Wednesday, April 16, 2014

New Picture Books

Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me - Daniel Beaty
A boy wakes up one morning to find his father gone. At first, he feels lost. But his father has left him a letter filled with advice to guide him through the times he cannot be there.

Wild About Bears - Jeannie Brett
Takes a look at the common physical traits, behaviors, habits and habitats of the world's eight bear species.

Penguin in Peril - Helen Hancocks
With bare cupboards and hungry bellies, three cats steal a penguin to catch them fish. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as the penguin makes his escape, gets mistaken for a nun and a waiter, then finds his way safely home. Meanwhile, the cats are caught for their crime and sent to jail — for a lifetime of gruel.

Shoe Dog - Megan McDonald
In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.


At the Same Moment Around the World - Clotilde Perrin
Starting from the Greenwich meridian this book takes the reader east imagining what children are doing at that moment in each of the twenty-four time zones.

The Man with the Violin - Kathy Stinson
When Dylan hears someone playing their violin in the subway he wants to stop and listen, but his mother and other commuters ignore the violinist completely. It also includes a brief biography of Joshua Bell.





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