Children's Literature - NEW ITEMS!

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From Dwell Studio

This sturdy board book features simple bold images of 8 nutritious fruits and veggies. Board book, 10 pages. Ages 1-3.

Invite little ones to learn the names of various body parts and increase coordination as they get active with their favorite Sesame Street characters. Board book, 22 pages. Ages 2-4.

In this East African folktale, Beatrice sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. Along the way, jungle animals cause one mishap after another that result in her losing Granddad’s present. Each animal replaces the lost gift with a new one whether it be mangoes from monkeys or flowers from a giraffe. When Beatrice finally arrives at her destination she presents her grandfather with…a beautiful bunch of bananas! Hardcover, 28 pages. Ages 4-8.

Curious George learns how to plant and grow carrots in his own garden so he can feed them to his neighbor’s bunnies. But even when George decides to save one carrot because it is too perfect to eat, he doesn't hesitate to share it when he finds his neighbor’s bunnies lost and hungry. Includes fun facts about locally grown foods and a delicious recipe for carrot muffins. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Learn to subtract as Hutchin’s trademark wooden characters rhyme their way from ten to zero apples. Vibrant illustrations merge with animal sounds to make basics of counting easy and entertaining. Yipee, fiddle-dee-fee, have fun counting the apple tree. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-8.

Follow Jack as he gathers each ingredient from the farm: wheat for flour, eggs from the hen, and milk from the cow, to make one large pancake. The story culminates with the mixing of ingredients to create a delicious breakfast, as well as the author’s personal favorite pancake recipe. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Stuck indoors because of rain, Pete’s in a bad mood until his dad sets about making him into a pizza. Father and son’s antics are sure to amuse as dad playfully kneads the dough (Pete), adds various toppings like tomatoes (checkers) and puts Pete into the oven (the sofa) to bake while Pete solemnly plays along. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-8.

Mrs. Comfort carefully plans a seating arrangement to fit all 32 people who attend her family reunion; but as her guests arrive, they continually reconfigure the tables resulting in much chaos, while at the same time concretely demonstrating how different shapes with the same area can have different perimeters. This clever book provides an excellent springboard for discussions about the concepts of area and perimeter. To give students a hands-on opportunity to recreate this real-world problem, all that is needed is 8 square pieces of paper (tables) and 32 paper clips (chairs). Hardcover, 40 pages. Ages 4-8.

Blueberries for Sal
A Caldecott Book Award Winner!

By Robert McCloskey

In this gentle classic, Sal and her mom and Little Bear and his mom get all mixed up with each other as they prepare for the winter by eating and gathering wild blueberries. Hardcover, 56 pages. Ages 2-8.

This richly illustrated, timely book will expand students’ understanding of and respect for our most precious finite resource: water. Topics covered include the fact that all water on Earth is connected and just keeps going through a cycle over and over again; the importance of water to the survival of all plants and animals; the many different ways water is used by people (“It took 34 gallons of water to make your bike.”); the scarcity of freshwater; the need to find a balance between our demands for water and the amount that is available to us; and what we can do to protect this important resource. This eye-opening, engaging book is filled with interesting facts. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 9-12.

In this imaginative graphic novel, a group of mutant veggies threatens to compost anything that is not a vegetable. Luckily, with the help of a few tomatoes, child Secret Service Agent Spike saves the day. Library binding, 72 pages. Ages 9-12.

As big-hearted Rosa Maria busily prepares for her granddaughter’s birthday celebration; some mischievous mice help themselves to her party supplies and have her thinking that she has become very forgetful. But when she really does forget to fill the piñata, the mice save the day. Bold, vibrant illustrations, jaunty rhythms and text sprinkled with Spanish are sure to make this fun story a read-aloud favorite. Includes Spanish to English glossary. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Children and parents alike will relate to this dramatized depiction of what happens when a little boy is faced with eating even one tiny pea. His eyes water, his toes curl and before he knows it, he turns into a Veggie Monster. But before he can smash the chairs and tip the table, he is surprised to find the pea actually tasted all right. No more Veggie Monster, until…broccoli night. Inventive, mixed-media illustrations add to the fun. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Poached. Raw. Over easy. All the customers at this bustling diner order two eggs, yet no two orders are the same. A clever look at similarities and differences. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Annalisa milks her family’s magic cow just like Mama. But when she refuses to thank the cow with a customary kiss, the cow refuses to give milk. Now Mama and her plethora of multicultural kids have to go without fresh milk or cheese until stubborn Annalisa finally gets curious about what it might be like to kiss a cow. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.