The Fix-Its: Power Up with Power Drill is the latest offering from I Can Read Comics, an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers. In the second installment of Sarah Lynn Reul's STEM-focused series, all the tools in the toolbox are excited when a new member arrives--Power Drill!

When the toolbox gets its first power tool, a drill eager to get to work, everybody else kicks back and relaxes--until Power Drill's battery runs out! Can the rest of the tools help their new friend recharge?

The Fix-Its: Power Up with Power Drill is a Level Three I Can Read Comic, geared for kids who are comfortable with comics and can read on their own but still need a little help.

The Fix-Its: Power Up with Power Drill is the latest offering from I Can Read Comics, an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers. In the second installment of Sarah Lynn Reul's STEM-focused series, all the tools in the toolbox are excited when a new member arrives--Power Drill!

When the toolbox gets its first power tool, a drill eager to get to work, everybody else kicks back and relaxes--until Power Drill's battery runs out! Can the rest of the tools help their new friend recharge?

The Fix-Its: Power Up with Power Drill is a Level Three I Can Read Comic, geared for kids who are comfortable with comics and can read on their own but still need a little help.

The Fix-Its: Nail Needs Help is the latest in I Can Read Comics, an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.

Meet Nail and Hammer, two pals in this STEM-focused story by author-illustrator Sarah Lynne Reul. When Nail gets stuck, Hammer is ready to lend a helping hand. But will Hammer's hard-headedness make things worse?

The Fix-Its: Nail Needs Help is a Level Three I Can Read Comic, an engaging story for children starting to read on their own.

The Fix-Its: Nail Needs Help is the latest in I Can Read Comics, an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.

Meet Nail and Hammer, two pals in this STEM-focused story by author-illustrator Sarah Lynne Reul. When Nail gets stuck, Hammer is ready to lend a helping hand. But will Hammer's hard-headedness make things worse?

The Fix-Its: Nail Needs Help is a Level Three I Can Read Comic, an engaging story for children starting to read on their own.

What appears to be a simple story upon first glance actually offers uncomplicated yet practical remedies for helping a child deal with a strong emotion. --Booklist (Starred review)

Allie All Along deserves a spot on the shelf with Where the Wild Things Are, When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... and My Mouth Is a Volcano. --Shelf Awareness

Allie's crayon broke.
I blinked.
She was suddenly . . .
furious, fuming, frustrated . . .

Have you ever felt mad enough to stomp, smash, and crash? Allie has! Meet one angry little girl and see how she calms down, bit by bit--with the help of her understanding big brother.

Poor Allie! She's in a rage, throwing a tantrum, and having a fit! Her emotions have built and built and now they just burst. Is there a sweet little girl hiding somewhere under all the angry layers? And can her big brother find a way to make things all right again? In the tradition of When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry and Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, Allie All Along explores simple ways kids can center themselves in the face of overwhelming emotions. The illustrations' varying hues and vibrant colors capture the powerful feelings that young children can't always express in words.

Sarah Lynne Reul is an illustrator, writer, and award-winning 2-D animator who likes science, bright colors, and figuring out how things work. After a number of years in science museum education and nonprofits, she was lured back to school by the magic of making drawings come to life. These days, Sarah Lynne strives to pack all the dynamic energy of animation into each of her illustrations.

When devastating news rattles a young girl's community, her normally attentive parents and neighbors are suddenly exhausted and distracted. At school, her teacher tells the class to look for the helpers--the good people working to make things better in big and small ways. She wants more than anything to help in a BIG way, but maybe she can start with one small act of kindness instead . . . and then another, and another.Small things can compound, after all, to make a world of difference.

The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul touches on themes of community, resilience, and optimism with an authenticity that will resonate with readers young and old.

A lift-the-flap book that lets little ones farm the farm

This interactive novelty board book encourages readers to care for animals at the farm by lifting the sturdy flaps on each spread. Feed the hens, brush the pony's mane, and open the gate so the cow can graze in the pasture in this inventive and engaging book that teaches little ones how to be responsible.

The Smith Family Secret: Book 1 is just the beginning of a new chapter book series the whole family can enjoy... Anything Cardiff Smith draws comes to life, at a terrible cost. Everyone who has ever had the gift disappears, including Cardiff's mother. But what good is having an amazing gift if you can never use it? Cardiff starts with a pink bicycle for his little sister Paris, draws an electric guitar for his big brother Zurich, and secretly leaves gifts for everyone at school. When he decides to draw a park over the old lot in town Cardiff might be taking it a step too far. The Smith family secret is a secret after all. Book 1 of The Smith Family Secret is a 12,000-word chapter book, with a Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 2.9, perfect for your young reader who is excited about magic and art.

WHAT WOULD YOU DRAW? Cardiff has a talent for drawing, and recently discovered he can Draw with a capital D; the ability to make anything he draws come to life Mom could Draw as well. Dad told him that all Smith's that ever had the gift mysteriously vanish. Mom is no exception. But what good is having an amazing gift if you can never use it? When Cardiff meets a lonely gibbon at the zoo he gets an idea that might be taking it a step too far. The Smith Family Secret is a secret, after all.

WHAT WOULD YOU DRAW? In the third book of The Smith Family Secret series, Cardiff and his siblings devise a plan. Using Cardiff's gift to Draw things into life, they are going to get Mom back. At the same time, Cardiff is invited to assist his art teacher with a mural at the children's hospital. He shares his secret with the patients, and makes fairies come to life But magic is a tricky thing and fairies are unpredictable. The Smith Family Secret is a secret after all.