gardeners looking to dive into a world of plants.

In the book you will discover . . .

The Tropical House filled with huge green leaves and bright flowers
The Ancient Woodland, where you might spot some wildlife amid the towering trees
The Rock Garden, where plants adapt to grow on the sheer surfaces
The Soil, a secret world that's teeming with microscopic life

5 - 7 years

Baby - 3 years

This original concept board book celebrates what makes our bodies unique—from head to toe and horn to tail. From the bestselling and award-winning Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn creators, author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham

All are welcome in the kitty-corn club! Whether you’re long-tailed or short-tailed, furry or feathered, taloned or tentacled, you are just right.

From head to toe and horn to tail, join Kitty and Unicorn—alongside Gecko, Parakeet, and a new Octopus friend—as they demonstrate, with humor and creativity, the many ways our bodies may be different, unique, and amazing.

Teeny-tiny mini-moo
Kitty-corns will read with you
Silly-willy hardy-hars
Let’s all look at body parts

24 pages

Play dinosaur bingo with a huge Giganotosaurus, an armour–plated Stegosaurus and many other fearsome dinos, in a kids edition of the popular adult Bingo game.

Easy to play and packed full of weird and wonderful creatures, Dinosaur Bingo will engage and delight children and parents for hours and hours. This fun and engaging take on a classic game is beautifully illustrated by Caroline Selmes and can be played with three to eight people, making it the perfect game for dinosaur–mad children to enjoy with their entire family.

The set contains 48 illustrated dino chips as well as a cardboard dinosaur head to store them in, plus an illustrated game board, eight double–sided bingo cards and Jurassic counters ready for players to mark up their cards and score those points.
Who will be the first to call Bingo?!

Roar–some dinosaurs featured include:
Allosaurus, Brontosaurus, Fabrosaurus, Maiasura, Pamparaptor, Spinosaurus, Alvarezsurus, Byronosaurus, Gigantosaurus, Micropachy–Cephalosaurus, Patagotitan, Stegosaurus, Amargasaurus, Carnotaurus, Hadrosaurus, Microraptor, Pentaceratops, Styracosaurus, Anchiornis, Centrosaurus, Herrerasaurus, Nodosaurs, Plateosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Anchisaurus, Chasmosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Ornithomimus, Polacanthus, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Hypsilophodon, Ouranosaurus, Saurolophus, Tyrannosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Edmontosaurus, Irritator, Oviraptor, Scolosaurus, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, Euhelopus, Lambeosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Sinosauropteryx, Vulcanodon

4 - 8 years

Young readers are invited to lose themselves on a journey through history, seeking people and objects with stories to tell across nine different eras.

Follow two kids and their cheeky puppy on a chase across time in this fascinating and funny interactive introduction to history at its grandest . . . and its most gruesome, by debut author-illustrator Clara Booth.

Traversing Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to the French Revolution and New York’s Roaring '20s, this book combines the seek-andfind fun of Where’s Waldo? with the irreverent hilarity of Horrible Histories. In each era, readers are encouraged to search through a busy illustrated scene where key people and objects are hiding. On the following spread, well-researched and playfully told facts accompany illustrated vignettes, adding insight to what the reader has found.

From the Tang dynasty in China to the Aztec culture in the Valley of Mexico, and the dirty streets of Tudor London, Lost and Found in History is an exciting immersion in different time periods that will delight young history lovers.

Illustrated in color throughout

48 pages

From acclaimed author Karla Arenas Valenti and New York Times–bestselling illustrator Ana Ramírez González comes a lyrical children's book about finding confidence, embracing identity, and recognizing that your unique self is more than enough.

A gift from Mexico alights on María Mariposa’s windowsill on her first day of school in a brand-new country: “¡Una mariposa!” / “A butterfly!” And with the butterfly, in comes magic. Filled from her toes to her new butterfly wings with memories of home, María knows exactly who she is. But when everything at school is different and strange, doubt begins to make María’s confidence fade away. The place she comes from, the community she loves, the magic inside her . . . does any of it really belong in her new life?

With courage and compassion, this picture book confronts the most difficult moments—and feelings—of being new, sweeping readers up in a powerful celebration of the magic we each contribute to the world.

