Children's Books for Parents and Teachers

I Want My Hat Back

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:03:12 +0000

A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important, in a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.

Blackout

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:54 +0000

When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.

The Man Who Walked Between The Towers

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:36 +0000

From a highly respected picture book author/illustrator comes a lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. Full color.

Tales for Very Picky Eaters

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:00:25 +0000

A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

A Ball for Daisy

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:17 +0000

A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.

Breaking Stalin’s Nose

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:04 +0000

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, 10-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values and beliefs.

Inside Out and Back Again

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:46 +0000

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

Dead End in Norvelt

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:30 +0000

By the author of the Newbery Honor book, Joey Pigza Loses Control.

Balloons Over Broadway, The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:57:53 +0000

A tribute to the first creator of the giant helium balloons that fill the sky during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade traces the work of pioneering artist Tony Sarg, whose innovative "upside-down puppet" creations have become the …

Between Shades of Gray

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:57:21 +0000

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her …

Grandpa Green

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:55:28 +0000

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

Swirl by Swirl, Spirals in Nature

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:55:09 +0000

Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear.

Tumford the Terrible

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:54:55 +0000

Even though Tumford the cat is well loved by George and Violet Stoutt, they despair of ever teaching him to apologize when he does something wrong.

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:54:13 +0000

Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

Every Thing On It

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:48 +0000

A collection of poems and drawings features an assortment of characters, including Stick-A-Tongue-Out Sid and Transparent Tim.

Wonderstruck

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:26 +0000

Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life.

Okay for Now

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:51:49 +0000

While Doug struggles to be more than the thug that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds and unlikely ally in Lil Spicer, as they explore Audubon's art.

Junie B., first grader, toothless wonder

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:47:43 +0000

Junie B. Jones learns some interesting things about the Tooth Fairy when she becomes the first student in Room One to lose an upper tooth. From the Hardcover edition.

Judy Moody Was in a Mood

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:47:09 +0000

Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

Henry and Mudge, The First Book of Their Adventures

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:53 +0000

For use in schools and libraries only. A series about an only child and his huge best friend, a mastiff named Mudge.

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:18 +0000

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

The courage of Sarah Noble

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:46:04 +0000

Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father must go back to bring the rest of the family.

Strega Nona

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:49 +0000

In his Caldecott Honor book, dePaolo tells the story of Strega Nona, who is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town.

Sylvester and the magic pebble

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:11 +0000

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:44:39 +0000

The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

Papa, please get the moon for me

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:43:24 +0000

Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.

Matilda

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:43:05 +0000

For most kids, aThe Trunchbulla is pure terror, but for Matilda, sheas a sitting duck.

The Gruffalo

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:25 +0000

A clever mouse uses his imagination to conjure up a vicious "gruffalo" to ruin the appetites of the hungry woodland animals he meets. Full color.

Yay, you!, moving out, moving up, moving on

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:42:02 +0000

In rhyme, outlines some of the possibilities that life has to offer, from the adventurous to the tranquil. There are so many choices. The world is immense. Take a good look around and decide what makes sense. . .

The Night Before Kindergarten

api — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:41:46 +0000

In the narrative tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," shows children from all over town preparing for their first day of kindergarten, imagining what wonders they will see.