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Monkey & Robot. By Peter Catalanotto. Illus. by the author. 2013. 64p. Atheneum, $12.99 (9781442429789). Gr. 1-3. Can a monkey and a robot be friends? Of course, this is a [...]

The Granddaughter Necklace. By Sharon Dennis Wyeth. Illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. 2013.32p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, $16.99 (9780545081252). Gr. 1-3. Few of today's children can trace their ancestry back more than [...]

Who's On First? By Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Illus. by John Martz. Feb. 2013. 40p. Quirk, $16.95 (9781594745904). K-Gr. 3. This famously hilarious Abbott and Costello routine will have [...]

Oh So Tiny Bunny. By David Kirk. Illus. by the author. Feb. 2013. 40p. Feiwel and Friends, $17.99 (9781250016881). PreS-K. From the creator of Miss Spider's Tea Party (1994) comes [...]

I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. By Grace Norwich. Illus. by Elisabeth Alba. 2012. 128p. Scholastic, paper, $5.99 (9780545447805). 323. Gr. 3-5. This entry in the I Am series opens [...]

The 13th Sign. By Kristin O'Donnell Tubb. Jan. 2013. 272p. Feiwel and Friends, $16.99 (9780312583521). Gr. 5-8. What would happen if there were 13 signs in the zodiac? Jalen finds [...]

Baby Penguins Everywhere! By Melissa Guion. Illus. by the author. Dec. 2012. 32p. Philomel, $16.99 (9780399255359). PreS-Gr. I. Who doesn't love penguins, especially baby penguins (and, in this case, a [...]

Smudge and the Book of Mistakes: A Christmas Story. By Gloria Whelan. Illus. by Stephen Constanza. 2012. 48p. Sleeping Bear, $17.95 (9781585364831). Gr. 1-3. Young Cuthbert, small for his age [...]

* Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs. By J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen. Illus. by Jeffrey Stewart Timmins. 2012. 32p. Charlesbridge, $16.95 (9781580892605); e-book, $9.99 (9781607344537). 818. Gr. 2-4. Welcome, boys [...]

Cindy Moo. By Lori Mortensen. Illus. by Jeff Mack. 2012. 32p. Harper, $16.99 (9780062043931) . PreS-Gr. 1. As fresh as newly churned butter, this takeoff on 'Hey Diddle Diddle' is [...]

A Color Game for Chester Raccoon. By Audrey Penn. Illus. by Barbara L. Gibson. 2012. 14p.Tanglewood, $7.95 (9781933718583). PreS. Most concept board books about colors rely on common items for [...]

Little Lost Tiger. By Jonathan London. Illus. by Ilya Spirin. 2012. 32p. Amazon Children's, $17.99 (9780761461302). K-Gr. 2. This fictionalized story of a Siberian tiger and her hungry cub is [...]

The Unruly Queen. By E. S. Redmond. Illus. by the author. Feb. 2012. 32p. Candlewick, $15.99 (9780763634452). K-Gr. 3. 'Minerva von Vyle was a mischievous child / who was coddled [...]

Late Nate in a Race. By Emily Arnold McCully. Illus. by the author. Apr. 2012.24p. Holiday, $14.95 (9780823424214). PreS-Gr. 1. Nate, a mouse, is always late, especially today, the day [...]

Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!By John Fardell. Illus. by the author.Feb. 2012.32p. IPG/Andersen, paper, $8.99 (9781849391474). K-Gr. 2.What? A jellyfish flying an airplane? This preposterous tale cleverly animates the tried-and-true message [...]

Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners.By Judy Sierra. Illus. by Tim Bowers.2012.40p. Knopf, $16.99 (9780375867200). PreS-Gr. 2.What better way to introduce kids to manners than with [...]

Goran's Great Escape. By Astrid Lindgren. Illus. by Marit Tornqvist. Dec. 2011. 32p. Floris, $17.95 (9780863157936). K-Gr. 3. First published in Sweden in 1991, this tale is an unusual hybrid [...]

In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up. By Monica Kulling. Illus. by David Parkins. 2011. 32p.Tundra, $17.95 (9781770492394). 609.2. Gr. 2-4. Women inventors have always received far less attention [...]

What Am I? Christmas. By Anne Margaret Lewis. Illus. by Tom Mills. 2011. 24p. Albert Whitman, $9.99 (9780807589588). PreS-K. 'I'm topped with a golden star, and my needles are green. [...]

A Dragon Moves In. By Lisa Falkenstern. Illus. by the author. 2011. 32p. Marshall Cavendish, $16.99 (9780761459477). K-Gr. 2. Rabbit and Hedgehog are having a picnic when the rock Rabbit [...]

Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe. By Lois V. Harris. 2011. 32p. illus. Pelican, $16.99 (9781455614721). 759.13. Gr. 4-7. This concise picture-book biography introduces young readers to Maxfield Parrish, the [...]

How to Draw a Happy Witch and 99 Things That Go Bump in the Night. By Joy Sikorski and Nick Sunday. Illus. by the authors. 2011. 96p. Sterling, paper, $9.95 [...]

Home for Christmas. By Jan Brett. Illus. by the author. Nov. 2011. 32p. Putnam, $17.99 (9780399256530). K-Gr. 3. The jolly, stiff-haired trolls seen in Trouble with Trolls (1992) and Christmas [...]

A Christmas Goodnight. By Nola Buck. Illus. by Sarah Jane Wright. Oct. 2011. 24p. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $12.99 (9780061664915). PreS-K. For tots who won't relinquish their Goodnight Moon at bedtime, here [...]

Firefighters to the Rescue. By Meish Goldish. 2011. 32p. illus. Bearport, lib. ed., $25.27 (9781617722844). 363.37023. Gr. 3-5. Since the attacks of 9/11, when 343 firefighters died, the emotional respect [...]

It's Snowing! By Gall Gibbons. Illus. by the author. Sept. 2011. 32p. Holiday, $17.95 (9780823422371). 551.57. K-Gr. 3. Snowstorms, snowflakes, snowmen, and everything you didn't know about snow is all [...]

My Kitten. By Margaret O'Hair. Illus. by Tammie Lyon. 2011. 32p. Marshall Cavendish, $15.99 (9780761458111). K-Gr. 2. Who doesn't smile when watching a cuddly, playful kitten? These abbreviated rhyming phrases [...]

Best in Show. By Karen LeFrak. Illus. by Andrew Day. 2011. 32p.Walker, $16.99 (9780802720641). Gr. 1-3. From the moment that Abby's pet standard poodle has a litter of pups, she [...]

The Three Bully Goats. By Leslie Kimmelman. Illus. by Will Terry. Mar. 2011. 32p. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (9780807579008). K--Gr. 3. The traditional tale of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff is [...]

Hailey Twitch and the Great Teacher Switch. By Lauren Barnholdt. Illus. by Suzanne Beaky. 2010. 176p. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky, paper, $6.99 (9781402224454). Gr. 2-4. Fresh off of Halley Twitch Is Not a [...]

Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Christmas Kitchen. By Lidia Bastianich. Illus. by Laura Logan. 2010. 64p. Running Press, $15.95 (9780762436927). Gr. 1-3. Kids won't know the name of Lidia [...]

Figure Skating. By Chros McDougall. 2010. 64p. illus. Norwood, lib. ed., $26.60 (9781599533896). 796.91. Gr. 4-6. Like football books for boys, there are never enough figure-skating books for girls. One [...]

The Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies. By Don Nardo. 2010. 96p. illus. Gale/Lucent, lib. ed., $32.45 (978142050267 I). 973.2. Gr. 6-9. 'History can be viewed as a myriad of intertwining [...]

All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine. By Monica Kulling. Illus. by Bill Slavin. Aug. 2010.32p. Tundra, $17.95 (9780887769450). 609.2. Gr. 1-3. Even as a young boy, Elijah McCoy was fascinated [...]

Ugly Pie. By Lisa Wheeler. Illus. by Heather Solomon. July 2010. 32p. Harcourt, $16 (9780152167547). PreS-Gr. 2. Ol' Bear wakes up one morning hankerin' for pie--Ugly Pie. Off he goes [...]

Hailey Twitch Is Not a Snitch. By Lauren Barnholdt. Illus. by Suzanne Beaky. 2010. 160p. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky, paper, $9.99 (9781402224447). Gr. 2-4. Hailey Twitch is definitely not a snitch, especially when [...]

What's So Great about Michelle Obama? By Joanne Mattern. 2010. 32p. illus. Mitchell Lane, $18.50 (9781584158332). 973.932092. Gr. 2-4. Interest in First Ladies is always high but especially so with [...]

Johnny Appleseed: 'Select Good Seeds and Plant Them in Good Ground.' By Richard Worth. 2010. 128p. illus. Enslow, lib. ed., $31.93 (9780766033528). 634. Gr. 4-7. The subtitle quote sets the [...]

Buzz. By Eileen Spinelli. Illus. by Vincent Nguyen. July 2010. 32p. Simon & Schuster, $15.99 (9781416949251). PreS--Gr. 1. Buzz is a happy bumblebee who loves honey, clover, and her hive, [...]

My Friend Has ADHD. By Amanda Doering Tourville. Illus. by Kristin Sorra. 2009. 24p. Capstone, lib. ed., $23.99 (9781404857490). 618.92. Gr. 1-3. The Friends with Disabilities series tackles such conditions [...]

It's a Tsunami! By Nadia Higgins. Illus. by Damian Ward. Sept. 2010. 32p. ABDO/Magic Wagon, lib. ed., $18.95 (9781602707313). 551.46. Gr. 1-3. Geared for classroom use, this title in the [...]

I Go Potty. Illus. by Emily Bolam. 2010. 12p. Scholastic/Children's Press, $6.95 (9780531252338). 649. PreS. What parent or caregiver doesn't want help with potty training? This entry in the Rookie [...]

Dancing Feet! By Lindsey Craig. Illus. by Marc Brown. May 2010. 40p. Knopf, $16.99 (9780375861819). PreS--K. Get ready to toe tap and foot slap in rhythmic syncopation with these six [...]