By Hervé Tullet

A Carle Museum "Top of the Shelf" Book.
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Press here. That's right. Just press the yellow dot. And turn the page. The single touch of a finger sparks a whimsical dance of color and motion in this joyful celebration of the power of imagination.

By Patrick McDonnell

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Award-winning picture book author Patrick McDonnell tells the inspiring story of the young girl who would grow up to be Dr. Jane Goodall - primatologist, environmentalist, humanitarian, and United Nations Messenger of Peace.

By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Illustrated by Holly Meade

Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings. She signs to the animals, two by two. She sings to her husband, her sons, and their wives. She sings, and they all seep, finally at peace.

By Melissa Sweet

Every Thanksgiving morning for more than eighty years, mammoth-size balloons have risen to the skies to wobble and sway, sally and shimmy, up and down the canyons of New York City. Just how did this beloved tradition come to Broadway? Who first invented these wondrous "upside-down marionettes"? Meet Tony Sarg: the boy who loved to figure out who things moved -- the boy who became the puppeteer of Macy's parade!

By Kadir Nelson

The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people who struggles and achievements helped define their country. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination and triumphs.

By Julia Sarcone-Roach

Jessie loves being a subway car. She loves soaring over bridges and racing through tunnels. She especially loves helping people get from place to place. But when sleek silver cars start taking over the tracks. Jessie must leave behind everything she has ever known to embark on an off-track adventure, one that will lead to new friends and a new home under the sea...

By Allen Say

This is Allen Say's own story of his path to become the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his "spiritual father." As World War II raged, Allen was further inspired to consider questions of his own heritage and the motivations of those around him. He worked hard in rigorous drawing classes, studied, trained and ultimately came to understand who he really is. Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Drawing from Memory presents a complex look at the real-life relationship between a mentor and his student. It is a book that will inspire the artist in all of us.

By Kevin Henkes

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One bright spring day a little white rabbit sets out from home on an adventure. What does he find? Look! Everything is new. Anything is possible...

By Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by Beth Krommes

What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again -- in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear? Spirals -- bold, beautiful, and mysterious -- are all around us. Can you find one?

By Chris Raschka

This is the story of a dog and her ball. Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka brings us a tender and beautiful wordless picture book about what it's like to lose something special -- and find a friend.

By Don Brown

On a beautiful September morning four planes crossed the sky on a deadly mission. Two crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City; one crashed into the Pentagon building in Washington DC; and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The impact of the events on September 11, 2001 changed the world forever. In America is Under Attack, the narration moves chronologically through the morning: from the plane hijackings to the crashing at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania; from the rescue operations to the collapse of the buildings. With vivid watercolor illustrations that capture the emotion and pathos of the day, Don Brown, a master of honest and accessible nonfiction storytelling, makes an important contribution to literature about September 11 for a generation of readers too young to remember that tragic day.