Christian Robinson

"A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world"--Provided by publisher.

"Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine and the world around them." --publisher's website.

Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her--but when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention.

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.

"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world...Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead—to stories." --publisher's website.

A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.

"Milo is on a long subway ride. To pass the time, he studies the people around him and draws pictures of how he imagine their lives to be. There's the whiskered man with the crossword puzzle; Milo draws him playing solitaire in a cluttered apartment. There's the woman in the wedding dress; Milo draws her in a grand cathedral ceremony. And then there's the boy in the suit; Milo draws him arriving home to a castle. But what if everyone's life is different...

"Raised in a family of talented bulldogs, Antoinette the poodle wonders what makes her special. She gets the chance to prove herself and find what she's good at when puppy Ooh-la-la goes missing"--Provided by publisher.

"Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons—moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort."--book jacket.

"A biography of Nina Simone, an acclaimed singer whose music gave voice to the struggle for racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement"--Provided by publisher.