Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
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One Alley Summer: A Novel of Friendship and Growing Up
$17.99 Add to cartThe summer before middle school is a time of anxiety and change. A pitch-perfect novel in verse about one girl’s wish to simultaneously break free and to belong.
In the summer before her first year of
- Author: Ylvisaker, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1958325120
- Language: English
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The Dandelion’s Dream
$8.95 Add to cartHave you ever had a dream that you did something amazing that in reality would be impossible? Well, wait until you see what happens to the little dandelion and her amazing dream!
Children of all ages w… [more below]
- Author: Metcalf, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 22
- Publish Date: March 28 2024
- ISBN10: 9798886937534
- Language: English
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The Door of No Return
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes the first book in a searing, breathtaking trilogy that tells the story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyss
- Series: The Door of No Return #1
- Author: Alexander, Kwame
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0316441961
- Language: English
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Good Night, Good Beach
$18.99 Add to cartAn evocative bedtime picture book that distills the essence of a family summer at the beach–skin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing, and a shell under the pillow.
Summer holidays by th
- Author: Cowley, Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1776575563
- Language: English
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Penny Lu Porcupine
$18.99 Add to cartA cautious porcupine summons the courage to stand up to threats both real and imagined, reassuring readers that they, too, can face their fears.
Like all porcupines, Penny Lu is nearsighted. So while- Author: Gilstrap, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 059332627X
- Language: English
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When You See a Cardinal
$13.99 Add to cartExplore the colorful world of cardinals in this heartwarming children’s book! With their bright red feathers and cheerful songs, these feathered friends bring comfort and joy. Especially when we’re mi
- Author: Newberry, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: April 04 2024
- ISBN10: 9798218393069
- Language: English
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Lion of the Sky
$19.99 Add to cartAn evocative historical novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home.
- Author: Hemnani, Ritu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0063284480
- Language: English
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On a Summer Night
$18.99 Add to cartStep into the quiet magic of this celebration of summer nighttime and the mystery of a world lit differently by the moon.
On a summer night, the world is still. Even the crickets think it’s too hot to- Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1797200135
- Language: English
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Garvey’s Choice
$17.99 Read moreThis emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself.
Garvey’s father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interes- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1629797405
- Language: English
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
$9.99 Add to cartBatters up! A reimagining of the classic baseball anthem!
You’ve heard that we root, root, root for the home team and enjoy some peanuts and cracker jacks, but do you know the diverse history and cul- Series: Barefoot Singalongs
- Author: Alonso, Nathalie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 9798888593714
- Language: English
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Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math
$8.99 Add to cart“Informative, pithy, wry, very readable.” —Booklist
Learn about seven groundbreaking women in math and science in this gorgeously written biographical novel-in-verse, a companion to Finding Wonders:- Series: Girls Who Love Science
- Author: Atkins, Jeannine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1534460691
- Language: English
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Blue Boat Home
$17.95 Add to cartA stunning illustration of the beloved song by folk singer and songwriter Peter Mayer.
The wide universe is the ocean I travel and the earth is my blue boat home.
We are all travelers on this earth, s
- Author: Mayer, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1558969497
- Language: English
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Books Travel the World
$18.99 Read moreLibrarians are on the move! From Colombia to Kenya and Syria to Thailand, real-life librarians bring books to children who don’t have easy access to a library.
Traverse seas, cross deserts, and brave
- Author: Schoettler, Joan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1638191867
- Language: English
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I Took the Moon for a Walk (Bilingual Spanish & English)
$9.99 Add to cartOne of Scholastic Parent and Child’s 100 Greatest Books for Kids
Embark on a dreamy, nighttime jaunt with a young boy and the moon in this sweet and calming bedtime story in bilingual English and Span- Series: Barefoot Bilinguals
- Author: Curtis, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798888597651
- Language: Spanish
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Uh-Oh! My Dragon’s Smelly
$18.95 Add to cartWhen your pet dragon’s stench is bad enough to clear out a whole town, you know you’ve got a SERIOUS problem! Last time, his odor was so intense that it triggered a town-wide emergency! Now, a fearles
- Author: Weaver, Katie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1963901029
- Language: English
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Where the Deer Slip Through
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the wonder that wildlife brings to a small woodland farm in this lyrical cumulative picture book with stunning scratchboard illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Beth Krommes.
This is the hed- Author: Howes, Katey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1665918276
- Language: English
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Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth
$17.99 Add to cartMeet three remarkable women who followed their dreams and paved a path for women in science in this gorgeously written biographical novel in verse from acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins.
As a girl in t- Series: Girls Who Love Science
- Author: Atkins, Jeannine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1665950579
- Language: English
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The Scroobious Pip
$19.99 Add to cartA beautifully reimagined and illustrated edition of classic poet Edward Lear’s unfinished nonsense verse poem by award-winning illustrators Charles Santore and Nicholas Santore, which celebrates diver… [more below]
- Author: Lear, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0762468602
- Language: English
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Octopus Moon
$18.99 Add to cartA deeply moving middle grade novel in verse about a girl struggling with depression when she starts fifth grade amidst a sea of changes.
Pearl loves watching the majestic loggerhead turtles and octopu- Author: Pyron, Bobbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0593616294
- Language: English
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Mirror to Mirror
$9.99 Add to cartRajani LaRocca, recipient of a Newbery Honor and Walter Award for Red, White, and Whole, is back with an evocative novel in verse about identical twin sisters who do everything together–until externa
- Author: Larocca, Rajani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0063047519
- Language: English
