Read MN 2023: Children's Picture Books and Middle-Grade Fiction

New and classic children's literature including Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight; Don't Count Your Chicks; Big Belching Bog in paperback; and more.

READ MINNESOTA 2023: 30% OFF BOOKS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS

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Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight Shannon Gibney 2023 Spring
Six-year-old Sam, with his Liberian dad and African American mom, finds a way to bring everyone in his cross-cultural family together at the dinner table
Big Belching Bog Big Belching Bog Phyllis Root 2023 Spring
A quirky romp through the peat bogs of northern Minnesota for young readers
Don’t Count Your Chicks Don’t Count Your Chicks Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire 2023 Spring
This delightful storybook by the incomparable d’Aulaires, based on a poem by Hans Christian Andersen, will charm a new generation of little readers
One Winter Up North One Winter Up North John Owens 2022 Fall
A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in winter, snowshoeing the frozen lakes and silent forest with family, encountering the wonders of northern wildlife in the cold season
Bim, Bam, Bop . . . and Oona Bim, Bam, Bop . . . and Oona Jacqueline Briggs Martin 2022 Spring
An irresistible read-aloud picture book, in which a little odd-duck-out discovers her unique strengths
The ABC Bunny The ABC Bunny Wanda Gág 2022 Spring
An unfortunate accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey, through what he eats (Greens), to whom he meets (Insects, Jay, Kitten, Lizard), and then a little sleep (Nap), to Tripping back to town, right side Up and Up-side-down.
The Big Island: A Story of Isle Royale The Big Island A Story of Isle Royale Julian May 2021 Fall
First published in 1968, this engrossing and beautiful picture book about wildlife on Isle Royale is available again
Grandmother’s Pigeon Grandmother’s Pigeon Louise Erdrich 2021 Fall
A grandmother’s sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Book Award–winning author—at last back in print
Begin with a Bee Begin with a Bee Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root 2021 Spring
Begin with a Bee and its story of the life of one queen bee, a rusty-patched bumblebee, teaches us not only about bees but also about our own responsibilities in the natural world
Yang Warriors Yang Warriors Kao Kalia Yang 2021 Spring
Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang delivers an inspiring tale of resourceful children confronting adversaries in a refugee camp
Nils Nils Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire 2021 Spring
A loving tale of a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy while also embracing his Norwegian heritage
The Range Eternal The Range Eternal Louise Erdrich 2020 Fall
The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove from one of the country’s most distinguished and beloved authors, now back in print
One Summer Up North One Summer Up North John Owens 2020 Fall
A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters, canoeing and camping with a family as they encounter the northwoods wilderness in all its spectacular beauty
The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant Story The Journal of Otto Peltonen A Finnish Immigrant Story William Durbin 2020 Fall
A portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century—now in paperback
The Shared Room The Shared Room Kao Kalia Yang 2020 Spring
A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child—a story for readers of all ages
The Lost Forest The Lost Forest Phyllis Root 2019 Spring
The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error—and all the flora and fauna to be found there
Hush Hush, Forest Hush Hush, Forest Mary Casanova 2018 Fall
Lyrical words and elegant woodcuts capture the quiet beauty of the forest as day fades to night and autumn gives way to the North Woods winter
Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers: A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between Phyllis Root 2018 Spring
A beautifully illustrated, family-friendly guide to Minnesota’s native wildflowers and how to find them
Creekfinding: A True Story Creekfinding A True Story Jacqueline Briggs Martin 2017 Spring
An enchanting picture book about restoring a creek, with all the wildlife it once hosted, in a farm field in Iowa. Ages 4-9.
One North Star: A Counting Book One North Star A Counting Book Phyllis Root 2016 Fall
Who lives here under one north star?
Wake Up, Island Wake Up, Island Mary Casanova 2016 Spring
In a picture book for all ages, lyrical language and elegant woodcuts celebrate the waking natural world on a North Woods island
Tracks in the Wild Tracks in the Wild Betsy Bowen 2015 Fall
A beautiful children’s book detailing Minnesota’s northwoods animals and their tracks
Leif the Lucky Leif the Lucky Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire 2014 Fall
A delightful tale of the young Viking explorer Leif Erikson—the first European to set foot on America, 500 years before Columbus
Goodnight Loon Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer 2015 Spring
A charming retelling of a children's classic in a distinctly northwoods voice
Plant a Pocket of Prairie Plant a Pocket of Prairie Phyllis Root 2014 Spring
An inspiring children’s book about the endangered prairie ecosystem and how we can help restore it
Blackwater Ben Blackwater Ben William Durbin 2014 Spring
A young boy discovers harsh realities, secrets, and adventure at a northern Minnesota logging camp in 1898
Ola Ola Edgar Parin d’Aulaire and Ingri d’Aulaire 2013 Fall
A classic that sparked the illustrious careers of two Caldecott-honored authors and illustrators
Wolf Shadows Wolf Shadows Mary Casanova 2013 Fall
In this sequel to Moose Tracks, Seth’s mixed feelings about a debate in his northern Minnesota town over the growing wolf packs puts him at odds with his friend Matt. When he sees Matt commit a horrible act of violence, Seth angrily abandons him, unaware that a blizzard is on the way, and now must try to rescue his friend.
Moose Tracks Moose Tracks Mary Casanova 2013 Fall
One boy’s thrilling adventure in Minnesota’s north woods
Happy Times in Norway Happy Times in Norway Sigrid Undset 2013 Spring
Preserving a glorious picture of Norway before the Nazi occupation—from the 1928 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature