Check out these New Books for Kids!
A selection of children's fiction and nonfiction
April 2011
New Books --- Easy
Can't Sleep without Sheep
By Susanna Leonard Hill
Call Number: E Fic HILL
When counting sheep doesn't help Ava fall asleep and the sheep complain that they're exhausted, they send in replacements, including cows, horses, penguins, and pigs, but none prove satisfactory.
Story County: Here We Come!
By Derek Anderson
Call Number: E FIC ANDE
A farmer and his animal friends-Dog, Pig, Chicken, and Miss Cow-join forces to build a farm that they can all enjoy.
A Rainbow of Animals
By Melissa Stewart
Call Number: E NON FIC 591.472 S85R
Explains why animals come in each color of the rainbow using examples of animals in the wild.
Bedtime Bunnies
By Wendy Watson
Call Number: E FIC WATS
Bunnies scamper, scurry, splash, zip, and snuggle as they get ready for bed.
A Dazzling Display of Dogs
By Betsy Franco
Call Number: E NON FIC 811.54 F82D
A collection of visual poems celebrating all things canine-from obedience school, to backyard break outs, to flatulent Fidos.
Big Friend, Little Friend
By Melissa Lagonegro
Call Number: READER FIC LAGO
Join Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, and the rest of the characters from Disney's The Princess and the Frog in this Step 1 reader all about opposites!
My Cold Went on Vacation
By Molly Rausch
Call Number: E FIC RAUS
A little boy is curious about all the places his cold might go after it leaves him.
April 2011
New Books --- Juvy
The Danger Box
By Blue Balliett
Call Number: J Fic LOOK
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.
Hide and Seek
By Katy Grant
Call Number: J Fic GRAN
Thirteen-year-old Chase, a geocaching enthusiast, must constantly rely on his wits to solve unexpected problems. This outdoor adventure and boy's coming of age story is set in the remote, rugged mountains of northern Arizona.
Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, and More!
By Johnna Rizzo
Call Number: J NON FIC 551.46 R620
Contains information on oceans of the world, whales, jellyfish, sea otters, rays, sea horses, sea turtles . . . even bizarre creatures of the deep! Come find out about the exciting world beneath the sea!
Rex Zero: The Great Pretender
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Call Number: J FIC WYNN
In 1963, when his family moves across town to a new school district in Ottawa, Canada, twelve-year-old Rex conspires with his best friends James, Kathy, and Buster to attend the school in his old neighborhood.
Mysteries of the Komodo Dragon: the Biggest, Deadliest Lizard Gives up its Secrets
By Martha L. Crump
Call Number: J NON FIC 597.95968 C95M
Describes how scientists tracked, studied, and escaped the Komodo dragon and tells the true story of the world's deadliest lizard.
Feasting Bedbugs, Mites, and Ticks.
By Carrie Gleason
Call Number: J NON FIC 595.4 G55F
Examines the tiny, sometimes microscopic, insects that make their homes in our homes and our bodies.
The Memory Bank
By Carolyn Coman & Rob Shepperson
Call Number: J FIC COMA
When Hope learns that, while her memory account is seriously low, she is a champion dreamer, she stays at the World Wide Memory Bank trying to locate her sister Honey, whom their parents abandoned and told Hope to forget.
