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Inspector Flytrap in the Goat Who Chewed Too Much
Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Print book
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From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the third title in a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book series about a mystery-solving... |
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Have I Got a Book for You!
Melanie Watt - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author-illustrator and creator of publishing sensation Scaredy Squirrel presents a character you just can't say "no" to: salesman Mr. Al Foxword. Al can sell anything. You can't help but be impressed by his lineup of satisfied customers: he's sold... |
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Small Walt and Mo the Tow
Elizabeth Verdick - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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Small Walt befriends a tow truck when he comes across a car in need of help in this irresistible companion to Small Walt, which Kirkus Reviews called "charming and endearing" in a starred review.We're Gus and Walt We plow and we salt We clear the snow... |
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Snails Are Just My Speed!: TOON Level 1
KEVIN MCCLOSKEY - TOON Books
Format: Hardcover
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Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-up's hand? Kevin McCloskey mixes snail science, art, and hilarity for the newest book in his Giggle and Learn series, praised by The... |
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Princess and the Peas
Rachel Himes - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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In this adaptation of The Princess and the Pea, Ma Sally cooks the best black-eyed peas in Charleston County, South Carolina. Her son, John, is a highly eligible bachelor, and three local women vie for his hand in marriage by attempting to cook as well as Ma. At the last minute, a surprise... |
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Come See the Earth Turn
Lori Mortensen - Tricycle Press
Format: Hardcover
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A sickly child, a poor student, and a medical school dropout, Lon Foucault seemed an unlikely candidate for greatness. But his ingenious experiment - simple, beautiful, and stunningly original - changed how we see the world. Scientists knew that the earth turned on its axis. But how could... |
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Slingshot and Burp
Richard Haynes - Candlewick Press (MA)
Format: Hardcover
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Yippee-ki-yay! Saddle up and hit the dusty trail with the wildest bike-ridin' kid cowboys west of the Mississippi!Slingshot and Burp - two pea-shootin', slingshot-totin' cowhands on two wheels - are on the lookout for action. Bleached bones? Bring 'em on! Lost outlaws? Let's... |
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Horrid Henry's Stinkbomb
Francesca Simon - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book
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Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret are a perfect pair. Henry has a secret club that doesn't allow girls in. Margaret has a secret club just for girls, and both Henry and Margaret love to play pranks. But with Perfect Peter and Sour Susan acting as spies, which secret club will win? Plus... |
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Civil War Drummer Boy
Verla Kay - Putnam Juvenile; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Powerful history through the eyes of a young boy When Johnny joins the Confederate Army as a drummer boy, he enters a world full of patriotism and adventure, breathtaking hot-air balloons, cannons and campfires. His job is to drum rhythms that tell soldiers what to do. But the dangers of war are all around... |
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Eat Like a Bear
April Pulley Sayre - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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Can you eat like a bear?A sleepy bear awakes in spring and goes to find food. But what is there to eat in April? In May? Follow along and eat like a bear throughout the year: fish from a stream, ants from a tree, and delicious huckleberries from a bush. Fill up your belly and prepare... |
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The Animals of Chinese New Year
Jen Sookfong Lee - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Board book
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Drawing on the myth of the Chinese zodiac, The Animals of Chinese New Year follows twelve animals as they speed across a river, competing to represent the imminent new year in a race held by the Jade Emperor, the most powerful Chinese god. Each animal competes in its own unique way.... |
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Dinosaur Starts School
Pamela Duncan Edwards - Albert Whitman
Format: Print book
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"What would you do if on the very first day of school Dinosaur wasn't smiling his big, toothy dinosaur smile? You'd say, 'Don't worry, Dinosaur. School will be fun.'" So begins the story as a little boy helps his dinosaur friend overcome his fears of the first day of school.... |
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's... |
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What Do You Do With a Chance?
Kobi Yamada - Compendium Inc
Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning creators of The New York Times best sellers What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem? return with a captivating story about a child who isn't sure what to make of a chance encounter and then discovers that when you have courage, take chances,... |
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Duck for a Day
Megan McKinlay - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book
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What would you do to take care of the class duck for a day? A genuine, warm, and witty tale of determination and unlikely friendship.Abby's class has a duck named Max who waddles and quacks and makes your feet all warm when he sits on them. Even though Max is a duck with demands - from... |
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The Great Toy Escape
Kitty Richards - RH/Disney
Format: Book
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Andy is 17 now and just three days away from heading off to college. Find out what happens to the beloved toys when they're compelled to leave Andy's room behind and embark on an all-new comedic adventure. --This text refers to the Library... |
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Calendar Mysteries #4: April Adventure
Ron Roy - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Book
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It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! April is for Adventure...In the fourth book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives - it's springtime in Green Lawn,... |
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Let's Visit Istanbul!: Adventures of Bella & Harry
Lisa Manzione - Bella & Harry
Format: Print book
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Join sibling Chihuahuas Bella and Harry as they travel to Istanbul with their family and cruise the Bosphorus River, visit the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace. Along the way, local cuisine (such as menemen) is introduced to the reader. The Adventures of Bella &... |
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A Fall Ball for All
Jamie A Swenson - Millbrook Pr
Format: Hardcover
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On the verge of winter, the autumn wind issues an invitation: "Come one, come all to the annual windfall ball!" Join all the animals in this beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book as they gather for the autumn wind's harvest in preparation for the long winter. |
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Drat That Cat!
Tony Ross - Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover
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Suzy the cat is always getting into trouble much to the annoyance of her family. She can never do anything right! So Suzy decides to teach her family a lesson and make them realize just how much they love her. |
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My Book of Rocks and Minerals
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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A children's visual reference that explains what rocks and minerals are, how they form, and how they're used, and even highlights record breakers and amazing facts. My Book of Rocks and Minerals is filled with fascinating facts about and amazing images of rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils... |
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Monster School: First Day Frights
Dave Keane - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Norm is perfectly normal. That is, until he finds himself at a new school full of monsters. Without fangs, horns, or a tail, suddenly Norm has become the odd one out. But as the day goes on, Norm's unusual classmates find that Norm isn't too unlike them after all, and Norm thinks... |
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Where Is Mommy?
Pat Cummings - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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A girl follows clues that lead to Mommy! This Level D book is perfect for new readers.A girl, her mother, and their cat are snuggled up on a couch and reading a book. The girl falls asleep, and when she wakes up, Mommy is gone. Where could she be? The girl searches the house, picks up clues... |
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Imagine!
Raúl Colón - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling artist Raul Coln comes a wordless picture book about a visit to the museum and the power of art and imagination.After passing a city museum many times, a boy finally decides to go in. He passes wall after wall of artwork until he sees a painting that... |
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Medieval Knights (The Middle Ages)
Jim Whiting - Capstone Press
Format: January 1
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Are you loyal, honest, and brave? Could you have been a knight in the Middle Ages? Find out what it took to become a medieval knight. |
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This Is the Game
Diane Z. Shore - HarperCollins
Format: Print book
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This is the swish! as the pitch whizzes byfrom the mound to the plate in the blink of an eye.From its beginning, as a pickup game played in alleyways, to the fan-filled stadiums of the major leagues, baseball has played a rich role in American history.In this glorious tribute to our nation's... |
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What Is Sight?
Molly Aloian - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Book
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This book investigates how our sense of sight works, how it helps keep us safe, and how we can take care of our sense of sight. Interesting information and vivid images also explain how some insects and other animals see the world differently. |
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The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles
Dave Wasson - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Buster Bickles's big ideas are always getting him into trouble. But when Buster gets to test the newly invented What-if Machine, anything Buster imagines becomes reality. Packed with rivers of chocolate, robot dinosaurs, and eggs-ray vision, the world becomes Buster's creation in this... |
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When Planet Earth Was New
James Gladstone - Owlkids
Format: Hardcover
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It has taken billions of years for Earth to become the planet it is today. When Planet Earth Was New looks back to the very beginning, using a poetic approach grounded in scientific fact to give an overview of how the planet has changed over time: from hot lava to the formation of oceans... |
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Gwen the Rescue Hen
Leslie Crawford - Stone Pier Press
Format: Hardcover
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Gwen has spent her whole life in a big egg-laying hen house, so she knows very little about what chickens can do (besides lay eggs, of course) . A fateful tornado turns her world upside-down and sideways, landing her in a strange new place that's nothing like the hen house. Using her wits... |
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Pharaoh's Boat
David L. Weitzman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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With poetic language and striking illustrations, Weitzman tells the story of how one of the greatest boats of ancient Egypt came to be builtand built again.In the shadow of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the most skilled shipwrights in all of Egypt are building an enormous vessel that will... |
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Otis Dooda: Strange but True
Ellen Potter - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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HARDY-HAR-HAR!Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that's his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He's heard it all before. He's been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That's right, yuck it up and get it out of your system. We'll wait.All right then. This is the story of Otis... |
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Super Team
Maggie Testa - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book
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Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko must learn to work together in this 8x8 storybook that comes with three masks to punch out and wear, based on an episode of PJ Masks, the hit preschool series airing on Disney Junior!When Night Ninja steals all the sports equipment from Sports Day to make his Ninjalinos... |
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I Didn't Do It!
Tony Ross - Andersen Press
Format: Hardcover
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When things start going wrong around the castle everyone blames the Little Princess. No matter how much she cries, "I didn't do it!", no one believes her. Upset, the Little Princess goes off to hide and finds out who really is to blame! |
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I Broke My Trunk! (Elephant and Piggie Series)
- Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover
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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 I Broke My Trunk! Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy... |
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Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy
Richard Michelson - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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A moving biography of the late Leonard Nimoy, the iconic Spock from Star Trek, whose story exemplifies the American experience and the power of pursuing your dreams. Once there was a boy named Leonard who loved to sing and to act. His parents were immigrants who felt like aliens in America,... |
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Mexico
Colleen Sexton - Bellwether Media
Format: Book
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Mexico has almost miles of coastline It borders both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans Readers will discover the diverse physical features of Mexico the variety of wildlife it boasts on land and in water and what everyday life is like in both urban and rural settings |
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Hiking
M. J. York - Child's World
Format: Book
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Hiking The Great Outdoors by M. J. York, |
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The Vampire Dare!
Marissa Moss - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Paperback
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Why is everyone so crazy for Vampires, Daphne wonders. Well, Vampires can’t die or get wrinkly that’s what makes them so magical. And it’s kinda cool to be bitten by a vampire because you’ll live forever. So, when the teachers announce a costume day next Friday,... |
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Eye on the Wild: Cheetah
Suzi Eszterhas - Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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The story of a cheetah, from birth to adulthood, photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer, who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animal's life in the wild, accompanied by close-up pictures of the family... |
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Pax and Blue
Lori Richmond - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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A School Library Journal Popular Pick A young boy makes an unlikely friend on his way to school in this sweet and charming picture book from the illustrator of A Hop Is Up.One thing is for sure. Pax is the littlest everywhere he goes. In school. At playtime. On the train.... |
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The Little Cowboy and the Big Cowboy
Margaret Hillert - Norwood House Press; Rev Exp edition
Format: Print book
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A little cowboy and his father ride horses, round up cattle, mend a fence, practice roping, cook over a campfire, and sleep outdoors in their sleeping bags. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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Kangaroo for Christmas
James Flora - Enchanted Lion Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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The day before Christmas, Kathryn's present from Uncle Dingo arrives in a big box. Naturally, it's a lively kangaroo. Kathryn can't wait to show grandma, so she hops onto Adelaide's back and off they go!But getting to Grandma's proves more difficult than expected. Honking... |
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Jingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be
John Harris - Peachtree
Format: Print book
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The unexpected story of the creation of a holiday classic - in the most unlikely of places.It is November 1857 in Savannah, Georgia, and the heat is stifling. Choir director James Lord Pierpont is busy writing a song for the children of the church to perform to usher in the holiday... |
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Energy
Matt Mullins - Scholastic
Format: Book
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A True Book—Physical Science Whether you're an aspiring inventor or an everyday science buff, you've probably created your own experiments to uncover the truth about the forces of physical science. Now you can delve deeper into the topics of electricity, motion, gravity,... |
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Here Comes Hortense!
