Random House Books For Young Readers imprint: 1752 books

Au revoir, Pluto! In this beloved revised classic, beginning readers and budding astronomers are launched on a wild trip to visit the eight planets in our solar system (per the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 decision to downgrade Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet), along with the Cat...

The Wild Kratts take off to investigate how different animals survive in the cold in this leveled reader! PBS’s successful animated show Wild Kratts joins the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter...

Ten-year-old Lexie used to love going to the shore. For as long as she can remember, she's spent every summer there with her parents, eating hamburgers, swimming in the ocean, and combing the beach for treasure.  This summer is going to be different though. Lexie's Mom and Daddy are divorced, and...

A Step 3 BIOGRAPHY READER about the unsung historical figure and Founding Mother Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. Hamilton, the musical, is igniting American history fever in adults and kids--especially about the central figures of the play. Kids clearly want to know more, and this companion to...

Claudine doesn’t think Santa should be allowed to just barge into her house—that’s not polite at all! The only way to keep him out? Get on his Naughty List . . . If you think about it, Santa is a pretty rude guy. He watches you while you sleep. He withholds presents if he decides you...

Dive and swim. Spin and swoop. The platypus loves to play! Beginning readers will dive right into this simple, Step 2 nonfiction book about one of the most unique animals on earth.

Following his debut in Wedgieman: A Hero Is Born, our superhero continues on his mission to get children to eat their vegetables. Until he meets Bad Dude and his secret inventions, that is.  Bad Dude has a plan; it's a bad plan. He wants to use his Make-Things-Disappear Machine to zap the...

From Emily Winfield Martin, author/illustrator of Dream Animals, comes anew book that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever! From brave and bold to creative and clever, the rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents...

Celebrate Christmas with the Quinns and this festive chapter book. Adopted twin girls, a precocious pup, and a busy holiday season make Christmas at the Quinns’ house a bit crazy! Bobby is excited to have two adopted baby sisters, but he’s also excited for Christmas. While his parents take...

Julianna Margulies presents this story her father wrote for her and her sisters when they were children. Saturdays at the Children’s Zoo with their father always end the same way for Ariel, Miranda, and Jane: he offers them money for a treat, but they instead choose to buy food for the animals....

Big Bird, Elmo, and their friends learn something special about friendship from a little lightning bug in this Sesame Street Step 2 Step into Reading title. Beginning readers who are reading with help will enjoy this sweet story starring their favorite characters from Sesame Street.

Did you know that stingrays are cousins of sharks? This Step 3 Step into Reading Science Reader is full of exciting photographs, illustrations, and facts about these magnificent sea creatures. Follow a stingray as she chomps her prey, escapes a hungry hammerhead shark, and gives birth to her stingray...

Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history.

Moon loves to make her best friend, Ollie, laugh. On this particular day, however, her favorite gags aren't doing the trick! The two make a bet on whether or not Moon's crazy antics will be enough to bring back Ollie's usual ha ha's, hee hee's, and ho ho's. Silliness ensues in the form of a playful...