New Children's Books

The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Twenty-Third Psalm - Gennady Spirin
Illustrates each line of the Twenty-Third Psalm and features a foldout painting that combines all the previous pictures.

One City, Two Brothers - Chris Smith
To settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers, King Solomon tells a tale of how Jerusalem came to be founded.


Little Red Riding Hood - Jerry Pinkney
A sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

The Great Texas Hamster Drive - Eric A. Kimmel
When Pecos Bill's daughter gets two pet hamsters, they soon multiply into the hundreds, so Bill decides to take them all to Chicago where lots of boys and girls want pet hamsters.

The Missing Piece - Shel Silverstein
A circle has difficulty finding its missing piece but has a good time looking for it.

The Missing Piece Meets the Big O - Shel Silverstein
A missing piece, looking for someone to carry it along, finally develops its own momentum.

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly - Alan Madison
Velma starts first grade in the shadow of her memorable older sisters, and while her newfound interest in butterflies helps her to stand out, it also leads to an interesting complication.





What Happens on Wednesdays - Emily Jenkins
A preschooler marks the progress of her day, not by the clock but by what happens after lunch, after nap, after swimming, after the library - and after Daddy comes home. She doesn't map her neighborhood by street signs, either. Her morning walk to see dogs in the park takes her past the cat outside the deli, past her friend Errolyn's building and the daycare where she used to go when she was little, and down the block to the bagel store.

A Birthday for Cow! - Jan Thomas
Despite the objections of Pig and Mouse, Duck insists on adding a special ingredient to the cake they are making to celebrate Cow's birthday.

Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books

Presents nine of the illustrator's books of nursery rhymes and other classic rhymes for children, including "The House that Jack Built," "The Queen of Hearts," and "Baby Bunting."