Gondra is a young dragon who has a mother from the West, and a father from the East.  Throughout the story, she compares her features to her parents and wonders who she will take after the most as she grows. Gondra is assured by her parents that they no longer need to horde treasure as she is their treasure. Includes interesting and informative author’s note at the end with background information on Eastern and Western dragon mythology. Positive message and delightful illustrations.

A young girl and her papa watch the night sky together. She’s proud that he works in the mill that is making the fabric for spacesuits of the astronauts who will someday land on the moon. Papa is only proud to make a living. Time passes slowly as they wait until the day of the launch and then the landing. As she sees the astronauts in their spacesuits, she knows those threads that are keeping the astronauts alive, the thread that are touching the moon are the same threads woven together by her father. The girl is so proud that her papa helped put a man on the moon.

A lovely story celebrating fathers. For primary level story time about space, pair with The Darkest Dark to highlight that space travel like other major accomplishments is the work of many people over the course of many years.

An attractive and informative young reader version of the authors’ award winning book, The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest. The authors share their knowledge of the Salish Sea from an interdisciplinary approach that includes an history, geology, oceanography, marine biology, ecology, as well as the human impact on the region. Colorful captioned photographs highlight the text.

A great title to promote curiosity in the unseen magnificence of the Pacific Northwest. Highly recommended for all libraries.

Pig seems to be always making trouble; messing up the living room mat, shattering a beautiful vase, and ripping up a dress. With an innocent bug-eyed look, Pig blames his friend Trevor. Poor Trevor doesn’t understand how his friend can do this to him. Pig’s next scheme, however, catches up with him. As he climbs up to grab a bag of treats from the to shelf, a bowling ball behind the treats falls and smashes him in the head. He’s learned his lesson!

Expressive illustrations, rhyming text and engaging characters make this a fun picture book for storytime.

This leveled reader from Dash! (imprint of Abdo) describes for young readers what a cat needs and some of the behaviors to expect from a pet cat. Colorful cat photographs directly support the text. Unlike some leveled readers, this title contains enough text to effectively communicate meaning, yet the volume of text brief enough to not overwhelm young readers. Readers will walk away understanding the basics of cat care.

Contains table of contents, glossary, index, and online resources.

Sayre again celebrates the diversity and beauty of nature this time with a book showing the explosion of color and shape of flowers in bloom. Oversized book format makes the close-up color photos a good companion for a story time focusing on spring or flowers.

Leaves emerge./Stalks surge./Bloom boom!
Bulbs send./Tips extend./Bloom boom!

The sparse, but rich language encourages readers to delve into the nuances of scientific descriptions.

An adventurous young girl sets out for her first trip by herself to visit her great-grandma on her birthday. Her mother shares the red cape she used to wear when she was a child visiting her grandma. The little girl decided she also wants to be called Little Red Riding Hood. Not far into the woods Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf. The wolf assures her that he’s a big friendly wolf, not the big bad wolf. When the wolf finds out that he hasn’t been invited to Granny’s party, he sets off with a growl. Along her journey, Little Red Riding Hood gathers friends; beaver, bear, mountain goat, and fox to join the birthday party. Granny is thrilled with the visitors and they had a lovely party until the wolf crashes through the door. All the partygoers fear for their lives, but wolf is just in a hurry to share the beautiful blueberry birthday cake he made for Granny. While his Great-granddaddy Wolf was good at swallowing old ladies, he prefers making sweet treats.

A unique version of the classic Little Red Riding Hood that incorporates the animals and geography of the Pacific Northwest. Also available in the series, Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest.

Mimi is so small, she sometimes thinks she should be called Mini. Mimi is frustrated of the things she cannot do because of her size. Her friends and family try to cheer her up by sharing all the positive things about being small. Mimi tries to focus on those positives, but can only find a few examples on her own. One day when her Dad gets her after school, he has a surprise to share – a new baby sister. Now that Mimi is the big sister and she reassures her tiny sister that one day, she’ll be a big too.

Sweet watercolor illustrations help portray Mimi’s frustrations and joys. A good title to encourage self-esteem and self-acceptance.

From tree to sea, from sun to stones and from bees to whales the natural world around us can teach us valuable lessons on how to live. These messages from nature are shared through both words and pictures.

  
'A baby bird shows me how not to be afraid
to spread my wings and fly.
I'll never find out how high
I can soar unless I try.' 

This beautiful book shares uplifting and encouraging messages while celebrating the natural world. A lovely read aloud and a great support for Social Emotional Learning lessons.

Melia spends her days measuring, testing, reading, and observing as she creates things in her lab. Jo spends her days singing, crouching, leaping, whirling, and twirling while she expresses the world around her creatively through the arts. They seem to have nothing in common and at first aggravate each other, but together they turn out to be a dream team. Jo’s unconventional creative thinking inspires Melia to look beyond what is right in front of her. The pairing of scientific thinking and creative thinking leads to inventive solutions.

A good title to support the STEAM movement. Also encourages the acceptance of others and the benefits of working together.