Books from Dial
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Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir
By Tyler FederTegneserie - graphic novel. Tyler Feder shares her story of her mother's first oncology appointment to facing reality as a motherless daughter
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Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant
By Kate KliseShares the inspiring story of Ella Kate Ewing, describing how her unusual height of more than seven feet made her the 19th-century's tallest woman, how she came to embrace her difference and eventually led to her circus appearances.
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The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy
By Jacky DavisAs imaginary superhero Bumblebee Boy, Sam rejects his pesky little brother's help in defeating pirates, dragons, and saber-toothed lions, but when Sam comes up against some scary aliens, he discovers the advantage of having a sidekick.
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Christmas with Teddy Bear
By Jacqueline McQuadeTeddy Bear excitedly prepares for Christmas by writing a letter to Santa, singing carols, decorating a tree, making cards, and watching for Santa's sleigh. On board pages.
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William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
Retells, in simplified prose, William Shakespeare's play about King Leontes, who, after wrongly accusing his wife of infidelity, sets in motion a terrible chain of events with unexpected results.
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Home on the Range
By Brian AjharIn this illustrated version of the familiar song, a young boy is transported from his city apartment to life on the range.
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The House of the Spirits
By Isabel AllendeAlba -- The fruit of Blanca's forbidden love, a luminous bearty, a fiery and willful woman... the family's break with the past and link to the future. "From the Paperback edition.
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Blue Sun Ben
By Jean Marzollo, Claudio MarzolloIn a world of two suns, Ben, who is a boy during Red Sun and a chipmunk during Blue Sun, falls into the clutches of the Animal Singer, an evil man who changes people and animals into shapes to suit his own purposes.
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The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale
By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle RossWhen cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.
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The Twelve Apostles: Their Lives and Acts
By Marianna MayerThe life, times, sacrifices, and accomplishments of the chosen disiciples of Jesus are presented in a beautifully illustrated picture book.
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I Want to be
By Thylias MossAfter some thought a young girl describes in poetic terms the kind of person she wants to be.
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The Great Dinosaur Pop-up Book
By Rupert MatthewsPresents facts about dinosaurs, instructions for making models of a spinosaurus, ankylosaurus, and pteranodon, a pop-up tyrannosaurus, and a script for a play.
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John Bellairs's Lewis Barnavelt in The Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge
By Brad StricklandLewis Barnavelt tries to avert disaster when the destruction of an old bridge threatens to release a diabolical force, the legacy of a long-dead evil magician. By the author of The Specter from the Magician's Museum.
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The Ghost Train
By Stephen WyllieThe Ghost Train
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Love Always, Blue
By Mary Pope OsborneThe summer after her parents' separation, fifteen-year-old Blue looks forward to visiting her playwright father, who is trying to get his play produced in New York City.
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Nature's Creatures of the Dark: A Pop-up Glow-in-the-dark Exploration
By David TaylorExplores the eerie worlds of night creatures. Activate the non-toxic glow ink by holding the pages near a bright light for a short time. Then turn the lights off.
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Mommy and Daddy are Divorced
By Patricia Perry, Marietta LynchTwo young boys try to understand and cope with the confusion and pain of their parents' divorce.
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The Spider
By Margaret LaneA brief introduction to several species of spiders, discussing their physiology, reproduction, and behavior, including the female's curious propensity to eat her mate.
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William Shakespeare's Macbeth
By William Shakespeare, Gary Kelley, Bruce CovilleA simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about a man who kills his king after hearing the prophesies of three witches.
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Persephone and the Pomegranate: A Myth from Greece
By Kris WaldherrDemeter refuses to allow spring to appear until she has been reunited with her daughter Persephone, who has been abducted to the Underworld by Pluto.