Harris County Public Library has 26 branch libraries across the county. We have over 60 staff members dedicated to serving children in our community. Let's meet a couple of them!
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New Children's Books & Audio
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New Children's Picture Books
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Alma Flor Ada. Extra! Extra! Fairy-Tale News from
Hidden Forest Presents articles, editorials and ads from the "Hidden Forest Times" that retell many well-known stories, including Jack and the beanstalk, Pinocchio, and the Tortoise and the Hare. When the residents of Hidden Forest wake up and open their morning papers, they are in for a surprise.
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Norman Bridwell. Clifford School Days Treasury
Three stories about Norman Bridwell's character Clifford the red dog teach children about the alphabet, counting, and vocabulary.
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Nancy Carlson. I Don't Like to Read!
Henry the mouse likes everything about first grade except reading, but with some extra help at school and home, he is delightfully surprised.
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Terri Fields. Burro's Tortillas
In this Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. "For Creative Minds" section includes a Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas.
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Alan Katz. Don't Say That Word!
Michael's rhyming description of his day at school has his mother repeatedly interrupting to prevent him from saying impolite words.
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Suse MacDonald. Fish, Swish! Splash, Dash!:
Counting Round and Round Follow the leader and count the fish that live beneath the sea. Turn the book upside-down and count again.
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Bill Martin Jr. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You
See? Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.
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Jack Prelutsky. The Wizard
An illustrated, rhyming tale of a wicked wizard and his evil deeds, as he uses "elemental sorcery" to change a bullfrog into a series of objects, from a flea to a flame.
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Brigitte Weninger. Bye-Bye Binky
Nora's lost pacifier becomes a toy for several other animals before it is finally returned to her.
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New Children's Early Readers
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Denys Cazet. Minnie and Moo and the Haunted
Sweater Minnie and Moo want to give special presents to the Farmer for his birthday, but something goes awry when Moo knits him a sweater.
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Barbara Baker. One Saturday Evening
On a Saturday evening, the members of a bear family busy themselves with cleaning up the kitchen, taking baths, and reading.
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Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Peanut and Pearl's Picnic
Adventure Two friends set off for a picnic together, but by the time they are ready to eat, they have lost one another.
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Bernard Lodge. Custard Surprise
Two chickens, Dinah and Rufus, find that running a diner is harder than they expected when every customer wants something that is not on the menu, until finally someone comes in for whom the Custard Surprise is just right.
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Cynthia Rylant. Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars
When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.
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Natalie Babbitt. Jack Plank Tells Tales
Presents a story about an ex-pirate who is looking for a new career.
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Judy Blume. Soupy Saturdays with the Pain & the
Great One Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One).
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Eoin Colfer. Legend of...the Worst Boy in the World
Every Saturday, while helping polish the lens of the lighthouse his grandfather tends, nine-year-old Will tells a tale he hopes will top Grandad's, but Grandad always wins until Dad reminds Will of a long-forgotten escapade with his brother.
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Frances O'Roark Dowell. Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets
Slimed! When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.
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N. D. Wilson. Leepike Ridge
While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
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New Children's Nonfiction
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Beth Andrews. I Miss You!: A Military Kids Book
About Deployment Ideas for children to keep in touch with deployed family members that you miss very much and to know that you are not alone.
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Lisa Bullard. You Can Write a Story!: A Story-
Writing Recipe for Kids Explains the ingredients and steps involved in writing a fictional story, from start to finish. Includes brainstorming activities and ideas for sharing the story with others.
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Nicola Graimes. Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook
A collection of over 100 simple recipes designed to be both tempting and healthy for young cooks.
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Alexandra Siy and Dennis Kunkel. Sneeze!
Explains the causes of sneezing.
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Guinness World Records To the Extreme
Records a wide-variety of record breaking events involving things which are taken to the extreme.
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Michael Bond. More About Paddington
It's a good thing for lots of reasons that bears like Paddington are rare. Whether it is his attempts at home decorating, detective work or photography, the bear from Darkest Peru causes his own special brand of chaos. Read by Stephen Fry.
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Nikki Grimes. The Road to Paris
Inconsolable at being separated from her older brother, eight-year-old Paris is apprehensive about her new foster family but just as she learns to trust them, she faces a life-changing decision. Read by Myra Lucretia Taylor.
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Kimberly Willis Holt. Piper Reed, Navy Brat
It's not easy being the middle child, especially when your dad is a Navy Chief. Meet Piper Reed, a spunky nine-year-old who has moved more times than she can count on one hand. From Texas to Guam, wherever Piper goes, adventure follows, inspired by her active imagination, free-wheeling spirit, and a bit of sister magic. Unlike her older sister, Piper loves being part of a Navy family, and unlike her younger sister, Piper is no prodigy genius. Piper is Piper--fearless and full of life! Read by Emily Janice Card.
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Derek Landy. Skulduggery Pleasant
When twelve-year-old Stephanie Edgely inherits her weird uncle's estate, she must join forces with ace detective Skulduggery Pleasant, a walking, talking, fire-throwing skeleton mage, to save the world from the Faceless Ones. Read by Rupert Degas.
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Jerry Spinelli. Eggs
Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives. Read by Suzanne Toren and Cassandra Morris.
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