In a Blue Room
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Emillie Marie Smith. School Library Journal: PreS- This dreamy bedtime book doesn't have a single unnecessary word. Alice bounces on her bed, wide awake and making demands. She will only sleep in a room in which everything is blue. Mama brings in flowers, a cup […]
The Sea Serpent and Me
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Madison Nicole Nelson. Kirkus Reviews: This whimsical look at the friendship between a young female narrator and a fast-growing sea serpent will amuse young listeners while providing adult readers with the bittersweet opportunity to ponder the ways relationships grow and change. Smaller than the girl's […]
Our Library
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Emma Jane Norton. School Library Journal: K-Gr 2: When Miss Goose informs the children that the library will have to close because it is in need of repair, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. The first thing they do is check out books (How […]
The Pencil
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Israel Robert Boutin Roman Cruz. Kirkus Reviews: In this distant cousin to Harold and the Purple Crayon, a pencil draws a smiling boy (previously met in Ahlberg and Ingman's Runaway Dinner, 2006) and names him "Banjo." At Banjo's behest the pencil adds and names a […]
How to Heal a Broken Wing
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Raven Rayne Coy. Children's Literature: In the middle of the busy city no one notices the bird that has hit a window and fallen?no one except young Will. He stops, ignores his mother's warning, picks up the bird and insists on taking it home, along […]
Those Darn Squirrels!
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Cole Joseph Kawecki. Children's Literature: Old Man Fookwire is a grump. The only things he likes are birds. Knowing he will be lonely when they fly south for the winter, he fills many birdfeeders in hopes that they will stay. Unfortunately for him, he has […]
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Bailey Drew Clark. From the Publisher: If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the sprinkles, he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you'll give him […]
The Origami Master
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Eben James Moody. Children's Literature: Origami master, Shima, keeps to himself and remains busy by creating beautiful origami animals. Because he stays so focused on his work, Shima does not notice much around him. One morning, he wakes to find a new origami creature atop […]
Katie Loves the Kittens
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Amelia Sara Metcalf. School Library Journal: PreS-Gr 3 When Sara Ann brings home three little kittens, her enthusiastic dog, Katie, is beside herself with joy. Unfortunately, the tail-wagging pooch shows her affection through leaps, bounds, and howls that scare the newcomers and earn her repeated […]
Chicken Cheeks
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Shawn Gavin Walker. Kirkus Reviews: Actor/comedian Black produces a winner with his first children's book. A bear spies honey in a hive high atop a skinny tree, and as other animals come along, they pile on top of each other to create a tower. The […]