Fiction - People & Places

Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to ...

How do we love numbers? Let us count the ways: They're on street signs and bus stops, featured on phones, thermometers, chalkboards, and scales. ...

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...

Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets - Islamic book for kids "A beautiful picture book that simultaneously explores shapes, Islam, and the culture...

Fly away with Granny as she takes a magic carpet ride around the world, collecting a steadily increasing number of souvenirs from each unique loc...

Who better than Elmo and his Sesame Street friends to teach us that though we may all look different on the outside—deep down, we are all very mu...

An Indigenous boy invites new friends to share in beloved traditions as he celebrates the joy of summer and his love for Earth and Creator in thi...

First published in 1995 by Orchard Books, this book takes one baby, two dogs, and three bicycles on a journey from the big city to Maine's seacoast...

Noted poet Jorge Lujan and South Africa's illustrious illustrator Piet Grobler teamed up to produce this exquisite celebration of color. As day tur...

One kokeshi, two kokeshi, three kokeshi, four.... Anna is a Japanese-American girl whose grandparents live in Japan. They have been sending her ado...

100 floors. 100 new friends. 100 stories. Flip open this towering book vertically to climb and count with Tochi as he tries to discover who lives a...

Pen Pals Ndella and George have been exchanging letters for years, but have never met face-to-face because Ndella lives in The Gambia and George r...

Pen Pals Ndella and George have been exchanging letters for years, but have never met face-to-face because Ndella lives in The Gambia and George re...

Whether round and crunchy like a kimchi pancake or pinched and plump like a kimchi dumpling, there are so many ways to enjoy this Korean traditiona...

Sharing a delicious meal helps a child feel loved in this heartfelt tribute to Chinatown and spending days-off together. On a rainy Saturday, a you...

STARRED REVIEW *"A big urban adventure in a small package." ―Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW *"Will delight young readers and grown-ups." ―School ...

Marta, a curious, science-loving girl, explores the world of opposites and animals in this Spanish bilingual board book, illustrated by bestselling...

In this colorful bilingual Spanish and English board book highlighting the joys of napping from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré ...

Everyone has kisses for Baby, from Mami and Papi to perro and gato. Using simple Spanish words, this charming read-aloud proves that love is the sa...

In this lively picture book, children discover shapes all around them!A feast for the eyes and playful lesson in language for young readers, Roun...

Marta is una niña, an ordinary girl . . . with some extraordinary animal friends! As Marta explores the jungle, she knows she's bigger than a bug...

Lively picture book enumerates the joys of counting in both English and SpanishBoisterous illustrations and rhyming text: One is a rainbow. One i...

Counting and culture come together in this stunning companion to Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns. From one sun to countless stars, this gentle int...

A young boy in Iraq yearns to taste the bananas that have been made unavailable by warfare. Growing up in Iraq after the Gulf War, Mooz didn't alwa...