Fiction

PreS-K—In energetic cartoons that pop with color, this book adds some ingredients to the masculine part of that old nursery rhyme: "What are little boys made of?/Horses and lords and knights with swords,/Wings and tails and dragons with scales!" The spot art builds from a boy's imaginary play to a full spread of reality—"That's what little boys are made of...

PreS-K—Arthur has a dream to describe, but no one in his family is listening...

Gr 9 Up—La-La is a talented singer with an absent mother and a sister battling cancer; Reese, a classically trained musician, has to sneak around a strict mother to pursue a love of hip-hop; Ziggy, a talented dancer, hides his passion from his Jamaican family because he's worried they'll think he's gay; and JamaicaKincaid wants so desperately to act that she's run away from her Connecticut boarding school to try and make it in New York on her own...

K-Gr 2— In this story told in a singsong rhyme, Rose and Ed strive to learn about and catch butterflies...

Gr 8 Up—Harrington's sequel to Clarity (Scholastic, 2011) stars the highly acclaimed high school psychic and detective...

K-Gr 2—In this mild, two-chapter tale for beginning readers, Henkes once again touches on the challenges of being an older sibling...

Gr 7 Up—Ichiro is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father, a soldier who died years ago...

Gr 2–4—This picture book takes a look at birthdays, religious festivals, weddings, fairs, etc...

Gr 5–8—Since the 1960s, wildlife scientists have been studying Alaskan polar bears in their native habitat...