Let’s make some puff puff! These fried balls of dough-ey deliciousness are loved and enjoyed all over the continent of Africa, the Caribbean and many countries around the world. Never heard of it? Perhaps it’s called something different where you live.
Doubling as a recipe book, inside you will find fun characters bursting with flavor as you learn to make this special treat!
Boys and girls 3 to 7 will love this DreamWorks Trolls World Tour full-color activity book, which stars their favorite DreamWorks Trolls characters and comes with over 500 stickers. In the new movie, it’s all glitter and happiness in Troll Village until Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery–there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, each defined by a different genre of music! When a mysterious threat puts all the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest do the impossible: create harmony among the diverse Trolls to unite them against certain doom.
Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying “aloha” to experience exciting and unexpected adventures!
Punky loves to do a lot of things—except meeting new friends. She doesn’t feel brave enough.
So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother’s magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time.
Will she be able to get the butter for grandma?
Punky Aloha is a Polynesian girl who carries her culture in her heart and in everything she does. Kids will love to follow this fun character all over the island of O’ahu.
In Rainbow Swirl, Raina is a young Gummy Fairy getting ready for the annual candy contest at the castle. But a terrible storm swirls all the colors of the candies together the night before the event! Can Raina create a new candy in time for the contest?
The family routine is upset during Ramona’s year in second grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job.
Ramona Quimby is no longer seven, but not quite eight. She’s “seven and a half right now,” if you ask her. Not allowed to stay home alone, yet old enough to watch pesky Willa Jean, Ramona wonders when her mother will treat her like her older, more mature sister, Beezus.
But with her parents’ unsettling quarrels and some spelling trouble at school, Ramona wonders if growing up is all it’s cracked up to be. No matter what, she’ll always be her mother’s little girl…right?
Readers ages 6-12 will laugh along along with and relate to Ramona’s timeless adventures.
Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She’s finally old enough to do it too!
Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate’s boingy curls during recess. Even worse, her crush rejects her in front of everyone. Beezus says Ramona needs to quit being a pest, but how can she stop if she never was trying to be one in the first place?
Readers ages 6-12 will laugh and relate to Ramona’s timeless adventures.
Ramona Quimby can’t wait to start fourth grade. With a new baby sister to brag about, new calluses to show off, and a new best friend to get to know, everything’s going to be great!
Or is it? When Ramona’s spelling is atrocious, her teacher, Mrs. Meacham, is firm about her needing to improve. Then a scary incident at a friend’s house leaves Ramona feeling at fault. Who knew growing up could be filled with such complicated situations?
In the Ramona books, Beverly Cleary expertly depicts the trials and triumphs of growing up through a relatable heroine who isn’t afraid to be exactly who she is. These books continue to make young readers laugh in recognition and pleasure. They’re perfect for independent and shared reading, at home or in the classroom.
Rappy the Raptor’s class has to write poems about their favorite things for Poetry Week, and the best poet will win a cupcake! Will Rappy discover he’s a poet and he didn’t even know it?
Beginning readers will love rapping along to this Level Two I Can Read tale as Rappy, his classmates, and even their teacher, Mrs. H, rap about everything from flying kites and pillow fights to snow days and mayonnaise!
Rappy and His Favorite Things is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
Especially for little people who like to read, learn, puzzle, and create. This book contains everything that a busy kid might need:
• 4 fun stories
• 27-piece jigsaw puzzle
• 3 pop-out models to play with
Tamuno has the most annoying brother in the world! Abbey is never quiet and never does what he’s told. But when he disappears into a mysterious hole in the ground one day, Tamuno goes after him without hesitation.
Her journey to rescue Abbey plunges Tamuno into a terrifying kingdom ruled by the ruthless Madam Koi Koi, whom she must best at a game of riddles in order to save her brother.
When Rosie finds the most beautiful yellow dress at her local thrift store, the first thing she notices when she brings it home is a name written on the tag: Mila. Rosie wonders if Mila liked any of the same things she did, and what amazing things Mila might have done in the dress.
The dress makes Rosie feel like her best self–like she can do anything. But soon it’s time to donate the dress so someone else can make their own memories with it. Letting it go is hard, but Rosie smiles when she wonders what the dress’s next owner will do while wearing it….
The joy and wonder of recycled clothing is brought to life by Leanne Hatch’s charming text and whimsical illustrations.
Inspired by acclaimed chef Eric Adjepong’s own childhood, Sankofa is the powerful story of a young boy’s culinary journey 400 years into the past to reconnect with his African roots and find his own place in America. This thoughtful picture book also includes a recipe for jollof rice.
What if home was a place you’ve never been? For Kofi, a first-generation Ghanaian American boy, home is a country called Ghana. But it’s a place he’s never been. When tasked to bring a dish that best represents his family’s culture to school for a potluck lunch, Kofi is torn. With the help of his Nanabarima (grandfather), Kofi learns the hardship and resilience his family has endured—and how food has always been an integral part their story and culture. Sankofa is a reminder that food can transport you to a place called home—even if you’ve never been.
In Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy: School de Fancy, Nancy wants to teach her friends how to be fancy. After all, what could be more fun and special than sharing what you love with your friends? But Nancy is about to learn something important from all her friends, too!
This brand-new die-cut board book in the shape of Fancy Nancy’s purse includes stickers and your very own Certificate de Fancy. This story is inspired by an episode of Fancy Nancy on Disney Junior.
Children will enjoy hours of fun as they look for a variety of animals, people, vehicles, and dinosaurs in this exciting Search & Find® adventure! Perfect for interactive parent-and-child time!
Malory Towers is about everything school should stand for – friendships, lessons, sports, plays and especially mischief. Second Form at Malory Towers’s Darrell Rivers is back at school, and she’s brought her friend Sally Hope with her. But when Sally is made head girl instead of Alicia, trouble is afoot – and Darrell is caught in the middle of things