Heather Hartt-Sussman - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover
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The feisty, irrepressible Nana we met in Nana’s Getting Married is back. And what could be more fun for a six-year-old than having your nana and her new husband take you to a theme park? But the fun is spoiled when Nana and Bob announce that they’ve planned a surprise: they... |
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Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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Dolly Parton lends the lyrics of her classic song "Coat of Many Colors" to this heartfelt picture book for young readers.Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from... |
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You're Safe With Me
Chitra Soundar - Lantana Pub
Format: Hardcover
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When the moon rises high and the stars twinkle, it is bedtime for the baby animals of the Indian forest. But tonight, when the skies turn dark and the night grows stormy, the little ones can't sleep. SWISH-SWISH! CRACK-TRACK! FLASH-SNAP! goes the storm. Only Mama Elephant with her words... |
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Cheese Belongs to You!
Alexis Deacon - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Rat Law says that if youre a rat, cheese belongs to you. But there are exceptions. For example, if a big rat wants it, cheese belongs to him. Unless a bigger rat wants it, or a quicker one, or a stronger one. And if a big, quick, strong, scary, hairy, dirty rat wants it, well . . . where... |
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Let There Be Light
Nancy Tillman - Zonderkidz
Format: Hardcover
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“In the very beginning, God’s love bubbled over when there was nothing else―no trees, no birds, no animals, no sky, no sea―only darkness.” Let There Be Light combines the love and warmth of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the extraordinary... |
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My Noisy Body
Liza Fromer - Tundra Books
Format: Book
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Young children are full of questions about how their bodies work. With straightforward, easy-to-understand language and a playful attitude, Liza Fromer and Francine Gerstein MD have collaborated to create books packed with solid information about the intricacies of the human body.... |
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The Shortest Day
Susan Cooper - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper's beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis's strikingly resonant illustrations.So the shortest day came,and the year died . . .As the sun set on the shortest day of the year,... |
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Marvin Makes Music
Marvin Hamlisch - Dial; Rei/Com edition
Format: Hardcover
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A true story from one of America's most beloved composersMarvin loves to play the piano and compose his own songs. But performing music over and over that's composed by some old guys name Ludwig and Wolfgang just gives him knots in his stomach. When his father tells Marvin he has an audition... |
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Tiny Saves the Day
Cari Meister - Penguin Young Readers Group
Format: Print book
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Tiny just wants to be friends with the neighbor cat, Kiki, but Kiki has no interest. Tiny brings her a toy, then he brings her a treat. Nothing works. But when Kiki gets stuck in a tree, Tiny gets the chance to win her over for good. Beginning readers will be proud to read this relatable... |
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Charlie Small 3: The Puppet Master
Charlie Small - David Fickling Books; Dgs edition
Format: Paperback
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Gentleman adventurer Nick Ward has tracked down a third installment of Charlie Small’s incredible life story. The battered journal was found beneath the seat of a bus shelter in Pimlico. Passed into the hands of a collector of dubious repute, it took swift work from Nick to prevent... |
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Mickey and Minnie's Storybook Collection
Disney Book Group - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate the wonderful world of Mickey with the latest addition to the best-selling storybook collection series. Compete in the County Fair with Donald, race kites with Goofy, sail down the river with Mickey and Minnie, and more! This collection will be a hit with Disney fans of all ages! |
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Priscilla Gorilla
Barbara Bottner - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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When a whole class goes gorilla, they learn the importance of balancing passion and creativity with cooperation in this charmer of a picture book from the New York Times bestselling duo, Barbara Bottner and Michael Emberley.The day Priscilla gets a book about gorillas, she instantly... |
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The Planets in Our Solar System
Franklyn M. Branley - HarperCollins; Reissue edition
Format: Print book
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Where is it partly cloudy and 860F? Venus! This classic picture book is a fascinating exploration of space written by childrens nonfiction veteran and former chairman of the American Museum of Natural HistoryHayden Planetarium Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by Kevin OMalley. Full of interesting... |
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Mouse and Hippo
Mike Twohy - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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Mouse creates a painting for his new friend Hippo - and Hippo returns the kindness in an unlikely way - in this delightful story about doing your best to make a friend happy!Mouse offers to paint a portrait of his new friend Hippo, but Hippo doesn't quite fit on Mouse's canvas. Still Hippo... |
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My Weirdest School #9: Miss Tracy Is Spacey!
