Check out these New Books for Kids!
A selection of children's fiction and nonfiction
September 26, 2008
Easy
Madam President
By Lane Smith
Call Number: E SMIT
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
Grumpy cat
By Britta Teckentrup
Call Number: E TECK
Cat eats, sleeps, and spends his days alone. The other cats think he is a grumpy cat, but really - hes just a lonely cat. But that is all about to change.
The retired kid
By Jon Agee
Call Number: E FIC AGEE
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
T is for tugboat : navigating the seas from A to Z
By [text by Shoshanna Kirk]
Call Number: E 623.8 K59T
Navigating the Seas from A - Z!
Jake starts school
By by Michael Wright
Call Number: E WRIG
No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.
Halloween night
By by Marjorie Dennis Murray ; illustrations by Brandon Dorman
Call Number: E MURR
Loosely based on The Night Before Christmas, this rhyming story tells of a group of animals, monsters, and witches who prepare such a frightening Halloween party that their expected trick-or-treaters all run away.
Sometimes you get what you want
Words by Meredith Gary and art by Lisa Brown
Call Number: E GARY
A brother and sister spend a day in preschool learning lessons about boundaries, such as that it is sometimes okay to make a lot of noise, but at other times one must be quiet.
Just what mama needs
By Sharlee Glenn ; illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Call Number: E FIC GLEN
A puppy named Abby assumes a different identity for each day of the week until Sunday, when she is just herself.
Fine as we are
By illustrated by Algy Hall
Call Number: E FIC HALL
Little Frog was very happy just being with his mom. Then the baby frogs came. Lots of baby frogs.
Gorgonzola : a very stinkysaurus
By by Margie Palatini ; illustrated by Tim Bowers
Call Number: E FIC PALA
When Gorgonzola the dinosaur learns that everyone runs from him to avoid his smell, rather than out of fear, he is grateful to the little bird who shows him how to brush his teeth and wash.
Juvenile
The dirt on dirt
By by Paulette Bourgeois with Kathy Vanderlinden ; illustrated by Martha Newbigging
Call Number: J 631.4 B77D
Earth, mud, grime, soil - whatever you call it, dirt is everywhere, even where you don't expect it. Did you know that without dirt, there would be no rain? Or beautiful sunsets? The Dirt on Dirt covers not only what you think of as dirt, but also everything on and around the planet relating to dirt, from dirt homes big and small to secrets the dirt hides and much more.
The tygrine cat
By Inbali Iserles
Call Number: J FIC ISER
Lost and alone, Mati seeks acceptance from a pack of feral cats at Cressida Lock, but in order to defeat the assassin on his trail, Mati must unlock the secret of his true identity and learn to harness an ancient and deadly feline power.
Everything you need to know : an encyclopedia for inquiring young minds
By [Deborah Chancellor ... [et al.]]
Call Number: J 500 E93
An introduction to science and technology topics, arranged in 10 sections: Our Earth, Plants, Animals, Dinosaurs, People and places, People through time, My Body, Science, Space and Machines. Each section has between 11 and 17 topics grouped under each.
Eggs
By by Marilyn Singer ; illustrated by Emma Stevenson
Call Number: J 591.468 S61E
Explains the varieties, functions, and characteristics of the eggs of a multitude of creatures, including insects, birds, and reptiles.
I love to draw horses!
By by Jennifer Lipsey
Call Number: J NON 743.696655 L76I
Contains chapter headings such as The horse is a very special animal, Drawing horses is fun!, Horse parts, Horse tack, Foals, Lying Down Horse, and Unicorn.
Daisy Dawson is on her way. [no. 1]
By Steve Voake ; illustrated by Jessica Meserve
Call Number: J FIC VOAK
One day when Daisy is late for school, an encounter with a butterfly leaves her suddenly able to communicate with animals, and when Boom, a stray dog, is caught by the pound, she enlists the help of a host of other animals to rescue him.
All the lovely bad ones : a ghost story
By Mary Downing Hahn
Call Number: J FIC HAHN
While spending the summer at their grandmothers Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inns distant past who refuse to rest in peace.
Show me the money : [how to make cents of economics]
By Alvin Hall
Call Number: J NON 332.024 H17S
Learn the story of money and the central part is plays in all our lives. Meet the many men and women of history, explore the markets and find out how you can increase whats in your pocket.
Book Awards 2008 -
Further award information
Caldecott Award Page
Caldecott Medal:

The invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
Caldecott Honors:
Henry's freedom box
by
Ellen Levine
First the egg
by
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The wall : growing up behind the iron curtain
by
Peter Sis
Knuffle Bunny too : a case of mistaken identity
by
Mo Willems
Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal (Readers):

There is a bird on your head!
by Mo Willems
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors:
First the egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Hello, bumblebee bat by Darrin Lunde
Jazz baby by Lisa Wheeler
Vulture view by April Pulley Sayre
Newbery Award Page
Newbery Medal:

Good masters! Sweet ladies! Voices from a medieval village
by Laura Amy Schlitz(J NON FIC)
Newbery Honors:
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis(J FIC)
The Wednesday wars by Gary D. Schmidt(YA FIC)
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson(J FIC)
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