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A Pet Named Sneaker

Joan Heilbroner - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Fifty years after the publication of Robert the Rose Horse comes Joan Heilbroner's second Beginner Book - A Pet Named Sneaker, with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A madcap tale reminiscent of The Cat in the Hat, Go, Dog. Go!, and A Fish Out of Water, Sneaker...
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World of Reading: Doc McStuffins Loud Louie: Pre-Level 1

Sheila Sweeny Higginson - Disney Press
Format: Paperback

Doc finds her old toy cell phone, Louie, in the toy box, and discovers that his volume control is stuck in the "loud" position, which makes games like "Hide and Seek" and "Telephone" a little tricky. Doc fixes the volume button, but Louie is so used to using...
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Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail

Herman Parish - Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback

It's time to explore Amelia Bedelia and her school friends discover more than they expect to, in this funny story about the great (and not so great) outdoors.
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Dixie Wins the Race

Grace Gilman - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Book

It's the day of Emma's big relay race, and Dixie's come to watch. Emma tells Dixie that her job is to "sit, stay, and cheer." Dixie is disappointed that she can't race, too, but she's determined to be good. But when Emma trips and falls before the finish line, will Dixie obey...
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DK Readers L1: LEGO DC Super Heroes: Ready for Action! (DK Readers Level 1)

Victoria Taylor - DK Children
Format: Paperback

Go on a super reading mission with the LEGO® DC Super Heroes! . Follow your favorite LEGO DC Super Heroes as do what they do best - save the day! Join LEGO Batman and Robin on an adventure. They swoop and soar through Arkham City. They fight baddies and help people on the way. . Engaging...
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Listen to My Trumpet!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Listen to My Trumpet! Piggie can't wait to play her new instrument for Gerald! But is she ready to listen to his reaction?
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Marley: Not a Peep!

John Grogan - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Jeepers peepers! Cassie's class hatched chicks at school, and Cassie gets to bring them home for the weekend to share with her family. The chicks are very cute, but will need a lot of attention . . . which Marley soon finds out. While Cassie is out of the house on a playdate, leaving Marley...
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Fly Guy #11: Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!

Tedd Arnold - Cartwheel Books
Format: Print book

The New York Times-bestselling Fly Guy series goes on an action-packed adventure by boat, train, plane, and beyond!Dad takes Fly Guy and Buzz for a car ride, but in a funny and wacky turn of events, Fly Guy is blown out of the car window and into a passing truck, where he lands in the driver's...
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Monkey and Elephant: Candlewick Sparks

Carole Lexa Schaefer - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Monkey may scamper and Elephant galump, but they're the best of buddies as they search for shade. That is, when they're not bickering about how to get there!Monkey and Elephant are very good friends. The live in the jungle, which is sometimes very hot! So the two friends set out to find...
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Pony Scouts: Runaway Ponies!

Catherine Hapka - Harper
Format: Print book

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Martha Speaks: Good Luck, Martha!

Susan Meddaugh - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Martha worries that her recent bouts of bad luck might be contagious! Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder - and then she broke a mirror - so now she thinks she's jinxed! Helen tries to explain that all the accidents are just coincidence. But when a nearby toddler stumbles and a waiter takes...
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Dinosaur Pets:

Kathleen Kudlinski - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

T-rex, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, Triceratops: which dinosaur would YOU want for a pet? Kids will have a great time choosing their favorite from 12 popular prehistoric creatures. Facts from the world's top experts and humorous questions guide young readers.
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Flat Stanley at Bat

Jeff Brown - Harper
Format: Print book

Flat Stanley, the beloved character created by Jeff Brown, is back in this I Can Read book about baseball! When Stanley plays center field for his baseball team, he is a flat-out great player! None of the other players can float to catch the highest hits, or earn walks from the fastest...
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Curious George Home Run

H. A. Rey - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

George is excited to go to his first baseball game to watch his friend Marco play. While Marco concentrates on hitting his first home run, George gets to play scorekeeper. But George doesn't know in which order he should hang the numbers. With help from Marco and the girl at the snack stand,...
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ParaNorman: Meet the Ghosts

Lucy Rosen - Little Brown and Co.
Format: Print book

In a small town, local boy Norman can see and talk to ghosts. He watches TV with the ghost of his grandmother and says hi to the ghosts he meets on his way to school. He even plays fetch with his best friend's ghost dog! Meet Norman and all his ghost friends in this early reader based on the new movie!
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Curious George Librarian for a Day

H. A. Rey - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Curious George won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program on PBS-TV, and this delightful tie-in tells the madcap story of Curious George at the library. Of course, when the librarian Mrs. Dewey leaves George in charge, he's in quite the quandary. How will...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Dance the Dance (21)

Cynthia Rylant - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

Mr. Putter knows what he likes, and dancing is not on the list. But his neighbor Mrs. Teaberry has been watching ballroom dancing on TV! She talks the reluctant Mr. Putter into coming along for an evening at the Crystal Ballroom, along with fine cat Tabby and good dog Zeke, of course. The ballroom...
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A Birthday for Frances

Russell Hoban - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

As her little sister Gloria's birthday approaches, Frances wavers between being generous'and being jealous. '[Frances] is every youngster who chafes at being the un-birthday child.
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Let's Go for a Drive!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Let's Go for a Drive! Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road! But the best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.
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Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain

Rob Scotton - Harper
Format: Book

Splat can't wait to try out his brand-new roller skates! But when it starts to rain, Splat's sure that his day will be ruined. Is there anything fun to do inside?Beginning readers will love this easy-to-read addition to the Splat library!
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Mia and the Tiny Toe Shoes

Robin Farley - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

Mia loves her dance class, and Mia loves her teacher, Miss Bird. So when Miss Bird asks Mia to help out in the little dancers' class, Mia is excited! She wants to teach the tiny ballerinas to dance, just like Miss Bird teaches Mia. But when the younger girls have trouble with their steps,...
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Inch and Roly and the Very Small Hiding Place (Ready-to-Read)

Melissa Wiley - Simon & Schuster Children's
Format: Hardcover

Inch and Roly and their friends are hiding, but they will have to be careful - this is a very small hiding place!In this story full of gentle humor, Roly Poly and her friends squeeze into a hole to hide from a bird. But it turns out that being smushed together in the hole is not so much...
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