Books published by publisher Little Island Books

"There's a lot of text in the book, but it's smartly framed within two-page spreads, and very little of it feels extraneous. ...A worthy picture-book primer on the Queen of Tejano music."-Kirkus Reviews This is a moving and impassioned picture book about the iconic Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla, that will embolden young readers to find their passion and make the impossible, possible!Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from town to town to play gigs. But Selena faced a challenge: People said that she would never make it in Tejano music, which was dominated by male performers. Selena was determined to prove them wrong.Born and raised in Texas, Selena didn't know how to speak Spanish, but with the help of her dad, she learned to sing it. With songs written and composed by her older brother and the fun dance steps Selena created, her band, Selena Y Los Dinos, rose to stardom! A true trailblazer, her success in Tejano music and her crossover into mainstream American music opened the door for other Latinx entertainers, and she became an inspiration for Latina girls everywhere.

Little ones will love My First Big Book of Unicorns, a jumbo coloring book packed with almost 200 pages of coloring fun!Children will love My First Big Book of Unicorns, a follow-up book to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring and My First Book of Coloring 2, that's packed with page after page of unicorn fun! The appealing artwork, with its heavy, chunky black lines, are eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

Introducing Little Explorers—a new, interactive nonfiction series for curious youngsters. With more than 60 flaps to lift, MY AMAZING BODY provides little ones with hands-on fun.MY AMAZING BODY is a lively introduction to the human body, where children can lift the flaps to find out what goes on under their skin. Young readers will be amazed as they find out how the brain works, what happens to a mouthful of food, how fast our fingernails grow, how we breathe, and much, much more. This book features over 60 sturdy flaps to lift, along with charming, kid-friendly artwork that introduces new concepts and vocabulary in a simple and accessible way.

Cliffhanger chapter endings, an action-packed plot, and tons of humor will get your 8- to 12-year-old gamer excited about reading. Pete Kartson is trying to sleep in an empty house for the first time in his life, and it's not going well. At 4 a.m., someone started a dance party outside his window. Shortly after that, a shotgun-toting panda broke into his bedroom. Finally, his house exploded. If Pete ever wants his quiet island life back, he's going to have to fight for it. Unfortunately, a few costumed weirdos aren't Pete's biggest problem. A danger is lurking, and it's closing in fast. The Raven is coming. The Legend of Battle Island is the first in a series of funny, action-packed battle royale stories. It's a great way to convince reluctant readers to set down the controller for a few minutes and pick up a book. The Legend of Battle Island is perfect for fans of battle royale games, as well as readers of video game books for kids like the Trapped in a Video Game series and Cube Kid books.

A fun farmyard board book with flaps and pop-ups!Fun on the Farm follows Mommy Cow as she tries to find Little Calf with some help from her farmyard friends. Kids will love opening the flaps to reveal a 3D pop-up scene! There are five giant flaps and five pop-ups total, and kids will lift the flaps to find Hen, Pig, Sheep, and Horse before finding Little Calf!

Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading. Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods.Every day, Momofuku Ando would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard. For years, he'd dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty for the hungry people he'd seen in line for a bowl on the black market following World War II. Peace follows from a full stomach, he believed.Day after day, Ando experimented. Night after night, he failed. But Ando kept experimenting.With persistence, creativity, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods.

My First Big Book of Fairy Tales is a jumbo coloring book with almost 200 pages of whimsical coloring fun!Kids will love My First Big Book of Fairy Tales, a follow-up book to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring, My First Big Book of Unicorns, and My First Big Book of Dinosaurs that's packed with page after page of fairy tale fun! The appealing artwork, with its heavy, chunky black lines, are eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

Little ones will love My First Big Book of Princesses, a jumbo coloring book packed with almost 200 pages of coloring fun!Children will love My First Big Book of Princesses, the newest installment to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring series. This book is packed with page after page of princess fun! The appealing artwork with its heavy, chunky black lines are eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

Grab hold of this book that lets you steer a motorcycle on a fun road trip!Pack some snacks, fire up the engine, and put on your helmet. It's time for a motorcycle road trip!The view of the city from here is fantastic! Turn right to merge onto the bridge.Get on your bike and strap on your helmet-it's time to go on a road trip! Kids will love using the die-cut handles in this novelty board book to control the motorcycle and steer through a city, a forest, and so much more to get to the beach!

In this interactive board book, kids will love pulling the tabs to make Brock the crocodile snap his teeth!Brock the crocodile has great big teeth, but sometimes, they're so scary that they frighten all his friends away. Brock scares a bird when a yawns, a frog when he sneezes, some snakes when he hiccups, some baby elephants when he coughs, and a rhino and some monkeys when he laughs. He feels bad scaring them, but he can't help having such big, scary teeth! But his mom is able to cheer him up by giving him a nice big cupcake!