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Little Night Cat
Sonja Danowski
Tony is determined to give all his favorite stuffed toys to help an animal shelter in this tender look at the beauty of
Ages 4–8
Mr. Tiffin's Classroom #4
The Little Library
Margaret McNamara
Jake doesn't usually like to read, but a library book about woodworking inspires him to pick up some tools and build a s
Ages 4–8
A Little Red Hen and Friends Story #2
The Little Blue Bridge
Brenda Maier
A clever young girl uses her engineering skills and a bit of bridge-building ingenuity to outsmart both a neighborhood b
Ages 4–8
Little Bits of Sky
S. E. Durrant
Through diary entries and drawings, eleven-year-old Ira records his journey through London's foster system as he and his
Ages 9–12
Listen, Slowly
Thanhhà Lai
Mai travels to Vietnam to help her grandmother search for answers about a grandfather lost during the war, discovering h
Ages 8–12
Lion of the Sky
Laura Purdie Salas
Soft pastel drawings pair with clever haiku riddles to celebrate the changing seasons, inviting you to guess what natura
Ages 5–9
Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions
Richard Turere, Shelly Pollock
Lions are attacking his family's cattle, so a young Maasai boy uses his passion for tinkering to invent a light system t
Ages 6–10
Lily and the Paper Man
Rebecca Upjohn
Lily learns to look past her initial hesitation to help a homeless man, discovering how much pride and empathy can grow
Ages 4–8
Lilliput
Sam Gayton
Three-inch-tall Lily is miles away from her home in Lilliput, trapped as a prisoner and desperate to find a way back to
Ages 8–12
Light a Candle/Tumaini pasipo na Tumaini
Godfrey Nkongolo, Eric Walters
A Chagga boy journeys up the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro with his elders to light a torch marking Tanzania's independenc
Ages 6–10
Lift Your Light a Little Higher
Heather Henson
An enslaved man leads visitors through the dark wonders of Kentucky's Mammoth Caves. Dramatic watercolor and collage art
Ages 4–9
Life Without Nico
Andrea Maturana
Maia faces the quiet ache of a missing best friend, using her imagination and colorful art to find new ways to grow afte
Ages 4–8
Scientists in the Field
Life on Surtsey
Loree Griffin Burns
Scientists venture onto a volcanic island born in 1963 to document the incredible way plants and insects first begin to
Ages 9–12
Life Electric, A: The Story of Nikola Tesla
Azadeh Westergaard
Watch a boy fascinated by sparks grow up to invent the alternating current motor in this beautifully illustrated look at
Ages 5–9
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
Lynn Brunelle
A fallen whale on the dark ocean floor becomes a bustling underwater city where unique deep-sea creatures thrive for yea
Ages 4–8
Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses
Ron Koertge
These dark, sophisticated verse retellings of classic fairy tales dive deep into dread, death, and clever twists.
Ages 12–18
Libertad
Bessie Flores Zaldívar
Libertad turns to poetry to navigate her identity and a tense presidential election, wondering if true self-expression i
Ages 14–18
Libertad
Alma Fullerton
Told in moving verse, two brothers face a grueling and courageous trek from Guatemala to the United States to find their
Ages 10–14
Li'l Dan the Drummer Boy
Romare Bearden
Li'l Dan uses his drumming to protect the very Union soldiers who helped him find freedom in this moving story by a mast
Ages 5–10
Lexie
Audrey Couloumbis
Lexie’s quiet beach summer with her dad takes an unexpected turn when his new fiancée and two sons join the vacation.
Ages 8–12
Letting Go of Gravity
Meg Leder
Parker tries to balance her own fears about the future while attempting to bond with her twin brother as he recovers fro
Ages 14–18
Letters to a Prisoner
written and illustrated by Jacques Goldstyn
For children processing the unfairness of the world, this wordless story shows how small acts of creativity and solidari
Ages 6–9
Lester's Dreadful Sweaters
K.G. Campbell
Cousin Clara is knitting non-stop, and poor Lester is stuck wearing her increasingly bizarre creations in this funny tal
Ages 4–8
Lena's Slippers
Ioana Hobai
Recital day is approaching, but Lena is missing her white ballet shoes. Delicate watercolors follow her clever solution
Ages 4–8
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