No Ordinary Book

A collection of titles that defy the ordinary, either by their design or by featuring a unique point of view.

• Huff & Puff

  by Claudia Rueda
  

  This interactive retelling of the Three Little Pigs story allows the reader to play the part of the big bad wolf. Three ...

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  Ages: 3-6
  Abrams Books for Young Readers & Amulet Books

• Hide and Seek

  by David Carter
  

  “A fish and a teardrop. Five black spots, four blossoms blue, and a T that is white. A heart and an arabesque. A ...

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  Ages: 5 and up
  Abrams Books for Young Readers & Amulet Books

• Sybil the Backpack Fairy #3: Aithor

  by Michel Rodrigue
  

  The bad fairy Amanite has teamed up with Aithor, the King of Evil, to destroy the trees of life. Nina and Sybil have to ...

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  Ages: Middle grade
  Illustrated by: Antonello Dalena and Manuela Razzi
  Papercutz

• First the Egg

  by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
  

  This is a book about transformations...from egg to chicken, seed to flower, caterpillar to butterfly. But it's also ...

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  Ages: 2-6
  Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

• Popville

  by Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud
  

  Explore this ingenious pop-up and watch a city grow. First a house, then a village, then a town--then a city with railr ...

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  Ages: 4-8
  Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

• Elsewhere

  by Gabrielle Zevin
  

  Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely d ...

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  Ages: 12 and up
  Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

• Poet Slave of Cuba

  by Margarita Engle
  

  Born into the household of a wealthy slaveowner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the si ...

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  Ages: 10-18
  Illustrated by: Sean Qualls
  Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

• Albert's Amazing Snail (Mouse Math)

  by Eleanor May
  

  Albert loves his new pet snail! Flash is so smart, he can do any trick Albert teaches him . . . can't he?& ...

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  Ages: 4 & Up
  Illustrated by: Deborah Melmon
  Kane Press, Inc.

• Razzle-Dazzle Ruby

  by Masha D’yans
  

  A regular day becomes a magical adventure in this stunning novelty picture book. Ruby can make the ordinary extraordina ...

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  Ages: All
  Scholastic Inc.

• Ma! There’s Nothing to Do Here!: A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting

  by Barbara Park
  

  A precocious baby is beyond bored in his mother’s womb. He’s ready to play on the swingset, meet other boys ...

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  Ages: 2-5
  Illustrated by: Viviana Garofoli
  Random House Children's Books

• Bring On the Birds

  by Susan Stockdale
  

  Noted author-illustrator Susan Stockdale introduces young ornithologists to both exotic and familiar birds in simple rh ...

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  Ages: 1-3
  Illustrated by: Susan Stockdale
  Peachtree Publishers

• Busy Farm

  by Anton Poitier and Sophia Touliatou
  

  Find and count the animals from 1 to 10 on this very busy farm. The pop-up format adds to the fun. As you open the page ...

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  Ages: 3-6
  Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing