"It's time to start kindergarten, and you know what, kid?You got this! It's your time to shine and be the king of kindergarten!"

Audio Recording on Teaching Books

"This turbo- charged read-aloud puts a princess not up in a tower or awaiting a kis but at the center of the thrilling action, and gives each of her opponents a silly, perfect comeuppance." 

"Today, I will be FIERCE! I will take on monsters that stand in my way. I will search for the light in the darkness. I will be the hero of my story." 

"Who likes a goblin? Not the farmer. Not the innkeeper. Not the elves. And especially not the adventurers. But do you know who LOVES a goblin? His friends."

"Venus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Some say they are two of the greatest athletes of all time. Before they were world famous, they were little girls with big dreams."

"It doesn't matter where you come from- you are never too small or insignificant to contribute to the long-term sustainability of our planet. By doing simple things to the best of your ability, you are improving the world." - Farmer Tantoh

Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school. 

When he is paired with a girl who has lost her legs, Rescue worries that he isn't up to the task of being her service dog.

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her" Audio recording on Teaching Books

A biography of Kathrine Switzer, first woman to run the Boston Marathon.

"Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day"--OCLC

"Hansel and Gretel will not listen to their storyteller. For one thing, who leaves a trail of bread crumbs lying around, when there are people starving? Not Hansel, that's for sure!

What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope.

Chickasaw astronaut, John Herrington, shares his flight on the space shuttle Endeavour and his thirteen-day mission to the international Space Station. 

". . . an ode to black American triumph and tribulation"--Provided by publisher.

Even though his penguin friends would rather swim, Penguin dreams of flying"--Provided by publisher.