Books from Carolrhoda Books ®

  • Monkey with a Tool Belt
    Monkey with a Tool Belt
    By Chris Monroe

    Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon!

  • Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
    Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
    By Chris Monroe

    Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon! Chico Bon Bon has a problem . . . a noisy problem. He wants to fix it. BUT HE CAN'T FIND IT! What's a monkey to do? Use his tools, of course. With his tool belt, Chico can do anything!

  • Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
    Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
    By John Coy

    With lyrical text and thought-provoking photography, Their Great Gift explores the experiences of immigrants in the twenty-first century, focusing on the lives of children.

  • The Warriors
    The Warriors
    By Joseph Bruchac

    When twelve-year-old Jake Forrest's mother gets a job in a new city, everything changes.

  • Love, Ruby Valentine
    Love, Ruby Valentine
    By Laurie Friedman

    Deep in the heart of Heartland lives Ruby Valentine and her trusty parrot Lovebird. Ruby's favorite day of the year is Valentine's Day—she loves to say "I love you" and make cards and treats to deliver to everyone in her town.

  • Mudkin
    Mudkin
    By Stephen Gammell

    She meets Mudkin, a friendly creature who whips up a robe and crown for her. Away they go to meet Her Majesty's subjects. Even if the kingdom lasts only until the next rain shower, the crown Mudkin gives her is forever.

  • Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
    Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
    By Gina Capaldi, Q. L. Pearce

    "I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird.

  • My First Dino-Football
    My First Dino-Football
    By Lisa Wheeler

    Tackle , throw , touchdown . Join in the dino - football fun ! Wilsaur Look for more dino - riffic adventures from Lisa Wheeler and Barry Gott ! Text © 2022 by Lisa Wheeler Illustrations © 2012 by Barry Gott Published by Carolrhoda ...

  • Joy in Mudville
    Joy in Mudville
    By Bob Raczka

    With the game on the line, he called for rookie Joy Armstrong to take the mound. Could she bring joy to Mudville again—and prove that a girl can play ball as well as any boy?

  • Dino-Basketball
    Dino-Basketball
    By Lisa Wheeler

    When the carnivorous Meat face the herbivorous Grass Clippers, rims are sure to rattle!

  • A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
    A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
    By Anne Rockwell

    Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution.

  • Eddie Whatever
    Eddie Whatever
    By Lois Ruby

    Against his better judgment, he ends up with a volunteering gig at Silver Brook Pavilion retirement home, where the residents call him "Eddie Whatever" rather than worry about remembering his last name.

  • The Executioner's Daughter
    The Executioner's Daughter
    By Jane Hardstaff

    Prisoners condemned to death must face Pa and his axe—and Moss catches their severed heads. Her father insists he has no choice: if he leaves the Tower, he will be killed. But Moss can't bear to be the executioner's daughter any longer.

  • Waga's Big Scare
    Waga's Big Scare
    By Samuel Hiti

    Waga isn't the biggest or hairiest or slimiest monster.

  • The White Zone
    The White Zone
    By Carolyn Marsden

    During these magical minutes, Sunni and Shiite differences were forgotten. There was no green zone, no red zone. There was only the white zone. Against this real-life backdrop, Nouri and Talib begin to imagine a world after the war.

  • Luis Paints the World
    Luis Paints the World
    By Terry Farish

    Luis wishes Nico wasn't leaving for the Army.

  • Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen
    Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen
    By Beth Mills

    In her debut picture book, Beth Mills offers a pitch-perfect look at recess, friendship, and being a good sport. First grader Ella McKeen is the undisputed kickball queen until a new girl named Riya shows up—and shows her up at recess.

  • My First Dino-Baseball
    My First Dino-Baseball
    By Lisa Wheeler

    Batter up! Simple rhyming text highlights baseball essentials as dinosaurs play baseball in this charming board book. Bright and appealing illustrations from Barry Gott bring the sports action to life!

  • My First Dino-Basketball
    My First Dino-Basketball
    By Lisa Wheeler

    Shorts and jerseys. / Ball and hoop. / Dino-dribble. / Pass and shoot. Bouncy rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler highlights basketball basics as two teams of dinosaurs take the court.

  • The Secret of Goldenrod
    The Secret of Goldenrod
    By Jane O'Reilly

    Augustine isn't like other dolls: she talks and talks and talks. Augustine helps Trina realize that Goldenrod is trying to tell her an important secret . . . one that may just change her life.