Dan Gutman - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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With more than 11 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this ninth book in the new My Weirdest School series, Miss Universe is coming to Ella Mentry School! Her real name is Miss Tracy, and she's a retired scientist who will teach the students about... |
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Edwin Speaks Up
April Stevens - Schwartz & Wade; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Heres a book that will get the whole family laughing. When a large family of ferrets and their precocious baby take a chaotic trip to the supermarket, mom cant keep track of the groceries, the shopping cart . . . or even the kids! Baby Edwin tries to help, but everyone thinks hes just babbling.... |
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Ben 10 Alien Swarm
Tracey West - Scholastic Inc.; Pap/Pstr edition
Format: Print book
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Invading books everywhere . . .When his grandpa Max goes missing, fifteen -year old Ben Tennyson finds himself back in the hero business. Strapping on his Omnitrix, which allows him to change into different aliens, Ben teams up with his friends Gwen and Kevin, and together, the three of them... |
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Engineer it! Skyscraper projects
Carolyn Bernhardt - Super Sandcastle
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Kids will learn about the history of skyscrapers with Engineer It Skyscraper Projects. They will discover how skyscrapers are built. Then, build their own mini skyscrapers using toothpicks, pretzels, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Young crafters... |
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If You Were the Moon
Laura Purdie Salas - Millbrook Press
Format: Print book
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If you were the moon, what would you do? You'd spin like a twilight ballerina and play dodgeball with space rocks! Find out more in this lyrical list poem accompanied by stunning illustrations. |
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Amazing Amusement Park Rides
Meish Goldish - Bearport Publishing
Format: Print book
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Describes the largest and most spectacular amusement park rides in the world and compares their various features to the size, speed, and other characteristics of other things.Title: Amazing Amusement Park RidesAuthor: Goldish, MeishPublisher: Bearport Pub Co IncPublication Date: 2011/08/01Number... |
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Books That Drive Kids CRAZY!: This Book Is Red
Beck Stanton - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This clever companion to This Is a Ball and Did You Take the B from My _ook is the perfect read-aloud for the giggling masses who love Herv Tullet's Press Here, Lane Smith's It's a Book!, and BJ Novak's The Book With No Pictures.The Books That Drive Kids CRAZY! series offers... |
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Lila and the Crow
Gabrielle Grimard - Annick Press Ltd.
Format: Print book
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Lila has just moved to a new town and can't wait to make friends at school. But on the first day, a boy points at her and shouts: "A crow! A crow! The new girl's hair is black like a crow!" The others whisper and laugh, and Lila's heart grows as heavy as a stone.The... |
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A Dog Named Haku: A Holiday Story from Nepal
Margarita Engle - Millbrook Pr
Format: Hardcover
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It's the Festival of Lights in Nepal, and today is the day to honor dogs! Brothers Alu and Bhalu wander the streets of Kathmandu, passing by twirling kites and bamboo swings, looking for a dog to feed. But as night falls, their task begins to feel hopeless, until they spot a small black... |
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Horse Crazy 4: The Royal Show
Alison Lester - Chronicle Books; 1 edition
Format: Book
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When Bonnie and Sam receive the invitation of their dreamsto assist their riding teacher at the Royal Showthey can't believe it! But on their way they encounter a starving pony that needs their help, and they must figure out a way to rescue the pony and help their teacher. The suspense... |
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Go Out and Play!: Favorite Outdoor Games from KaBOOM!
Darell Hammond - Candlewick; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Go outside and play! Here, at your fingertips, are how to's for more than seventy best-loved games, all set to spread the fun of active play to kids of all ages.Do you know how to draw a hopscotch grid? What’s the silliest challenge in the game of sardines? How do you keep from... |
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Fair Cow
Leslie Helakoski - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover
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Effie dreamed of being a state-fair cow. She loved living on the farm, grazing in the fields, and giving milk every day. But still . . . she dreamed of being beautiful, of billowing blue ribbons and big, bodacious barns. Petunia the pig gives Effie advice on how to become the most beautiful... |
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My Kite is Stuck! and Other Stories
Salina Yoon - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book
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Continuing in this exciting paper over board reader format, award-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's early readers are perfect for fans of bestselling series like Elephant & Piggie, Ballet Cat, and Pig in a Wig.Loud and in-charge Big Duck, quiet and clever Little Duck,... |
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Phonics From A to Z, 3rd Edition: A Practical Guide
Wiley Blevins - Teaching Resources
Format: Paperback
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In this new edition of his best-selling classic, Wiley Blevins outlines the most recent brain research, 7 key characteristics of strong phonics instruction, and powerful instructional routines for accelerating student learning. Also includes special sections on meeting the needs of struggling... |
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LEGO Friends: Lights, Camera, Girl Power!
