Fiction - People & Places

“[A] splendid debut novel. . . . This is masterly storytelling.” —The New York Times   Set in Poland during the Second World War, Anna and the Sw...

"No, mon ami! You can't catch me!" When an old Creole woman bakes dessert on King's Day, she has no idea what shenanigans will ensue. In this New...

In a sensitive and poignant portrayal of the events of the Holocaust, Star of Fear, Star of Hope introduces children to this difficult, but impor...

Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Ed Young brings an ancient Chinese folktale to life in the children's picture book Cat and Rat.To ...

Follow a child's dreamy flight through the Arctic and discover the animals that live there, from the wolves prowling through the snow to the goat...

"Funny, wise, and entertaining from first page to last." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Step back into ancient India as Marcia Williams brin...

Paul Bunyan was never "stumped," and no job was ever too big for him and his blue ox to handle. From Michigan to Minnesota, from North Dakota to ...

"Cathleen Young's characters will forever have a place in my heart." —Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7sFormer best friends compete t...

From the author of The Three Little Javelinas comes a Wild West retelling of the classic Cinderella fairytale, perfect for fans of Little Ree by ...

Can Prince Veera and his best friend outsmart the king’s trickiest subjects? Inspired by traditional Indian folktales, these stories are sure to ...

In this first book of the bilingual Janjak and Freda series, cousins Janjak and Freda go with their godmother on an exciting adventure to Haiti's...

From the award-winning and renowned illustrator Thomas Locker, beautiful oil-painted illustrations pair with this wonderful retelling of the trad...

The bold, bright colors of India leap off the page in this fresh and funny picture book retelling of how Ganesha came to help write the epic poem...

You'd think a knife in the ribs would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that's when his life at last gets interesting. He finally sees that peo...

The neighbors aren't too happy about Henry and his beat-up old house. Why doesn't he clean it up, and weed his garden and sweep his walk? Henry's...

Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction From the mid-1800s to the late 1990s, the education of Indigenous children wa...

Imagine walking to the same place every day, to meet your best friend. Imagine watching hundreds of people pass by every morning and every aftern...

Anpao is young and Handsome and Brave — a man any maiden would be proud to call her husband. Any maiden but Ko-Ko-Mik-e-is, that is, who calims s...

When the fiercest giant in all of Ireland comes knocking at his door, what can peaceful Fin M'Coul do to escape him? An ALA Notable Book, by the ...

America meant "freedom" to the immigrants of the early 1900s—but a freedom very different from what they expected.  Cities were crowded and jobs ...

This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by t...

Tomie dePaola’s beloved and bestselling Strega Nona gets in some friendly competition in this beloved addition to the series!Strega Nona (Grandma...

In the thirteenth century, Sundiata overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule the West African trading empire o...

In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby. Product DetailsISBN...