TIMELY, REASSURING MESSAGE: This sweet story offers an inspiring, reassuring message, just right for kids facing the first day of school or a big move.

TEACHES SELF-LOVE AND EMPATHY: This book emphasizes the importance of courage, empathy, and friendship. Young readers will be encouraged to embrace new challenges with resilience and a strong sense of their own self-worth.

A STORY OF IMMIGRATION AND TRANSITION: This beautiful, lightly bilingual picture book speaks to the experiences of children who have moved or immigrated. A rich celebration of Mexican immigrant identity, it will resonate with any reader going through a time of transition and change.

A GREAT READ-ALOUD: The positive messages and gorgeous illustrations will spark imagination and inspire children to discover and express their own inner magic. It’s a perfect classroom or library read-aloud.

Perfect for:

Parents, grandparents, and caregivers
Educators and librarians looking for diverse and bicultural children's books
Kids moving to new schools or houses
Anyone seeking books that celebrate family heritage and individuality

by Dick Bruna

Miffy visits the gallery and sees lots of beautiful works of art. Feeling inspired, she uses her pencils to make her own artworks and creates her own gallery at home! The sturdy and big puzzle pieces with rounded edges are suitable for small hands. The six jigsaw puzzles in the book increase in difficulty, from four to nine pieces.

1 - 3 years

2 - 4 years

by Herve Tullet (Author)
The New York Times bestselling book, a brilliant companion to the mega-selling classic Press Here, is now gently compressed into a toddler-friendly board book.

With the graphic intensity of Eric Carle, the interactive fun of Poke-a-Dot books, and the humor of The Day the Crayons Quit but with a vision all his own, Hervé Tullet invites readers to MIX IT UP in a dazzling adventure of color and tones, filled with magic and wonder.

Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear . . . mix . . . splatter . . . and vanish in a vivid world powered only by the reader's imagination. The result is not only enchantment and giggles, but a real and deeper understanding of colors brought by a true master of his craft.

Just as in his mega-selling classic Press Here, Tullet sets readers on an extraordinary journey of color, motion, and interactivity. Mix It Up! is the perfect gift book for parents and kids to cherish and read again and again, as well as an invaluable teaching tool for preschool and kindergarten classrooms.

AWARD-WINNING PICTURE BOOK: A Junior Library Guild Selection, a Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year, a PBS Parents Best Picture Book, an ACL Distinguished Book, and selected as a Best Book of the Year by Chicago Public Library.

AN INNOVATIVE, INTERACTIVE WAY TO TEACH KIDS ABOUT COLOR: Each delightful page turn mixes colors and teaches kids basic color theory. Kids will giggle as they mash, smoosh, and mix up colors as they participate in the story.

AN EDUCATIONAL GIFT: The gorgeous graphic visuals make this interactive learning book an irresistible choice for gift-giving with the educational aspect as an appealing bonus.

STIMULATES CREATIVITY & IMAGINATION: Celebrate the magic of three simple colors transforming into an entire rainbow of possibilities. A tour-de-force of imagination that mixes the whimsical minimalism of Duck! Rabbit! with the graphic intensity readers have come to love in Tullet's unique books for toddlers.


Perfect for:
The millions of children and adults who love Hervé Tullet and his wonderful books, including Press Here, Let's Play!, and Say Zoop!
Fun and interactive read-aloud book for families or small groups
Toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers ready to learn about combining colors in a fun and imaginative way
Children's art programs
Fans of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds; Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle; A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni; and other books about color and creativity

46 pages

Novelty Book – April 5, 2022
by Serena Gingold Allen (Author), Teagan White (Illustrator)

In this sweet and interactive bedtime read-aloud—with the rollicking rhyme of Sandra Boynton's Barnyard Dance! and the bedtime themes of Sleep Like A Tiger by Mary Logue—young readers can make skunks scamper and possums prance with each push of a durable novelty element.

When you rest your head at night, nocturnal animals awake to dance and play! Push and pull the sturdy tabs to make foxes frolic and hedgehogs hustle in this sweet, interactive tale of nighttime fun.