Scholastic - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback
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A full-color chapter book based on LEGO(R) Friends--a buildable play world for girls!Best friends Mia, Olivia, Emma, Andrea, and Stephanie can't want to enter the contest to be a guest on their favorite TV show,"Girl Power"! In order to win, each girl must capture the "heart"... |
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Troll Wood
Kathryn Cave - Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Format: Book
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This is Troll Wood. No one goes there. Will you? We will. And they did.A family in need of a new home find themselves in the mysterious Troll Wood and forced to take shelter there. But within the wood they find a world of unpicked flowers, uneaten fruits and unexplored paths, just waiting... |
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
John Cech - Sterling
Format: Print book
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Welcome the newest addition to John Cech's widely-praised Classic Fairy Tale Collection.Every day, twelve princesses mysteriously wear out twelve new pairs of shoes - and neither the king, nor a series of hopeful suitors, can figure out how. Then a simple soldier, with a little magic... |
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Maddie's Monster Dad
Scott Gibala-Broxholm - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover
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Maddie loves monsters. She loves watching monster movies, eating monster cereal, and drawing monster pictures. She also loves doing things with her dad. But lately her dad has been very busy with work, so Maddie decides to use her Build-a-Beast kit to create a Monster Dad that is never... |
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Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: Things About Me
Jenny Slate - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover
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View our feature on Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Millions of people have fallen in love with Marcel. Now the tiny shell with shoes and a big heart is transitioning from online sensation to classic picture book character, and readers can learn... |
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Just Like Us! Ants
BRIDGET HEOS - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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What animal farms, builds roads, constructs rafts, and even babysits its younger siblings? ANTS! While they might seem as different from humans as animals can possibly be, we actually have a lot in common with these creepy-crawly insects. From their families to their jobs, their farms... |
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Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
Paula Harrison - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for an adventure. Meet Kitty, a charming chapter book character with catlike superpowers. With dramatic two-color art on every page and an emphasis on friendship, family, bravery, and building self-confidence, Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue is a perfect... |
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The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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Virginia's coat is too small and hardly protects her from the frigid South Dakata winter. As Christmas approaches, all the children on the Sioux reservation look forward to receiving boxes full of clothing sent by congregations in the East. Virginia spots a beautiful gray fur coat but holds... |
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Cool Cars and Trucks
Sean Kenney - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Attention young brick builders: Whether you'd like to build an SUV, an excavator, a tanker truck, or a race car, this hands-on book will show you how. You can create street scenes such as a construction site, a fire rescue, or even a family on moving day. Children of all ages will let their... |
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The One and Only Marigold
Florence Parry Heide - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Print book
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Meet Marigold! From renowned author Florence Parry Heide comes a picture book about one clever, complicated - and hilarious - little girl. Follow Marigold as she buys a new coat (don't worry, she still wears the old one to bed. She's a very loyal person), plays a great trick (involving... |
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The Inside Tree
Linda Smith - HarperCollins; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mr. Potter lives all alone in his little house. And outside is a little yard with just enough room for one little tree. In fact, it's such a fine tree that good-hearted Mr. Potter feels bad that it stands there all alone in the yard while he stays warm by the fire inside the house.... |
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Pinny in Fall
JOANNE SCHWARTZ - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover
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On a crisp fall day, Pinny decides to go for a walk. She packs a sweater, her rain hat, a book, a snack and her treasure pouch. Set for adventure, Pinny's day includes a windy game of tag with her friends, an exciting call for help from the lighthouse keeper and a surprising encounter... |
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Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Paperback
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Horrid Henry and his neighbor Moody Margaret decide to make the most sloppy, slimy, sludgy, sticky, smelly, gooey, gluey, gummy, greasy, gloppy glop possible. Is it the best glop in the world or the worst thing that's ever happened to them? Plus three other stories so funny we can't... |
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Incredible inventions : poems
Lee Bennett Hopkins - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book
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Inventions can be big, like roller coasters, or small, like crayons. And inventors can be scientists or athletes or even boys and girls! It's hard to imagine life without Popsicles, basketball, or Band-Aids, but they all started with just one person and a little imagination. With sixteen... |
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The Tickle Test
Assistant Curator / Librarian Kathryn White - Andersen Press
Format: School & Library Binding
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Would you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? Find out in this hilarious adventure, illustrated by award-winner Adrian Reynolds. |
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Everything Spring
Jill Esbaum - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback
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Surround yourself in Everything Spring. Stunning photography and detailed imagery capture the uplifting spirit of our favorite season in this counterpart to the National Geographic bestseller A Tree for All Seasons.We think of spring and we feel warmer, sunny days, we smell the freshness... |
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I Am Still Not a Loser
Jim Smith - Egmont UK
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prize in the ages seven-to-fourteen category, this second book in a madcap series is packed with Barry's cartoon drawingsYou know when someone's horrible to you in a dream and you wake up really annoyed with them? That's what happened... |
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Little Red Riding Hood
Brothers Grimm - NorthSouth
Format: Hardcover
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The classic Grimm's fairy tale, with stunning illustrations from Bernadette Watts. |
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Cookie, the Walker
Chris Monroe - Carolrhoda Books; 1st edition
Format: Print book
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Cookie the dog doesn't walk like other dogs. She walks on her hind legs, and what a sight that is! Cookie's walking catches the attention of a show producer, who turns her into a star. And with fame comes benefits: bacon, candy, a fanny pack, her own mini-fridge… But the more... |
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The Mermaid's Purse
Patricia Polacco - Putnam Pub Group
Format: Print book
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Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco's own amazing grandmother, this wonderful celebration of reading and community is as exhilarating as it is heartwarming. Young Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. "Why, Stell,... |
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How Did That Get In My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food
Chris Butterworth - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Fresh retro artwork lures little readers on a tasty trip to farms, dairies, and more. Yum!The best part of a young childs day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked... |
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Ben Draws Trouble
Matt Davies - Roaring Brook
Format: Hardcover
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Ben loved drawing more than anything else in the world (with the possible exception of riding his bicycle) . He drew boats as well as bicycles, sharks and spaceships. But most of all he loved drawing people. When Ben loses his sketchbook his world is turned upside down. Who will find it? And how will... |
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Football
Valerie Bodden - Creative Education, 2016.
