Books from Walker Childrens

  • Liberty Street
    Liberty Street
    By Candice F. Ransom

    Liberty Street is a moving story of courage and love, and a testament to those in the antebellum South who risked all in the name of knowledge and freedom.

  • The Old Blue Pickup Truck
    The Old Blue Pickup Truck
    By Candice F. Ransom

    For a little girl, there's nothing better than running errands with Daddy in a trusty old blue pickup truck.

  • Pony Island
    Pony Island
    By Candice F. Ransom

    The famous wild ponies of Assateague and Chincoteague Island, presented in stunning technicolor.

  • Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
    Red-Tail Angels: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
    By Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack

    A history of African American pilots with a focus on World War II.

  • Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams
    Positively ADD: Real Success Stories to Inspire Your Dreams
    By Edward M. Hallowell, Catherine A. Corman

    Don't be distracted by the bad news about ADD.

  • Off the Map: The Journals of Lewis and Clark
    Off the Map: The Journals of Lewis and Clark
    By Connie Roop, Peter Roop

    A compilation of entries and excerpts from the journals of William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, describing their historic expedition.

  • The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
    The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
    By Karen Gravelle

    The essential guidebook for every girl. The Period Book is a reassuring must-read for every girl about to have her period, and every parent wishing to prepare a daughter for this important milestone.

  • Best in Show
    Best in Show
    By Karen LeFrak

    Dog lovers, poodle fans, and anyone who enjoys dog shows will delight in this charming story that highlights the fun of competition and the love between a girl and her favorite pup.

  • Jake the Ballet Dog
    Jake the Ballet Dog
    By Karen LeFrak

    Pretty soon, he's spinning and leaping just like the dancers. As the beloved holiday story comes to life on stage, Jake has a hard time keeping out of the action!

  • The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
    The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
    By Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin

    Paired for the first time, acclaimed authors Dennis and Judith Fradin and Pura Belpr award-winning illustrator Velasquez provide readers with an inspiring tale of how one man's journey to freedom in 1856 helped spark an abolitionist ...

  • The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
    The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
    By Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin

    When John Price took a chance at freedom by crossing the frozen Ohio river from Kentucky into Ohio one January night in 1856, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was fully enforced in every state of the union.

  • Against All Opposition: Black Explorers in America
    Against All Opposition: Black Explorers in America
    By Jim Haskins

    Renowned author Jim Haskins describes the feats of those whose imagination and courage led them to new worlds, against all opposition.

  • Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions
    Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions
    By Jim Haskins

    After the Civil War, black inventors still had to fight educational disadvantages and prejudice. Their struggles and their genius come alive on these pages through the words of master storyteller Jim Haskins.

  • From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures
    From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures
    By Jim Haskins, Joann Biondi

    Fully illustrated with photos, maps, and illustrations, here is an essential guide to over 30 of Africa's most populous and well-known ethnic groups.

  • In a Heartbeat
    In a Heartbeat
    By Loretta Ellsworth

    For fans of Gabrielle Zevin and Lurlene McDaniel, In a Heartbeat explores the ties of family and the weight of regret when a mistake costs Eagan her life during a figure-skating competition.

  • Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa
    Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa
    By Francis Kalnay

    The world of the Argentine pampa comes to life in this humorous tale of a South American boy determined to tame and ride a wild pony.

  • Pony Island
    Pony Island
    By Candice F. Ransom

    Centuries ago, a Spanish shipwreck left dozens of horses stranded on Assateague Island, off the coast of Virginia.

  • Red, White, and Blue Goodbye
    Red, White, and Blue Goodbye
    By Sarah Wones Tomp

    Sarah Wones Tomp was inspired to write this book by her good friends in the military, including her husband, Tom, a Naval Reserve officer. This is Sarah's first picture book.

  • Poop Happened!: A History of the World from the Bottom Up
    Poop Happened!: A History of the World from the Bottom Up
    By Sarah Albee

    This is bathroom reading kids, teachers, librarians, and parents won't be able to put down!

  • In the Blink of an Eye
    In the Blink of an Eye
    By Dieter Wiesmuller

    Dieter Wiesmüller celebrates the liveliness of nature through his stunning illustrations and lyrical text, which show young readers that animals in the wild are just as curious as they are.