Albert Whitman Company: 464 books

Cover of The Curse of Rafferty McGill
by Dianne M. Macmillan
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003

On St. Patrick's Day, Ryan says out loud, "I wish I didn't have stupid piano lessons." Someone answers, "Saints be praised. 'Tis done." In an instant, his piano teacher's house—along with his teacher Miss Talbot, and his classmate, Angela—are gone!
Cover of The Wooden Sword

The Wooden Sword

A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan

by Ann Redisch Stampler, Carol Liddiment
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012

Disguised in servant’s clothes, an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to learn more about his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, the shah grows curious. Vowing that no harm will befall the poor man, he decides to test...
Cover of Mira in the Present Tense
by Sita Brahmachari
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015

Twelve-year-old Mira comes from a chaotic, artistic, and outspoken family in which it’s not always easy to be heard. As her beloved Nana Josie's health declines, Mira begins to discover the secrets of those around her and also starts to keep some of her own. An incredibly insightful, honest novel...
Cover of Just Right Family

Just Right Family

An Adoption Story

by Silvia Lopez
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

Meili, who is six years old and adopted from China, learns that her parents are going to adopt a baby from Haiti. She's not happy. Why do they need a new baby? Their family is just right as it is. As Meili learns more about her new sibling and the importance of being a big sister, will she realize that a new addition can be just right for their family too?
Cover of Isabel's Car Wash
by Sheila Bair, Judy Stead
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008

The Nelly Longhair doll is on sale at Murphy's Toys for ten dollars. But Isabel has only fifty cents. Isabel decides to start a car wash business; she's sure she can make money. But at the hardware store she learns that her supplies will cost five dollars! If five of her friends will invest one dollar...
Cover of In the Garden with Dr. Carver
by Susan Grigsby, Nicole Tadgell
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

Sally is a young girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grownups with their farms and the children with their school garden. He...
Cover of Twinkle, Star of the Week
by Joan Holub
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

Star of the Week! Every bright star in Ms. Sun's class could hardly wait to be a superstar. Twinkle knew what she would share when it was her turn-her very favorite song! But first, Blaze shared his asteroid cookies, Beamer brought his pet comet, and Shimmer led the class in Constellation Tag. Then...
Cover of Riddle-iculous Math
by Joan Holub
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003

Lots of silly math questions can be found in this funny book of riddles and jokes. Children can learn basic math skills while reading about animal sleepover parties, cafeteria food fights, and a boy who made more than five million dollars in one month!
Cover of Apple Countdown
by Joan Holub, Jan Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009

Field trip today - to the apple farm! Count 20 name tags, 19 kids on the bus, 18 miles to the farm. There are 14 cows and 13 ducks (10 white and 3 black), and 12 rows of apple trees. Count the apples in your sack, count 3 pies to eat (divided into 20 pieces), and all too soon it's 2 o'clock, time...
Cover of Pumpkin Countdown
by Joan Holub, Jan Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012

In this rhyming picture book, a classroom of children goes on a field trip to the pumpkin patch, where they count everything in sight. The book is perfect for the fall season, and an extra fun way to teach children to count backward from twenty.
Cover of Sugar White Snow and Evergreens

Sugar White Snow and Evergreens

A Winter Wonderland of Color

by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, Susan Swan
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014

Maple-sugaring season is the perfect time to visit a local farm! As a family takes a sleigh ride, they see a bright red cardinal, a snowman with an orange carrot nose, and they learn how tasty amber maple syrup is made. After a morning full of color, they share pancakes and maple syrup in the farmhouse!...
Cover of Los chicos del vagon de carga (Spanish Edition)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016

A children's classic now available in Spanish. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters—and they're orphans! The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide...
Cover of Grumpy Pants
by Claire Messer
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016

Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even the grumpiest of days.
Cover of The Case of Mixed-Up Mutts
by Dori Hillestad Butler, Jeremy Tugeau
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

Buddy was adopted from the P-O-U-N-D and he likes his new family, but he's still searching for Kayla-his first family. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case-two dogs, Muffin and Jazzy, have been switched! How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners?
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