Collection: Children

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the... SUN! When morning comes, a young boy must prepare for his day, faster than a speeding bullet. Follow along as he leaps tall buildings (jumps out of bed) in a single bound, dons his heroic uniform (his clothes), and faces his greatest weakness (Kryptonite-colored toothpaste). Then it's up, up, and away to daycare! The perfect companion to the best-selling author Michael Dahl's Bedtime for Batman, this official DC Comics picture book will have Superman fans young and old delighting in their morning routines. Includes a morning routine checklist.

An inspiring and patriotic tribute to the beauty of the American flag, a symbol of America's history, landscape, and people, illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson

Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative paintings to celebrate the iconic imagery of our nation, beginning with the American flag. Each spread, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, depicts a stirring tableau, from the view of the Statue of Library at Ellis Island to civil rights marchers shoulder to shoulder, to a spacecraft at Cape Canaveral blasting off. This book is an ode to America then and now, from sea to shining sea.

It's Bear's very first day of school!

He wants to be grown up, so he leaves his stuffed bunny Floppy at home along with all his familiar things. But being away from his best friend is hard--and the first day doesn't turn out quite how like Bear wanted it to. Bear learns that the first day of school might not always be perfect, and being grown up doesn't have to mean giving up the things he loves.

Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's beloved duo Bear and Floppy head to school in Bear's Big Day--a charming picture book about starting school and being independent.

Look for more books in the Bear and Floppy series that tackle themes like facing big moments and fears.

Don't miss these other books from Salina Yoon!

The Bear series
Found
Stormy Night
Bear's Big Day

The Penguin series
Penguin and Pinecone
Penguin on Vacation
Penguin in Love
Penguin and Pumpkin
Penguin's Big Adventure
Penguin's Christmas Wish

The Duck, Duck, Porcupine series
Duck, Duck, Porcupine
My Kite is Stuck! And Other Stories
That's My Book! And Other Stories

Be a Friend

Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three.

Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a "big" ladybug, this book artfully depicts the concept of scale. The book zooms out from the bug, to a flower, to a cow, all the way to an expansive spread of sky. Then Henry Cole masterfully zooms back in from that sky, to a tree, to a house, to a window, all the way to the end where an adorable dog is taking a "little" nap.

In this ideal introduction to the concept of scale, young readers will love the lush illustrations of the animals, objects, and scenery of a farm, and they'll delight in seeing how something "big" can suddenly seem "little" with the turn of a page!

When Farmer Gray takes a trip, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick and White Duck decide to paint their black-and-white farm. Red Hen paints the barn red and White Duck paints the fence white. Then Blue Goose and Yellow Chick pour their paint together to make green for the grass and trees. By the time Farmer Gray comes back, the whole farm is full of color--what a wonderful surprise! Incorporating primary and secondary colors, as well as animals, this is a simple and engaging way for young children to learn basic concepts.

Good Night Charleston features the City Market, Rainbow Row, Waterfront Park, Magnolia Plantation, Middleton Place, South Carolina Aquarium, Fort Sumter, Patriots Point, Morris Island Light, Dock Street Theater, Southern foods, and more. Welcome to one of the South's friendliest and most historic cities. This charming book takes young readers on an unforgettable tour of Charleston's most treasured sights and landmarks.

This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting, child-friendly themes.

Many of North America's most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for North America's natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area's attractions as rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place.

Welcome to Montana! Parent and child bears explore Montana in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Laugh along with Dr. Seuss in the ultimate rhyming book--now in a board book format with a larger trim size, perfect for babies and toddlers!

Welcome to Dr. Seuss's book of ridiculous rhymes, and get ready for a wild whirl of words! Keep an eye out for the Zink in the sink and the Bofa on the sofa, and don't forget to say goodnight to the Zillow on your pillow! Everyday objects become the homes for colorful creatures that kids won't be able to get enough of.

Big Bright and Early Board Books are super sturdy, simplified board book editions of classic Bright and Early and Beginner Books, available in a bigger size for smaller hands!

As the first decade of Peanuts closes, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade with a cover starring Patty, one of the original three Peanuts. Major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. (Her advice to a forlorn Charlie Brown: "Get over it.") For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great Pumpkin (although he laments that he was a victim of "false doctrine," he's back 12 months later). Linus also gets into repeated, and visually explosive, scuffles with a blanket-stealing Snoopy, suffers the first depredations of his blanket-hating grandmother, and falls in love with his new teacher Miss Othmar. Even more importantly, several years after the last addition to the cast ("Pig-Pen"), Charlie Brown's sister Sally makes her appearance--first as an (off-panel) brand new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a toddler and eventually a real, talking, thinking cast member. (By the end of this volume, she'll already start developing her crush on Linus.) All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: "Happiness is a warm puppy." Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once in relatively obscure and now impossible-to-find books; in other words, close to one quarter of the strips have never been seen by anyone but the most avid Peanuts completists.

