Millbrook Press publishes informational titles for grades K–5 that offer fresh perspectives, unusual points of view, and a good dose of humor, while Carolrhoda Books spark children’s imaginations and offer new ways of looking at the world. These fact-filled books draw listeners in with engaging writing and a wide variety of genres encompassed, from coming-of-age stories to exceptional nonfiction to mysteries.

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A Leaf Can Be … by Laura Purdie SalasWater Can Be … by Laura Purdie SalasA Rock Can Be … by Laura Purdie SalasCold, Crunchy, Colorful: Using Our Senses by Jane BrocketAn Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns by Betsy R. RosenthalWhose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book by Miranda PaulPlants Can’t Sit Still by Rebecca E. HirschAll Kinds of Friends by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. KellyA Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal by Margarita Engle, Amish Karanjit, and Nicole KaranjitA Fall Ball for All by Jamie A. SwensonHidden Animal Colors by Jane ParkA Garden in Your Belly: Meet the Microbes in Your Gut by Masha D’yansNight Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep by Rebecca E. HirschMake Way for Animals!: A World of Wildlife Crossings by Meeg PincusIf We Were Gone: Imagining the World without People by John CoyMonkey with a Tool Belt and the Craftiest Christmas Ever! by Chris MonroeI See Sea Food: Sea Creatures That Look Like Food by Jenna GrodzickiNight Becomes Day: Changes in Nature by Cynthia ArgentineRobo-Motion: Robots That Move Like Animals by Linda ZajacHoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John CoyGame Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game by John CoyNiko Draws a Feeling by Bob RaczkaA Valentine for Frankenstein by Leslie KimmelmanUndercover Ostrich by Joe Kulka