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From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.Before Augusta...

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on his childhood with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer in this memorable book that is part memoir, part travelogue, and part reflection on craft and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543560374Author Abby CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515735649Author Michael ByersFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515713371Author Lori MortensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689865732Author Amy EhrlichFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman...

A beginning biography of Mark Twain that relates the childhood incident which grew into one of his most famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.Book InformationISBN 9780689853999Author Goldsmith HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Simon &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476502243Author Molly KolpinFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 208mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515713364Author Jennifer Lynne HunsickerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626175518Author Chris BowmanFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Blastoff! ReadersPublisher Blastoff! ReadersWeight(grams) 204g

Told in her own words, A Girl from Yamhill is Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary's heartfelt and relatable memoir-now with a beautifully redesigned cover! Generations of children have read Beverly Cleary's books. From Ramona Quimby to Henry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515713340Author Melissa FergusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

A fantastic write-in book that helps children learn to write their own stories. Includes lots of different writing activities including a fictional school journal, writing a comic strip, and forming a story around a picture. Packed with writing tips and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152051457Author Jane MedinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpre, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes Pura's abuela always has a cuento to share. She crows !Qui-qui-ri-qui! for Senor Gallo, booms Borom, Borom for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580730389Author Neil BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Black Classic PressPublisher Black Classic PressWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 212mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561646838Author Sandra Wallus SammonsFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Bks for Younger Children) 2011. Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2011 and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496684783Author Martha LondonFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544715578Author Sherri Duskey RinkerFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on his childhood with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer in this memorable book that is part memoir, part travelogue, and part reflection on craft and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593373354Author Angela Burke KunkelFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

In 1942 Anne Frank and her family went into hiding to escape the Nazis. The diary Anne kept during this time would go on to become a lasting record of this dark period in history. This book explores Anne's life, her achievements, and her tragic death...

The inspiring true story of Harper Lee, the girl who grew up to write To Kill a Mockingbird, from Bethany Hegedus and Erin McGuire. Perfect for fans of The Right Word and I Dissent. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during...

An inspiring and kid-accessible biography of one of the world's most famous poets. Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul," is brought to life in this moving story. In a small New England...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (Children/Young Adult) 2012. Commended for Orbis Pictus Award 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780805091984Author...

A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey In this lyrical biography of one of literature's most creepily creative authors and illustrators, kids will learn about the inspiration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Award for Young People's Literature 2014 and Newbery Honor Book 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780147515827Author Jacqueline WoodsonFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580896382Author Jane SutcliffeFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and...

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time.Discover the haunting story of the Headless Horseman, his chilling adventures in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and his historical backstory in this addition to the What Is the...

From the Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.Zora was a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763690366Author Leonard S. MarcusFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499809602Author Linda MarshallFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Little Bee BooksPublisher Little Bee BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250812537Author Monica BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Kids can experience William Shakespeare's England and get their first taste of the Bard's sublime craft with this lively biography and activity book. Staging swordplay, learning to juggle, and creating authentic costumes like a flamboyant shirt with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771473507Author Nadia HohnFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Owlkids Books Inc.Publisher Owlkids Books Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Caldecott Medal 1990.Book InformationISBN 9780395689820Author Bill PeetFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton...

This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books-John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of our greatest writers. But before that, she was just an ordinary girl. In fact, young Jane was a bit quiet and shy; if you had met her back then, you might not have...