New Children's Books

The True Story of Stellina - Matteo Pericoli
The true story of a baby finch rescued and raised by the author and his wife. Stellina was a bird: "Cheep", a very little bird: "cheep!cheep!" So begins critically acclaimed author Matteo Pericoli's all-true story of how he and his wife, Holly, came to rescue and raise a little finch, Stellina, in the middle of New York City. When no zoo would take the abandoned bird, fallen from her nest onto a busy street, Holly took her home and gave her the best life she could. And there, in a Manhattan apartment, Stellina leaned how to eat, fly, and sing.

A Young Shepherd - Cat Urbigkit
Describes the daily work of a young shepherd on a ranch in Wyoming and how his tasks change with the seasons.

Hush, Little Baby - Brian Pinkney
An illustrated version of the traditional folk song in which a father promises the world to his restless baby daughter.

Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything - Toni Buzzeo
According to Carmen, a fourth-grader at Liberty Elementary, her school's librarian won't tell students ANYTHING! Fortunately, her classmate Robert doesn't believe Carmen and marches right over to ask Mrs. Skorupski question after question. Mrs. Skorupski's eyes twinkle and her rhinestone glasses sparkle as she leads Robert to the tools he needs to find the answers. Carmen scowls as she watches Robert become a Library Success Story, but eventually comes around as she realizes that Mrs. Skorupski can teach them ANYTHING!

Red Red Red - Valeri Gorbachev
As Turtle rushes through town, in a hurry to see something "red, red, red," his neighbors wonder what it could be and hurry after him to find out.

Keeper of Soles - Teresa Bateman
A shoemaker repeatedly outwits a black-robed figure who knocks on the shoemaker's door and demands his soul.