picture books

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes factual sidebars, discussion of fairy tale traits, and glossary.

"Retells the folktale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under the bridge. Includes factual sidebars, discussion of fairy tale traits, and glossary"--Provided by the publisher.

"Die-cut pages feature a sapling that grows into a flowering tree with each turn of the page as kindness is spread"--Amazon.

"A wise old dog contemplates the limitless world of imagination through a window"--Provided by publisher.

A shy and quiet boy wanders his new home town, listening to the birds, until he meets a fellow bird lover and friend.

"Far, far away at the North Pole, Santa is busy planning his Christmas Eve journey across his favorite place . . . New York [in this retelling of Clement Moore's classic holiday poem]"--Provided by publisher.

"It's Christmas Eve, and the Grumbletroll has woken up full of anticipation and excitement. After a fun-filled snowball fight with his friends, he decides they must all celebrate together. He has very specific ideas about everything you need to have a perfect party--scrumptious cookies, a beautiful tree, all kinds of presents--and of course it all must be done just right. With Grumbletroll telling his friends what to do, his friends get busy on the preparations, but then everything starts to go wrong. The cookies get burnt! Nobody wants to clean up! Even the tree is crooked! As each new problem arises, that intense angry thunderstorm begins to build up in Grumbletroll's belly"--Amazon.

"Bulldozer spends his days on a construction site. He and his friends are tasked with an important job: to tear things down and smash things up. But Bulldozer dreams of something bigger--could he and his crew be made for more than this?"-- Provided by publisher.

Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author's own life experience and inspired by a true story, "Nour's Secret Library" is about the power of books to heal, transport and create safe spaces during difficult times.

"When the narrator of this. . . book is startled by the buzzing of a bee, she sets off on an adventure that sees her running from community to community, trying to lose her buzzing companion. When she has run clear across Nunavut, she finally realizes that perhaps this little bee isn't such a fearsome foe after all"--Provided by publisher.