Blumenthal, Deborah

In three linked stories, sisters Annie and Sophie argue over such issues as foods touching on a plate, quiet time, and pet ownership.

hooks, bell

Children note that skin color is not as important as what is inside a person for determing who a person really is.

Gliori, Debi

A creature wonders where his strange younger sibling came from--a squeaking, leaking baby that should surely be set free.

Grey, Mini

Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other household objects.

Juan, Ana

The Night Eater, who brings each new day by gobbling up the darkness, decides he is too fat and stops eating, with dire consequences.

Hicks, Barbara Jean

Grandpa Boo-Dad not only believes that Bobo has seen a pink-skinned boy with orange fur on his head hiding under the bed, he knows exactly how a little monster can scare off such a horrible creature.

Keller, Holly

Pearl's birthday skates have a single blade and learning to use them is harder than she expects.

Kurtz, Jane

Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.

Markes, Julie

A young child is encouraged to go to sleep by the thought of everyone else sleeping, from teacher to baker to postman.

Thompson, Lauren

After wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den.

Anderson, M. T.

Racing against the clock, shy middle-school student Lily and her best friends, Katie and Jasper, must foil the plot of her father's conniving boss to conquer the world using an army of whales.

Avi

Thorston, an alchemist who has spent his life trying to decipher the secret to immortality contained in the Book Without Words, drops dead before realizing his dream, leaving a talking raven and a servant to reap the rewards of his work.

Erdrich, Louise

Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.

Fleischman, Sid

A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.

King-Smith, Dick

Farmer Skint and his family on Woebegone Farm have fallen on hard times, but their luck changes with the arrival of a special golden goose.

Klise, Kate

With a mother who buys Christmas cards in August and a younger brother who describes the Trinity as a toasted marshmallow on a graham cracker, life for eleven-year-old Charles Harrisong is anything but normal in Normal, Illinois.

Marcantonio, Patricia Santos.

A collection of well-known tales, retold from a Hispanic American perspective.

McKay, Hilary

While trying to reconnect with her friend Tom, who has returned to the United States without leaving a forwarding address, eight-year-old Rose inadvertently discovers the identity of her adopted sister Saffy's father.

Park, Linda Sue

While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more.

Woodson, Jacqueline

After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.

Winter, Jeanette

During the Iraq War of 2003, librarian Alia Muhammad saves thirty thousand new and old books in her Basra library from destruction.

Lester, Julius

The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Provides a listing of events, births of famous people, and holidays, with information and poetry about the twelve months of the year.

Young, Ed

Roy Tyle, the best mechanic in the state of Florida, can clean spark plugs just by looking at them, and he takes a two dollar bet that he can make an accident-proof car.

Butler, Dori Hillestad.

Told in the voice of a little girl, this informative and charming book will answer all sorts of questions a big sister- or brother-to-be might have.

Bildner, Phil

A young Brooklyn Dodger fan describes life with his friends in Brooklyn during the fall of 1951.

Silverstein, Shel

A collection of children's poetry where the humor turns on creative spoonerisms.

Singer, Marilyn

These illustrated poems present a fresh view of fire, including forest fires, fires on backyard grills, birthday candles, jack-o-lanterns, menorahs, Christmas lights, and dragons who provide their own central heating.

Silverman, Erica

Describes some events in the life of Sholom Aleichem, who wrote stories about Jewish life in nineteenth-century Russia.

Bolden, Tonya

A picture book biography of Muhammad Ali, this work traces Ali's boxing career. Showing him in the ring with many of his famous opponents, it also explains how he got interested in boxing.