Spotlight: Be Brave, Little Tiger! by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Jean Claude

Fun and playful story by Margaret Wise Brown, best-selling author of the children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.

Follow the adorable tale of Little Tiger as he learns how to be truly courageous in this picture book, Be Brave, Little Tiger! by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Jean Claude.

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Spotlight: Kat Keeps the Beat by Greg Foley and Illustrated by Greg Foley

Join Kat, the musical kitten, and Bird, her kind-hearted pal, as they learn to count and keep the beat in this brand-new board book that stars the same characters from Greg Foley’s adorable picture book Kat Writes a Song!

Kat, Bird, and the rest of her friends are sure to have readers clapping, counting, and cheering for more as they learn about rhythm and how to count in this inventive board book that shows the power of song. 

A great read-aloud for parents and little ones to share, this sweet story proves that music has the power to bring friends together.

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About the Author

Greg Foley grew up in Austin, Texas, and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. An award-winning author and illustrator, he now designs and creative-directs Visionaire, V Magazine, and VMAN and lives in Greenwich Village, New York. He is also the author and illustrator of Willoughby & the Lion, Willoughby & the Moon, and Kat Writes a Song.

Spotlight: From Tree to Sea By Shelley Moore Thomas and Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

From a child’s point of view, this lyrical picture book looks at the relationship of nature to the human world and the place we call home.

From the edge of the sea to a high mountain top, everything has its place in the world and all living things are connected. The world around us has a lot to tell us if we take the time to look and listen. This tender and comforting picture book celebrates the wisdom in many of the things great and small that make up our wonderful world.

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About the Author & Illustrator

Shelley Moore Thomas is the author of the Good Knight series of picture books and easy readers. In addition to writing books, she works as an elementary teacher and as a professional storyteller. Ms. Thomas lives with her family and dogs in Oceanside, California.

Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and creates book covers for various publishers. He has directed short animated videos for Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics. He illustrated the acclaimed picture books Over and Under the Snowand Lifetime, both of which explore the natural world. Over and Under the Snow, with author Kate Messner was praised for its “stunning retro-style illustrations” (The New York Times), was a 2011 New York TimesEditor’s Choice and won an E.B. White Honor Award in 2012. He recently contributed art to the New York Times bestseller Goodnight Songs, which is a collection of poems by author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown.

Spotlight: Grandma's Promise By Susan Jones and Illustrated by Lee Holland

Nobody loves you like Grandma loves you!
 
Show little ones how much they are adored with this beautifully illustrated story celebrating the enduring wonder of a grandma’s love. From wisdom and guidance to strength and security, each page highlights one of the many ways in which grandmothers add to a child’s life. Some days Grandma is a protector guiding her grandchild to safety, other days she is a teacher giving her grandchild lessons on tradition and how to be the best they can be. With baby animals and colorful delights on every page, this rhyming tale is sure to be a bedtime favorite.

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About the Author

Susan Jones is a mother, wife, writer, and Sunday school teacher at her local church. She lives with her family and two dogs in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.

Spotlight: The Tortoise and the Scare by Carolyn Keene and Illustrated by Peter Francis

Help Nancy and her friends find a missing tortoise in the eleventh book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series.

Nancy, Bess, and George have been looking forward to their school trip to the Wildlife Refuge for weeks. They’ve been studying all the different animals they’ll see there—pygmy hedgehogs, scarlet macaws, and ball pythons. Nancy is most excited to see the sixty-year-old tortoise—that hard-shelled creature is older than her dad. But when her class reaches the enclosure they find out the tortoise is on the loose!

Nancy and her friends are on the case. Can they save the day before the class trip is over? Or will this sneaky reptile outsmart them all?

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Spotlight: Tickly Spider By Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Linda Bleck

Fun and playful story by Margaret Wise Brown, best-selling author of the children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.

Follow the story of the little boy and the tickly spider as they learn how to share in this picture book written by the author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown.

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