New Children's Books

The Whole Story of Half a Girl - Veera Hiranandani
When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from her small, supportive private school to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian sixth-grader experiences culture shock as she tries to navigate the school's unfamiliar social scene, and after her father is diagnosed with clinical depression, she finds herself becoming even more confused about herself and her family.

Spunky Tells All - Ann Cameron
Called a troublemaker by his human family, a reflective dog defends himself and then relates the family's adoption of an aristocratic but incompetent cat, who gives him a life purpose and new way of looking at his world.

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide - Judy Galbraith
Discusses what the label "gifted" means, and covers such issues as intelligence testing, educational options, and relationships with parents and friends.

A New Year's Reunion - Yu Li-Qiong
Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But all too soon it is time for Papa to go away again.

The Prince's New Pet - Brian Anderson
In a gray and colorless kingdom, the Prince receives an unusual, colorful new pet for his birthday.

Robert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures - Jane McCloskey
McCloskey wrote and painted what he knew: from his Midwestern childhood to island life in Maine. His younger daughter, Jane, chronicles the loving, difficult, but productive family relationships in a way that will add depth and meaning to his wonderful books.

Wheels of Change - Sue Macy
Explores the role the bicycle played in the women's liberation movement.

Mary and Her Little Lamb - Will Moses
In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music.

The Odyssey: A Pop-Up Book - Sam Ita
An abridged, graphic novel adaptation of the many adventures of Odysseus, a Greek hero of the Trojan War, after his ship is blown off course while on his journey home. Lift-the-flap, fold-out, and pop-up pages.