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Karma Wilson. Bear's New Friend
Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.
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Jez Alborough. Yes
A young chimpanzee preparing for bedtime learns to say "Yes" when things suit him and "No" when they do not.
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Holly Keller. Nosy Rosie
Rosie the fox's excellent sense of smell is good for finding things, but she stops using it after everyone begins to call her "Nosy Rosie."
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June Sobel. The Goodnight Train
A child's bedtime ritual follows the imaginary journey of a goodnight train's trip to the dreamland station.
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Mem Fox. A Particular Cow
A particular cow has some particularly unusual adventures on a particular Saturday morning.
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Lisa McClatchy. Eloise and the Snowman
When snow starts falling in New York City, Eloise skips breakfast to rush out to Central Park to build a snowman.
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Susan Hill. Ruby's Perfect Day
When Ruby Raccoon wants to share a perfectly sunny day with her busy woodland friends, she discovers that perfect days can be spent all by yourself.
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Barbara Bottner and Gerald Kruglik. Pish and Posh
Wish for Fairy Wings Best friends and beginner fairies Pish and Posh receive encouragement from the Monster Under the Bed as they each try to make four wise wishes in order to earn their wings.
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Angela Shelf Medearis. On the Way to the Pond
While going on a picnic together, Herbert Hippo teases Tess Tiger about all of the things she has brought along, until he learns just how important they can be. |
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Gary Blackwood. The Just-So Woman
When the Just-So Woman runs out of butter one day, she learns an important lesson from her neighbor, the Any-Way Man.
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Denys Cazet. Minnie and Moo, Wanted Dead or
Alive Trying to help Mr. Farmer with his finances, Minnie and Moo go to the bank to ask for money and are mistaken for the Bazooka sisters, dangerous outlaws.
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Charles Ogden. High Wire
Prankster twins Edgar and Ellen think they have found kindred spirits when they join the circus to escape from their mysterious caretaker and the one-eyed creature Pet, but they soon discover that it is hard to tell friend from foe.
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Alexander McCall Smith. The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet
Bean When she joins Aunt Japonica and Aunt Thessalonika on a trip to America, nine-year-old Harriet meets yet another relative--Aunt Formica, a cowgirl who is having trouble with some clever and mysterious cattle rustlers.
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William Boniface. The Hero Revealed
Ordinary Boy, the only resident of Superopolis without a superpower, uncovers and foils a sinister plot to destroy the town.
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Kathryn Lasky. Born to Rule
When princesses from some of the most splendid kingdoms of the world gather at summer camp, a special bond forms between the girls of the South Turret and aids them in laying to rest a mystery while working to complete a long-lost tapestry.
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Kirsten Miller. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City
Life becomes more interesting for Ananka Fishbein when, at the age of twelve, she discovers an underground room in the park across from her New York City apartment and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.
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Brad Strickland. Grimoire: The Curse of the Midions
In London with his parents, twelve-year-old Jarvey Midion is introduced to the Grimoire, a powerful book of spells that tranports him to a strange place and time where danger lurks around every corner.
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Geraldine McCaughrean. Peter Pan in Scarlet
In the 1930s, all is not well. Nightmares are leaking out of Neverland. Fearing for Peter Pan's life, Wendy and the Lost Boys go back to Neverland -- with the help of the fairy Fireflyer -- only to discover their worst nightmares coming true!
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Kate DiCamillo. Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Nosy neighbors, astonished firemen, a puzzled policeman, and the ever-doting Watsons return for a new tongue-in-snout adventure about Kate DiCamillo's delightfully single-minded pig.
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Deborah Abela. Mission--Hollywood
Eleven-year-old Max and other Spy Force agents investigate a dark plot involving the movie industry as Max, Linden, and an unexpected guest work as extras on her father's latest film.
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Katherine Paterson. Bread and Roses, Too
Jake and Rosa, two children, form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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New Children's Nonfiction
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Elaine Landau. Apatosaurus
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the huge plant-eating apatosaurus and discusses theories on why it became extinct.
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Kenneth G. Rainis. Hair, Clothing and Tire Track
Evidence Learn about some of the basics of trace evidence, including fibers and impressions, then read about true crimes that were solved by a forensic technique involving trace evidence analysis.
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Peg Blanchette and Terri Thibault. 12 Easy Knitting
Projects With simple instructions, learn to knit and make some of the most popular styles with cool yarns.
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Devin Grayson. Lines in the Sand
The X-men are mutants, human beings who are born with superhuman abilities. The team is lead by the kind Professor Xavier. They work to protect people, even though most hate and fear them.
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