Candlewick Press
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
92 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Antarctica is a land of extremes--the coldest, windiest, highest, and driest place on the planet. It's a world where the sun stays hidden half of the year and where visitors must undergo a week of special training before it's safe to go outside (watch out for lava bombs!). It's also a place of stark beauty, history, and endless scientific research. Join beloved author G. Neri on his long-dreamed-of voyage to the ice, where he taps into his inner...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
"When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes you go for clothes that are comfy-careless or just-blend-in fine. Or maybe you're in the mood for something more chic-a-bam! Lipstick that shimmers. Knee-high boots for steppin' out on the town. Fancy-frolic in feathers. Whatever you wear, find something you love and fast-make it your thing. Wear your wardrobe however--chic-a-boom! You're a fashionista! Alive with bold, vibrant, minimalist illustrations, Maxine Beneba Clarke's freeform...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mom of Morocco), children bond with friends, honor tradition, and spend loving time with family. Accompanied by buoyant...
Author
Series
Bear and bird volume 2
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (62 pages) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bear and Bird are the best of friends, but yesterday they had a falling out. And although they can't quite remember why, each is sure that a new best friend is now in order. If Bear sends an anonymous letter floating down the river, will it be found by someone nice--someone with whom he has as much in common as he did with Bird? In this quartet of tales, the endearing duo is back to show that even friends who sometimes get their wires crossed can...
9) We could fly
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We Could Fly" by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which...
10) Gray
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Some days you may feel sunshine yellow or orange-balloon bright. Other days you're gray, or even night-sky black-like a dark scribble on a page, a storm in the clouds, or a puddle in the road. Gray is when you don't feel like yourself, or like you don't belong. But however you feel, there are big hugs (red) and loving lullabies (blue) waiting, and even the grayest sidewalk is a canvas for you to fill with the colors you choose. A comforting read...
11) Build a house
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut. As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has long used her art to mine America's musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation's...
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition, Reinforced trade edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
When Peppa and George grow tired of the same bedtime stories, the family heads to the library to find some new books to read.
13) Mushroom lullaby
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical picture book from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Kenneth Kraegel introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet mushroom dreams?...
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Peppa and her friends are playing store, Pedro Pony comes in with the sniffles and they don't have anything that will help him feel better, so they decide to play a new game.
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Despereaux Tilling, a most unusual mouse, is banished from his colony after he talks to the lovely Princess Pea, and when the princess is kidnapped by rats, he sets off to rescue her.
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Peppa Pig and her brother, George, are out for a nature walk with Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig on a beautiful fall day. There are so many things to be thankful for-- the blue sky above, the trees full of apples, the pumpkins, the fallen leaves that are so fun to play in. When a rainstorm catches them by surprise, will it ruin their perfect autumn day? Or will it leave behind a surprise that Peppa might be thankful for after all?
17) The bad day
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Squirrel is left hanging when a search for a tasty nut goes wrong. Meanwhile, Bird has his beak buried in a tree trunk, Snake is tied in a knot, Tortoise is upside-down, and Fox? Well, Fox has a suspicious stomachache. These animals are all having a VERY BAD DAY! But soon it becomes clear that little Mouse is having the worst day of all, and his friends can only help him--and one another--if they work together."--
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
66 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dazzle is a snow-white unicorn with a twisty horn, a sparkly pink tail, and a tag that says unicorns can grant wishes. He isn't sure whether he can make a wish for himself, but he does so anyway, hoping for a child and a home of his own. Instead, Dazzle gets sold at a yard sale and becomes one of the Book Buddies, friendly toys that children can check out of the library just like books. Meanwhile, Maya has just moved to town and decides to borrow...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In ordinary times, Tola lives in an apartment in Lagos, Nigeria, with her clever sister, Moji; her sporty brother, Dapo; and bossy Grandmommy. Tola is so happy! But news of a new virus--and a lockdown, too--sends Moji away in one direction and Dapo in another. Then, when Grandmommy can no longer go out to work, Tola goes instead. She works for the wealthy Diamond family and makes new friends among the household staff. But even the wealthy have problems--and...
20) One in a million
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Something is wrong with Claire, but she doesn't know what. Nobody does, not even her doctors. All she wants is to return to her happy and athletic teenage self. But her accumulating symptoms--chronic fatigue, pounding headaches, weight gain--hint that there's something not right inside Claire's body. Claire's high school experience becomes filled with MRIs, visits to the Mayo Clinic, and multiple surgeries to remove a brain tumor. But even in her...