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2020 Storytelling World Resource Award HonoreeInspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adventure story celebrating the courage and history of Chinese immigrants in America through a fascinating yet little-known event during the California Gold Rush era.Yao Bai is finally old enough to sail with his father and uncle to the Farallon Islands, to gather the precious eggs seabirds lay there. But on their way home they encounter trouble on the seäpirates! Just when Yao¿s father and uncle believe their hard day¿s work would all be gone, Yao comes up with a clever plan. But will it be enough to save all the eggs?

Little Narwhal Lost is a heartwarming tale inspired by a true story of how a young narwhal finds himself a new family to love and accept him-a pod of beluga whales!

From revered nature writer Brenda Peterson and told through striking and vibrant mixed-media collages by Caldecott Medalist Ed Young, Catastrophe by the Sea is a poignant story of redemption through empathy and compassion found in the most surprising places, and also provides a rich understanding of small creatures that live in a dangerous tidal zone.A lost cat roams the tide pools, pawing relentlessly at the small creatures that live there. One day an anemone confronts him and asks why he is alone and befriends him. In partnership with the Seattle Aquarium, Catastrophe by the Sea delivers a powerful message of finding understanding and friendship, and at the same time educates on the varied wildlife brimming in tide pools. "For several years, the Seattle Aquarium has studied the role of empathy in promoting conservation. Empathy is the ability to perceive, understand and care about the experiences or perspectives of another person or animal. We most often feel empathy for other people, but we can also feel empathy for animals. This led us to the idea of a children's book. Animals are regular protagonists in children's books, but these characters are primarily vertebrates and often charismatic mammals. Could we create a book that would allow kids and their caregivers to empathize with strange and exotic marine animals, like sea anemones or barnacles? We hope this book strikes a chord with audiences and fosters empathy for animals less like us." --Jim Wharton, director of conservation engagement and learning at the Seattle Aquarium

To know the story of the life and times of Judge Gilbert Merritt is to understand modern U.S. politics of the mid to late 20th century--how it came to be, and how it worked-particularly in the American South.

A memoir about whatit's like when they think you're their daughter, but you know you'retheir son. For as long as he couldremember, Grayson has known he is a boy, not a girl. While his identical twinsister wore princess dresses and danced ballet in a tutu, Grayson preferred hisSpider-Man costume or sweats. He was uncomfortable in anything considered"girly." People called him a tomboy, but he knew that wasn't right either. Heexplained to his mother, "I know I'm supposed to be your daughter, but I feel> Graysonis now twelve years old. This is his story about what it's like growing uptransgender--from small moments, like getting a new haircut or playing football, to the big life events, like choosing a bathroom, coming out to his friends, and picking a new name. Filled with humor and joy, Dotson isa thought-provoking and honest story of one boy's journey to becoming his best> The>

This is the sequel/follow-up to 2020’s bestselling The Noisy Classroom, which was a 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Silver Medalist; Finalist in the 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children’s Fiction; Winner of the 2020 American Fiction Awards for Best Cover Design, Children’s Books; and a Finalist in the Children’s Book Council’s Kids Book Choice Awards for Best Illustrated Character.Author Angela Shanté has built her profile since releasing The Noisy Classroom with the release of 2021’s When My Cousins Come to Town, which made the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids list; she has ~1.5k followers on Instagram and has started her own publishing house, Sunday Dinner Publishing, “highlighting inclusive writing which brings everyone to the table.”Angela Shanté taught in a classroom for 10 years, and wanted to continue to highlight the nontraditional classroom in a positive and inspiring way: “This classroom was much like my classroom. I believed in having fun, playing games, moving around, dancing, and enjoying the education experience [for the students and myself]. I think my classroom was dubbed ‘The Noisy Classroom’ because of it. I’ve found students can work, they can learn, they can be successful… and they can do so in a nontraditional way.”Excellent diversity pick, full of humor and positive SEL character traits.Book guide will be available and targeted for both educators and parents.Lexile 640L

With several types of puzzles to delight curious minds, The Puzzler’s Guide to Oregon is one part puzzle book, one part natural history guide—and lots and lots of fun!

Creative team Mark Penta (illustrator) and T.M. Murphy (writer) are childhood friends who co-created the Totally Weird Activity Books as a way to get kids creating.Origins of this series was in a self-published title, “Wicked Weird Story Starters,” in 2014.Author T.M. Murphy has written books for children and teaches at Boston College; lives in Falmouth, MA.Illustrator Mark Penta is an author, caricaturist, and illustrator who has taught at RISD and MassBay; he lives in Framingham, MA.Unusual Objects in Peculiar Places is the second story starters book in the Totally Weird Activity Books series; first two releases in Fall 2022 are Super Strange Story Starters and Creative Coloring and Far-Out Fun.

