Imagination & Play

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination! Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to...

A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookWith perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor. Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something...

A spectacular new picture book from the creator of international bestsellers Here We Are and What We'll Build that will give readers perspective on our place in space. A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space...

A charming picture book about play and the wonder of the winter season.All day in the factory, Robot sorts and stacks. At night, he wishes the other bots could play, but they're programmed to work, and work, and work.But one day, when the humans don't...

From award-winning creator Felicita Sala comes a whimsical adventure about a child who's determined to recover all his misplaced belongings, wherever they may be A baseball cap. A special sweater covered in dogs. A marble collection. The baseball cap,...

From the best-selling author of What Can a Mess Make? comes a charming picture book about a brother and sister who discover the unexpected delights of life's in-between moments while running errands with their mother. With joyful rhymes and gorgeous...

This book is an interstellar portal, and the aliens inside want to get to know you! Before you lift the cover, be sure you're ready to meet Zrk and Blrg. They're not so different from you--but to them, you're the alien! After their initial shock at...

Dory joins her first soccer team in this bestselling, laugh-out-loud chapter book series about an imaginative little rascal with a big personality. Perfect for fans of Junie B. Jones and Ivy & Bean! "Some of the best children's literature in years."...

It has been 20 years since the classic If I Built a Car was published, and now here's a companion read-aloud that's even more joyful and inventive! "My town will be swanky! My town will be swell! My town will be prized as the best place to dwell," says...

Join Clifford and his best friend, Emily Elizabeth, in this collection of five classic Clifford stories -- featuring the original, vintage artwork!Clifford the Big Red Dog has been a household name for over sixty years, teaching generations of children...

Deck the halls and get ready for hilarious holiday hijinks with this funny and heartwarming Christmas picture book for kids!It's the holiday season, and Jake is determined to have the best Christmas ever, which of course means getting lots of presents!...

Get ready to turn reading into an interactive game, with lots of laughs along the way, in a choose-your-own-adventure-style quest to find the last page of this book! With strikingly bold text and art, Books That Drive Kids CRAZY! are perfect picks for...

"Fun, expressive, informative, and imaginative! I want a box full of these books!" --Ben Clanton, New York Times bestselling author of the Narwhal and Jelly A trilogy of fun, charming, and how-to stories following the curious and spunky Beatrix and Box...

Start your engines as Baby zooms around the house like a race car driver, turning an ordinary living room into an exhilarating race course! This whimsical picture book brings the thrill of crawling to life from a baby's unique perspective. They honk...

Fancy Nancy makes a new friend and discovers the true meaning of friendship in this dazzling picture book from the New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser!For Nancy, a long weekend means fun, fun, and more fun with her best...

An Indie Next Pick"Brimming with magic." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Are you brave? Are you curious? Are you ready for an adventure? Then you are invited on the most magical of journeys. There are many ways through the woods. Some are long and...

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall's follow-up to her bestselling If I Was a Horse explores the challenges of first friendships through imaginative play. If we were dogs, what kind would we be? I'd be a big dog! And you'd be little dog. Woof! ...

In this nineteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry uses magic to bring some reality into a game of make-believe! Henry and Dudley are building the pillow fort of their dreams! But Max doesn't want to join in--she thinks she's too old for pillow forts...