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Kaplan's extensive collection of hardcover books includes hundreds of popular children's books that are a necessity to any classroom. Popular stories and tales are brought to life with these color adaptations for beginning readers.

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Image of Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dys(Lexi)a Books - Hardback - Set of 3
Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dys(Lexi)a Books - Hardback - Set of 3
Item: 301162
Status: In Stock
$50.97
4 years & up. Readers will go on an adventure with Molly and Lexi empowering dyslexic children to embrace their strengths. Written with an authentic voice by a dyslexic author who is an advocate for dyslexic learners, this three-book series is about a young girl, Molly, and her personified dyslexia, Lexi. Together, they help each other meet the challenges of dyslexia with creativity and determination while touching on themes of self-advocacy, self-esteem, and personal strengths. The series helps… More »
Image of Alphabet and Letter Sounds Books - Set of 6
Alphabet and Letter Sounds Books - Set of 6
Item: 47839
Status: In Stock
$77.95
3 years & up. Learning the alphabet is made easy with this exciting Alphabet and Letter Sounds Books Set. With this set of wonderful books, children will follow the rhymes and stories to better memorize the alphabet. Helps foster letter recognition and phonemic awareness. This set of books promotes literacy, early vocabulary, and imagination. Encourage your children to go over the alphabet aloud after every book. Hardback/paperback combination. Components may vary. Set of 6.
Image of Explore Your World: Multicultural Foods Books - Set of 4
Explore Your World: Multicultural Foods Books - Set of 4
Item: 36299
Status: In Stock
$79.95
4 years & up. Explore tasty traditions from all around the world through this engaging and inclusive book set. From diverse breakfasts and teatime, to Chinese and Native American cooking traditions, children will love learning all about global food customs! You can even bring the multicultural lessons in these books to life in your home or classroom by encouraging children to create their own tasty treats using the recipes found in these books. Set of 4. Hardback.
Image of We Say What's Ok Hardcover - Set of 4
We Say What's Ok Hardcover - Set of 4
Item: 301972
Status: In Stock
$63.96
3 years & up. Through relatable, everyday scenarios and diverse characters, children can recognize themselves and others in each story while building a vocabulary to express consent and emotions. Each book also features a special section for parents and caregivers with discussion prompts and activity ideas.
Image of Mindfulness Matters Books - Set of 4
Mindfulness Matters Books - Set of 4
Item: 37130
Status: In Stock
$74.95
3 years & up. The Mindfulness Matters book set shows children how they can use mindfulness to help them be calm, regulate emotions, and better their day through breathing techniques and exercise. They can blow away angry thoughts, maintain focus, breathe slowly like an elephant, or relax with a belly breath. Regular practice of mindful breathing can build resilience to life's challenges by fostering a greater sense of inner strength and resourcefulness and social emotional health. Mindful breathing… More »
Image of Be You Books - Set of 4
Be You Books - Set of 4
Item: 36249
Status: In Stock
$84.95
4 years & up. Help children understand their value and worth no matter who they are! Each book in this inclusive set shows children that who they are is perfect no matter the color of their skin, what they wear, or their religion. These inspiring stories will encourage children to see the best in other people and be empowered by the uniqueness in others and themselves. Hardcover. Set of 4.
Image of Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf - Hardback
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf - Hardback
Item: 18804
Status: In Stock
$19.99
Illustrated with watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots gives this innovative book a rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nutrients, what photosynthesis is, how sap circulates, and other facts about trees. Hardback. 40 pages.
Image of The Napping House - Hardback
The Napping House - Hardback
Item: 17466
Status: In Stock
$19.99
4 years & up. It's a rainy night, and granny is snoring on her bed. A sleepy boy plops on top of her, then a dog crawls up and dozes off on top of him. Next, a cat leaps up and settles for a snooze, and a teeny mouse jumps to the tippy top of the slumbering pile. All sleep happily, until a wakeful flea bites the mouse -- ouch!!! Hardback. 32 pages.
Image of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story - Hardcover
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story - Hardcover
Item: 36292
Status: In Stock
$19.99
3 - 6 years. Told in powerful verse,"Fry Bread" is an evocative story about family, history, culture, and traditions, new and old. Hardcover. 48 pages.
Image of Library Starter Books - Set of 13
Library Starter Books - Set of 13
Item: 46687
Status: In Stock
$163.95
3 years & up. Leap into learning through reading and build a fantastic library collection! We have blended traditional and newer titles for a variety of themes, illustrative techniques, and writing styles. Paperback-hardback combination. Set of 13 books.
Image of It's Okay To Be Different - Hardback
It's Okay To Be Different - Hardback
Item: 46479
Status: In Stock
$18.99
This book includes a variety of people, situations, and places to help children develop self esteem, experience diversity, and learn about compassion.