Another series by bestselling author Tina Wells, The Stitch Clique weaves a heartfelt story told in alternating perspectives about family, first crushes, and new friendships to last forever.

From classicLower Merion to hip and edgy New York City, Sophia Ito brings out her new stylein Book 2 of The Stitch Clique!Ever since her parents'divorce, Sophia's life at home with her mom hasn't been easy. So when her dadmoves back to New York, Sophia jumps on the chance to visit-not only can she goto her favorite museums and stores again, but she also misses seeing her dadevery day. Everything about being inNew York feels so familiar and right. But as much as sheloves the city, Sophia can't help but worry about her mom and wish her friendsback home could be with her. Yet when she's in Lower Merion, all she can thinkabout is getting back to New York with her dad. Will Sophia ever find where shebelongs?

A sweet, whimsical story about the meaningfulness behind a person's name and the power of accepting people just as they are.Featured in Children's Book Council's Summer 2022 Showcase: Love Makes the World Go RoundNames are so important. They are our parents' first gifts to us. They have history and meaning. For some it is the name we choose that embraces the best version of ourselves. Everyone deserves to be called by their correct name. This was simply beautiful.Lupe, Bookmarks (Winston-Salem, NC)Edimorwhitimormiligimmus Tug is determined to teach his classmates and teacher about the important family stories behind his superlong name.Publishers Weekly, Fall Children's AnnouncementsEdimorwhitimormiligimmus Tug has a very special name that is all his own. But his teacher thinks it's too long and hard to say. One day she shortens it to. . . Ed.But he loves his name just the way it is. So he comes up with a planif he can teach everyone his name, maybe they'll love it too!Sweet and whimsical, My Name Is Not Ed Tug empowers readers to own their identities and proudly celebrate who they are.

With gentleness and empathy, this beautiful story follows a young boy as he learns how a word that may seem funny to one person can be hurtful to another.When Words Have Power. . . follows a boy as he learns how a word that may seem funny to one person can be hurtful to another.Publishers Weekly, Fall Children's AnnouncementsHenry overhears someone calling his Chinese American mother a strange name at the market: banana. But Henry doesn't understand. A banana is just a piece of fruit. What's the big deal? And what does the name mean?With beautiful illustrations, When Words Have Power gently reveals the powerful effect microaggressions and name calling can have, and instead shows how a little kindness and respect can lead to bright, new friendships and stronger relationships with loved ones.

Based on a heartwarming true story, in which Odin, named after a revered Norse god, lived up to his namesake during the Tubbs fire 2017 in Northern California. Excellent choice for animal lovers - especially fans of dogs and goats. Portrays positive character traits of compassion and persistence, and can help evoke feelings of empathy. Because the topic of wildfires is perennial and not geographically limited, the book will resonate outside its setting. There are an average of 75,000 wildfires annually in the continental US with an average burn of 100 acres. Author is a children's librarian and professional writer. Author visited Odin's owner to more fully visualize the location, and also to get the story in detail, in person. Author's credits include many magazines, websites and several nonfiction books. Author writes a monthly kids' book feature for the Red Tricycle and blogs about children's books at emmaskidsbooks.wordpress.com Her first book, Journey, based on the true story of OR7, the most famous wolf in the west, tells the remarkable story of OR7, the Oregon wolf who famously traveled to California in 2011. Emma received the Cook Prize for the book as well as the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA). Includes in-depth author note, additional information on Great Pyrenees dogs, and book guide will be available. Easy for stores to pair with Great Pyrenees merchandise and plush toys. Lexile: 510L. Fountas and Pinnell level: N.

A rhyming picture book about how sometimes its not the biggest, strongest, or the fastest, but the littlest who can get the job done!This is a really cute story about a plane that is smaller than all the others. He feels inferior because he cant do what the big planes can. But when people get stuck in a storm and call for help, the big planes are too big to land to rescue the people, the little plane can reach them and he saves them. The illustrations were cute; I love the expressiveness of the planes. . . 4 stars.Youth Services Book ReviewAlaska Northwest Books wings into spring with... The Littlest Airplane by Brooke Hartman, illus. by John Joseph, in which a storm necessitates calling a mighty little bush plane to rescue people stuck on a mountain in the snow.Publishers Weekly, Spring 2022 Childrens Sneak PreviewsAt a landing strip in the far north, a little bush plane watches quietly as bigger, stronger, faster planes take off for adventure. But when a storm hits and hikers are stranded on the mountain, who will come to the rescue?Told in rhyming verse with bright illustrations, The Littlest Airplane soars high with heart and excitement.

