New Children's Picture Books
New arrivals added to our Children's Picture Books Collection in the last 7 days
| Title | Date added | |
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| 5 minute Mickey Mouse stories by Disney Book Group (COR)/ Disney Storybook Art Team (ILT) |
Follows Mickey and his friends on twelve adventures, as they learn to surf, go white-water rafting, and visit the amusement park. |
Oct 16, 2018 |
| A gift from Abuela by Ruiz, Cecilia, author, illustrator. |
"The first time Abuela held Nin~a, her heart overflowed with tenderness. And as Nin~a grows up, she and Abuela have a lot of fun doing simple things. Abuela decides that she wants to buy Nin~a a special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week. But then something terrible happens, and Abuela's dream of a surprise for Nin~a seems impossible. Luckily, the time they spend together and the love they have for each other are the best gifts of all."-- |
Oct 17, 2018 |
| A kiss for Akaraka by Jackson, Richard, 1935- author. |
When Lula begins to get tired of helping her father rake leaves, he suggests that her imaginary friend, Akaraka, might help. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A parade of elephants by Henkes, Kevin, author, illustrator. |
Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A tuba Christmas by Wilbur, Helen L., 1948- author |
"When Ava decides to learn to play the tuba, it isn't as easy as she thought it would be. But with the encouragement of her music teacher, Ava finds a place for her and her tuba in a special holiday celebration"-- |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A unicorn named Sparkle's first Christmas by Young, Amy, author, illustrator. |
As Christmas approaches, Lucy is excited about the tree, cookies, stockings, and especially presents but, despite her urging and example, Sparkle is not interested in buying gifts for Lucy. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A valentine for Frankenstein by Kimmelman, Leslie, author. |
Frankenstein stands out at the Valentine's Day Bash for being less monstrous than the other guests, but to one smelly, rude creature that makes him the perfect valentine. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A very late story by Coppo, Marianna, author, illustrator. |
"This playful tale features some very patient creatures all waiting for their story... and one not-so-patient bunny who decides to create its own!"--Back cover. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| A Whisper in the Snow by Westerlund, Kate/ Oral, Feridun (ILT) |
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Oct 12, 2018 |
| Albert's very unordinary birthday by Gray-Barnett, Daniel, author, illustrator. |
For Albert, even his birthday is a very ordinary day, as his parents do not want any mess or noise, until one year his Grandma Z appears to take him out to enjoy a birthday trip that is not at all ordinary. |
Oct 12, 2018 |
| All-of-a-kind family Hanukkah by Jenkins, Emily, 1967- author. |
In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task. |
Oct 16, 2018 |
| America's white table by Raven, Margot Theis. |
Three children set a special white table in memory of service members fallen or missing in action, and especially in honor of their Uncle Jim, a POW in Vietnam. |
Oct 16, 2018 |
| Angus all aglow by Smith, Heather, 1968- author. |
When Angus, who loves sparkly things, is gifted his grandmother's necklace, he wants to wear it to school, but his family worries the necklace may be too sparkly. |
Oct 12, 2018 |
| Archie and the bear by Louise, Zanni, author. |
"Archie is a bear, not a boy in a bear suit. He meets a bear, who claims to be a boy, not a bear in a boy suit. The two spend the day together, teaching each other about being bears and being boys--pretend or otherwise"-- |
Oct 12, 2018 |
| Birds by Henkes, Kevin, author. |
Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common. |
Oct 12, 2018 |
| Bitter and Sweet by Feder, Sandra V./ Brooker, Kyrsten (ILT) |
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Oct 11, 2018 |
| Blue by Seeger, Laura Vaccaro, author, illustrator. |
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the many shades of blue seen during the relationship of a boy and his dog as the boy grows from a baby to an adult. |
Oct 11, 2018 |
| Business pig by Zuill, Andrea, author, illustrator. |
A genuine business pig, Jasper prefers bookkeeping and charts to playing in the mud like his siblings, but in order to find a forever home he will need to use all of his business skills. |
Oct 12, 2018 |
| Captain Raptor and the perilous planet by O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- author. |
Captain Raptor and the crew of the Megatooth rush to help rescue scientists from the planet Mammalia who are trapped on Pyros Prime, an unstable planet with exploding volcanoes. |
Oct 17, 2018 |
| Children of the forest by Beskow, Elsa, 1874-1953, author. |
Four children of the tiny forest people spend the year completing tasks for each season. |
Oct 17, 2018 |