Thursday, January 30, 2014

New Picture Books

Itsy Bitsy Spider - Dosh Archer
"A spider arrives at City Hospital with some strange head injuries. How did this happen? And does it have anything to do with all the water rushing down the water spout?"-- Provided by publisher

Mo's Mustache  - Ben Clanton
Mo's big, beautiful mustache inspires all of his friends to copy his style by growing fabulous mustaches of their own, leaving Mo to wonder how he will continue to distinguish himself's Mustache.


Read Me a Story, Stella - Marie-Louise Gay
Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading.

A Moose That Says Moooooooooo - Jennifer Hamburg
"Chaos ensues when a child imagines a zoo filled with animals doing the unusual and the unlikely."-- Provided by publisher


Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story - Will Hillenbrand
"Bear teaches his friend, Mole, how to ride his bike with no training wheels. After many bumps along the road, they make it to their final destination: the Storymobile."

Fraidyzoo - Thyra Heder
Little T remembers that she was frightened last time her family visited the zoo but not why, so her creative family helps by imitating animals from A to Z until she recalls exactly what caused her fear.


The Long, Long Line - Tomoko Ohmura
Numbered and named, fifty animals line up to take a roller coaster ride on a giant whale!

Xander's Panda Party - Linda Sue Park
Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Includes author's note on the wonders of the animal kingdom and the international effort to save pandas from extinction.

How to Hide a Lion - Helen Stephens
Iris understands that grown-ups are afraid of lions, but when she finds one in her playhouse she knows he is kind so she keeps him hidden from her parents for as long as possible.

Outfoxed by Mike Twohy
Fox breaks into a henhouse to steal a chicken for dinner but grabs Duck, instead--a clever fowl that pretends to be a dog.

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