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A visually stunning picture book biography about modern art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Javaka Steptoe.

A grandmother leaves her tiny home and her very big family and journeys to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting. Along the way, she encounters ravenous bears, obnoxious goats, and even hordes of aliens! But nothing stops grandma from acconplishing her goal-knitting sweaters for her many grandchildren to keep them warn and toasty for the coming winter.

Chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2016, this poetic, nonfiction story about a little-known piece of African American history captures a human's capacity to find hope and joy in difficult circumstances and demonstrates how New Orleans' Congo Square was truly freedom's heart.

Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. With exquisitely detailed illustrations and tragicomic flair, Carson Elis invites readers to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in even the humblest backyard.

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . .In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what what we see. when you see a cat, what do you see?

In this New York Times bestselling epic fantasy, a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must unlock the dangerous magic buried deep inside.

Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.

Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz takes on medieval times in an exciting and hilarious middle grade adventure about class, history, religion and farting dragons. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout from Hatem Aly.

A resilient young woman learns to stand against injustice at a critical crossroads in American history, told with the quiet strength and emotional depth of a new classic.