A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America’s symbols, history, landscape. Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative paintings to celebrate the iconic imagery of our nation, beginning with the American flag. Each spread, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, depicts a stirring tableau, from the view of the Statue of Library at Ellis Island to civil rights marchers shoulder to shoulder, to a spacecraft at Cape Canaveral blasting off.  This book is an ode to America then and now, from sea to shining sea.

 A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother’s love is unconditional.

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. “I’m named after my grandmother,” said Victoria. “You’re named after a flower.” Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn’t improve. In fact, it got worse. Then the students were introduced to their music teacher, Mrs. Twinkle. Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle. And suddenly, Chrysanthemum blossomed.

Every spring, Pinkalicious loves to see all of the beautiful flowers and blossoming trees come to life in her family’s garden. Of course, Pinkalicious knows that the blooming garden is all because of the hard work of the fairies! This year, Pinkalicious wants to be ready for the fairies’ arrival, so she makes a cozy house for the fairies to stay in during their visit. Peter and Pinkalicious camp out in the backyard, waiting for the fairies to appear–but will they be able to see them?

A skunk tries to find out which of his animal friends stole the cookies.

In Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown the trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.

The Book Hog loves books – the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell – and he’ll grab whatever he can find. There’s only one problem: he can’t read! But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving pig discovers the treasure that books really are.

The alligator under his bed makes a boy’s bedtime hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage.

Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head — two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend.

While relaxing in the farmer’s hot tub, two cow friends unknowingly thwart an alien invasion and save the planet.

A haiku poem about a loveable dog.

Buzz has a pet fly – Fly Guy, and he takes him to school. Fly Guy loves the dirty dishes, the smelly mops and the garbage cans, most of all he loves the lunchroom. He makes friends with the lunch lady Roz and is allowed to fly around the kitchen as much as he pleases, that is until she’s banned for letting flies in the lunch room! Buzz and Fly Guy know they have to do something to get Roz’s job back!

Ramona starts kindergarten where her good intentions and uncontrollable curiosity lead her to be labeled a pest.

It’s a perfect day for swimming! The two friends go swimming and Frog is kind enough not to look at Toad in his swimsuit. But other people are not so kind and soon a crowd has gathered to look at Toad’s funny looking swimsuit. What will Toad do?

A little boy gets a new pet, Otto is a hungry fish. When he’s fed ‘just a spot’ he wants more… and more. Otto eats so much he grows too big for his bowl, and a vase, and the tub. Otto keeps on growing. The little boy needs help – now!