Image of Explore Your World: Indian Culture Books - Set of 4
Explore Your World: Indian Culture Books - Set of 4
Item: 36592
Status: In Stock
$74.95
4 years & up. Immerse children in Indian cultural traditions and experiences with this bright and inclusive book set - Explore Your World: Indian Culture Books. Children will love riding through a bustling city on a tuk tuk taxi, making a rakhi bracelet with their siblings, learning to embrace themselves for who they are, and celebrating Holi, the vibrant festival of colors, as they're transported to India through the beautiful illustrations, engaging characters, and diverse stories found in… More »
Image of All Families Are Special Books - Set of 4
All Families Are Special Books - Set of 4
Item: 36593
Status: In Stock
$75.95
4 years & up. Love comes in many different forms-so do families! Show children that love, not who you are or how your family looks, is what makes a family a family with the inclusive All Families Are Special Books. Perfect for exploring all the unique ways a family can be made, this book set helps teachers and parents build nurturing and supportive environments for children where they feel safe, comfortable, and affirmed in their family backgrounds. From adoptive and single-parent families,… More »
Image of The Giving Tree - Hardback
The Giving Tree - Hardback
Item: 14259
Status: In Stock
$19.99
A classic book for all ages for mothers and fathers! A moving parable about the gift of giving and the capacity to love, told throughout the life of a boy who grows to manhood and a tree that selflessly gives him her bounty through the years.
Image of Red: A Crayon's Story - Hardcover
Red: A Crayon's Story - Hardcover
Item: 35818
Status: In Stock
$19.99
4 - 8 years. Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what… More »
Image of Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons - Hardback
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons - Hardback
Item: 27887
Status: In Stock
$19.99
4 - 8 years. Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt--the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song--after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? Hardback. 40 pages.
Image of My Magic Breath - Hardcover
My Magic Breath - Hardcover
Item: 33707
Status: In Stock
$19.99
4 - 8 years. A beautiful picture book that will help children discover calm through the magic of mindful breathing. Perfect for quiet story time and naptime. With this interactive picture book, children breathe along as they learn how to make angry or sad thoughts disappear. In a world that is sometimes too busy, with too many things going on, this book will help steer children into a serene space of mindfulness, self-awareness, and balance. 32 pages.
Image of Supporting Self-Esteem Books - Set of 4
Supporting Self-Esteem Books - Set of 4
Item: 36280
Status: In Stock
$69.95
4 years & up. This collection of books will boost children's self-esteem by encouraging them to do activities they enjoy rather than activities they think they are supposed to do. Each story shows children doing non-traditional gender role activities such as girls going on a nature adventure, boys painting their nails and girls being a pirate. Partial proceeds from one of the books go to accelerating LGBTQ acceptance. Set of 4. Hardcover.
Image of The Rabbit Listened - Hardcover
The Rabbit Listened - Hardcover
Item: 35746
Status: In Stock
$18.99
3 - 5 years. When something sad happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting. The bear thinks Taylor should get angry, but that's not quite right either. One by one, the animals try to tell Taylor how to act, and one by one they fail to offer comfort. Then the rabbit arrives. All the rabbit does is listen, which is just what Taylor needs. With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly… More »
Image of The Day You Begin - Hardcover
The Day You Begin - Hardcover
Item: 35745
Status: In Stock
$18.99
5 - 8 years. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. This book reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out… More »
Image of The Very Quiet Cricket - Hardcover
The Very Quiet Cricket - Hardcover
Item: 18285
Status: In Stock
$25.99
2 years & up. One day a tiny cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but there is no sound. The quiet cricket then makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another, each of whom greets the little cricket with a cheery hello--the hum of a bee, the whirr of a dragonfly, the whisper of a praying mantis. The cricket rubs his wings together each time, but nothing happens, not a sound. Until the day he meets another cricket,… More »
Image of A Big Guy Took My Ball - Hardcover
A Big Guy Took My Ball - Hardcover
Item: 145625
Status: In Stock
$10.99
6 years & up. Two best friends and one BIG story. Someone huge has stolen Piggie's ball and will not give it back. Piggie's big best friend, Gerald, is angered by this travesty and storms off after the thief to get the ball back. The only problem is, even though Gerald is big, the thief is even bigger. Is Gerald big enough to help his best friend? This story is packed full of the much loved, colorful, quirky illustrations of Mo Willems and teaches children important truths about human behavior… More »
Image of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books - Set of 4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books - Set of 4
Item: 91614
Status: In Stock
$59.95
8 years & up. Reluctant and enthusiastic readers will be sucked into Greg Heffley's world with abandon. The combination of hilarity, illustrations, and everyday antics makes this set a must-have for any classroom! Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama. Greg's mother forces him to keep a diary ("I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it"),… More »
Image of Rainbow Fish - Hardcover
Rainbow Fish - Hardcover
Item: 31186
Status: In Stock
$19.95
4 years & up. This book by Marcus Pfister is a tale of the most beautiful fish in the sea that reinforces the themes of friendship and sharing. Rainbow-colored foil stamping is used throughout this unique book to enhance the story's gentle message. Hardcover. 24 pages.