picture books

Betty loves visiting her grandma every summer, where she gets to spend time in Acorn Hollows, the garden behind her grandma's house. But one morning, Betty awakens to find the garden destroyed and soon discovers it's the work of a hungry badger. Betty comes up with a plan to save the garden.

Explains who artists are and how they see the world through descriptions of a young female dinosaur artist who uses her imagination to repaint a cityscape with bright colors in order to bring beauty to those who live there.

A bass-playing bear, a drumming crocodile, and a banjo-picking weasel form a traveling band that entertains the forest animals from spring through fall. When winter arrives, the forest animals go off to sleep and there's no one left for the trio to play for. Eventually, they recognize that they, too, deserve a rest.

When half pug, half bulldog puppy Chanko-chan is adopted by a sumo heya, she is eager to learn how to be her best self. SumoKitty tries to teach her how to protect against mice, but unfortunately she gets off to a slow start. She is sent away in disgrace. However, Chanko-chan returns in time to save the day and earn her title of SumoPuppy.

A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands.

A humorous story about the absurd excuses for not doing homework.

A humorous story about imaginative excuses for being late to school.

When asked about his summer vacation, a boy spins a wild tale of globe-spanning adventures.

Grown-ups never misbehave, cheat, talk with their mouths full, or complain--despite ample evidence to the contrary.

"Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' time as a student at Nevermore Academy"--Provided by publisher.