2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Fiction

Dory Fantasmagory series

As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she's too much of a baby for them, so she's left to her own devices—including her wild imagination and untiring energy.

How not to start third grade

The first day of school becomes chaotic when third-grader Will's younger brother, Steve, arrives for kindergarten. Will should be excited to start third grade. But his little brother, Steve, is starting kindergarten. The same laugh-out-loud writing and hilarious illustrations that brought us How Not to Babysit Your Brother now portray the tribulations and embarrassments of starting school with a very troublesome little brother. School will never be the same!

Zigzag Kids series

In this delightful series, award-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff introduces readers to a quirky, lovable group of kids, capturing all the excitement and surprises of new friends and after-school fun.

Little Bo series

A brave little cat ventures from the safety of her home to join a young sailor on his journeys, in a tale packaged with a CD containing a complete reading of the text as narrated by the author.

Gruffen

Lucy thinks there is a monster lurking outside her bedroom window, so her mother makes a dragon out of clay to protect her while she sleeps.