Día Book Lists
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ARMENIAN
Early Reader
From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be.
Early Reader
Owl loves his house. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has a cozy fireplace. There are books to read and there is soup to eat on cold, frosty nights. Owl lives by himself, but he is not always alone. One night, Winter comes into his living room.
Chapter Book
The boastfulness of a hunter. He uses his imagination to tell his friends about hunting ducks. With this funny tale, Tumanyan provides a pleasant atmosphere.
Chapter Book
Hovhannes Tumanyan's "Lord and Servant" fairy tale.
Chapter Book
An anthology of Hovhannes Tumanyan's fairy tales.
Chapter Book
Hovhannes Tumanyan's "Golden Pot" fairy tale.
Chapter Book
Paronian's novel "Honorable Beggars" is a sad reflection of the situation in the Armenian environment of Istanbul, which Paronian tries to present with witty satire. The "Great Effendi" who came to the capital are served by a number of people belonging to the Armenian society of Constantinople, for whom money is a priority.
Chapter Book
This work of the genius poet Tumanyan is a tragic romance reflecting rural traditions.
Chapter Book
The Russian folk tale "Bokonik."
Chapter Book
Hovhannes Tumanyan's "The Liar" fairy tale.
FRENCH
Picture Book
Little Sun is a fearless, adorable pig with a big heart. She's always on the lookout for challenges, big and small with playmates Little Mouse and Miss Rabbit.
Early Reader
Coin-Coin decides to make pancakes. But when he throws them in the air, they don't fall! What then is this mystery?
Early Reader
Nardeau and his little brothers and sisters are very, very sick. Grosgarou does not know what strange illness they are suffering from. He has to do something, and quickly, if he is to save the foxes.
Early Chapter Book
Clara wishes she could do pirouettes like her friend Felix. Unfortunately, she's not good at sports or school, for that matter. When Clara discovers that her lucky ball has disappeared, she knows its the start of a very bad day. It's a good thing her friends are there to help change her perspective!
Early Chapter Book
George and Harold created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school and now they are going to bring it to life! Meet Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret that even he does not know it!
Chapter Book
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Graphic Novel
George and Harold have created a new super-hero who digs into deception. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, Dog Man has a nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?
Graphic Novel
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Chapter Audiobook
E-audiobook featuring 21 essential stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
Chapter Audiobook
E-audiobook featuring 80 stories by Jean de la Fontaine.
GERMAN
Picture Book
Jannik is an adorable mouse who is just ready for his first adventure of his own. He has fun trampling on leaves, jumping in puddles and swimming in a boat!
Early Reader
When the Olchi children find an old soccer ball on the garbage dump, they don't know what to do with it. Maybe eat it with a delicious sauce? Only the Olchi grandpa knows what such a ball is good for. After all, he used to be a soccer player himself!
Early Reader
Are there Olchis on the moon? The Olchis are in New York City for the first time and the Olchi children find out about a top secret space project: all the delicious garbage on earth is to be shot at the moon with a rocket!
Early Reader
Pippi may not be a professor, but she has come up with a wonderful, brand new word: Spunk!
Chapter Book
What is Skulduggery doing when he's not saving the world? This volume contains: 13 ultimate Skulduggery stories, 9 of which are previously unpublished in Germany.
Chapter Book
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Chapter Book
After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool’s Day, Nikki has a wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean girl MacKenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters.
Chapter Book
Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfil a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia-but how they'll do this, none of them knows. But not every dragonet wants a destiny.
ITALIAN
Chapter Book
The day when fire and ice appear in the sky, everything changes forever for 12-year-old Theo. When Lamia, a three-headed monster, kidnaps his sister, he will discover a mythical land full of both terrifying creatures and friendly beings Theo must learn to trust his instincts as he searches for a way to defeat Lamia before the dragon sacrifices his sister.
Chapter Book
A storm tears through rural Kansas and a young farm girl named Dorothy finds herself and her farmhouse swallowed by a cyclone and transported to a magical land called Oz.
Chapter Book
A collection of three books treasured by users of the great library at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's masterful work on magical creatures; Quidditch Through the Ages, a comprehensive history of the game and its rules; and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Chapter Book
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Chapter Book
Maisy Sawyer has a mystery to solve - and she's the best detective in fourth grade. No, she is the best detective in the whole school, and rescuing the little mice is her new mission. Raising the stakes, The Black Boot has also taken Maisy’s famous lollipop collection, and warns her to stop searching for the mice if she ever wants to see her lollipops again.
Chapter Book
When two boys meet they have no idea that their shared passion for art will lead them into a painted and sculpted world that only they can save from destruction. This epic tale takes the 11 year-olds through a series of oozing slime battles, skateboarding escapes, and creation quests as they help their Artanian friends rescue captured pharaohs.
JAPANESE
Picture Book
A family has moved to a new home. Kaley, can't sleep at night with the sounds coming from under the trees in the garden. One night she decides to find out what the sound really is.
Early Reader
Freddie is a firefighter hero who is encouraged to go out into the world and save lives from danger.
Chapter Book
This is the story of a young dragon’s adventures as he discovers his hidden courage.
Chapter Book
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Nonfiction: Screenplay
When Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, Newt Scamander once again agrees to help thwart the powerful Dark wizard's plans. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
Nonfiction
First Words Japanese features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather.
KOREAN
Picture Book
What is friendship? Join three good friends as they discover what real friendship means. They start a race, but decide to finish it together, helping a friend who got in trouble.
Chapter Book
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Nonfiction: Screenplay
When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone.
Nonfiction
Introduces young children to the Korean language and culture through everyday words.
