Yanitzia Canetti

"A group of kids celebrate the joy and freedom of summer together on their Brooklyn block"--

"Following their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover their ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world." --

Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime. "Lola se convierte en una hermana mayor en su más reciente cuento a fovor de los libros y la lectura. Lo mismo a la hora de cambiar pañales, que a la hora del baño, que a la hora de la siesta, Lola sabe exactamente cuál es el mejor libro para leerle al pequeño Leo."--Dust jacket.

Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.

Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day. A Lola le encanta escuchar a papá leer un libro nuevo de la biblioteca cada noche, una actividad que estimula su imaginación y resulta en un juego inventivo al día siguiente.

A young boy describes how his life might change during a tough economic time, and provides positive alternatives to things like eating out, buying new toys, and going on vacation.

A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.