Gabriella wanders the streets and canals of Venice singing a simple tune so evocative and captivating that it winds its way into a struggling composer's greatest symphony, in this beautiful story about the power of music.

Gabriella's Song

Children's Books

Fleming, Candace

Literature & Fiction

Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books

A rhyming retelling of an Indian folktale from Brazil recounts the plight of the tiny, playful monkeys who have too much fun during the day to build a shelter to protect them from the dangers of the night.

So Say The Little Monkeys

Van Laan, Nancy

Animals

Young Birdie lives with her family on a tiny and isolated lighthouse island, and when her lighthouse-keeper father becomes seriously ill during a violent storm, it is Birdie who must lead the ships safely to port.

Birdie's Lighthouse

Hopkinson, Deborah

An evocative, richly illustrated anthology of tales, poems, superstitions, and sayings from the American South introduces such characters as Brer' Rabbit, Fool John, and Ol' Gally Mander.

With a Whoop and a Holler

Cook, Scott

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Growing tired of performing in concert halls, Carlotta Carusa the gunslinging opera singer heads west and finds the adventure she has been craving when she confronts such dangers as prairie wolves, droughts, and the villain Skullneck Sam.

Westward Ho, Carlotta!

Humor

Wee G., a young cat, finds herself caught up in an unexpected adventure, when she runs after a butterfly and becomes lost alone in the big woods, and must use all her wits to find her way home.

Wee G.

Ziefert, Harriet

The Sky God owns all the stories of the world and refuses to give them back unless Anansi, a small spider, can successfully get him a live python, a real fairy, and a bunch of stinging hornets, so Anansi sets out to accomplish his mission in order to have his beloved stories once more.

Anansi Does The Impossible: An Ashanti Tale

Aardema, Verna

Since she cannot find the perfect man to marry, feisty Princess Areti decides to create a man of her own, Mr. Semolina-Semolinus, out of sugar, almonds, and semolina wheat, but when he is kidnapped by an evil queen, Areti must brave a perilous journey to get him back.

Mr. Semolina-Semolinus: A Greek Folktale

Manna, Anthony L.

Mitakidou, Christodoula

Nonreaders will be able to sing along to the beloved Christmas song as they "read" the bright, simple word pictures that fill the pages of this vibrant and expressive song book. All ages

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Song Rebus

Bolam, Emily

Holidays & Celebrations

A collection of stories about the animals that Ramon tends on his family's farm introduces readers to the sounds and animals of a Mexican farm, with each story including some Spanish words and their pronunciations.

On Ramon's Farm: Five Tales of Mexico

Geeslin, Campbell

Teen & Young Adult

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