Books from Dutton Children's Books
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The Grimm Conclusion
By Adam Gidwitz"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"--
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'Twas the Day Before Christmas: The Story of Clement Clarke Moore's Beloved Poem
By Brenda SeabrookeOn Christmas Eve day, 1822, Clement Clarke Moore struggled to write a surprise for his children. While traveling to lower Manhattan from his farm, Chelsea, many thoughts ran through his...
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The Baby's Book of Baby Animals
By Kay ChoraoWhat do little ones love? Baby animals. Here, to add to Kay Chorao’s canon of nursery treasuries, is a collection of darling nursery rhymes and poems for the very young,...
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The Little Snow Goose
By Emily HawkinsDeep in the Arctic north, an unlikely friendship hatches and grows between a fox cub and a little snow goose.
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The Perfect Wizard: Hans Christian Andersen
By Jane YolenHe was the son of a cobbler-awkward, funny-looking, and perhaps a bit crazy. But Hans Christian Andersen went on to become the most beloved children's writer of all time. Here...
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װיני־דער־ּפו
By Alan Alexander Milne, Leonard Wolf, Ernest Howard ShepardThis illustrated Yiddish translation of the classic "Winnie-the-Pooh" allows young and old readers who are reclaiming this language to bring the lovable bear into their world.
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Summerlost
By Allyson Braithwaite Condie"Following the sudden deaths of her father and autistic younger brother, Cedar Lee spends the summer working at a Shakespearean theater festival, making a new friend, and coming to terms with her grief"--
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Can You Keep a Secret?
By P. J. PetersenWith great school scenes, a surefire subject for a first chapter book. Secrets are in the air. A big surprise birthday party is being planned. Someone in class has brought...
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A String of Beads
By Margarette S. ReidDeftly capturing the young narrator's voice, Margarette Reid shares the pleasure that a little girl and her grandmother find in the variety, beauty and history of the many beads in...
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Tales of Tails
By Ann Garrett, Gene-Michael HigneyEach character introduces itself, then invites the readers to lift tail-shaped flaps to see what the different tails do. A companion to Peek-a-Moo, this book features clever rhyming text and...
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Balloons, Balloons, Balloons
By Dee LillegardA yum yummy yellow one A plum plummy purple one A green like a turtle one Balloons Balloons Balloons One magical day the whole world is brightened when balloons, balloons,...
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Shadow Night
By Kay ChoraoIn a reassuring bedtime story by a beloved picture-book illustrator, little James learns how his dark room can be a fun and fanciful theater for shadow pictures. Mommy and Daddy...
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Part of Me Died, Too: Stories of Creative Survival Among Bereaved Children and Teenagers
By Virginia Lynn FryDeath may be a part of life, but it is a hard part. This important and moving book tells 11 true stories about young people, toddlers to teenagers, who have...
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Pig Pig Gets a Job
By David McPhailPig Pig thinks of all the jobs he could get, from cook to auto mechanic, and is enthusiastic about performing similar tasks for his family at home.
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The Ghost's Grave
By Peg KehretWhat Josh thought would be the dullest summer of his life, spent with his eccentric great-aunt, turns chilling when he meets the ghost of a coal miner killed in a...
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What's for Dinner?
By Ann Garrett, Gene-Michael HigneyThis companion to the popular What's for Lunch? poses the question everyone asks come late afternoon: What's for dinner? In this bubbly, oversized lift-the-flap book, the answers are a real...
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Cinderella
By Charles Perrault, Gregory BattcockCinderella's transformation from poor girl to princess never fails to captivate young ones, and this stellar retelling, exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers, is a must for every library. When the...
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The Year of the Hangman
By Gary L. BlackwoodIt's 1777-the rebellious American colonies have been soundly defeated by the powerful British redcoats, and the imprisoned General Washington is to hang from the end of a gibbet. That's the...
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The Iron Ring
By Lloyd AlexanderAn epic tale of high adventure and deep humanity set in mythic India, this novel by Newbery medalist Lloyd Alexander offers a feast of many flavors--moving experiences, childlike humor, dark...
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Emma's Elephant: And Other Favorite Animal Friends
By David EllwandThe youngest animal lovers will be mesmerized by these gorgeous photos as they look at the faces of the children and name the animals they have chosen as their favorites....