Greenwillow Book
A mouse who is teased, finds self-esteem and acceptance thanks to a music teacher.
Greenwillow Books
A wrestling match for access to the best grass, helps a cow yearning for acceptance.
Flex Nutrition - 61 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3007 &
Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy - 243 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 512-3180
Holiday House
A gentle dog convinces the kittens mom to let him try parenting.
Sparta Pet Shoppe & Spa - 270 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-6222
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
Set during the late 1950's Jim Crow laws where the Nashville Public Library was integrated.
HarperCollins/Laura Geringer
Eggs hatch and the confused birds follow a boy as their mother.
Houghton
Two duckling friends stay friends and keep their lives & what they enjoy seperate.
Scholastic
A kid that likes veggies, breads and fruits, but its a goat kid who eats differently.
Philomel Books
A girls best friend and also her teacher get cancer, accept they got lemons, and happily survive.
Amulet
Good times with her old babysitter haunt a growing girl, but at least the memories will never leave her.
Disney-Hyperion
A doggy seeks shelter & food after escaping from a truck taking him to the pound.
Maxwell and Molly's Closet - 218 Spring Street Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 300-0101
Tricycle
Explore the family units of same-sex parents and how they love and care for their kids.
Little, Brown Books
Teacher has a roaring voice, dark green skin, and claws that hold chalk, but turns human when you get to know her.
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books
Racisms hold on society is questioned by biracial friends who are open to meeting new people.
Puffin
A kid gives peas a chance after learning how nutritious they are and how they got on his plate.
Candlewick
A chick starts a friendship outside its comfort zone with a piggy and works through any differences.
Sparta Athletic Club - 115 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-9141
Eerdmans Books
A boy who blushes easily gets bullied, the girl who started it trys to stop the problem she created.
Drayer Physical Therapy Institute - 13A, Main St #4, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7400
Greenwillow
A boys gives his pet hen duck eggs to hatch, she treats them as family, even when she realizes they are different
.
Disney-Hyperion or Jump At The Sun
The morals, pride, comradery and acceptance of the Negro Leagues
Greenwillow.
A worry wart girl mouse meets another worried mousey who also brought a doll to her 1st day of school.
Pyramid Comics & Cards - 24 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-5343
HarperCollins
A skunk plans backfire after he uses smelly fish & rotting garbage to scare away a bear who loves to hug.
Little, Brown Books
A baby wolf is left on the doorstep of a rabbit family, who raises & protects him from harm.
Maren Green Pub
The reinforcement of love and making your children know how important they are, everyday in many ways.
Lerner/Millbrook
Two shape-shifting tigers end up at a Texas sanctuary and try to learn to get along & be human.
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Woodland friends come to the aid of a sick bear, who helps his nurses when they catch his cold.
Good Apple
This book highlights the range of feelings and empathetically of others feelings.
Penguin Young Readers
A kind knight trys to take care of his sick dragon friends.
Lee & Low
A bilingual story of a boy who says thanks to things that make him happy.
Denis Kitchen Publishing
A beatnik Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A musical Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Fat Stevo's Cheesesteaks - 224 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7555
Kane/Miller
A confused crocodile protects his duck family against his real kind.
Sparta Township Police Department - 65 Main St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6121
HMH Books
An elephant is cheered up by a new hat, and he cheers up his friends all day long.
HMH Books
The animal community celebrates a newcomer to the barn when an egg starts to hatch.
Clarion/Houghton
A poor son of a slave has healing hands that creates miracles and makes him a legend.
Scholastic
Mousetraps vanish as Grandma gets ready for a family party, mice help Grandma without her knowing.
Lake House Cafe - 8 White Deer Plaza, Sparta, NJ 07871 (862) 219-9804 &
Anthony Francos Restaurant & Pizzeria - 8 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6000
Kids Can Press
Intimidating cat police check a kind hearted cat librarian who secretly harbors mice in her home.
Clarion
A determined Tanzanian boy saves his coins to afford a bicycle to help his mom bring things to and from the market.
SB One Bank - 15 Trinity St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 383-2211 &
Lakeland Bank - 7 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 - (973) 729-4400
Random/Schwartz & Wade.
A hole by a tiger, catches animals tring to help a frog, the selfish tiger winds up alone in the hole in the end.
Candlewick Press
A summer vacation garden project provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation for the neighborhood.
Anthony Francos Restaurant & Pizzeria - 8 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6000
Puffin Books
A wolf becomes a protector instead of a hunter, after plans to fatten up a chicken backfires.
Frank's Pizza - 11 Center St, Sparta, New Jersey 07871 (973) 729-3354
Maren Green Pub
The reinforcement of love and making your children know how important they are, everyday in many ways.
Scholastic Press
A giant panda tells children stories about material goods, good and bad boundaries & holding in frustration.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Historic tale when orphans publish their own weekly newspaper & hold court in Warsaw, Poland.