Format: Print book
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"An elementary introduction to the physics involved in the sport of football, including scientific concepts such as mass and projectile motion, and actions such as tackling and punting"-- |
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Thea Stilton and the Dancing Shadows (Thea Stilton #14): A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
Thea Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Geronimos sister Thea narrates this adventure packed with mystery and friendship!The Thea Sisters are headed to Italy for a ballet competition! But the mouselets arent just there to dance -- they are there to investigate. A group is plotting to rig the prestigious contest, and the future... |
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The Prince's New Pet
Brian Anderson - Roaring Brook Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Princes birthday was just like every other day in his fathers kingdom-drab gloomy and completely colorless Years ago the Princes father had banned all color from the kingdom so the Prince now received the same gray gifts wrapped in the same gray paper and ate the same gray birthday... |
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Room Enough for Daisy
Debby Waldman - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Daisy has more toys than she knows what to do with. In this story, inspired by an Eastern European folktale about a house that's too small, Daisy thinks she needs a bigger bedroom for all the gifts on her birthday list. Her clever mom helps her realize less is more, and Daisy decides to donate... |
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The Honeybee
Kirsten Hall - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this timely, clever, and breathtakingly gorgeous picture book from critically acclaimed author Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault.Bzzz ... What's that? Do you hear it? You're near it. It's closer, it's... |
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999 Frogs Wake Up
Ken Kimura - NorthSouth Books
Format: Hardcover
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"...this book is a gift to the youngest readers, who should thoroughly enjoy it." - Publishers WeeklyWake up - its springtime in the swamp! As 999 young frogs awaken, they panic to find that all of the other animals are still asleep. First they wake the biggest frog ... then... |
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Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck
Thea Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
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Geronimo's adventurous sister, Thea, narrates this fabulous adventure that's packed with action, mystery, and friendship!During a marine biology lesson at Mouseford Academy, the Thea Sisters learn about a mysterious shipwreck off Whale Island. According to legend, a very rare diamond... |
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The Cult of LEGO
John Baichtal - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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No this isnt a book about joining some fringe cult Its a book by LEGO fans for LEGO fans and you and your kids will love itIn The Cult of LEGO Wireds GeekDad blogger John Baichtal and BrickJournal founder Joe Meno take you on a magnificent illustrated tour of the LEGO community its people... |
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Palace of Versailles
Clara Bennington - Jump!, Inc.
Format: Library Binding
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"In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the beauty of the Palace of Versailles, while learning about its history, location, many rooms, and art. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the palace's cultural... |
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Let There Be Peace on Earth: And Let It Begin with Me
Jill Jackson - Tricycle Press; Har/Com edition
Format: Hardcover
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Let There Be Peace on Earth and Let It Begin with Me These cherished words have sounded a call for peace the world over since 1955. The song of the same name has echoed through schools and churches, community centers and summer camps, the White House, and meetings of the United Nations.... |
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Passover: Celebrating Now, Remembering Then
Harriet Ziefert - Blue Apple Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The National Jewish Book Award finalists for Hanukkah Haiku return with Passover: Celebrating Now, Remembering Then, a celebration of Passover's past and present, its meanings, its history, and its traditions. Karla Gudeon's folk-inspired artwork serves as a gorgeous backdrop for this... |
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Explorers: Ancient Egypt
Jinny Johnson - Kingfisher; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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Explorers are designed to appeal to all readers aged 6–8: those who are just starting to read alone and more confident readers who are beginning to exercise wider reading and crossreferencing skills. Lively, dramatic artwork scenes draw children into a subject, and each scene is followed... |
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The Buddy Files: The Case of the Missing Family
Dori Hillestad Butler - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Buddy has settled with his adopted family, but he's never given up on finding his beloved human, Kayla, and his first family. One night he sees men taking things out of Kayla's old house and loading them into a van. What's up? Though his friend Mouse advises against it, in the middle... |
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Buttercup Mystery
Kristin Earhart - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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The Dunlap siblings must solve the mystery of a sick pony on Chincoteague Island in this second book of a chapter book series inspired by Marguerite Henrys Misty of Chincoteague. Theres a sick horse at Misty Inn! Something Buttercup is eatingor being fedis making her ill. Can Willa and Ben solve... |
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Mulan Is Loyal/Merida Is Brave
RH DISNEY. - DISNEY BOOKS FOR YOUNG RE
Format: Print book
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Disney princesses Mulan and Merida create their own paths this Deluxe Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring two stories in one!When Princess Mulan's friend goes missing, she'll do anything she can to help. Princess Merida from Disney/Pixar Brave shows how brave she can be when... |
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DK findout! Solar System
Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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From the creators of DK findout!, the free online resource for kids, comes an exciting new book series full of amazing images, incredible quizzes, and cutting-edge information kids need to know. The DK findout! series helps kids become experts on their favorite subjects - from dinosaurs... |
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Lawrence in the Fall
Matthew Farina - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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When Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share.Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows... |
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Things That Float and Things That Don't
David A. Adler - Holiday House
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It can be surprising which objects float and which don't. An apple floats, but a ball of aluminum foil does not. If that same ball of foil is shaped into a boat, it floats! Why? And how is it possible that a huge ship made of steel can float? Answering these questions about density... |
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Hilda and the Stone Forest
Luke Pearson - Flying Eye Books
Format: Print book
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Hilda may be grounded, but that won't stop her from heading off on another daring adventure! But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced... |
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Phone Call with a Fish
Silvia Vecchini - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A story for anyone who has felt like a fish out of water Theres a boy in class who doesnt say anything. He doesnt yell when a student steps on his foot, and he writes his answers to the teachers questions on the board. One of his classmates is trying to understand why hes so quiet, but she cant... |
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Buddy and Earl Meet the Neighbors
MAUREEN FERGUS - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover
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When Wonder Buddy and Super Earl learn that the Evil Doctor Stinker is planning to shut down the only hamburger factory in town, they know they have to find the supervillain's secret lair -- fast! Hopping into the Earl-mobile, they race into the yard next door where they come face-to-face... |
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The Spanish Missions of Arizona
Robin Lyon - Childrens Pr
Format: Print book
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- Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative- New center-spread sidebar feature presenting material in a fun, creative way- Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects- Important Words glossary... |
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Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: Going Places
Ellen Potter - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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Move over, Junie B. Jones! Piper Green is back in her fourth chapter-book adventure, and it could take her all the way to China. Suitcase? Check. Passport? Check. Magic X-ray vision glasses from the Fairy Tree? Check, check, check! Piper Green's class is taking a school trip to China... |
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Forsythia & Me
Vincent X. Kirsch - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book
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Chester has always been amazed by his best friend, Forsythia. She can do the most incredible things, like tame ferocious animals at the zoo and play the piano while standing on her head. But one day when Forsythia gets sick, Chester discovers all the amazing things he can do.Vincent X. Kirsch’s... |
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I Was Made For You
David Lucas - Andersen Digital
Format: Print Length
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Cat was knitted by Mum out of the softest, fluffiest wool, and wrapped in shiny paper and a big, pink ribbon ... but why was he made? When you are brand new, the world is full of questions, and if you are brave it can be full of answers too. Cat asks the wind, the stars and the trees for help,... |
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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
Brian Floca - Flash Point; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Martha Graham : trailblazing choreographerAaron Copland : distinguished American composerIsamu Noguchi : artist, sculptor, craftsmanAward-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan tell the story behind the scenes of the collaboration that created APPALACHIAN SPRING, from its inception... |
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Daisy Dawson at the Beach
Steve Voake - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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Rescuing a dolphin is easier when you can talk to animals! Daisy returns in a summer adventure, meeting new friends from surfing rabbits to a dancing crab.Schools out for Daisy Dawson, and things couldnt be better. Imagine a whole summer at the beach, full of sand, sun, and surfing! And now that... |
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Miss Mingo and the Fire Drill
Jamie Harper - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book
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"Children will love the story for its charm and rollicking fun, and the salient points will make a lasting impression. A top choice for Fire Prevention Week." - School Library JournalStop! Drop! Roll! Learning the rules of fire safety is a lot more fun (and less scary) when... |
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The 117-Story Treehouse: Dots, Plots & Daring Escapes!
