Matthew Cordell

"Two lions celebrate their grandchild and express all the ways this new life has expanded their world, and the hope they hold for his future"--

Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make.

"Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.

"It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals....

Fifteen children's authors and illustrators share their favorite foods, including ramen, berries, French fries, paella, and matzo ball soup.

When a bear loses his bright red scarf in the woods, it is found--and lost again--by a series of animals that use it to keep warm or to have fun, but they disagree over who really owns it and cause a problem that only the scarf's true owner can fix.

A new girl at school throws nine-year-old Eleanor's relationship with her best friend Pearl into disarray.

One night at the Hotel Midnight, the lyrics written and sung by jazz musician Rat are those inspired by his friendship with Bat, who plays the piano and writes the tunes.

A little frog makes increasingly bold leaps out into the world, and then comes back to his mother after each excursion.

"A little girl goes on a long journey to deliver an elephant to her great aunt"--