Enchanted Lion Books
A boy brings a basket of food to a hungry fox who repays him with flowers.
Sushi Ya - 27 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2088
Candlewick
In a uncaring city, a hurt bird is rescued & nursed by a compassionate boy.
Chiropractic Health Clinic of Sparta - 33 Woodport Rd, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 726-4226
Dial
A mountain climber is saved by a Himalayan village, whom he repays with a school.
Clarion/Houghton
A poor son of a slave has healing hands that creates miracles and makes him a legend.
Albert Whitman & Company
A school principal wipes out the school budget buying ties, so he sells his ties to help build a playground.
Interplay Couture - 41 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-0285
Morrow Junior Books/HarperCollins
In this reimagined story of greed, Rumpelstiltskin marries the miller's daughter & it ends helping a good cause.
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pete's version has the kids adding veggy's & salt to the classic stones and bones soup.
Sparta Classic Diner - 80 Woodport Rd, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2425 &
River Star Diner - 14 NJ-57, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (908) 979-0626
Dial Books
An optimistic tale proving anyone can do anything they thrive to do and be.
Philomel
Defiance is shown through a young African American boys eyes as he witnesses the arrest of Rosa Parks.
Sparta Township Police Department - 65 Main St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6121
Aladdin
A boasting caterpillar brags about changing into a butterfly, and the polliwog wants in.
Mohawk House - 3 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6464
Aladdin
A girl finds empowerment playing ball, this story will inspire kids to take on the world.
SportsCare Physical Therapy - 8 Town Center Dr Ste 1, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3800
Scholastic
The king of racial equality
Little, Brown Books
The words of Martin Luther King & Mahalia Jackson helped civil rights and change, read history.
HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
A bio that shows a young boy's determination to change South Africa.
Farrar Straus & Giroux/Frances Foster
A girl keeps cultural traditions alive in her new home country during this newspaper drive story.
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books
Racisms hold on society is questioned by biracial friends who are open to meeting new people.
City Lights Publishers
26 feminists who changed the world
HMH Books
Outside a boys window he sees a violent world of racial tensions & riots, his cat is missing and his apartment is on fire.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/ HMH Books
A boys grandpa with talented hands, could not touch bread dough in the Wonder Bread factory.
Dunkin' Donuts - 5 Center St - B, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3399
Atheneum Books
Eggs are alike on the inside, but like people and personalities can be different on the outside.
Panera Bread - 25 Centre St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2270 &
Eric's Deli & Catering - 151 Woodport Rd, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 726-5050 &
IHOP - 200 Mountain Ave, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (908) 684-2315
Simon & Schuster
During the post-Civil War South, an African American girl gets to attend a Quaker school with her five brothers.
HMH Books
When slaves mysteriously escape to the north, southerners imagine they had magical powers & flew to freedom.
National Geographic
This book shows that around the world, in all different cultures their is a universal bond between children & parents.
Argosy Travel - 19 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2184
Dial
How to properly treat animals is a important life lesson.
Holiday House
A gentle dog convinces the kittens mom to let him try parenting.
Sparta Pet Shoppe & Spa - 270 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-6222
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A musical Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Fat Stevo's Cheesesteaks - 224 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7555
Simon Spotlight
While visiting the grandparents the duo discovers a clear pond and enjoy the waters with their elders.
Putnam/Philomel
A girl is hurt but no one responds to her hellos
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A grumpy family one day starts to smile, and finds that life is nicer when we treat each other with kindness.
Walker Children
A toddlers busy day includes eatting, playing, swinging and sleeping.
Greene's Beans Sparta - 31 Center, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 726-8800
Greenwillow Books
Mom & daughter hit the beach and make a sandcastle for a crab besides other beachy activities.
Airmark Pools - 20 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2877
Kids Can Press
Intimidating cat police check a kind hearted cat librarian who secretly harbors mice in her home.
Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Tales of brothers dealing w monsters, 3 pigs & Santa in the summer
Dutton
Elephants show unconditional love no matter what their kids do or say that might be wrong.
Disney/Hyperion.
An imaginative energetic big brother turns gentle when he gets a new sibling.
HMH Books
Three diverse sections showing parental love in the morning, daytime, and night.
HMH Books
Getting a non sleepy girl to bed takes a story about how animals sleep and a bit of reverse psychology.
Puffin Books
A boy conquers his fears by rooming with a monster that he can relate to, one that scares easy.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A sad tiger in India runs into a village & up a tree, it is captured & set free, it runs off with a smile.
Candlewick Press
A half page flap is used as a blanket to cover the sleepy animals on each page.
Candlewick Press
A summer vacation garden project provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation for the neighborhood.
Anthony Francos Restaurant & Pizzeria - 8 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6000
Simon & Schuster
Family love overrides the ups and downs of moods, feelings and circumstances.
