Here is a copy of Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier.

From the inside flap:

When Martin was growing up he saw the signs WHITE ONLY everywhere in his hometown. Every time he read the words, he felt bad.

Until he remembered what his mother told him: “You are as good as anyone.”

Here is a copy of The Polka Dot Child is written and illustrated by Luciana Roselli.

From the inside flap:

“One morning Lisa woke up to find herself suddenly polka dot . . . . . .

Has this ever happened to you?

Have you ever thought about how many other things in the world are polka dot, too?

Butterflies, jaguars, cheetahs . . . . . . and many many more.

They all welcome Lisa to their world as one of them and what a wonderful time she has until . . . . . .

Here is a copy of The Treasure Trove of the Sun by M. Prishvin and illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.

From the inside flap:

This is a modern European story but it has the earthy quality of a folk tale, for the action takes place in a country village in Russia where the peasants still live by habits and traditions of many hundreds of years.

The story is about two orphaned children who live all by themselves: twelve-year-old Anna, golden-haired, friendly, and calm: her younger brother, Peterkin, stalwart, stubborn and excitable. One spring day Anna and Peterkin go off in search of sweet spring cranberries, and their search takes them to the Wandering Swamp, a “treasure trove of the sun” – so called because of the rich layers of peat formed there by the warm sunlight working on the decomposing plants.

Anna wants to go the sensible way along the well-trodden path used by the other cranberry pickers. But Peterkin wants to follow a narrow, dangerous trail past the Blind Break Quagmire to a secret moor that his father had once told him about.

The action takes place in just one day, but it is a fateful, unforgettable day, full of hope, fear, despair, finally a little wisdom. Woven into the children’s story is the tale of the old forester, Antip, and his hound dog, Tress, the adventures of the villagers on a wolf hunt, and the wild, weird life of the swamp itself with the calls of birds and animals echoing back and forth.

The result is a fascinating, many-colored tapestry, and Feodor Rojankovsky has caught the colors of this tapestry in brilliant, glowing pictures.

Here is a copy of Pookie written and illustrated by Ivy L. Wallace.

Pookie is a little rabbit who one day discovers that he has grown wings.

Here is a copy of Free Lunch by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold.

From the inside flap:

Mr. Lunch enjoys new experiences. After all, he’s taken a plane ride, appeared on TV, and even paddled a canoe all the way to Venice. But one experience he never, ever wanted to have was being locked up in jail.

It all begins when a bad elephant takes over the Elephant Brand Bird Seed Company and Mr. Lunch sets off to find a better source of bird seed for his friends. All too soon, Mr. Lunch finds himself caught in a terrible trap, and it’s up to his feathered friends to find a way to… Free Lunch!

Here is a copy of Ducks Don’t Get Wet by Augusta Goldin and illustrated by Leonard Kessler.

Explore the wonderful world of ducks, from how and what they eat, how and why they migrate and of course an explanation of why water runs off a duck’s back.