Browse by category
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood
Category: Children's Educational
From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash. Ada Rios grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She ...Show more
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood
Category: Non-Fiction
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias Anna ) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust.She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Je ...Show more
Caterpillar Spring: Butterfly BB by Susan Hood
Category: BOARD BOOKS
With a fun-to-read, rhyming story, the book features a colourful, fabric-covered spring that stretches and winds through the colourful scenes, mimicking the motion of a crawling caterpillar.
Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer - 10th Anniversary Edition by Claudine Gevry (Illustrator); Susan Hood
Category: Picture Books
This 10th anniversary edition of the best-selling story about a caterpillar's busy day delights children with adorable artwork by Claudine Gevry. This beautiful story about a caterpillar's busy day features a colorful, fabric-covered spring that lends a bouncing effect to the lively artwork, mimicking t ...Show more
Double Take! A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Walker Studio
When it comes to opposites, it's all a matter of perspective! Lively text and fun retro art engage kids in the finer points of a favourite concept. Get a whole new perspective on opposites in this stylish, fun and engaging picture book. Who knows what's BIG unless there is SMALL? Does SHORT mean a thing ...Show more
Leaps and Bounce by Susan Hood
Category: Children's
Change comes to all of those who are open to it - even tiny tadpoles! This rhyming picture book for Key Stage 0 readers affirms this lesson for young children and their parents.
Look! I Can Read! by Susan Hood
Category: Children's | Series: All aboard reading
A little girl proudly shows off her reading skills as she spends a day out on the town with her mom. Children are sure to be delighted as they read along with the narrator in ths fun, rhyming, easy-to-read Level 1 All Aboard Reading.
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood
Category: Picture Books
"Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own." --Shelf Awareness (starred review) "This book has definitely made an impact on my life." --Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha Kitt Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each p ...Show more
Shaking Things up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood; Sophie Blackall (Illustrator); Emily Winfield Martin (Illustrator); Shadra Strickland (Illustrator); Melissa Sweet (Illustrator); LeUyen Pham (Illustrator); Oge Mora (Illustrator); Julie Morstad (Illustrator); Lisa Brown (Illustrator); Selina Alko (Illustrator); Hadley Hooper (Illustrator); Isabel Roxas (Illustrator); Erin Robinson (Illustrator); Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
"Each poem and illustration shines with a personality all its own." --Shelf Awareness (starred review) "This book has definitely made an impact on my life." --Kitt Shapiro, daughter of Eartha Kitt Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each p ...Show more
The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics by Susan Hood; Christiane Engel (Illustrator)
Category: Non-Fiction
Thoughtful and thought-provoking, this book will plant the seeds of environmental activism in young readers. --Kirkus (starred review)"I encourage everyone to read this book." --Dr. Jane Goodall There's no doubt about it--plastic is in almost everything. From our phones and computers to our toys and ute ...Show more
Titan and the Wild Boars - The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood; Dow Phumiruk (Illustrator); Pathana Sornhiran
Category: Children's Non Fiction
A NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL BEST STEM BOOK OF 2019 A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2019 A 2020 NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Don't miss the breathtaking true story of the international rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team from a f ...Show more