Puffin Books
A wolf becomes a protector instead of a hunter, after plans to fatten up a chicken backfires.
Frank's Pizza - 11 Center St, Sparta, New Jersey 07871 (973) 729-3354
HarperCollins
An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton
How to express thanks feel thankful looking at the world around you.
Lee & Low
A bilingual story of a boy who says thanks to things that make him happy.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A musical Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Fat Stevo's Cheesesteaks - 224 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7555
Price Stern Sloan
A show and tell invention of a device that scrambles words & things into anagrams goes to far.
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council - 133 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 383-0027 &
Art Etc - 25 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 619-9455
Toon Books
A boy loses his dad in Central Park and chases pigeons all over NYC.
Clarion Books
An mini alien spaceship hides from an Earth kitty and communicates with ants and a ladybird for help to escape.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A magic pot doubles anything that goes in, potatoes, coins & even lonely people who thrive company.
PNC Bank - 19 Mohawk Ave, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2231
Simon & Schuster
Thanksgiving is the perfect time for showing gratitude and not taking everything for granted.
Simon & Schuster
Bad wishes can make you thankful for what you have
Holiday House
A peaceful coexistence starts when a tapir saves a leopard from a hunter by teaching him to move quietly.
Sleeping Bear Press
A true story of a cabin boy whose life was saved by the ships lucky cat, the ship was the Titanic.
HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
5 friends sit on a window, they are stuffed animals who wait patiently for what each of them has wished for.
Knopf Books
A mysterious mouse secretly taste tests at the Duvall Cheese Factory creating the best cheese in Paris.
Philomel Books
Different types of creatures from all around the world hug.
The Blue Sky Press
Kids learn & observe the sky in different cosmic moods.
Astrology Boutique - 17 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 570-7725
Dial
A girl enjoys life with a 24 hour musical soundtrack.
Aladdin
A girl finds empowerment playing ball, this story will inspire kids to take on the world.
SportsCare Physical Therapy - 8 Town Center Dr Ste 1, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3800
Candlewick
A kid who like to knock things down decides to share bowling with his dad.
Sparta Lanes - 43 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6135
Greenwillow Books
A book on the imaginative gardening of jellybeans on candy plants, seashell plants & beach ball sized tomatoes.
Stop & Shop - 5 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-9746
HarperCollins
A boy returns to his old island & brings his friend to show around his past life on Montserrat island.
Peter Pauper Press
A Yeti hunt by brothers discovers a Yeti tracking them, it ends with all of them sharing hot chocolate together.
Cloveberry - 21 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 512-3074 &
Bon Appetit Café - 207 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (862) 354-7686
MacAdam/Cage Publishing
Art supplies take over a story of a boy that is threatened by a monster who is redrawn to be friendly.
Photographs Cameras & Video - 43 Theater Sparta Center, Sparta NJ 07871 (973) 729 5929
Greenwillow
A boys gives his pet hen duck eggs to hatch, she treats them as family, even when she realizes they are different
.
Puffin Books
Sisters discover island life at the beach in Penobscott Bay, Maine one summer with their parents.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A girl creates her own sensory map of her Brooklyn neighborhood using local sounds, tastes, smells, and sights.
Lavanta Coffee Roasters - 43 Theatre Center Sparta, New Jersey (973) 729-5099
Clarion Books
A zoo animal party starts off with just bears, then mammals, then all creatures are invited to attend.
Lake Mohawk Country Club - 4 West Shore Trail, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6660
Charlesbridge
How sounds are expressed in different languages with fold out flaps with English words.
Scholastic Press
A giant panda tells children stories about material goods, good and bad boundaries & holding in frustration.
Aladdin
Changing the hearts of other people
NorthSouth
After Grandma dies a girl can still visit thru her heart, especially when it rains.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A musical Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Fat Stevo's Cheesesteaks - 224 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7555
Candlewick
In a uncaring city, a hurt bird is rescued & nursed by a compassionate boy.
Chiropractic Health Clinic of Sparta - 33 Woodport Rd, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 726-4226
Dragonfly Books
A towns history becomes important
Firefly Books
Parental love brings a boy through childhood to grow his manhood.
Houghton/HMH Books
The floating hat of the Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritt.
Dutton
Elephants show unconditional love no matter what their kids do or say that might be wrong.
Greenwillow
A boys gives his pet hen duck eggs to hatch, she treats them as family, even when she realizes they are different
.
Little, Brown Books
A baby wolf is left on the doorstep of a rabbit family, who raises & protects him from harm.
Enchanted Lion Books
A girls imagination and determination goes wild looking for a fluffy little squishy present for moms birthday.
Random House
Rights of the poor and lower classes
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bully bull shows thoughtfulness after apologizing to animals he insulted.
HMH Books
A baker finds patriotism through his feeding of George Washington's troops.
