Celebrating Children's Books

The story of 10-year-old Bud, fom Flint, Michigan, who struggles to find his place in the world...

When Meg Murray and Charles Wallace’s father is taken by evil forces to another planet, it is up to...

When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...

The story of two children, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, who become friends. Jesse was lonely and angry until he meets Leslie.

Stanley Yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. After being unjustly convicted of stealing a pair of athletic shoes, he is sent to a detention center, Camp Green Lake.

The story of a widowed mouse, Mrs. Frisby, who must move her family to their summer home to avoid...

A biography of Abraham Lincoln told in illustrations and photographs. The book spans Lincoln’s life...

Set in 12th century Korea, this story centers on Tree-Ear, an orphan being raised by Crane-man in...

A collection of poems meant to be read by two people. The poems simulate the sounds of the insect...

The story of how Claudia and Jamie Kincaid run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of...

The story is about the Logan family, who live in Mississippi during the Depression. The family experiences racism and injustice.

A murder mystery centered on Samuel Westing who named 16 heirs in his will to figure out who killed...

When Miranda Sinclair starts receiving notes giving her instructions to record future events she...

The story of Despereaux, a mouse who falls in love with a human named Princess Pea who is being held...

On a road trip from Ohio to Idaho, 13-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, who is part Indian, entertains her grandparents with stories about Phoebe Winterbottom. Phoebe has many adventures.

The story of a dystopian community ruled by the Committee of Elders, which tightly controls every aspect of society. When 12-year-old Jonas is granted the highest job in the society, Receiver of Memory, he learns from the Giver all that has been sacrificed in the name of order and sameness.

A poor girl named Minli lives in a rundown shack with her parents in the valley of Fruitless...

“Asta’s son” is all he’s ever been called. It's appropriate because he and his mother are poor...

The story of frog and toad recounts their loving friendship, where they help each other out and have fun in the process. Frog wakes Toad up to enjoy the year they have together, and Toad tells Frog a story when he doesn’t feel well.