Graphic Medicine and Other Media

We all know that Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, but then what? Wracked with fear and insecurity, Humpty has become terrified of heights. His only solace is making paper airplanes and watching them soar. But when one sails over the wall, Humpty must climb it or lose the plane, forever. Dan Santat's hilariously touching story and magnificent illustrations give Humpty new life as he confronts his debilitating fear. The final twist in this totally original next chapter of a Mother Goose's classic offers a stunningly triumphant ending that will take your breath away. -Lisa Yee

Represents a variety of fathers, with lots of hair and little hair, making cookies and buying doughnuts, camping out and taking naps, and hugging and kissing their children.

"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain. Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals--that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. How can the kindhearted De Sotos turn him away? But how can they make sure that the fox doesn't give in to his baser instincts once his tooth is fixed? Those clever De Sotos will find a way.

Cece, the main character, is moving from a school for other deaf kids to public school. She feels painfully self-conscious of her Phonic Ear. A story about how a hearing aid can be a superpower, but even a superpower can leave a person feeling lonely.

Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit. -- One of the best and most honest books to help children prepare for a new sibling.

A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy.

After falling face-first, sixth-grader Raina begins a mortifying journey through surgery, braces, headgear, and a retainer with false teeth. What it feels like as a patient to be a very visible work in progress.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school. A great book about anxiety, and what a relief it is to meet someone who's always worried too.