Nonfiction
This dictionary features useful, everyday words that will help learners to build their vocabulary. The words are grouped by subjects, so children can focus on one set of related words at a time.
Nonfiction
A charming collection of fourteen well-loved verses, Korean and English Nursery Rhymes is an excellent introduction to Korean language and culture for young children.
SPANISH
Picture Book
Everyone knows about Mary and her little lamb. But do you know Maria?
Picture Book
Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things, and he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and whenever he tries getting close to other monsters, he realizes they just can’t see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves?
Picture Book
Lola and her family prepare for the first day of school the night before, then get up early, take pictures, and head to class. Lola puts her things in her cubby, chooses her activities, reads, plays, and has a snack. Before she knows it, it's time to sing the good-bye song and rush into Mommy's arms for a warm reunion.
Picture Book
Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect birthday wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.
Early Reader
Dog wants to play. Can Dog play with Frog, Frog, and Frog? The frogs hop...but Dog just FLOPS. Will the frogs ever play with Dog? Then a hungry bear comes along! Can Dog find a way to help the frogs?
Early Chapter Book
Unicorn has a horn and can do magic. Yeti is big and furry and cannot do magic. Yeti likes snowball fights. Unicorn does not like snowball fights. But Unicorn and Yeti both love sparkly things, hot chocolate with rainbow sprinkles, and -- most of all -- being best friends!
Chapter Book
Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive.
Chapter Book
Lety Muñoz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right word.
Graphic Novel
Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. But it soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships.
Nonfiction
In this creative non-fiction story, Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans. In this warm and inclusive story by U.S. Supreme Justice Sonia Sotomayor, inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes, readers join along as differently abled kids use their strengths to work together and learn about each other.
FOLKTALES AROUND THE WORLD
Picture Book
Imani is a young Maaisi girl with a loving mother and a desire to do something great. When she decides she wants to touch the moon, she works hard to reach her goal, even in the face of teasing from the naysayers around her.
Picture Book
With brightly colored art and engaging characters, this retelling of the well-known Stone Soup story will captivate young readers.
Picture Book
Turtle loves to dance and play the flute. But her exuberance puts her at risk when her music attracts the attention of a brave hunter who brings her home to make turtle stew. After she is caught, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children … and her own wit.
Picture Book
Three little cabritos have a clever plan to get past the grumpiest troll in the land. But then one of the billy goats wonders: Why is that gigante so grumpy, anyway? This thoughtful question sends their plan in a new direction, and the results are better than they ever imagined.
Picture Book
Based on a fable from Aesop, the Sun and the Wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than brute force as a means of achieving a goal.
Picture Book
Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them--and caught three sly creatures to get them.
Picture Book
In this fairy tale with a twist, it hasn’t rained in days and the king has dictated that something must be done—his royal pinky is getting stinky! With a little magic from a wizard, young Jack, paired with his pea pod pal, will find a GIANT reason as to why there’s no water left in the kingdom...and prove that size doesn’t prevent anyone from doing something BIG.
Picture Book
Cat is always hungry, and living with culinary-inclined Mouse, who makes thirty-five pies in one day, just makes it worse. Fat Cat swallows everything in sight, including the washlady and her washtub and a king and his elephant! But when Cat swallows Mouse and her sewing basket, that's the last straw. Tiny Mouse cuts to the heart of the situation, taking an upside-down world and turning it right-side-up again.
Picture Audiobook
A boastful and proud lion and a slow and small tortoise have a common problem; they both want to marry the beautiful Princess Gazelle! The princess gives them a challenge: they must each build her a house. Whoever finishes first will have the princess’s hand. The lion is sure he will defeat the tortoise. But the tortoise has a plan that just might work!
Picture Book
When Farmer Earl consults the local wise woman about his over-crowded house, her advice to bring all his ducks, then horses, then goats into the tiny house is puzzling, but effective.
Picture Book
Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's. He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own.
Picture Book
In this Chinese American retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," a careless Goldy Luck wreaks havoc on the home of a family of panda bears. She eats up the littlest panda's rice porridge, breaks his rocking chair, and rumples all the blankets on his futon. When Goldy takes responsibility for her actions, she makes a new friend (and a whole plate of turnip cakes!) just in time for Chinese New Year.
Early Reader
This 80-page edition of AESOP'S FABLES introduces young readers to Aesop's classic fables in a fun and accessible way.
Chapter Book
Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations—especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs…and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, it’s going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through.
Nonfiction
Classic fairy tales and stories are an essential part of children's development. This collection brings together rare fairy tales, stories, myths and legends, to feed the intelligence and imagination of children in their years of development.
Nonfiction
Grimm's Fairy Tales collects fifty-five of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog-Prince," and "Rumpelstiltskin."
Nonfiction
This volume presents a charming collection of well–loved myths and tales from Bali. Comprising 12 stories that have been told by mothers to children over the centuries, the tales cover classic childhood themes-good versus evil, children versus adults, and so on.
Nonfiction
From singing turtles and flying farmers to a weeping dragon and rice bags that replenish themselves, readers of all ages will find engaging characters and moments of magic in these beloved Japanese folk tales.
Nonfiction
With stories from China, Russia, Persia, India, Armenia, the UK, Spain, France, Southern Africa, Egypt, and Germany, this is a collection of tales that showcases the original literary feminists.
Nonfiction
Irish poet and mythologist Ella Young recounts 14 age-old yarns of ghosts, banshees, haunted castles, and mischievous sprites. Imaginatively illustrated by noted Irish artist and patriot Maud Gonne, these exciting narratives of magical doings in the twilit world of Celtic legend will enchant readers of all ages.