Between The Bread - 188 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 940-0219 &
Pattycakes - 20 White Deer Plaza, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 670-9124
Lee & Low
A bilingual story of a boy who says thanks to things that make him happy.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
A musical Grasshopper learns his lesson from an ant colony who invites him inside for the winter.
Fat Stevo's Cheesesteaks - 224 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-7555
Simon Spotlight
While visiting the grandparents the duo discovers a clear pond and enjoy the waters with their elders.
Scholastic Books
When a teapot breaks its spout a colony of ants helps fix the predicament.
Philomel Books
A girls best friend and also her teacher get cancer, accept they got lemons, and happily survive.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A grumpy family one day starts to smile, and finds that life is nicer when we treat each other with kindness.
HMH Books
An apple slingshot is used by an old man whose trying to shoot down pears, in the end he gets a nice apple pie.
Clarion Books
An mini alien spaceship hides from an Earth kitty and communicates with ants and a ladybird for help to escape.
Kids Can Press
Intimidating cat police check a kind hearted cat librarian who secretly harbors mice in her home.
HMH Book
A father & son see sadness as they search the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. for grandpa's name.
Kane/Miller
This book connects kids to elderly people and nursing homes as a boy helps a woman with memory loss.
Clarion Books
A zoo animal party starts off with just bears, then mammals, then all creatures are invited to attend.
Lake Mohawk Country Club - 4 West Shore Trail, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6660
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bully bull shows thoughtfulness after apologizing to animals he insulted.
Puffin Books
Crazy pigs wreck a mans house, apologize, and clean up before bedtime.
A&G Pizza - 220 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 579-1480 & Jersey Dog - 77 Water St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 756-7007
Disney-Hyperion
A bilingual version of the Goldilocks fairy tale with a making up for your mistakes moral.
HarperCollins
Mamas new chair can finally be afforded.
Charm - 270 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3454
HMH Books
A post WW2 school sports festival in Japan is suprised by two American soldiers on bikes.
Harcourt/HMH Books
A farm life story about a girl and the caring relationship she has for her horse.
Templar Books
The dream to fly gets passes on to the son when his dad doesn't return from battle.
Atheneum Books
A girl finds music in everything that surrounds her.
HMH Books
A vacant lot is transformed into a garden & mural igniting community togetherness.
Nutrition Store - 270 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3484
Candlewick
A carousel alligator leaves the amusement park when customers stop coming.
Laura Geringer Book
Readers use their imaginations to decide what objects they would like to be.
Pandan Room - 100 E Moore St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (908) 850-5999
Chronicle
A girls diverse Latino neighborhood is highlighted in this bilingual tale of culture.
Sparta Grill - 8 Woodport Rd, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-2737
Ferne Press
Appreciation, love & kindness is encouraged & rewarded
HMH Books
The loving relationship between an old and young penguin who do things together.
HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray.
Birds help grow a garden after animal farmers finally become generous & share their food.
Charlesbridge
A kids adventure with mom in his regular trip to the storytime at the Library.
Amulet
Good times with her old babysitter haunt a growing girl, but at least the memories will never leave her.
Dial
A mountain climber is saved by a Himalayan village, whom he repays with a school.
HMH Book
A collection of fond verbal endearments for kids categorized in many different languages.
Charlesbridge
A girls weekly learning trip to the library with her mom.
Scholastic/Michael di Capua Books
Aesops fable where a mouse helps a lion after convincing the lion not to eat him.
Greenwillow
Taking care of your possessions and responsibility are taught by a busdriver who loves his own car.
Napa Auto Parts - 101 Water Street, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 383-5005
HarperCollins
A boy returns to his old island & brings his friend to show around his past life on Montserrat island.
Philomel
This adoption fable shows that an out of place or misunderstood kid can feel like an unwanted bear.
Dutton Books
A young family turns an old empty droopy house with low self-esteem into a happy historic home.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A magic pot doubles anything that goes in, potatoes, coins & even lonely people who thrive company.
PNC Bank - 19 Mohawk Ave, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2231
Candlewick
Urban hipster parents celebrate their sons 6 month birthday by organizing a picnic on a hill.
Subway Restaurants - 12 Main St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 512-3352
Philomel Book
An offbeat friendship starts between an elephant and a pig whose differences become appreciated.
Greenwillow
Siblings are given cameras to highlight a vacation at their grandparents' farm.
Rose City Framemakers - 19 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 660-0922
Houghton Mifflin
Over 2 dozen variations of quiet that children are familiar with in their daily lifes.
Groundwood Books
A girls little acts of kindness giving out flowers, smiling & waving keeps this wordless story active.
Redshaw's Flower Shop - 2 Conestoga Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-5300
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pete's version has the kids adding veggy's & salt to the classic stones and bones soup.
