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Discover hardcover children’s books designed for lasting use in classrooms and home libraries. These engaging, durable titles support early literacy, vocabulary development, and comprehension while inspiring a love of reading in young learners. Perfect for shared reading, independent reading, and classroom collections.

Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dys(Lexi)a Books - Hardback - Set of 3
Item: 301162
Status: In Stock
$50.95
$42.00
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 dyslexic children feel seen and understood and grows understanding and empathy in all children.
Alphabet and Letter Sounds Books - Set of 6
Item: 47839
Status: In Stock
$81.95
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.
Explore Your World: Multicultural Foods Books - Set of 4
Item: 36299
Status: In Stock
$79.95
4 years & up. Inspire curiosity and cultural awareness through food with this engaging multicultural book set. Featuring Teatime Around the World, Dumpling Dreams, Fry Bread, and Pancakes and Parathas, children explore global traditions, family connections, and diverse cuisines through rich storytelling. Each book introduces authentic dishes and includes simple recipes, encouraging hands-on learning at home or in the classroom. Perfect for building early literacy while fostering appreciation for cultures around the world. Set of 4 Hardback books.
Everyday Mindfulness Hardcover Books - Set of 4
Item: 303340
Status: In Stock
$75.96
5 years & up. Each engaging story introduces age-appropriate mindfulness practices that encourage children to slow down, focus on the present, and develop greater self-awareness. Through relatable characters and everyday experiences, young readers discover how mindfulness can help them manage emotions, improve concentration, build confidence, promote relaxation, and develop healthy coping strategies they can use.
Look Out, Kindergarten, Here I Come! - Bilingual Hardcover
Item: 12813
Status: In Stock
$18.99
$13.00
3 - 5 years. Nancy Carlson's reassuring picture book about getting ready for kindergarten is now available in a Spanish-English edition-and to a whole new audience of young children. The simple, comforting text and big, bright illustrations will ease first-day-of-school jitters and help make the early days of kindergarten exciting and fun. Bilingual hardcover. 32 pages.
Way Far Away on a Wild Safari - Hardcover
Item: 36615
Status: In Stock
$19.99
$16.00
3 years & up. Grab your binoculars and get ready for an exciting wild safari adventure. Young readers will journey through fascinating landscapes as they explore the wonders of wildlife and discover animals in their natural habitats.
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.
The Rainbow Fish Plush and Book
Item: 147552P
Status: In Stock
$19.95 - $48.95
Birth & up. Bring the classic Rainbow Fish story to life with this colorful soft companion plush and book set. Children will enjoy snuggling Rainbow Fish close as they learn about the importance of friendship and sharing through fun words and illustrations. The plush Rainbow Fish dazzles with his signature shimmery scale positioned amidst vibrant scales in shades of blue, green, purple, and pink. Made of short soft boa fabric with intricately embroidered accents, The Rainbow Fish reminds children of the valuable message that sharing creates happiness. Plush fish is made from 100% polyester all new materials. Surface wash only. Plush size is 12"L. Hardcover book measures 11.5"H x 8.5"W and is 24 pages.
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Chicka, Chicka Books and Story Props
Item: 91252P
Status: In Stock
$19.99 - $119.95
3 years & up. Interactive reading just became even more engaging with these Chicka, Chicka Books and Story Props for Interactive Read Alongs. This set of props corresponds with the books Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3. Your children will love placing the letters and numbers up the coconut tree along with the story. This set of props promotes literacy, early math skills, and interactive reading. Set includes a 20" high fabric tree with 19 numbers, 26 letters, one hardback, and one paperback book.
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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.
The Giving Tree - Hardback
Item: 14259
Status: In Stock
$19.99
$12.00
5 years & up. 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.
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs - Hardcover
Item: 36780
Status: In Stock
$17.99
$12.00
4 years & up. Tommy enjoy visiting his grandmother and great-grandmother, but he must learn to copy when he experiences the loss of someone he loves. This gentle story supports discussions about family, memory, and coping with grief.
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.
Explore Your World: Indian Culture Books - Set of 4
Item: 36592
Status: In Stock
$75.95
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 these books. Perfect for making lessons and storytime culturally relevant, these books can be used to start important discussions with your children on what daily life and traditions are like in other countries around the world and how everyone's culture and experiences makes them special in their own way! Set of 4. Hardback. Note: Components may change occasionally due to availability. We will only substitute components with developmentally appropriate items that serve the same purpose.
Hibernation Station - Hardcover
Item: 36613
Status: In Stock
$18.99
$16.00
3 years & up. This charming, rhyming story invites young readers on a cozy wintertime journey as a train full of sleepy animals prepares for hibernation. Featuring soothing, rhythmic text and playful storytelling, the book introduces children to a variety of hibernating animals, including bears, bats, chipmunks, frogs, turtles, hedgehogs, and more.
Velveteen Rabbit Plush and Hardcover Book
Item: 147553P
Status: In Stock
$16.99 - $39.95
Birth & up. Help bring the Velveteen Rabbit to life through love as you read his story and snuggle him close. This magical book and plush will ignite your little one's imagination and help show them the power of love. Book features classic, colorful illustrations from the original Velveteen Rabbit story. Plush features shimmery velveteen coat, pink satin ears, button-thread whiskers, a soft chenille tail, and hand-stitched details. Book is hardback and 33 pages long. Plush measures 10"H.
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Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet - Paperback
Item: 36771
Status: Only 17 left
$18.99
$17.00
3 years & up. Gilbert the goldfish seems to have everything, except a friend. As he searches for the perfect companion, he encounters a series of surprising animals and learns about friendships, problem-solving, and finding connection.
Ten Ways to Hear Snow - Hardback
Item: 302941
Status: Only 17 left
$18.99
$13.00
3 years & up. One winter morning, Lina wakes up to silence. It's the sound of snow! The kind that looks soft and glows bright in the winter sun. But as she walks to her grandmother's house to help make the family recipe for warak enab, she continues to listen. As Lina walks past snowmen and across icy sidewalks, she discovers ten ways to pay attention to what might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
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, to same-sex and multiracial families, children will love learning about all types of families and why they're special! Set of 4. Hardback and paperback mix.
I Wanna Iguana - Hardcover
Item: 36775
Status: Only 14 left
$18.99
$17.00
4 years & up. When Alex wants a pet iguana, he and his mother exchange persuasive notes filled with reasons for and against the idea. This humorous story introduces persuasive writing, communication, and critical thinking through a lively family debate.
Bilingual Spanish and English Picture Books
Item: 98277P
Status: In Stock
$54.95
These books are for Spanish speakers learning English and visa versa. Bilingual books help students learn a second language while increasing their reading fluency and vocabulary of their primary language. Each book has bright, colorful photographs with the English word in red and the Spanish word in blue under each photograph. Pronunciation list for each word is provided in the back of each book.
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Home - Hardcover
Item: 36731
Status: Only 13 left
$19.99
$15.00
3 years & up. This compelling wordless picture book features stunning collage illustrations that encurage visual literacy and creative interpertation. It can be enjoyed independently or integrated into lessons on environmental awareness, community studies, and art techniques.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Item: 36494
Status: In Stock
$19.99
In this true story a group of African-American female mathematicians, also called "human computers", work hard to launch rockets into space. Hardcover. 40 pages.
The Day You Begin - Hardcover
Item: 35745
Status: Only 12 left
$18.99
$14.00
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 and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. Hardcover. 32 pages.