PICTURE BOOKS

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes. HarperCollins 97800611400181. $16.99. Ages 2-6.

A bird, a fox a dog and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day. Simple pastel watercolor illustrations are very expressive.

Dog by Matthew VanFleet. S&S 9781416941378. $14.99 Ages 2-6.

You will spend hours looking at these photographs of dogs, touch and feel, sliding flaps and a few surprises make this board book a delight.

Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic. HarperCollins. 9780061214387. $16.99. Ages 4-8.

One winter day Max, the duck, shows up on the doorstep of a house brimming with pets and brings excitement, until the spring when everyone realizes they will miss his perky hijinx.

Pirates Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long. Harcourt 9780152053536 $16.00

Sequel to How I Became A Pirate. The pirate crew turns for their treasure and wakes
baby Bonney Anne. They find minding a baby can be more terrifying than walking the plank.

Operation Orangutan (Adventures of Riley) by Amanda Lumry. Eaglemont Press 0974841145. $15.95. Ages 8-12

Riley travels with his uncle, aunt and cousin Alice to the island of Borneo to learn about orangutans, sun bears, proboscis monkeys and other amazing animals. An exciting combination of photos, illustrations and fun animal facts make this story a great adventure.

Casey Back at Bat by Dan Gutman. HarperCollins 9780810909885. $15.95. Ages 6-10.

Casey is back at bat in this humorous retelling. The ball is hit and it does not come down, but travels to many places around the world. Find out if Casey finally brings joy to Mudville.

The Giant of Seville: a “Tall” Tale based on a True Story by Dan Andreasen. Abrams. 081090988X $15.95.

Captain Martin Van Buren Bates, standing seven feet eleven and a half inches tall, arrives in Seville Ohio, hoping to be accepted by the townspeople and find a home for himself and his wife. As he fears he is too big for the little town, but learns that the only thing that matters is the size of one’s heart.

Nibble Nibble by Margaret Wise Brown. Paintings by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins. 0060592087. $16.99. Ages 4-8.

Originally published in 1959, here are five delightful poems that capture the simple eloquence of the natural world of bunnies at play.

Cowlick! By Christin Ditchfield. Random House. 9780375835407 $14.99.

This book solves one of life’s greatest mysteries, the dreaded cowlick. Fun, witty and poetic with a little sluuurrpp! On the side.

Don’t Touch my Hat! By James Rumford. Knopf 9780375837821 $16.99

A sheriff’s most prized possession, beside badge and gun, is his hat, his lucky hat. One night Sheriff John is called out to stop some rustlers and he grabs the wrong hat!

Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills. Schwartz & Wade. 9780375840685. $15.99

Duck and Goose face a challenge to their friendship when an enthusiastic young duck moves into their neighborhood who wants to play, and win, all sorts of games.

Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson. S&S. 068984879X $16.99

A Boy’s love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe and the Tuskegee Airmen.


Whose Chick Are You? By Nancy Tafuri. Greenwill. 0060825146 $16.99

Goose, Duck, Hen, Bird and the little chick, itself cannot tell to whom the new hatchelling belongs, but its parents know as they proudly admire the new offspring.

New Picture Books

  • Honey, Honey, Lion by Jan Brett
  • Toot & Puddle: Wish You Were Here by Holly Hobbie
  • Alley Oops by Janice Levy (bullying)
  • King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood  (includes musical cd with six original songs
  • Sakes Alive! A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson
  • The Merry Chase - a rediscovered book written and illustrated by Clement Hurd
  • How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
  • Chico: True Storey from the Childhood of the First Woman Supreme Court Justice by Sandra Day O'Conner
  • Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40 th Anniversary
  • Deep Blue Sea: a Book of Colors by Audrey and Bruce Wood
  • Meow: Cat Stories from Around the World by Jane Yolen
  • Best Time to Read by Debbie Bertram
  • The Cat Came Back by Fred Penner
  • Zoopa: an Animal Alphabet by Gianna Marino
  • Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin
  • Three Silly Billies by Margie Palantini
  • Eddie Longpants by Mireille Levert (bullying & name calling)
  • Meggie Moon by Elizabeth Baguley
  • Who's that Baby?: New-baby songs by Sharon Creech
  • Apple for the Teacher: thirty songs for singing while yo work by Jane Yolen
  • Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
  • Sylvia Jean Drama Queen by Lisa Campbell Ernst
  • Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki
  • Mercy to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

NEW PICTURE BOOKS IN PAPERBACK

  • Under Alaska's Midnight Sun by Deb Vanosse
  • Cook-a-doodle do by Janet Stevens
  • Harvey the Baker by Lois Klinting
  • Harvey the Carpenter by Lois Klinting
  • Baa for beginners by Deborah Fajerman
  • Lucky: dog's best friend by Gus Clarke

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