Joan Steiner

This postcard album will challenge and captivate puzzlers of all ages with its three-dimensional scenes of more than 40 famous landmarks and familiar vacation locales--from the shores of Cape Cod and chateaus across Europe to the Egyptian pyramids and the majestic Taj Mahal. Complete with photographs of the actual sites, fascinating facts, and more than 500 look-alikes to search for.

Non-Fiction

Janet Gibbons, Circulation Assistant from Atascocita

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Twenty-three illustrators of children's literature discuss their lives, inspirations, and creative backgrounds and present photographs of themselves and their work spaces along with examples of their illustrations.

Non-Fiction

Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita

Peter Yarrow

The adventures of a boy and his dragon friend are recounted in this classic song from the 1960s.

Picture Book

Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita

Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Vicky White.

With compelling illustrations and a conservationist slant, this look at four rare great apes--and one very familiar one--is a book that readers are sure to go ape over.

Non-Fiction

Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita

John Topsell

Learn all you need to know about the raising process: selecting and aquiring an available breed; building the perfect enclosure; hatching a dragon egg; feeding and grooming; training and riding; showing your dragon in competition; and much, much more. Hundreds of stunning illustrations complement the text.

Fantasy

Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita

Ross MacDonald

Words about sound and noise illustrate the letters of the alphabet.

Picture Book

Christine Turner, Children's Assistant from Atascocita

Melanie Watt

This story is told--and retold--by dueling author-illustrators, but who will win out? Will it be Mlanie Watt or her cat with confidence to spare, Chester?

Picture Book

Janet Gibbons, Circulation Assistant from Atascocita

Brandon Mull

When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.

Fantasy

Kathleen, Assistant Librarian for Children's Services from the eBranch

Linda Johns

Pre-teen sleuth Hannah West investigates an environmental mystery while staying in a houseboat on Seattle's Lake Washington.

Mystery

Kathleen, Assistant Librarian for Children's Services from the eBranch

Jeff Kinney

Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Humor

Kathleen, Assistant Librarian for Children's Services from the eBranch