Sparta Classic Diner - 80 Woodport Rd, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2425 &
River Star Diner - 14 NJ-57, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (908) 979-0626
Disney-Hyperion
Celebration of what we have
Random House
Wise elephant uncovers the good things in life
Simon & Schuster
Bad wishes can make you thankful for what you have
Philomel Books/Penguin.
Ownership of a pet Moose (who doesn't like rules) is in question after a walk in the woods.
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
A wooden horse tells a stuffed rabbit that love can make you real, the rabbit gets well worn with a boys love.
Square FishHenry Holt
A poetry based portrait of our disappearing natural environment & how animal habitats and ecosystems adapt.
Centre Dry Cleaners & Tailors - 3 Center St, Sparta, New Jersey 07871 (973) 729-7787
HarperCollins
This nostalgic look at a 1940's town experiencing & preparing for a large snow storm shows the magic of snow.
Puffin Books
A wolf becomes a protector instead of a hunter, after plans to fatten up a chicken backfires.
Frank's Pizza - 11 Center St, Sparta, New Jersey 07871 (973) 729-3354
National Geographic Children's Books
Pictures of science and nature make kids eager to explore the world and figure what they want to grow up to be.
Maren Green Pub
The reinforcement of love and making your children know how important they are, everyday in many ways.
Candlewick Press
Outside her garden, Grandama explains how worms slither through the dirt with five pairs of hearts.
Front Porch Organics - 29 W Shore Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-5005
HMH Books
A pigeon is rescued and nursed back to health.
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Woodland friends come to the aid of a sick bear, who helps his nurses when they catch his cold.
Tundra Book
An Indian tailor nurses birds back to health.
Knopf Books for Young Readers
A friendship between a boy and robot get complicated when the fragile bot is switched off.
Verizon The Wireless Center Sparta - 8 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2111
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Historic tale when orphans publish their own weekly newspaper & hold court in Warsaw, Poland.
Cartwheel
Emily Elizabeth discovers the ups (mostly) and downs of caring for her big red dog.
Harcourt/HMH Books
A farm life story about a girl and the caring relationship she has for her horse.
Knopf Book / Random
A big hearted lady giant protects a village of people she loves.
Egmont
Different perspectives (even from the cat) show the freeing of a mouse family from a trap.
HMH Books
A baker finds patriotism through his feeding of George Washington's troops.
Between The Bread - 188 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 940-0219 &
Pattycakes - 20 White Deer Plaza, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 670-9124
Penguin Young Readers
A wizards scaly, snail-y soup helps a knight who nurses his sick little dragon friends.
Casa Mia - 20 White Deer Plaza, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6606
Kane/Miller
A confused crocodile protects his duck family against his real kind.
Sparta Township Police Department - 65 Main St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6121
Amulet
Good times with her old babysitter haunt a growing girl, but at least the memories will never leave her.
HMH Book
A collection of fond verbal endearments for kids categorized in many different languages.
Candlewick Press
A solution to separation anxiety, parents can sent love waves to their kids.
Tricycle
Explore the family units of same-sex parents and how they love and care for their kids.
Greenwillow Books
Three caretakers highlight their favorite thing about their babies in these 3 love stories.
Kids Can Press
Intimidating cat police check a kind hearted cat librarian who secretly harbors mice in her home.
Harcourt/HMH Books
A joyous Spanish grandmother storytells to her grandson after doing her morning routine & work.
Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Tales of brothers dealing w monsters, 3 pigs & Santa in the summer
Greenwillow
Taking care of your possessions and responsibility are taught by a busdriver who loves his own car.
Napa Auto Parts - 101 Water Street, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 383-5005
Enchanted Lion Books
A fox guides a dead mother to her afterlife, as a sleepless boy and his reassuring dad grieves.
Dutton
Elephants show unconditional love no matter what their kids do or say that might be wrong.
Roaring Brook Press
A determined girl wants a pet so she uses her imagination to create some until her parents give in.
Groundwood Books
A girls little acts of kindness giving out flowers, smiling & waving keeps this wordless story active.
Redshaw's Flower Shop - 2 Conestoga Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-5300
Workman
A rhythmic chant of a mom singing about how special & how much she loves her little Snuggle Puppy.
Greenwillow
A boys gives his pet hen duck eggs to hatch, she treats them as family, even when she realizes they are different
.
Clarion Books
A hot summer day brings a thunderstorm to a farm, farmers rescue an upset chicken & find a soaked kitty.
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
A wooden horse tells a stuffed rabbit that love can make you real, the rabbit gets well worn with a boys love.
HMH Book
A father & son see sadness as they search the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. for grandpa's name.
Viking
A tag along little sister runins a birthday party but is forgiven.
Scholastic Press
A man repents when his sins threatens his twins.
Little, Brown Books
Explaining unconditional love help kids & parents bounce back after confrontations.
HarperCollins
Mouse girl learns responsibility after teacher punishes her for not listening
Random
A girl creates a robot to do her chores, it runs away under protest but they become friends in the end.
