The Rescues Best Day Ever
Red Comet Press, Sep 17th 2024
What’s in store for today? Three new adventures for adopted pet friends, Moose, Bear, and Tiger.
Moose, Bear, and Tiger have a stressful time facing up to their fears, and eventually finding comfort snuggling down in a big comfy chair at the end of a very busy day! They support each other through a packed day full of drama and conflict, but all ends happily as they settle down together for a well-earned rest.
Baby Steps
Abrams Appleseed, Sep 3rd 2024
Baby Steps is a read-aloud picture book from award‑winning author Kimberly Derting, and illustrator Shiho Pate, all about the wonder of becoming a sibling.
Baby stands / Baby lands
Baby falls / Baby bawls
Brother cuddles / Brother snuggles
Brother clasps / Baby grasps
Follow along as a young boy becomes a big brother and experiences the new noises, smells, and “firsts” a baby sibling can bring, including baby’s first steps! With simple, sweet rhyming text—and stunning, full-color illustrations—this book is an ode to siblings everywhere.
The Rescues - Finding Home
Red Comet Press, September 5th 2023
★ “Pate’s soft illustrations capture the heart of the story and are a perfect match to Greenwald’s sweet text.” - School Library Journal
Two shelter dogs await adoption in this early reader story about friendship, family, and home.
Moose and Bear are two scrappy shelter dogs patiently waiting for the right owner to adopt them. They meet, become friends, and one day a Cathy decides to take them both home. Despite their luck, they must face the challenges of settling into their new home. Along the way, they learn about each other, and their friendship deepens. Told with humor and heart, Finding Home is a tale that champions the importance of family and relays how it feels to belong and to have a place to call home.
Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey - Cupcake Catastrophe
Simon Spotlight, August 29th 2023
Best friends Chi-Chi the chicken and Pey-Pey the penguin both want the same cupcake in the second book in this sweet Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series about celebrating differences!
Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey are excited when they get cupcakes at snack time, but there is only one cupcake that has purple frosting—and they both want it! Can they find a way to share before they’re left with nothing but crumbs? When these two work together, anything is possible.
Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.
Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey - School Day Drama
Simon Spotlight, June 27th 2023
Classmates Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey are as different as night and day. Chi-Chi is a chicken who likes cheese puffs and cheerleading. Pey-Pey is a penguin who likes pirates and pogo sticks. If these two can find some common ground and become friends, anything is possible!
Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.
Ramen For Everyone
Atheneum (imprint of Simon & Schuster), March 14th 2023
Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiro’s dad makes delicious, perfect ramen for dinner, using a recipe passed down from his dad. There’s nori seaweed, briny like the ocean; nitamago egg, the yolk golden like the sun; and chashu pork so tender, it melts in your mouth. Yum!
Hiro’s dream is to make his own perfect bowl, and he’s sure he can do it after watching his dad and taking notes. But when he gets started, things don’t go according to plan. The seaweed crumbles! The eggs slip through his fingers! The pork falls apart! Hiro is worried he’ll never be a real ramen chef…but thanks to his father’s wise advice and his own creativity, Hiro discovers that every person’s perfect bowl of ramen is unique.
2024 CBC Children’s Favorites Winner
2024 CBC Teacher Favorites Winner
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"Get ready for ramen, handmade to order and delightful to devour! . . . Tanumihardja’s simple yet evocative prose draws readers into the drama and tension of the ramen making and brings to life Hiro’s loving, understanding family. . . . A celebration of the complexity and care that go into making this Japanese staple."
– Kirkus Reviews
"A hearty serving of Japanese cuisine, resilience, and family fun."
– Booklist
Animated Science: Rocks And Minerals
Scholastic, Oct 18th 2022
From gemstones to fossils and beyond, Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals is the definitive guide to rocks and minerals for grade school readers. In this book, readers will explore the substances that make up our Earth through comic illustrations and hilarious characters.
With a narrative nonfiction text, kid-friendly information, and Shiho Pate's engaging illustrations, Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals is a perfect introduction and ready reference, appealing and laugh-out-loud funny. Easily accessible for readers just learning, with more interesting facts and details for older kids honing their knowledge.
2023-2024 Missouri Dogwood Readers Award Reading List for Grades 6-8
Animated Science: Periodic Table
Scholastic, Oct 5th 2021
From oxygen to hydrogen, carbon to plutonium, Animated Science: Periodic Table makes chemistry come alive! In this book you'll meet the building blocks of you, the world, and the universe and see how they come together to make everything you see, do, and use every day.
With a narrative nonfiction text, kid-friendly information, and Shiho Pate's engaging illustrations, Animated Science: Periodic Table is a perfect introduction and ready reference, appealing and laugh-out-loud funny. Easily accessible for readers just learning the elements, with more interesting facts and details for older kids honing their knowledge.
Great for all ages! Includes elements punch-out card deck.
*A Junior Library Guild Selection*
Kids’ Book Choice Awards - Finalist for Best Info Meets Graphic
2 Pirates + 1 Robot
KaneMiller, 2019
Written by Hernry Herz. What does 2 pirates + 1 robot equal? Tons of fun, plus lots of adventure, times masses of laughter! Robot Lagan might not agree with the mathematics of that equation, but young readers will soon learn that it absolutely adds up.
