New Children's Books

Little Green Frogs - Frances Barry
Describes how tadpoles develop into frogs, in a book in which the pages unfold and form lily pads with frogs in the center.

The Raucous Royals - Carlyn Beccia
Combines elements of nonfiction picturebooks, graphic novels, and tabloid magazines in a look at how rumors get started and how they become distorted over time as they are passed from ear to ear.

Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
More than one hundred leading authors and illustrators donate their talents to a collection of essays, personal accounts, historical fiction, and poetry which looks at America's history through the prism of the White House.

Mr. Lincoln's Boys - Staton Rabin
Tad and Willie Lincoln are the sons of Abraham Lincoln who treat the White House like a playground, aggravating everyone except their indulgent father.

Lincoln Through the Lens - Martin W. Sandler
Contains over one hundred images of the life of Abraham Lincoln that provide a portrait of his presidency and the events surrounding it.

Our Farm: Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's Farm - Michael J. Rosen
A journal of one year on the Bennett farm in central Ohio. Shows how one family, with the help of relatives and friends, creates a life and livelihood on a 150-acre farm.

Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse - Meghan McCarthy
The true story of Seabiscuit, the grandson of one of the greatest racehorses of all time. But he'd lost nearly every race he'd run. Automobile tycoon Charles Howard took a risk and purchased Seabiscuit for a bargain price. With a clever new trainer and a loving jockey, Seabiscuit began winning. But could he really beat the Triple Crown Champion?

The Pencil - Allan Ahlberg
A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation - Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrations and rhythmic text recall the December, 1955, bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken - Kate DiCamillo
Longing for adventure, intrepid Louise leaves her comfortable nest and goes to sea.


A Visitor for Bear - Bonny Becker
Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes -
Mem Fox
Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.