Celebrating a birthday is always a happy occasion but never more so in this desert community than when it's a centenary for a grand Saguaro cactus! For one hundred years, the majestic cactus has anchored this vibrant neighborhood, providing food, shelter, and shade to the local wildlife inhabitants. In beautiful rhyming text, the creatures that depend on Saguaro's gifts come to pay homage, including the tiny bat that sips nectar from the plant's flower,...

Picture book following the budding friendship between a boy, who once was the new kid at school himself, and the immigrant girl Violet. Violet shows up to class one day shy and quiet, but the boy notices her pick up scraps of brightly colored plastic and leaves on her way home from school. One day, the boy asks Violet what she does with all the scraps, and she lets him see her colorful collage and room that reminds her of home.

A ghost who haunts a town library and a young girl team up to save the ancient building from demolition. Together they brainstorm a series of community events to raise money, while the ghost works hard to scare off construction workers beginning to tear it down. Backmatter includes information about libraries' importance to communities and information about a purportedly haunted Indiana library.

Mouse and Giraffe are neighbors, but because of their relative sizes, their experiences are very different, so they usually disagree; however, when Mouse catches cold, they find something they both agree on.

A young boy bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.

Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don't always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So when Bear forgets the most important thing to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn't), Bird doesn't let on that she knew all along. And when Bird is upset to discover her friend has more of a certain talent than she does, Bear finds a touching way to make her feel...

When Lila, a worrier, moves to a new town, the what ifs only grow, and she feels alone and invisible until her teacher finds a creative and kind way to make Lila feel welcome and open to new experiences, a lesson that will stay with her long after second grade.

Highlights what makes June special, including when it is, and what holidays it has.

An alphabet book of the Olympic Games, accompanied by facts about the history of the Olympics from their origins in Ancient Greece to the current day.

Ben, the function finder, helps customers at Conjunction Junction put words and thoughts into phrases, sentences, and paragraphs.