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Clementine: Book 1
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
Clementine is having not so good of a week. On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. Wednesday, she's sent to the principal. Again. Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her. Friday starts with yucky eggs and gets worse. And by Saturday, even her mother is mad at her. Okay, fine. Clementine is having a DISASTROUS week.
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Math Curse
by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
"As close to genius as one gets in a picture book."-- USA Today * An ABBY Honor Book * ALA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for Young Adults * The Horn Book Fanfare * Texas Bluebonnet Award * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 1995 * School Library Journal Best Books of 1995 * Booklist : Editors' Choice Award
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A Ball for Daisy
by Chris Raschka
A wonderful wordless picture book that is full of fun!
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The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came home and found out what you'd done? "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" is a hilarious adventure and was the first book for younger readers from the acclaimed author and illustrator of the New York Times best-sellers "The Wolves in the Walls" and "Coraline." ... (more)
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The Funeral Director's Son: Book 1
The Funeral Director's Son
by Coleen Paratore
This family business is for life... In the small town of Clover, when you die, you are put to rest by Campbell and Sons Funeral Home. Unfortunately twelve-year-old Kip Campbell happens to be the only "son" in that title. And that's a problem for him since the funeral home business is the last thing he wants to inherit, even if he has a "gift" for it. See, it just so happens that Kip can talk to the dead. Well,... (more)
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The Bat Wing: Book 2
Bats at the Library
by Brian Lies
Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening’s here— The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!—Bat Night at the library! Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it’s time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of story time. Brian... (more)
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Midnight Magic
by Avi
Mangus the Magician must free a princess from a terrifying ghost. Naturally, Mangus doesn't believe in ghosts. He doesn't even believe in magic! However, his servant boy, Fabrizio, is a secret friend of the princess and is determined to prove the ghost is real.
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Words are CATegorical
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink; What is a Noun?
by Brian P. Cleary
What is a noun? It's easier to show than explain--and this book is brimming with examples. Author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Promitsky creatively clarify the concept of nouns for young readers. Nouns are printed in color for easy identification, and the playful rhymes and illustrations combine to highlight key words.
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Grandpa Green
by Lane Smith
LANE SMITH is the author and illustrator of the bestselling JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & BEN and MADAM PRESIDENT. He has also collaborated with Jon Scieszka on THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, MATH CURSE, and THE STINKY CHEESE MAN, for which he received a Caldecott Honor award. He has also illustrated books by Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, Florence Parry Heide, and Roald Dahl. He lives in Roxbury, CT with his... (more)
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The Widow's Broom
by Chris Van Allsburg
A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden.
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Dear America: Book 6
Love Thy Neighbor
The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson, Green Marsh, Massachusetts, 1774
by Ann Warren Turner
The drama of the American Revolution is brought to life through the eyes of a Prudence Emerson, who tells the story from the rarely heard perspective of a Tory. In the winter of 1775, as Pru's neighbors prepare to fight the British for independence, Pru i
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She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
by Kathryn Lasky
After watching women go from having bird feathers in their hats to wearing whole dead birds, the Massachusetts Audubon Society is founded in 1896 in order to take a stand against what they consider an incredibly appalling practice. Reprint. NYT. "
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The Loathsome Dragon
by David Wiesner, Kim Kahng
A lovely princess, a brave prince, a wicked stepmother, evil enchantments, magic rowan wood, and an immense, scaly dragon. . . . Favorite fairytale elements sparkle in The Loathsome Dragon, a traditional English tale. Majestic, romantic paintings by two-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner display the remarkable artistry and dizzying perspectives his work is known for. Now available once again—with several new... (more)
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!: A Thankless Job You'd Rather Not Have (You Wouldn't Want to...)
by Fiona MacDonald, David Antram
Fiona MacDonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools, adult education and university, and is the author of numerous books for children on historical topics.
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The Way Meat Loves Salt
A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
by Nina Jaffe
Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful question: "How much do you love me?" His older daughters profess their love in gold and diamonds, but his youngest daughter, Mireleh, declares she loves her father the way meat loves salt. For this remark, she is banished from her father's home. In this flavorful Jewish Cinderella... (more)
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Listen to the Wind
The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth
Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while... (more)
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Bone Soup
by Cambria Evans
Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnigin is never seen without his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating mouth. When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Halloween, he hopes to join a great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a body or soul will share any of their food with the ever-famished Finnigin. So what’s a hungry skeleton to do? Armed only with his wits and... (more)
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Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
by Dav Pilkey
The incomparable Dav Pilkey adapts Clement Moore's classic Christmas poem to tell his wacky Thanksgiving tale. The day before Thanksgiving, eight boys and girls take a field trip to a turkey farm. They have fun playing with eight exuberant turkeys but are shocked to learn that Farmer Mack Nuggett plans to kill all the turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners. So the children decide to smuggle all the turkeys home, and all... (more)
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Jack and the Beanstalk
by Steven Kellogg
Join young Jack as he climbs a giant beanstalk to a magic castle in the clouds. Meet a hen that lays golden eggs and a harp that sings by itself. And don't forget the ogre. A classic fairy tale with a vigorous look that will leave you chanting "Fee-fi-fo-fum!"
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The Shelf Elf
by Jackie Mims Hopkins
Skoob the Shelf Elf just completed his work with the shoemaker and is ready to embark on a new career in the library.Using the Shelf Elf's Guide to Library Etiquette, Skoob discovers the age-old practices of proper library behavior and book care. With help from the boys and girls, and Ms. Paige Turner, the librarian, Skoob is on his way to winning the coveted Golden Shelf Elf Award!

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