New Children's Books

About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks - Bruce Koscielniak
Describes the concept of time and how it has been measured throughout history, using water clocks, sundials, calendars, and atomic vibrations. Time to read a book. Time to wash dishes. Time to do this or that. You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined-no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day. Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them-the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools, people began to build clocks-huge clocks unlike the ones we use today. They also used their knowledge of the sun and moon to create calendars made up of months and years. Now, centuries later, we have clocks all around us. We can easily figure out how long a month is. But it took many years of tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. You could take a few moments now to read all about time. If you have a minute, that is.

Beauty and the Beast - Max Eilenberg
Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.




Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Caralyn Buehner
In this variation on the classic folktale, a rhyming, rope-skipping, little girl rudely helps herself to the belongings of a genteel family of bears.



A Second Is a Hiccup - Hazel Hutchins
Explains units of time in terms every child will recognize.





Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive - Carole Boston Weatherford
Jesse Owen's life and triumphs at the 1936 Olympics.





Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry - collected by Jane Yolen
A collection of poems for children with the various themes of self, family, going outside, and when it is time for bed. "Here's a Little Poem" offers a comprehensive introduction to some remarkable poets, even as it captures a very young child's intense delight in the experiences and rituals of every new day.