A charming and interactive bedtime read-aloud, young children will delight in moving the durable novelty elements, making the illustrations transform through their efforts.

FOR FANS OF BARNYARD DANCE!: With rollicking rhyme and dancing animals, this book is perfect for anyone who loves Sandra Boynton's Barnyard Dance!

BEDTIME READ-ALOUD: After celebrating what nocturnal animals do at night, the child reader helps to tuck the child protagonist into a cozy bed by pull up their covers. Perfect for a bedtime read-aloud!

GREAT VALUE: With 8 durable and movable "sliders" throughout—including on the front cover—$12.99 is great value.

BONDING & LEARNING: Interactive novelty elements create opportunities for interacting with the book, and with one another, in new and sweet ways. While promoting parent-child bonding, the interactive elements also help the youngest readers learn hand-eye coordination and cause-and-effect as they see how their actions impact the illustrations.

CUDDLY CREATURES: Teagan White's cutest of animals are irresistible.

Perfect for: parents, gift-givers, fans of interactive books

Baby - 4 years

5 years and up

From Hervé Tullet, the New York Times bestselling creator of Press Here, Museum in a Book invites young and old to unleash their creativity!

At once an endlessly playful tabletop exhibition and a hands-on guide to enable one and all to create their very own art, this book is a physical kaleidoscope of the imagination. Using only his favorite tools—four bold colors, a brush, sheets of paper, and a pair of scissors—and applying a few straightforward principles and directions from his revolutionary art-making project, The Ideal Exhibition, Hervé provides simple instructions to create art that can be used to fill a huge space . . . or squeezed into a matchbox. But the best expression of Hervé’s prodigious creativity is this book itself: An interactive marvel that readers will arrange and rearrange in a dazzling display of shapes, colors, and patterns.

INTERACTIVE PLAY: Fold, unfold, arrange and rearrange, insert, pull up, and so much more to create a deeply satisfying activity that nurtures the imagination. This compact and compelling book brings Hervé’s art to every home.

BESTSELLING CREATOR: Hervé Tullet is the New York Times bestselling author of Press Here, Mix It Up, and over eighty books that have been translated into scores of languages. The creator of the groundbreaking do-it-yourself Ideal Exhibition, Hervé has introduced his technique and art in workshops, museums, and videos across six continents.

AMAZING PACKAGE: An intriguing die-cut cover and neon semi-concealed spiral binding tease readers to open this book—and ensure it can stand up sturdily. Unfolding into a magical 360˚ 3D experience, it expands to almost five feet wide. A priceless gift of play, imagination, and potential that is an art object on its own, Museum in a Book prompts and encourages all its readers to explore and express their very own artistic gifts.

A SENSORY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES: Bold neon colors, bright patterns, and tons of tactile elements make this a visual treat for artists of all ages! Once arranged—and rearranged—it will sit comfortably on a bookshelf or stand confidently on display. It encourages readers to look, reflect, play . . . and create!

70 pages

Baby - 2 years

TUMMY BOOK - The Nature My Tummy Board Book by Mudpuppy is a fold out accordion bound book that can stand upright on a playmat, perfect for engaging baby during tummy time sessions. With a focus on nature artwork, this tummy time is a perfect book to your baby's developing head and vision!

BRIGHT AND BOLD ARTWORK – The Nature Tummy Book is an accordion style book, with one side in bold full color and the other in high contrast black and white, which is eye-catching for a baby's developing vision. The book also includes a baby safe mirror as well, so little ones can delight at their own reflection.

PERFECT FOR GIFTING – This Nature My Tummy Book makes a great gift because it encourages children to explore and appreciate the natural world from a young age. The book is designed to be used during tummy time, which is an important developmental activity for babies. As they explore the pages of the book, they will be exposed to different animals and plants, helping to foster a love of nature and curiosity about the world around them. The book is also a great way to bond with your child and spend quality time together!

Mudpuppy – Mudpuppy offers a wide range of non-digital and environmentally friendly puzzles, games, and toys for children and the young at heart. We believe in creating toys that help kids' unplug and spend less time in front of screens with modern designs that are fun and interesting.

12 pages