HarperCollins
A boy doing class Valentine's cards makes two mean ones, gets caught & redoes them nicely.
Disney-Hyperion
A bilingual version of the Goldilocks fairy tale with a making up for your mistakes moral.
Simon & Schuster
Family love overrides the ups and downs of moods, feelings and circumstances.
Greenwillow Book
A mouse who is teased, finds self-esteem and acceptance thanks to a music teacher.
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books
A boys grandma helps him see the beauty of living on the wrong side of the tracks.
Thomas Nelson Inc
A Great White Tiger helps a vain ostrich & her friends free the animals from the Gnoo Zoo Carousel.
Salon Serendipity - 1 Center St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-1187
Schwartz & Wade
A sharing story set during the Great Depression about three girls and a Baby Betty doll.
Henry Holt
An old Scottish song is turned into this story about a family in a small house sharing everything they got.
Krogh's - 23 White Deer Plaza, Sparta, NJ (973) 729-8428
Enchanted Lion
Lonelyness is overcome by finding companionship and learning to share.
Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan.
A folktale about a bird who gets up early to have breakfast with the early worm.
Bantam
After fighting over a bone, two dogs decide to share it.
Candlewick Press
A wee ducks grandpa shares stories about the babys birth to cheer up the sick duckling.
Roaring Brook Press
Rabbit's magical suitcase gives & shares presents with his friends that fulfill each of their wishes.
Clarion
Fighting friends forgive each other after problem solving and go back to sharing fun.
HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray.
Birds help grow a garden after animal farmers finally become generous & share their food.
Peter Pauper Press
A Yeti hunt by brothers discovers a Yeti tracking them, it ends with all of them sharing hot chocolate together.
Cloveberry - 21 Main St, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 512-3074 &
Bon Appetit Café - 207 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (862) 354-7686
Candlewick
A chick starts a friendship outside its comfort zone with a piggy and works through any differences.
Sparta Athletic Club - 115 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-9141
Hyperion Books
A pigeon is ready to eat a found hot dog, when a duckling with too many questions ruins the moment.
Greenwillow/HarperCollins
A sharing tale about a girl who doesn't want to give her sister some of her candy, until it falls & breaks.
Hyperion Books for Children.
Friendship shows over the thought of sharing some ice cream, but too much thinking makes the ice cream melt.
Groundwood Books
A girls little acts of kindness giving out flowers, smiling & waving keeps this wordless story active.
Redshaw's Flower Shop - 2 Conestoga Trail, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-5300
Puffin Books
A boy conquers his fears by rooming with a monster that he can relate to, one that scares easy.
Harcourt Brace /HMH Books
A lady who sees animals as friends instead of food rescues them from a market and makes them veggy soup.
Sussex County Food Coop - 30 Moran St # 1, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 579-1882
Stay Human Books
Helping others through laughter, joy, sharing & being who you are
Harcourt
A summer vacation provides shared imagination between friends.
(Read A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Walker Childrens
Two bugs on a journey, one is adventurous and brave the other friend is scared & imaginative.
(Read Absolutely Not & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton)
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A boy and some friendly animals plant seeds and anticipate the sprouting greens for weeks.
(Read And Then It’s Spring & other Will picture books in Denville)
Assouline
Barbie doll shows off her friends as you travel through her pop cultured life.
(Read The Art Of @BarbieStyle & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Disney/Hyperion
A secret between friends about different interests bond them closer.
(Read Ballet Cat & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Woodland friends come to the aid of a sick bear, who helps his nurses when they catch his cold.
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
The bear finds patience with his friends who are preparing for winter, all he wants to do is tell his story.
(Read Bear Has a Story to Tell & other Will picture books in Denville)
HarperCollins
This repetitive story features a puppy who reunites some ducks with missing parents.
PetSmart - 5 Hampton House Rd, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 862-5311
Knopf Books for Young Readers
A friendship between a boy and robot get complicated when the fragile bot is switched off.
Verizon The Wireless Center Sparta - 8 Town Center Dr, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-2111
Disney-Hyperion
A seasonal friendship changes, showing loss and the importance of making new friends.
(Read City Dog, Country Frog & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Roaring Brook.
This bedtime book has a giant fish as a girls imaginary friend until the Alligator wakes her up.
(Read Clara and Asha & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Boxer Book
A horse takes his barnyard friends for a faster and faster ride into a haystack.
Little Tiger Press
A crab embraces his strengths after saving the life of his Octopus friend.
(Read Clumsy Crab & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Viking Book
A muskrat & possums competetion must deal with the compromises & toleration of friendships.
(Read Cork and Fuzz & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Viking
Rules shake up a muskrat & a possum, but they don't let change hurt their friendship.
