New Picture Books

Santa from Cincinnati - Judi Barrett
A baby in Cincinnati whose first words are "ho ho ho" grows up to become Santa Claus.

Nightsong - Ari Berk
Chiro, a young bat, is nervous about flying into the world for the first time without his mother, especially on a very dark night, but he soon learns to rely on his "song" to find his way and stay safe.

Who Built the Stable? - Ashley Bryan
A shepherd boy apprenticed to his carpenter father builds a stable and then welcomes two weary travelers from Nazareth.


Seed by Seed - Esme Raji Codell
Recounts the life of John Chapman, the legendary Johnny Appleseed.


All the Awake Animals are Almost Asleep - Crescent Dragonwagon
Illustrations and rhyming text portray an alphabet of animals as they prepare to go to sleep.


The Ant and the Grasshopper - Rebecca Emberley
In this version of the classic fable, a weary ant is energized by the swinging sounds of a grasshopper and his "buggy" band.


Noah Webster and His Words - Jeri Chase Ferris
A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old.


Boot & Shoe - Marla Frazee
Boot and Shoe are dogs that live in the same house, eat from the same bowl, and sleep in the same bed but spend their days on separate porches until a squirrel mixes things up.


What's the Time, Mr. Wolf? - Debi Gliori
Mr. Wolf has a busy day. Starting his daily routine at seven o'clock, his schedule is packed from breakfast to bedtime. At nine o'clock the mail arrives, and he goes shopping at noon. Four o'clock is naptime, and surprise!...At six o'clock there is a big party in Mr. Wolf 's honor. Special guests include Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, the Cat and the Fiddle and many more characters readers are sure to recognize. Huffing and puffing new life into favorite nursery rhymes, this charming story introduces telling time while showing readers that the Mr. Wolf isn't so big or bad after all. --From the publisher


I Have a Dream - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. Includes a CD with official recording of the speech.

Cold Snap - Eileen Spinelli
A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again.

Mousterpiece: A Mouse-Sized Guide to Modern Art - Jane Breskin Zalben
Janson the mouse, who lives in a museum, becomes an acclaimed artist by copying the styles of paintings she sees there. Includes notes about the artists and works featured.