The Papillon pups are at it again, in a genuinely heartwarming story in which the trappings of Halloween figure prominently! Children love this story, in part because it so humorously captures the inner lives of adorable canines Habanero and his younger sister, Jalapeno, as they navigate the joys and dilemmas imposed by the Halloween decorations appearing all around their home. Add to that the mystery of the missing pumpk...Read more

This is the third interactive sound book in the Bao Bao Learns Chinese series and, like its predecessors, Volume 3 makes for an engaging and entertaining way for kids to embark on, or continue, their bilingual learning journey. The process is delightfully easy. Each pair of contiguous pages in this sturdy board book covers a single classic nursery rhyme song, with the lyrics displayed in English, Mandarin, and PinYin (a p...Read more

This fantastic fourth volume in the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series shares the inspiring true stories of 100 Black women and girls whose lives and achievements have made a lasting beneficial impact on the world. The book's foreword and introduction, warmly and thoughtfully written by CaShawn Thompson (originator of the term Black Girl Magic) and editor Lilly Workneh, respectively, pull the reader in from the get...Read more

Author Kevin Brougher's exceptional skill at crafting cleverly amusing rhymes and Jessica Warrick's pitch-perfect artwork are key elements in why this update to the classic children's story captivates kids from the get-go! That the story hews fairly close to the original folktale (but with a happier, child-centric ending) proved to be a wonderful asset as well. After all, what young reader wouldn't root for a vulnerable r...Read more

High-quality educational content and imagination-stirring storytelling converge seamlessly in Mole and Tell, a winning combination that captures and holds young learners' attention from the get-go! The wonders and history of a universal unit of measurement called a mole are on display throughout, with International Mole Day serving as the springboard for an epically-informative, classroom show and tell. In addition to the...Read more

The Epic Words Vocabulary Book transforms the journey of learning new vocabulary into something epically enjoyable! Instrumental in this regard are the irresistibly amusing illustrations that visually reinforce the meaning of each of the 1,000+ words and definitions encountered along the way, with Mrs Wordsmith's cast of inimitably expressive animal characters figuring prominently in the mix. These story-like images are s...Read more

This wonderfully effective story writing guide breaks down the writing process into concise, easily understood steps expressed in a manner that tends to make immediate sense to budding authors. That strong engagement factor is further heightened by a persistent playfulness that permeates How to Write a Story, aided in part by a cast of joyfully-rendered characters that make reading the book and applying its methods remark...Read more

The Musical Sound Books Series from Cali's Books includes a wide range of stellar offerings that organize classic nursery songs thematically and according to distinct educational focuses such as counting, the alphabet, dinosaurs, holiday rhymes and more. Each of these highly durable board books is beautifully illustrated and has a button imbedded in each pair of pages that, when pressed, plays the song that has been visua...Read more

Stimulating, inspirational and thoroughly entertaining, this delightful book spurs young minds to contemplate more than 500 lively, kid-friendly questions inspired by real-world Rebel Girls past and present! Readers can flip Questions for Rebel Girls open to any random page and be assured of finding something fascinating to ponder and discuss with friends and family. Brief bios of famously distinctive and impactful women ...Read more

The Recordable Storybook Series offers up a variety of classic fairy tales presented in ways kids find to be wondrously engaging and entertaining. Foremost among these is the ability to have a friend or relative record the tale in their own voice so that the child can hear the story told by a loved one while poring over the words and gorgeous illustrations. Every page is a visual treat, with select words color-highlighted...Read more

There are ample treasures to be had in the 30 beautifully-illustrated fictional stories contained in this delightful hardcover book. Each unfolds in a different part of the world and focuses on a young person who calls that place home (Ana from Brazil, Karim from Egypt, and so on). While short enough to be taken in during a single sitting, each tale vividly lives on in young learners' minds well after the reading is done,...Read more

This Is the Sun does an extraordinary job of capturing nature's splendor and impressing upon young readers the interconnectedness of all living things. The artwork is nothing short of dazzling, as is the way each new page's words and images build on those introduced earlier. This Is the Sun starts and ends with glorious illustrations of the sun. In between, we meet a new plant or creature (and in one instance some fertile...Read more

Women in Botany warmly and appealingly imparts a wealth of knowledge about the field of botany, including the wide-ranging beneficial impact of plants on our lives and the science behind how plants grow and thrive. Along the way, we are introduced to several talented women botanists who, due to their unflagging dedication and the importance of the work they performed, laid the groundwork for a good many scientific discove...Read more

Women in Engineering, like all of the books in the exceptionally fine Science Wide Open series, concisely conveys a surprising amount of scientific and historical information in a manner young readers find to be entertaining, energizing and relatable. Key to that powerful engagement factor is the book's buoyant format in which a bright, curious girl asks intuitive and intelligent questions, the answers to which are detail...Read more