It all starts with a dream. Welcome to a magical world of endless curiosity, shimmering senses, and safe, snug places. You are a sleeping salamander... a dancing octopus... a graceful elephant... a sneaking tiger... even a playful child, full of wonder. Here you are, in every dreaming creature, sound asleep, and yet... wide awake.

Oktober Vasylenko likes his adventures to be safe, warm, and preferably inside, in the pages of a book. But the rest of the Vasylenko family love the outdoors, always tramping through the slimy, grimy, and climby wild to see what thrills they can find. And tomorrow, Oktober will be joining them. Even if he's scared, even if he gets lost, even if he finds the monster called the Wilderness, a nasty, scary thing with sharp teeth that can smoosh children....

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...

With bright, charming illustrations, The Brothers Zzli invites readers to join a bear family's search for home and belonging. This poignant story will spark lasting conversations about the struggles of refugees, the impact of prejudice, and what it means to welcome others.

Some days Maya glows... Maya feels a warm glow when she's with the people she loves and when she sees good things happening in her neighborhood. She feels a different kind of glow when she overhears her family worrying about bills or sees her favorite cousin stopped by police. Sometimes that glowing feels like too much to carry. But then the local librarian gives Maya a stack of books about those who felt the same glowing light. Black women throughout...

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...

"Turtles are found on every continent EXCEPT Antarctica. But not for long! When a David Attenborough-esque narrator explains that turtles are found everywhere except Antarctica, one determined turtle sets out to prove him wrong. After recruiting other non-Antarctic animals along the way-much to the narrator's dismay-the turtle and his adventurous friends travel through fields, forests, and cross an entire ocean to reach their goal. But what exactly...

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.