Spoon's always been a happy little utensil. But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it. He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much better than him. But do they? And what do they think about Spoon?

"When little bird Tim hatches from his egg, the other birds say he should learn how to fly. All the fathers and mothers give him their best advice. But Tim isn't so sure. Does he really have to do what everyone else is doing?"--

"Introducing the power of yes and no, this picture book for young children growing up in our everchanging world shows them how to listen to their bodies and minds to know when to say two little words with big meaning."--

In early twentieth-century China, Ailin's liberal father allows her to avoid the tradition of foot-binding, but a broken engagement makes her family fear for her future. Ailin's intelligence and hard work--and a lot of luck--lead her to a new life in America.

"Some people love a big, strong hug. Others like a gentle hug. Some don't like to hug at all-they like to shake hands instead. Same Love, Different Hug is a gentle picture book that looks at how different people connect and navigate boundaries, modeling social-emotional skills for the youngest among us."--

"An alphabetical celebration of boys around the world, with countries, names, and character traits from A to Z"--

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

Bolita de Masa asiste al Festival de Bolitas de Masa con su familia. Accidentalmente sale rodando de su tienda de campaña. Al regresar a su hogar, conoce a muchas otras bolitas de masa de todas partes del mundo. Se da cuenta que hay muchas formas de ser bolitas de masa. Todas son diferentes, pero, lo que es más importante, todas tienen algo en común.

"This endearing picture book from South Africa follows the story of a little girl who, with help from her grandmother, explores her identity and learns to appreciate her name. "There was once a beautiful little girl with a heart as big as her name, Kantiga. But Kantiga did not like her name." Hearing this, her gogo tells her a family tale of the magical clay pot that seems to be useless because it is cracked and broken. We learn how this flaw makes...

"Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in. The other kids sit on their chairs, but sitting upright makes Bitsy dizzy. The other kids paint with their fingers, but Bitsy would rather use her toes. Everyone tells Bitsy she's doing things wrong-wrong-wrong, so she tries harder...and ends up having a five-star meltdown. Now Bitsy feels like a very small star...