Dragon Was Terrible

To get a dragon to be nice and young boy uses a story and reverse psychology.

88 Instruments

A boy has a hard time deciding which instrument to start learning. He decides to start with the...

Nanette's Baguette

A rhyming story where no one seems to have will power.

What was I Scared of?

What are you scared of?  Nothing? or is there something that really scares you. Perhaps they are just as scared of you!

Radiant Child

Award winning picture book biography about the life of artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea

A simple graphic novel about to unlikely friends that have a huge imagination.

Soar

Realistic fiction about a boy that perseveres through abandonment, illness and a town that cheats to win.  Follow this boy's heart as he helps a town heal from great loss and shame.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

The 2017 Newbery winner and now a 2017-2018 Bluebonnet Nominee is definitely one to read.  A high fantasy about a township with leaders that want to "imprison" their citizens with fear of leaving.  Annually they have made up a ritual of sacrificing the newest born child to a scary and evil witch.  You learn, in reality, the witch is just a kind 500 year old sole that wants what's best for these abandoned babies.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

The past Bluebonnet and now a movie, is a realistic fiction about one summer when a really large boy comes to town as a one-act side-show.  There is awe, new friendships, baptisms, death and more in this coming of age story.

Just Ella

A delightful upper middle grade book about what happens after Cinderella is chosen for Prince Charming's wife and how Cinderella really was able to get to the ball without magic.

Fish

A wordless picture book about fishing with a surprise ending.

Dylan the Villain

 Dylan strives to be the best villain in school...until he meets the girl with blue hair.  A dylan-friendly competition has begun.

Egg

Few words and clear, crisp illustrations tell the story of 4 eggs that hatch...with one big surprise and a switched at birth story.

Steamboat School

Historical fiction on how we should not take our education for granted. 

School's First Day of School

Written from the perspective of the school...on the first day of school.

Hank's Big Day

The story of a bug's day and time with his Human friend.

Gaston

Puppies, switched at birth, figure out which family they "belong" to.

The Grumpy Pets

Finding the perfect pet means knowing who you are.  Pets and owners often resemble each other.

Billy's Booger

It's ok to be different.  This kid does not fit the "mold" that makes the expected student and it frustrates the adults in his life...but his creativity finds the perfect spot in writing his first book.