Belmont Hills Media Center Blog

An introduction to Lincoln’s childhood that concentrates on his education.

After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.

In this picture-book biography, Chambers offers a brief, lyrical tribute to salsa superstar Celia Cruz.

On a visit to the zoo, a little boy imagines what it would be like to be various animals, such as a hippopotamus or a penguin, and listens as his mother explains how all parents keep their young ones safe.

While on a trip in 1956 to visit her grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she returns the following year.

While visiting her father’s family in Mali, a young girl loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth Fairy.

On a beautiful evening, Miz Mozetta puts on her red dress and blue shoes and dances the jitterbug just like she did many years before.

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.

Young Amy helps her mother to get a job as a player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while Amy’s father is serving in the Army during World War II.

Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.

One summer day on her great-grandparents’ Kentucky farm, a squabble with her cousin Melvin spurs Brenda Gail to begin choosing the moments that will become her own special song made of memories.

To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box.

Thirteen dogs tell their stories in simple poems.

While her father leads her toward Canada and away from the plantation where they have been slaves, a young girl thinks of the quilt her mother used to teach her a code that will help guide them to freedom.

Excited about being “star of the week” at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes.

Stewart’s loud, obnoxious sweet tooth constantly gets him into trouble, until Stewart uses a healthy diet to take control of the situation.

Rabbit’s comfortable nightly routine is disturbed by exuberant Froggie, who settles in for a snack and a story without being invited.

Sally the Tooth Fairy’s first day on the job is a challenge when a toothless little girl hides her tooth and makes Sally follow a series of clues to find it.