If you think you're nervous about the first day of school, imagine how your backpack feels. From the moment you shove your new binders down its throat, your backpack knows it's in for a serious test. How will it find its place in this scary new environment when half the time it can't even see where it's going? This hilarious yet reassuring tale filled with crowded hallways, heavy books, and other relatable back-to-school jitters will have kids braving...

In the night garden, you can lie on the cool grass and look up to the millions and trillions of stars... In the night garden, blinking stars and pale moonlight might reveal a lone cat tiptoeing across a roof, intoxicating flowers unfurling in the cool air, or a mama fox escorting her sleepy cubs home. Listen closely and you might hear the wind blowing through the trees, the murmur of a slow stream, or the gentle song of crickets and bullfrogs, lulling...

When a blizzard closes the branch library early, Hubert hurries home. As he arrives at the shortcut home through the spooky Hollow, he hesitates. But then a mysterious fox appears, offering him her hand. Together they begin a journey that takes Hubert on a harrowing trek through spectacular vistas beyond his wildest imaginings. This winter tale has a sparse text with breathtaking illustrations, including a spectacular double gatefold. Will Hillenbrand...

"Are YOU big? A simple question sends readers to the far reaches of the universe"--

On a bright and sunny summer morning, Tucker Turtle and Ripley Rabbit decide to meet the many animals, birds, and insects that live on Presque Isle State Park located near Erie, Pennsylvania. Their journey is fun, exciting, and educational.

In a heartfelt and luminous story that celebrates friendship, the imagination, and those achingly magical summer days that seem to stretch on forever, a lonely young boy meets an unlikely companion, a majestic owl. What follows is a season of childhood adventure and innocent joy under the warmth of a blanket sky, until the poignant moment when the owl must continue his journey and fly away. Debut author--illustrator Tim Fischer's stirring words...

Preschoolers can learn to tell the time with Maisy as they follow their favorite mouse throughout her busy day. Includes a clock with movable gears.