Abrams Books For Young Readers imprint: 229 books
When Sue Found Sue
Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her...
I (Heart) Art
Work We Love from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
A charming, chunky book filled with more than 150 works we love from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book is divided into different themes for readers to explore, including people, animals, transportation, and places. Accompanying text provides readers with insight into each piece without distracting...
The Girl from the Tar Paper School
Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr. and his March on Washington, there was Barbara Rose Johns, a teenager who used nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to her cause. In 1951, witnessing the unfair conditions in her racially segregated...
by Michael Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
From Michael Buckley, the bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS series, and Dan Santat, author-illustrator of Sidekicks, comes this hilarious picture book starring Kel Gilligan (a.k.a. The Boy Without Fear”) that encourages kids to laugh at their fears and celebrates the bravery it...
Hands & Hearts
With 15 Words in American Sign Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
A mother and daughter spend a sunny day at the beach together where they swim, dance, build sandcastles, and, most importantly, communicate. But their communication is not spoken; rather, it is created by loving hands that use American Sign Language.
Readers will learn how to sign 15 words using American...
by Daniel Kirk
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
A small creature offers his big voice for aspiring authors everywhere
Every child can be a writer—and Library Mouse shows them how!
Beloved children’s books author and illustrator Daniel Kirk wonderfully brings to life the story of Sam, a library mouse. Sam’s home was in a little...
by Laura Numeroff, Nate Evans
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Read this sweet New York Times bestselling series from the author of If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Mouse a Brownie, and other beloved books.
The Jellybeans are ready for an art adventure when Bitsy enlists the other girls to help her paint a mural...
Library Mouse
A Friend's Tale
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Celebrated writer and illustrator Daniel Kirk brings to life the joys of reading, writing, and sharing in this all-new Library Mouse adventure. Sam the library mouse loves to write, and the children love his little books, which he leaves on the library shelves for them to find. But no one at the library...
by Boni Ashburn
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
In this clever reworking of the classic folk song “Over in the Meadow,” readers meet villagers who spent their day spinning, cleaning, cooking, dancing, and more. The text counts up from one baby dragon to ten court jesters, and kids will enjoy counting along with each of the characters as they...
First Flight Around the World
The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries—Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina—had the same goal. The...
by Marilyn Sadler
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Alice is the most rootin’, tootin’ cowgirl in all of Dallas . . . Pennsylvania. Each day she puts on her favorite boots and hat and sets off on her stick pony for school with a “Yippee ki-yay!” Alice is used to being the only cowgirl around, until Lexis from Texas arrives at school one day....
I Am Peace
A Book of Mindfulness
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us I Am Yoga. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world....
The Star People
A Lakota Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A grandmother's love is forever In this mystical story of remembrance and tradition, Sister Girl and her brother, Young Wolf, wander far from their village and face great danger, including stampeding animals and a wall of fire. The children barely save themselves, and as night approaches, they find...
Ballots for Belva
The True Story of a Woman's Race for the Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
A timely true tale for the 2008 presidential election
In 1884, when men were the only people allowed to vote in national elections, Belva Lockwood took a bold but legal step: She ran for president! Women did not have the same rights as men, but Belva went on undeterred—and she got...