Author Susan Ewing is passionate about educating children about the environment; her previous works include Ten Rowdy Ravens (Alaska Northwest Books, 2005) and Lucky Hares and Itchy BearsAlaskan artist/illustrator Evon Zerbetz previously illustrated Dream Flights on Arctic Nights and Ten Rowdy Ravens; she specializes in relief printmaking and linocut art, creating childrens book illustrations that are striking and totally uniqueCan pair with bird toys/stuffed animals and other bird-themed merchandiseFree activity guide will be available for teachers and parentsSynopsis: Playfully told in quick, witty verses and illustrated with gorgeously colored linocut art, Alaska is for the Birds! features 14 feathered friends found across Alaska.Back matter will include further details about each of the 14 birds featured in the book, including where they live in Alaska, their migration patterns, details about how they react to the seasonal temperature changes, and more! Glossary of bird words also included in back matterLexile 970L

In his walks around London, Captain W. meets a local family and befriends their young son. Childless, the Captain comes up with stories and small adventures to entertain the boy while his parents go off to work. Of all his tall tales, David loves the one about Peter Pan best. The Little White Bird is a novel by J. M. Barrie.

An intimate and moving graphic memoir by cartoonist Nate Fakes, dedicated to his stepdad Ron, a larger-than-life personality who gradually becomes affected by a rare form of dementia."A Fade of Light is a rare story that is both deeply heartbreaking and heartwarming. Nate Fakes is an observant writer and artist, with a good memory and an eye for small, revealing details. In his clear cartooning style, Fakes shows he and his family navigating a rare disease imperfectly but as well as they can. He captures the confusion and frustration of knowing something's wrong but not what, of desperately wanting to fix something that can't be fixed."?Brian Fies, Eisner Award?winning author of Mom's CancerThe first time Nate met his future stepdad in the summer of 1994, he thought Ron was nice, goofy, and kind, the type of guy who wasn't afraid to be himself. Ron liked to honk at other Jeeps while driving his own, bang on the drums without abandon, and order practically the whole menu at drive-thrus. It was alternatively embarrassing, annoying, and funny, though one thing was for sure: life with Ron was never dull.But as years passed, Nate noticed Ron's behavior becoming erratic and strange. He forgot obvious things and seemed more stubborn and irritable than before. Finally Ron received a diagnosis: he has frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder that affects about 10 percent of all dementia cases. There is no cure.Stylized in black-and-white drawings, A Fade of Light is a graphic memoir capturing the fullness of a life well lived?the ups and downs, the laughter and tears, the joys and heartaches, and the treasured moments that will always be cherished, if not remembered.

The Adventures of an Ugly Girl (1893) is a novel by Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett. While she is mostly remembered today for New Amazonia, a feminist utopian novel which depicts the emergence of an advanced society of women in the not-so-distant future, Corbett was also a pioneering romance and detective novelist. While little is known about Corbett, her surviving novels and stories suggest she was a passionate campaigner for women¿s suffrage in an era of conservative politics and traditional values. ¿¿Why, what does it matter how your hair is dressed, or what sort of a gown you put on? You may just as well spare your pains, for unfortunately nothing that you can do seems to mitigate your ugliness. I¿m sure I cannot think where you get it.¿¿ Dora Courtenay is moments away from meeting her new stepmother, but can¿t find anything proper to wear for the occasion. Despite her sister Belle¿s constant bullying, she finds the confidence to get herself dressed and, with her brother Jerry¿s encouragement, goes downstairs to finish preparing the dining room for their guest. As her father and his new bride wait in the next room, Dora, unaware of their presence, makes a crude joke about Lady Elizabeth, only to discover that her insult, however innocent, was overheard. Despite this blunder, the two start off on even ground, leading Dora to believe that she could grow to admire her new stepmother. Soon, however, her step grandfather the Earl of Greatlands makes a surprising request: he would like to marry her, making Dora a Countess. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett¿s The Adventures of an Ugly Girl is a classic of Victorian romance literature reimagined for modern readers.