• From Here to There
  • Author: Sue Fliess
  • Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
  • Here and There are so similar they're practically twins. But they could never play together because Here is always here and There is always there, so they become pen pals and write to each other all the time. One day, There gets an idea that could change the distance between them forever.
  • Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's...
  • Author: Ainsley Earhardt
  • Publisher: Aladdin
  • In the tradition of Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be and Nancy Tillman's On The Night You Were Born, popular FOX news anchor Ainsley Earhardt's lyrical lullaby inspires children to follow their dreams and passions.

    FOX and Friends cohost Ainsley Earhardt's debut...
  • Dino-Racing
  • Author: Lisa Wheeler
  • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
  • In this installment of dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler's rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert off-road race? Does T-Rex's...
  • She'll Be Coming Up the Mountain
  • Author: Kim Norman
  • Publisher: Sterling Children's Books
  • When she gets here, she'll discover
    just how much we really love her . . .

    Welcome back the ten spirited pals from Ten on the Sled and If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! Author Kim Norman and illustrator Liza Woodruff have whipped up more frosty fun in a THIRD...
  • The Very Fairy Princess: Attitude...
  • Author: Julie Andrews
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young...
  • From the beloved mother-daughter team of Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton comes another delightful story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Very Fairy Princess series, perfect for Thanksgiving sharing!

    It's Gratitude Day at school! Gerry is ready to be grateful and kind all day long. She's excited...
  • Dump Truck Duck
  • Author: Bryantemegan
  • Publisher: Weigl Publishers -
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  • Patch and Ruby
  • Author: Anouska Jones
  • Publisher: EK Books

  • Patch the pony is lonely. Sometimes it feels as if he doesn't quite fit in on the farm. But one day something happens that changes his life forever. A wonderful tale about friendship and finding out where you belong.

  • Kanga and Anger
  • Author: Ho-jeong Kim
  • Publisher: Norwood House Press
  • When things don't go right, Kanga the Kangaroo can become very angry! Sometimes he can be destructive. Kanga's mother gives him helpful anger management strategies and then Kanga is able to help his friend, Joey, with his anger. Social and emotional learning concepts include controlling anger and being friends. Book includes...
  • Your Alien Returns
  • Author: Tammi Sauer
  • Publisher: Sterling Children's Books
  • When you least expect it, something special will get your attention.
    Your alien will be back.
    He will invite you over for a play date.

    Come along on an out-of-this-world experience! In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it's the human...
  • Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas
  • Author: Yuyi Morales
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

  • Señoras y señores, niños y niñas, the time has come to welcome the spectacular, two-of-a-kind . . . LAS HERMANITAS!

    No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Las Hermanitas, Lucha Queens! Their Poopy Bomb Blowout will knock em' down! Their Tag-Team Teething will gnaw opponents...

  • Mingo the Flamingo
  • Author: Pete Oswald
  • Publisher: HarperCollins

  • Is it a golf club? Is it a garden gnome? No. It's Mingo the flamingo!

    From author-illustrator team Pete Oswald and Justin K. Thompson comes a hilarious picture book about a flamingo named Mingo who is ready to fly but gets lost from the rest of the flock during a terrible storm. To make matters worse, when he crashes,...

  • Melena's Jubilee
  • Author: Zetta Elliott
  • Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers

  • *Named to Bayviews Outstanding List (online journal for the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California (ACL) ) *

    After being sent to bed early the previous night, Melena wakes up to a new day with a song in her heart.

    At breakfast she learns she has been given a "fresh start,"...
  • Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac...
  • Author: Chris Monroe
  • Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
  • Clark's baking project is not going as planned. Now gigantic maniac muffins are on the loose! To stop them, Chico Bon Bon needs a plan . . . and his tool belt, of course. With the right tools and some quick thinking, this crumbly disaster might just have a tasty solution!
  • Pablo in the Snow
  • Author: Teri Sloat
  • Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

  • What is soft, fluffy, and white? Pablo's wool, of course. But this little lamb soon discovers that there's something else as well: SNOW! From making trails to sledding with friends, having snowball fights and crafting snowmen, there's tons of fun to be had in the snow. But winter days grow dark very fast, and Pablo finds...

  • Pen Pals
  • Author: Alexandra Pichard
  • Publisher: Aladdin
  • An octopus and an ant are paired up to write letters for a school project in this charming picture book in the tradition of Dear Mr. Blueberry.

    For an entire school year, Oscar the ant and Bill the octopus send letters to each other as part of a school project.

    Oscar loves table tennis, and Bill loves...
  • Rabbit Magic
  • Author: Meg McLaren
  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • A distinctive palette and a large cast of adorable rabbits adorn a lively story told in very few words. When a magic trick goes awry, the magician M. Lapin becomes a sad rabbit while his rabbit assistant, Houdini, becomes the star of the show. After trying increasingly spectacular tricks, Houdini realizes that someone else...
  • A Well-Mannered Young Wolf
  • Author: Jean Leroy
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young...
  • A hilarious story about why manners matter

    One morning, a young wolf eagerly sets out on his first hunting trip. But before he can devour his prey, he must honor their final wishes, just as his parents taught him to do. But the wolf's would-be meals aren't quite as honorable as he is! Can common courtesy...
  • Splashdance
  • Author: Liz Starin
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition, where the prize is a million dollars! But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team...
  • One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus...
  • Author: Daniel Bernstrom
  • Publisher: HarperCollins

  • "A hungry snake. A beautiful brown boy. What more can a young reader ask for?" - National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson

    A sneaky snake has no idea that the captives in his belly are planning their escape! In the spirit of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback, the reader sees...

  • Zoo Day
  • Author: Anne Rockwell
  • Publisher: Aladdin
  • Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates animals of all kinds with a gorgeous new picture book about a child's first visit to the zoo!

    A young boy and his family visit the zoo for the very first time. From gorillas to lions, polar bears to parrots, Anne Rockwell and her daughter, artist Lizzy Rockwell, celebrate a day he will...
  • When You're Feeling Sick
  • Author: Coy Bowles
  • Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young...
  • This laugh-out-loud picture book from Coy Bowles, guitarist for the Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band, will have sick kids feeling better in no time!

    Sneezing? Coughing? Taking a sick day? Don't worry, you'll be feeling better soon thanks to this hilarious picture book from Coy Bowles, guitarist...
  • XO, OX: A Love Story
  • Author: Adam Rex
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

  • Dear Gazelle,

    For some time now I have wanted to write a letter to say how much I admire you. You are so graceful and fine. Even when you are running from tigers you are like a ballerina who is running away from tigers.

    I think that what I'm trying to say is that I love you.

    XO,
    OX

    And...