Monday, November 21, 2011

New Children's Books

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick - Chris Van Allsburg
A collection of stories based on illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

Snake and Lizard
- Joy Cowley
A collection of stories about the friendship between Snake and Lizard.






Marc Just Couldn't Sleep - Gabriela Keselman
Marc can't sleep because he is afraid, so his mother comes up with all sorts of creative solutions for his fears.

The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness - Colin Thompson
A little boy who has lost his mother and father and now lives with his grandmother brings a lost dog from the animal shelter home with him and learns that when it comes to love, it's quality not quantity that counts.

The Gobble Gobble Moooooo Tractor Book - Jez Alborough
While Farmer Dougal is sleeping, Sheep convinces the other farm animals to take a ride on his tractor and imitate the different noises that it makes.

Bumble-ardy - Maurice Sendak
Bumble-ardy the pig has missed eight birthdays in a row. So for his ninth birthday he has a party without telling his aunt. What will happen when she comes home?

Warm as Wool - Scott Russell Sanders
When Betsy Ward's family moves to Ohio from Connecticut in 1803, she brings along a sockful of coins to buy sheep so that she can gather wool and make clothes to keep her children warm.

If You Give a Dog a Donut - Laura Numeroff
Chaos might ensue if you were to give a dog a donut.

Sea of Dreams - Dennis Nolan
A wordless picture book featuring a sandcastle that takes on a life of its own.

Never Forgotten - Patricia C. McKissack
In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave.

Neville - Norton Juster
When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse - Eric Carle
Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

Max's Castle - Kate Banks
When Max finds a box of long-forgotten toys, he builds a kingdom filled with adventures for himself and his two brothers.

Coral Reefs - Jason Chin
During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.

Heaven Is for Real for Kids - Colton Burpo
Todd Burpo shares his son Colton's experiences having visions of heaven after a near-fatal illness, describing what Colton saw in heaven and the lessons he has learned about faith and love after listening to Colton's stories of his time with Jesus.

Nursery Rhyme Comics
Presents fifty traditional nursery rhymes in comic book format, with illustrations by well-known cartoonists.

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