When a little girl who loves maps and dreams of one day meeting people from other places finds a message in a bottle thrown by an old man with similar dreams in a foreign land, their communication bridges generational, cultural, and political boundaries to forge a lasting friendship.Based on a true story, Arletis, Abuelo Esteban, and the Message in a Bottle is a lyrically written, lushly illustrated portrait of life in rural Cuba that will enchant children and adults alike.

Space enthusiasts will love Jeff’s adventure as he experiences a ride in space. Fun sound-effects and whimsical music will engage young learners as they countdown to take off! As the spaceship shoots up into space, young Jeff listens to ground control for directions. What will Jeff do when he lands on the moon? Kids will enjoy this adorable story about Jeff’s fun day in space.

It is Alicia's birthday and as she walks through her Latino neighborhood all her neighbors and friends help to make the day very special.

Space enthusiasts will love Jeff’s adventure as he experiences a ride in space. Fun sound-effects and whimsical music will engage young learners as they countdown to take off! As the spaceship shoots up into space, young Jeff listens to ground control for directions. What will Jeff do when he lands on the moon? Kids will enjoy this adorable story about Jeff’s fun day in space.

Space enthusiasts will love Jeff’s adventure as he experiences a ride in space. Fun sound-effects and whimsical music will engage young learners as they countdown to take off! As the spaceship shoots up into space, young Jeff listens to ground control for directions. What will Jeff do when he lands on the moon? Kids will enjoy this adorable story about Jeff’s fun day in space.

Why be colorblind when we can be colorFULL instead?Imani and Kayla are the best of friends who are learning to celebrate their different skin colors. As they look around them at the amazing colors in nature, they can see that their skin is another example of God's creativity! This joyful story takes a new approach to discussing race: instead of being colorblind, we can choose to celebrate each color God gave us and be colorFULL instead.

Space enthusiasts will love Jeff’s adventure as he experiences a ride in space. Fun sound-effects and whimsical music will engage young learners as they countdown to take off! As the spaceship shoots up into space, young Jeff listens to ground control for directions. What will Jeff do when he lands on the moon? Kids will enjoy this adorable story about Jeff’s fun day in space.

A young girl learns her rickety, old house by the river is stronger than the fiercest storm because it is fortified by love and family.As the worst storm in years approaches, Belinda wishes more than ever that she and her mother lived in town, where the houses are on high ground, safe from the rising river. Their old house, with its leaky roof and rickety stairs, hardly seems strong enough to endure the fierce winds and driving rain. If only her father were alive, ...

A fictional story set during the California Gold Rush, in which a girl teams up with her best friend in search of gold to buy her mother's freedom from a slave catcher.In the 1850s, during the time of the California Gold Rush, Rosabel and Sophie become best friends because they are both outsiders. Rosabel is African American and Sophie is Jewish. Rosabel has freedom papers, but her mother, Miz Violet, is a runaway slave. They have escaped to California, where slave...

It’s the adventure of a lifetime when best friends—and self-proclaimed superheroes—defeat bad guys of their own invention.It’s wonk ’em time when Bucky and Stu have to stand up to Phat Tyre, TrashMan and Hose-Nose. No matter that the bad guys are all made out of household items that Bucky and Stu have assembled themselves—these bad guys don’t stand a chance against the boys’ power moves. Still, it’s quite a surprise when their latest villain, the giant Mikanikal Man, gets zapped du...

Could two little boys who scare each other silly ever become friends?When Alik and Boi accidentally bump into each other at the pond, they aren’t exactly thrilled. In fact, they’re terrified! Boi thinks Alik is a swamp monster, and Alik thinks Boi is a space alien. Both run home in a panic to share their news, but their families don’t believe them. If only Alik and Boi can drum up the courage to venture back outside, they just might cross paths again and realize how much they have ...

It is the Fourth of July, and a young girl and her parents are off to see the town's big parade-Hoorade Day! Boosted up on daddy's shoulders, the girl excitedly waves to her family members in the parade and joyfully describes each section. From the bleats and bangs of the marching band to the graceful twirls of the ribbon dancers, the little girl spots it all, reciting simple, rhyming cheers with her diverse community.