The first book in a trilogy in which the boy Elmer sets out to help a baby dragon in trouble. It unfolds as an imaginative adventure filled with clever solutions and playful wonder.

Small courage becomes an adventure that can save a dragon.

An accessible overview of African American history for children and young readers. It was widely recognized for its educational value.

A history of Black America told in a form younger readers can follow.

The first book in a trilogy in which the boy Elmer sets out to help a baby dragon in trouble. It unfolds as an imaginative adventure filled with clever solutions and playful wonder.

Small courage becomes an adventure that can save a dragon.

A children’s book that follows the sea and the seabird through maritime history and natural observation, blending narrative with a picture-book sense of natural history.

A single gull carries the history of the sea across generations.

A children’s novel inspired by a person Rankin encountered in the Himalayas. It follows a girl growing up in an unfamiliar culture, with family, courage, and self-discovery at its center.

A girl leaves the mountains and heads toward a distant city in search of her lost dog.