New Children's Books

Toys Go Out - Emily Jenkins
Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.


Dizzy - Jonah Winter
This is the story of Dizzy Gillespie, a trumpet player, who created a whole new kind of music: Bebop.


How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? - Jane Yolen
Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still. How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude? Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else pick it up? Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles and goodwill.


Adele and Simon - Barbara McClintock
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more. When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother? Detailed pen-and-ink drawings - filled with soft watercolors - make a game of this unforgettable tour through the streets and scenes of early-twentieth-century Paris. Illustrated endpapers extend the fun by replicating a 1907 Baedeker map of Paris.

Fire! The Renewal of a Forest - Celia Godkin
The life cycle of a forest is examined, from the devastation of a fire to its gradual renewal as a vital ecosystem.