Andy Griffiths - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times-bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out with them in their 117-Story Treehouse -- the ninth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor!Andy and Terry live in a 117-story... |
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The Children's Garden: Growing Food in the City
Carole Lexa Schaefer - Little Bigfoot
Format: Print book
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Welcome to the Children's Garden--a beautiful place to connect with nature and the food cycle! Illustrated with colorful paintings, this charming picture book features a diverse group of children connecting to food through hands-on outdoor activity. Down the road from Woodlawn Avenue,... |
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The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City
Tara Lazar - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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Just when Private I thinks all is calm-now that he's cracked the case of 7 Ate 9-Question Mark storms into the office.Mark is worried. All the uppercase letters are M-I-S-S-I-N-G! But that's absurd. This is CAPITAL City!Private I is the last letter standing. Will he solve his BIGGEST mystery... |
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Hurricanes!
Gail Gibbons - Holiday House
Format: Paperback
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Imagine a force that can toss boats around like toys, wash away bridges, and create waves as high as eighteen feet. With fierce winds and torrential rains, hurricanes can do all of these things. They can cause tremendous damage and even change the shape of a shoreline. For centuries people... |
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Purple Little Bird
Greg Foley - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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Purple Little Bird lives in a very purple worldHe has a purple little house and a purple little garden.But somehow, its just not quite perfect.So Purple Little Bird sets off to find the perfect place for himand discovers it in a most unexpected way., |
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Sleeping Beauty
J & W Grimm - NorthSouth
Format: Book
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Dusikova's beautiful illustrations make this retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm story a magical addition to any bookshelf. The addition of darling animals throughout the story and cutaway views of the castle will bring children back again and again to look at the pictures. Full color. |
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Bunnybear
Andrea J Loney - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book
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Although Bunnybear was born a bear, he feels more like a bunny. He prefers bouncing in the thicket to tramping in the forest, and in his heart he's fluffy and tiny, like a rabbit, instead of burly and loud, like a bear. The other bears don't understand him, and neither do the bunnies.... |
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The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights
Carole Boston Weatherford - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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With the text of the biblical Beatitudes as an undercurrent, the story of the civil rights movement is told in lyrical text and stirring illustrations. |
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Pete the Kitty and Baby Animals
James Dean - HarperFestival
Format: Board book
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This groovy series from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator James Dean introduces Pete the Cat before he was Pete the Cat...when he was little Pete the Kitty!Oh no! Pete the Kitty has lost his red balloon. Help him look for his balloon in this fun tabbed board book.Along the way,... |
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Bees: A Honeyed History
Piotr Socha - ABRAMS Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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One part science, one part cultural history, and countless parts fascination, Bees celebrates the important role that these intriguing insects have played in our ecosystem throughout the ages. From Athena to Alexander the Great and from Egypt to Ethiopia, Bees explores different methods... |
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Heroes of the High Seas
J. E. Bright - DC Super-Pets
Format: Book
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Deep in the ocean, TOPO THE OCTOPUS plays some relaxing music for AQUAMAN. Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appears in the distance, threatening the city of ATLANTIS. Without a moment to lose, AQUAMAN leaps aboard his SUPER-SEAHORSE, STORM, and jets toward the liquid tornado. While the SEA KING... |
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Filigree's Midnight Ride
Pam Berkman - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover
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Join Filigree, a five-pound Pomeranian, as he stows away on Paul Revere's midnight ride in this first book of the At the Heels of History series, inspired by important events and told through the eyes, ears, and noses of dogs.Filigree may be a small puff of a Pomeranian but he has a big,... |
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Comets
Nick Hunter - Heinemann Library
Format: Library Binding
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This book looks at comets, exploring what they are, where they come from, what people thought of them in the past, and how we study comets today. A fun activity is provided along with tips for spotting comets. Beautiful photographs and simple text help to engage readers and aid their understanding. |
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The Sea Lion
Cynthia Rylant - Beach Lane Books
Format: Print book
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Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the seventh book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family cares for a baby sea lion.One morning, the lighthouse family wakes up to find a baby sea lion asleep in their... |
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Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
Wil Mara - Benchmark Books
Format: Print book
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Presents an introduction to volcanoes, describing how magma is created beneath the Earth's crust, the part magma plays in volcanic eruptions, and the different types of eruptions that can occur.Title: Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?Author: Mara, WilPublisher: Marshall Cavendish CorpPublication... |
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And Then Comes Summer
TOM BRENNER - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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A joyful, sun-drenched tribute to the anticipation and adventures of the warmest season of the year.When the days stretch out like a slow yawn, and the cheerful faces of Johnny-jump-ups jump up . . . then it's time to get ready for summer! From flip-flops and hide-and-seek to fireworks... |
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Samira and the Skeletons
Camilla Kuhn - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Samira likes school, especially when she gets to sit next to her best friend, Frida. But when they learn about the skeletal system in science class, Samira suddenly begins to imagine everyone in school as a walking skeleton. Soon she starts avoiding her fellow classmates, even Frida, but Samira... |
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Who Am I?
