New Children's Books

Elephants of Africa - Gail Gibbons
Details the habitats, physical characteristics, diet, offspring development, and behavior of the African elephant.

Moon: Science, History, and Mystery - Stewart Ross
The moon has always been a magical and mystical icon throughout human history. It is the only natural satellite of the earth and the second-brightest object in the sky after the sun. July 20, 2009, is the fortieth anniversary of the day that man first walked on the moon.

Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles - Jim Arnosky
Explains how to identify venomous snakes and their harmless cousins, where to find a 200-pound lizard, how to avoid becoming an alligator's lunch and features snake fangs, alligator claws, and turtle shells--all life-size!

Watch Me Throw the Ball! - Mo Willems
Gerald the elephant tries to tell Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie just wants to have fun.

Emmaline and the Bunny - Katherine Hannigan
Everyone and everything in the town of Neatasapin is tidy, except Emmaline who likes to dig dirt and jump in puddles, and wants to adopt an untidy bunny.

The Swamps of Sleethe - Jack Prelutsky
A collection of poems with a planetary theme.

All in a Day - Cynthia Rylant
Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its "perfect piece of time."





Panorama: A Foldout Book - Fani Marceau
Illustrations and simple text invite the reader to visit different places around the world, then to view the same scenes at night on the reverse of the fanfolded page.

The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
The definitive anthology of children's poetry with beautiful illustrations.

The Sneetches and Other Stories - Dr. Seuss
Includes four humorous verse fantasies: The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What was I Scared of?

Little Red Riding Hood/Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Ana Lomba
The classic fairy tale retold in both French and English through text and on CD.