The introduction is by comedienne extraordinaire Whoopi Goldberg, who reveals which Peanuts character she has tattooed on her body (and where)--as well as telling of her meeting with "Sparky" Schulz, and her fascinating theory on Snoopy's brother Spike. As always, this volume is gorgeously designed by award-winning cartoonist Seth. The Complete Peanuts continues to receive national and international media attention for its sophisticated treatment of one of the 20th Century's defining American classics.

A 2007 Eisner Award winner: Best Archival Collection/Project: Strips; a 2007 Harvey Award winner: Best Domestic Reprint Project.

From New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Honor recipient Lane Smith comes a fun story of five little lads before they became five really big Founding Fathers--perfect for celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence!

Once there were four lads ... John (Hancock), Paul (Revere), George (Washington), and Ben (Franklin). Oh yes, there was also Tom (Jefferson), but he was annoyingly independent and hardly ever around. These lads were always getting into trouble for one reason or another. In other words, they took a few ... liberties. And to be honest, they were not always appreciated. Until one day, they all played a part in securing America's freedom.

"Exercise your freedom to scoop up this one." --School Library Journal

Don't miss Madam President, also written and illustrated by Lane Smith!

Bounce a ball right off your hands. Bounce it off your toes. Try to bounce a beach ball on the tip of your nose! Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin, who had toddlers all over America jiggling with Wiggle, invite them now to hop, leap, pounce, and bounce to their hearts' content (though not on couches!). Because, after all, it's better to have bounced and bumped than never to have bounced at all.

MiM wasn't always the Man in the Moon. He was once a child, fortunate enough to be born during the Golden Age, when all dreams were sweet. Until the day he and his family are attacked by Pitch, King of Nightmares. Bereft of his parents and left stranded on the moon, MiM turns for help to his oldest friend, Nightlight, who would sprinkle him as an infant with Dreamsand and protect him from nightmares. It is Nightlight who encourages MiM to become the guardian of the hopes and dreams of the children of Earth, but he will need help with his task--not least from a toymaker, a rabbit, and a fairy.

HL no siempre fue el Hombre de la Luna. Era una vez un niño con la fortuna de haber nacido durante la Época de Oro, cuando todos los sueños eran dulces. Hasta el día en que él y su familia son atacados por Sombra, el Rey de las Pesadillas. Sin sus padres y varado en la luna, HL recurre a su amigo más fiel, Luz Nocturna, quien lo espolvoreaba de bebé con la arena de los sueños y lo protegía de las pesadillas. Es Luz Nocturna quien anima a HL a convertirse en el guardián de las esperanzas y de los sueños de los niños en la Tierra, una tarea con la cual necesitará ayuda--en particular la ayuda de un fabricante de juguetes, un conejo y un hada.

Take the worry out of potty training with this fun and informative guide that encourages your child to use the potty like a big boy. Now your child can be potty perfect with this step-by-step guide to using the potty with pride! With lots of helpful, friendly advice and special reward stickers to encourage success, soon your toddler will be able to say, "Bye-bye, diapers!"

With memorable rhyming text, this board book is fully illustrated and complete with a pull out chart and star stickers. The emphasis is on motivating children to use the potty correctly by giving them praise and rewarding their success as they take their first steps towards becoming diaper-free. This book is a fun introduction to a challenging family subject.

Includes 80 reward stickers for your brave little trouper. Board books are durable and ideal for tiny hands. Practice makes perfect!

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote is an allegorical picture book about the hardships and struggles of immigration from award-winning children's book author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh.

A Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Honor Book and ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book

Papa Rabbit left two years ago to travel far away north to find work in the great carrot and lettuce fields to earn money for his family. When Papa does not return home on the designated day, Pancho sets out to find him.

He packs Papa's favorite meal--mole, rice and beans, a heap of still-warm tortillas, and a jug full of fresh aguamiel--and heads north. Along the way, Pancho crosses a river, climbs a fence, and passes through a tunnel guarded by uniformed, bribe-taking snakes. He soon meets a coyote, who offers to help Pancho in exchange for some of Papa's favorite foods. They travel together until the food is gone and the coyote decides he is still hungry . . . for Pancho!

Tonatiuh enlivens Pancho's story with the spirit of regional folklore, and he adds cultural atmosphere in arresting, flat folk art filled with cultural references. Of course, "coyote" has two meanings here. With tenderness and honesty, he brings to light the trials and tribulations facing families who seek to make better lives for themselves and their children by illegally crossing borders.

"Incandescent, humane and terribly necessary." ―Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Pancho Rabbit's trip has the feel of a classic fable or fairy tale." ―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

It's nearly Cedric the Dragon's bedtime, there's just time for his mum to read him his favourite book. Unfortunately for her, Cedric likes the story so much that he wants to hear it again, and again, and again with incendiary consequences!