(Read Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall & other Will picture books in Denville) - Read It At
La Famiglia - 240 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 300-0097
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
3 Bear and Dog tales about friendship teaches patience & trust.
(Read Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories & other Will picture books in Denville)
Macmillan or Simon & Schuster
A freeze in place competition between friends almost makes them a foxes dinner.
(Read Don't Fidget a Feather! & other Courage picture books in Newton & with other Will books in Denville)
Game Stop - 15 Hampton House Rd, Fredon Township, NJ 07860 - (973) 383-9492
Greenwillow Books
Cookies help make friends, learn sharing & learn basic math skills.
Harper's Bagel & Bake Shop - 265 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (908) 852-8585
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman.
A boy makes friends on a journey powered by his imagination and his sketch books.
Scrub-A-Dub Doggie - 229 Main St Ste 1 Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840 (908) 813-9990
Penguin Young Readers
A kind knight trys to take care of his sick dragon friends.
Penguin Young Readers
A wizards scaly, snail-y soup helps a knight who nurses his sick little dragon friends.
Casa Mia - 20 White Deer Plaza, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6606
Houghton
Two duckling friends stay friends and keep their lives & what they enjoy seperate.
HMH Books
An elephant is cheered up by a new hat, and he cheers up his friends all day long.
Clarion
Fighting friends forgive each other after problem solving and go back to sharing fun.
Katherine Tegen Books
Racoon friends follow each other lead until one starts acting up in school.
(Read Hunter's Best Friend at School & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Viking Books
A girl misses someone so she mails herself to them.
Sparta Post Office - 2 Main St #1, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (800) 275-8777 &
The UPS Store - 270 S Sparta Ave #104, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-9800
Scholastic
The garbageman ruins a hide and seek game, now off to the dump to rescue his lost friend.
(Read I Spy Fly Guy & other Courage picture books in Newton)
HMH Books
A teddy bear is not included in a sleepover, but when his friend reveals his bear, the other bear becomes invited.
(Read Ira Sleeps Over & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Philomel Books
A girls best friend and also her teacher get cancer, accept they got lemons, and happily survive.
Chronicle
A girl makes friends with a nice ghost, thinking that he is an imaginary friend.
(Read Leo: A Ghost Story & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Puffin Books
A hen's friends who don't help her prepare, saves her pizza in the end.
(Read The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza & other Will picture books in Denville)
Walker
A big long necked dino helps & befriends a small dino who is teased for his size.
(Read The Littlest Dinosaur & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Candlewick Press
A mouse and her animal friends set up a pool to cool down in the summer.
(Read Maisy's Pool & other Courage picture books in Newton & with other Will books in Denville)
Voyager BooksHarcourt Brace
Fear of influenza sends a Jewish boy to a logging camp in 1918, where he befriends a lumberjack.
(Read Marven of the Great North Woods & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Aladdin
Each time a boy is invited to the castle to meet with royalty, he always brings a different zoo animal.
Great Clips - 9 Hampton House Rd #12, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 300-0441
DK
Cow friends take a drive to the moon on a tractor but crash into a pigsty.
(Read Minnie and Moo go to the Moon & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Houghton
Mole is too cold to go out to play, so his mouse friend builds a snow mole as a substitute.
Chronicle Books
Different friends teach a girl how to do things, she learns that you can learn new things from all people.
(Read My Friends & other Will picture books in Denville)
HarperCollins
A boy returns to his old island & brings his friend to show around his past life on Montserrat island.
Albert Whitman & Company
A talented bird is captured and forced to create origami, but an orgami key frees his imprisonment and saves a friendship.
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books
Racisms hold on society is questioned by biracial friends who are open to meeting new people.
Little, Brown Young Readers
A dog goes to the beach to try to meet a new friend.
(Read Otto Goes to the Beach & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton & with other Will books in Denville)
Candlewick
A chick starts a friendship outside its comfort zone with a piggy and works through any differences.
Sparta Athletic Club - 115 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-9141
Square Fish
A pig wins its wings and befriends an artist who rescues him from an evil man who forces the pig to perform
(Read Perfect the Pig & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton & with other Will books in Denville)
Simon Spotlight
Friends disagree but stay buddies even when one doesn't get the part they want in the school play.
(Read Pinky and Rex and the School Play & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Red Knit Cap Girl and animal friends journey to meet the Moon
(Read Red Knit Cap Girl & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Will books in Denville)
Philomel Books
A fox with a wagon uses her friends and her imagination to make a trip to the store into an adventure.
(Read Red Wagon & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A robot in a rubbish heap bonds and gives shelter to a bluebird he befriends.
(Read The Robot and the Bluebird & other Courage picture books in Newton)
Random House
A girl creates a robot to do her chores, it runs away under protest but they become friends in the end.
Eerdmans Book
Sharing books creates friendships, and quiets noisy neighbors.
(Read Roger Is Reading a Book & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton & with other Will books in Denville)
RAW Junior/TOON Books.