Gervase Phinn - Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover
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One hot day in the middle of the jungle a strange little creature hatches out of an egg. "Who am I?" he asks himself. Off he plods through the tall grass to find out. He meets many animals but all of them are different. Will he ever find out who he is and what makes him special? |
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Imogene's Last Stand
Candace Fleming - Schwartz & Wade
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Meet Imogene Tripp, a plucky girl with a passion for history. As a baby, her first words were “Four score and seven years ago.” In preschool, she finger-painted a map of the Oregon Trail. So it’s not surprising that when the mayor wants to tear down the long-neglected... |
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How Do Caterpillars Become Butterflies?
Darice Bailer - Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Print book
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"Provides comprehensive information on the process of caterpillars changing into butterflies"--Provided by publisher. |
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The Truth About Dinosaurs
GUIDO VAN GENECHTEN - Clavis
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever heard of the Gallus gallus domesticus? It's a big word for a chicken . . . I mean, a dinosaur. Yep, and this ordinary chicken -- sorry, this dinosaur -- knows everything about other dinosaurs. That's what he's about to prove to you. A funny guided tour throughout the world... |
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Mary Wrightly, So Politely
Shirin Yim Bridges - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Mary Wrightly is the best-behaved little girl around. She always politely says please and thank you and even "I'm sorry" when something isn't her fault. But when a shopper comes between Mary and the blue elephant toy she wants to buy for her beloved baby brother, will... |
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Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
URSULA MORAY WILLIAMS - Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardcover
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With his sparky whiskers and magic tricks, no one could mistake Gobbolino for a simple kitchen cat, but that's just what the witch's kitten wants to be. Instead of learning how to turn mice into toads for the witch's brew, Gobbolino sets out on an adventure to find a family... |
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Memoirs of a Hamster
Devin Scillian - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Book
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Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply,... |
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Sheila Says We're Weird
Ruth Ann Smalley - Tilbury House Publishers; First hardcover edition
Format: Hardcover
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Sheila is either hanging over the back fence or hanging out with her neighbors. They re interesting, but they re weird. Why do they hang their laundry outside instead of using the dryer? Why are they riding their bikes to the library instead of just using the car? Why do they mow their... |
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Richard Scarry's Readers
Erica Farber - Sterling
Format: Paperback
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Oh, no! When Huckle Cat took out the garbage, his watch fell into the trash-and the garbage truck carried it away. How will he get it back? Follow the Great Big Schoolhouse gang as they go on their smelliest adventure yet! |
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The Princess of 8th Street
Linas Alsenas - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Jane, the Princess of 8th Street, has many royal duties to attend to. Between having tea with her "ladies-in-waiting" (her doll collection), keeping up with her studies (Math for Monarchs and Pink Power are two of her favorite books), and dealing with her horrible toad of a brother,... |
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Gargantua (Jr!): Defender of Earth
Kevin Sylvester - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover
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Before Gargantua Junior was born, Mom had a reputation for being a little wild. Now she prefers to repair damage and protect the Earth from invaders - and Gargantua Junior wants to help!Gargantua (Jr!) wants to grow up to be just like Mom. Before Junior came along, Mom had a reputation... |
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What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?: A Green Activity Book About Reuse
Anna Alter - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover
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What can Ruby do with her old red shoe? Use it as a planter for pansies! In this "green" craft book, children can appreciate that recycling is a part of everyday life, and with a little creativity, exciting projects are only a few steps away. Turn a worn flip-flop into an art stamp,... |
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Happy Dreamer
Peter H Reynolds - Orchard Books
Format: Print book
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In his Scholastic debut, picture book and creativity guru Peter Reynolds brings us a universally poignant celebration of the colorful spectrum of what it means to dream and the many ways to find happy!While the world tells us to sit still, to follow the rules, and to color inside the lines,... |
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Lucy Fell Down the Mountain
Kevin Cornell - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Lucy is having a terrible day. She's falling down a mountain. As she passes various characters -- a mountain man, a bungeeing duck, and a pile of shuffling bears -- she tries to ask for help. But everyone misinterprets her requests. As Lucy gains velocity, the story grows in silliness.... |
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Millie's Marvellous Hat
Satoshi Kitamura - 21st Century; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Millie loves hats, but she can't afford to buy any of the beautiful ones in the hat shop. But the shopkeeper has an idea. He produces a box containing an amazing hat with the most perfect shape and color imaginable - if Millie dares to imagine it. Millie does dare, and soon she sees... |
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Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles
Jim Arnosky - Sterling
Format: Print book
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Snake fangs, alligator claws, and turtle shells—all life-size! Go belly down on the ground, eye to reptilian eye, with acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky. Through large gatefolds and marvelously detailed, realistic art, he takes kids (safely!) up close and personal with these slithery,... |
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The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale
Caren McNelly McCormack - Marshall Cavendish Children
Format: Print book
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It's the day of Lolo's big sister's quinceaera party, and suddenly everyone is too busy to play with Lolo. But when she lets her dog Gobi run free, everyone notices. Vivid illustrations in acrylics and watercolor by Martha Avils skillfully portray Lolo using her fast feet... |
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