Melissa Reilly

Discover a reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special.

Ivan the Gorilla was brought from Africa to a Tacoma, Washington mall to attract shoppers. Eventually, after public outcry, Ivan was moved to a Zoo in Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal welfare, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla traveled an astonishing distance in miles and in impact. This is the true story and includes photographs and facts.

These two girls are marvelous companions who often do not agree…on socks…or goldfish…or venturing to the Andes. This humorous story relates how compromise helps these two very different individuals remain the best of friends.

Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, 'What are they?' comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering.

Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller.

Discover a reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special.

Ivan the Gorilla was brought from Africa to a Tacoma, Washington mall to attract shoppers. Eventually, after public outcry, Ivan was moved to a Zoo in Atlanta. From the Congo to America, and from a local business attraction to a national symbol of animal welfare, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla traveled an astonishing distance in miles and in impact. This is the true story and includes photographs and facts.

These two girls are marvelous companions who often do not agree…on socks…or goldfish…or venturing to the Andes. This humorous story relates how compromise helps these two very different individuals remain the best of friends.

Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, 'What are they?' comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering.

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, 'What are they?' comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering.

Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller.

A bold and colorful retelling of the classic tale of the not-so-bright little chicken's encounter with an acorn and gravity. Children will be delighted as crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the sky and right into an eye-catching surprise. With delicious illustrations, wacky text and a spectacular finale, this is a colorful and comic extravaganza.

Inspired by her own two children's multi-ethnic heritage, Ms. Hamanaka uses soaring text and beautiful art to celebrate the glorious diversity of children laughing, loving and glowing with life.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history.

When the Otters move in next door to Mr. Rabbit, he does not know how to act with them. This is the story that highlights how to be a good neighbor and friend - just simply follow the Golden Rule!

While her friends and family may not believe in fairies, Geraldine knows, deep down, that she is a VERY fairy princess. But it isn't all twirls and tiaras - as every fairy princess knows, dirty fingernails and scabby knees are just the price you pay for a perfect day!

What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

a frugal bear named Henry who sets about building a small cabin in the woods and ends up with a much bigger home than he and his friends ever imagined.

Spring is here in this cheerful introduction to the seasons. Frogs leap, tadpoles wriggle, geese waddle and minnows scatter. Young kids won't want to miss a single splash.

Pete's parents know exactly what to do when Pete's in a bad mood. They turn Pete into the funniest pizza ever.

Every night we say goodnight. But tonight we also ask, "What will tomorrow bring? An odd-sounding song? A worried-looking bug? A mysterious rock?" Most likely, all of the above.

Stone Soup is an animated version of the classic 1947 children's book, "Stone Soup: An Old Tale" by Marcia Brown. The book is based on a French folktale, and the description for it reads thus, "Three soldiers came marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants, seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. So all the food was hidden under mattresses or in barns. There followed a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Stone soup? Why, of course, they could make a wonderful soup of stones...but, of course, one must add a carrot or two...some meat...so it went."

Katie Casey was baseball mad. Had the fever and had it bad. A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Filled with jaunty humor and sparkling illustrations, this is an eye-popping take on the classic story of Red Hen and her adventures in baking. Includes an easy-to-follow recipe for Red Hen's very own Simply Splendid Cake.

Splat is trying hard to be good before Santa's arrival, but he just keeps messing up.

A lemonade stand in winter? Yes, that's exactly what Pauline and John-John intend to have. With a catchy refrain, plus simple math concepts throughout, here is a read-aloud that's great for both storytime and classroom use.

Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all! An original and very funny story about size - it all depends on who's standing next to you.

Buzz is searching for a smart animal to take to The Amazing Pet Show. He encounters a friendly fly who is more than happy to lend him a helping hand.

This story of a woman who travels to China to adopt a baby girl, based on the author's own experiences, is a celebration of the love and joy a baby brings into the home.

Pretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the familiar creatures featured in this insect album. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! will inform and entertain curious little bug lovers everywhere.

Join Arkansas, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont and the others as they learn about abbreviations, dance a tap dance and more!

For years, the king and queen have tried desperately to have a baby. Their wish was granted twice when an engineer and a witch gave them a little wooden robot and an enchanted log princess. The princess and her robot brother are inseparable. One day the sleeping princess is mistaken for lumber and carted off to parts unknown. Now it's up to her devoted brother to find her and get them safely back home. Based on the children's book by Tom Gauld.

For each new day of Kwanzaa, a new candle is lit and children and adults share their thoughts, songs, stories from the past, dreams about the future, and a delicious feast on the last day.

In the mid-nineteenth century an artist named Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins had one ambition: to show the world what dinosaurs looked like. His astonishing life-size models impressed the Queen and wowed the crowds at the famous Crystal Palace exhibition. This intriguing true story will captivate readers of any age.

Is something bugging you? Here is the funny side of waging war against - oh no! - head lice. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh- and itch! From the opening scene of happy, oversized lice, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about to go nuts!

In a cave in the woods,all winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea and pop corn while Bear snores on.Cheerful rhymes will charm children as they wait for Bear's BIG reaction.

Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children along on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill.

You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”

This humorous and factual history of five lads who grew up to become Founding Fathers brings the early days of American history to life with sass and substance, in Lane Smith's inimitable style.

This funny little butterfly doesn’t think he can make the 200-mile migration, but he’ll learn an important lesson: If at first you don’t succeed, fly, fly again!

From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this portrait of a truly great American president.

A baby goose, adopted by birth by a family of woodchucks, feels like an outcast in everything she does until she discovers - all by herself - that she can fly.

Cal is not the reading type, but that book woman keeps visiting. This is the moving story of the Pack Horse Librarians, whose bravery and commitment helped rural children find something wonderful in books.

Gathering under an old wooden bridge in the dead of night, a spying cat, a watchful witch, a hobgoblin sprite, and their scary companions plan to gobble up a young girl who sits on the bridge, who bravely plots a trick or two of her own