A smelly swamp monster who loves pickles becomes friends with what fears him most, a human boy.
(Read Stinky & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton)
4 Chicks Cafe - 214 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 940-8822
Grosset & Dunlap
Missing a boat by exploring, starts the search for his family & new friends
(Read The Story About Ping & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton)
Dragonfly Books
A little fish shows friends that brains and team work helps survive danger
Simon & Schuster
The son of a distracted father gets into wild times with a pink imaginary friend who loves raspberries.
(Read Ted & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown & with other Courage books in Newton)
HarperCollins
A competition between 3 animal rollerskating friends about who can balance the most apples on their heads.
(Read Ten Apples Up on Top! & other Will picture books in Denville)
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Wolfs search for friends & beauty
(The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Harcourt Brace /HMH Books
A lady who sees animals as friends instead of food rescues them from a market and makes them veggy soup.
Sussex County Food Coop - 30 Moran St # 1, Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 579-1882
HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
5 friends sit on a window, they are stuffed animals who wait patiently for what each of them has wished for.
Candlewick Press
A mom is trying to get her gorilla baby whose playing with friends to get ready for bed.
(Read Yes! & other Dream picture books in Hackettstown)
Penguin/Nancy Paulsen
Start the conversation about where babies come from by using this book.
Penguin/RandomHouse
A girl faces reality after meeting her dads new wife & kids
M. Hillards - 270 S Sparta Ave #107, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-4133
Disney/Hyperion
Mental anquish about a second sibling, make-up and a tool belt alters Clementine's behavior.
Lee & Low Books
A girls imagination creates a baby from a rock, and she mimics her mom with it.
HarperCollins
An adopted boy thinks sisters are yucky, now she has to turn it around.
Burger King - 49 Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-3000
An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum
This tale of the Chinese tradition of a babies first month birthday teaches cultural diversity
FU's Restaurant - 227 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-7722
HMH Books
The animal community celebrates a newcomer to the barn when an egg starts to hatch.
Amistad Press
This lullaby & any object found helps a dad who is trying to stop the baby from crying.
Harcourt Brace/Browndeer Press.
This lullaby has exhausted family members searching for a perfect object to quiet the crying baby.
Candlewick Press
This interactive book highlights a new baby among the animal kingdom and everyone wants to play.
G.P. Putnam's Sons
A boy tries to get his own room using a letter writing campaign to his dad.
Henry Holt and Co
A photographic index of most baby body parts, using a wide variety of different ethnic babies.
Candlewick Press
Looking at what babies like to do with their bodies in the world around them.
HMH Books
A cat left behind during a move seaches and finds a new owner.
Scholastic Press
After fishing in a river exploring cubs that wander away are always under the watchful eyes of mama bear.
Mohawk House - 3 S Sparta Ave, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6464
Disney-Hyperion
A doggy seeks shelter & food after escaping from a truck taking him to the pound.
Maxwell and Molly's Closet - 218 Spring Street Newton, NJ 07860 - (973) 300-0101
Greenwillow Books
Three caretakers highlight their favorite thing about their babies in these 3 love stories.
Knopf Books
Real looking photos of older siblings hugging, playing, moving & reading with their new baby.
HMH Books
Three diverse sections showing parental love in the morning, daytime, and night.
Sterling
The fuss over a new baby sister makes her older brother wish her away, he starts getting younger & grows down.
Onore Clothing - 21 White Deer Plaza, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3322
G.P. Putnam's Sons
One-on-one time and that special bond between mom & her girl is threatened by a new baby.
Candlewick
Ducklings pop out of their shells and follow their mom to the river for their 1st swim.
Puffin BooksPutnam
The importance of reading is shown by the sacrifice of a cop who takes in 8 orphans.
Sparta Township Police Department - 65 Main St, Sparta Township, NJ 07871 (973) 729-6121
Greenwillow
A boys gives his pet hen duck eggs to hatch, she treats them as family, even when she realizes they are different
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HMH Books
Babies around the world have the same things in common ten fingers, ten toes & all the same inside.
Margaret K. McElderry Books
This interactive tickling book teaches numbers by observing a babies day & the amount of kisses they get.
Talbots - 25 Sparta Ave, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-4977
Hyperion.
An Elephant has babies, not his kids, but the birds who built a nest on his head.
Albert Whitman
An adoption lesson about a stork trying to fix the wrongly delivered babies, but love wins in all cases.
HarperCollins
An interactive book that generates hugs, kisses, bouncing, tickles and peek-a-boo opportunities.
Blue Apple Books
Flaps contain the name of baby animals in this short book about parent animals looking for their babies.
Little, Brown Books
A baby wolf is left on the doorstep of a rabbit family, who raises & protects him from harm.
Holt, Henry
A cat is rescued from a shelter and finds a home after being adopted by a little boy & girl.