Book Talk: New Book Hightlights

I love new books! I love seeing the new books that will become your new favorites. Today, I have 2 to share with you that are worth checking out!

The Hueys In It Wasn't Me
by Oliver Jeffers
JJ JEF

The Hueys are a strange bunch. You may remember them from The Hueys In The New Sweater. Generally, they dress the same, act the same, so they all get along, but not in this story! The Hueys In It Wasn't Me are unhappy and fighting. Gillespie sees an argument (written in a vague word bubble of scribbles and other angry looking things) and asks a great question: "What are you fighting about?" It immediately goes from there as the group starts to blame each other. Gillespie brings is back to his question and offers a solution that will make everyone happy. It's a predictable story, but I caught myself laughing anyway.

Flora & Ulysses : The Illuminated Adventures
by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by K. G. Campbell
J DIC

Flora is a cynic. She does not hope for things. Ulysses is an average squirrel, at least until he gets sucked up into a vacuum and Flora saves him. On that day, his life changes, and so does Flora's. Ulysses is a superhero! He has super squirrel strength, he can fly, he's hungry, he can write poetry, and he's hungry. Oh, and he's aware of his world now. He cares and loves. He wants to save the day and with Flora's help and guidance, they may just do that. Except Ulysses has an arch nemesis. Will he be able to write his poem? Will he ever get to have a big doughnut? The latest Newbery winner is told in prose and some comic book panels. Readers will root for Flora as much as they root for Ulysses. This is worth a look!

New Reads for Kids (Dec. 20)

Happy Holidays! We have a few new books for children this week. Stop by today or Sunday to pick up a new read. We'll be closed on Monday (December 24) and Tuesday (December 25) for the Holiday.

New Picture Books

• The Princess of 8th Street by Linas Alsenas - JJ ALS
• Mice by Rose Fyleman; illustrated by Lois Ehlert - JJ FYL
• Black Dog by Levi Pinfold - JJ PIN
• Owly & Wormy: Bright lights and Starry Nights!  by Andy Runton - JJ RUN
• The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by Renata Liwska - JJ UND
• Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas : A Safety Guide for Scaredies by Melanie Watt - JJ WAT

New Chapter Books

• Zig-Zag Kids 7: Sky High by Patricia Reilly Giff; illustrated by Alasdair Bright - J GIF
• Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme by Donald J. Sobol - J SOB

J GN

• Mr. Big : a Tale of Pond Life  by Carol Dembicki & Matt Dembicki - J GN DEM

J Non-Fiction

• The Skull in the Rock : How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human origins by Lee R. Berger & Marc Aronson - J 569.9 BER
• Boys Who Rocked the World : Heroes From King Tut to Bruce Lee by Michelle Roehm McCann & Editors of BeyondWords Publishing - J 920 BOY
• The Boston Tea Party by Russel Freedman; illustrated by Peter Malone - J 973.3 FRE
• From the Good Mountain : How Gutenberg Changed the World by James Rumford - J B GUTENBERG RUM

New Kids Reads (Nov. 29)

New stuff came out this week. Check the catalog for those books you are waiting for. Here's what is on the shelf as of the time of this writing.

Picture Books

• The Other Side of Town by Jon Agee - JJ AGE
• Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green & Carolyn Leigh; paintings by Amy June Bates - JJ COM
• The Ant and the Grasshopper by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley - JJ EMB
• Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee - JJ FRA
• Sleeping Beauty by The Brothers Grimm; illustrated by Maja Dusikova - JJ GRI
• Cat Tale by Michael Hall - JJ HAL
• Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski - JJ LOG
• Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Wicked Wish by Grace MAccarone; illustrated by Christine Davenier - JJ MAC
• Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino - JJ MAR
• Squeak! Rumble! Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! : a Sonic Adventure by Wynton Marsalis; illustrated by Paul Rogers - JJ MAR
• Delia's Dull Day : an Incredibly Boring Story by Andy Myer - JJ MYE
• Ganesha's Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel & Emily Haynes - JJ PAT
• Princess-in-Training by Tammi Sauer & Joe Berger - JJ SAU
• Max & Ruby's Treasure Hunt by Rosemary Wells - JJ WEL
• A Few Bites by Cybele Young - JJ YOU

Non-Fiction

• I Have a Dream Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Paintings by Kadir Nelson - J 323.092 KIN
• The Life Cycle of Insects by Susan H. Grey - J 595.7156 GRA
• The Split History of Westward Expansion in the United States by Nell Musolf - J 978.01 MUS

New Kids Reads (Nov. 17)

I was out on Thursday so this update is a little late. Here are all of the new Kids Titles for this week! Wow. We had a lot of new stuff come out this week. Don't forget to sign up for WOWbrary!

Picture Books

• Hello! hello! by Matthew Cordell - JJ COR
• Archie:  by Domenica More Gordon - JJ GOR (wordless, mostly)
• Otter and Odder A Love Story by James How; illusrated by Chris Raschka - JJ HOW
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen - JJ KLA
• Noni the Pony by Alison Lester - JJ LES
• Wazzyjump by Michael Moniz - JJ MON

Readers

• Castle : How It Works by David Macaulay - JJ READER MAC

Graphic Novels (Comic Books)

• The City of Ember : The Graphic Novel by Jeanne DuPrau; Adapted by Dallas Middaugh; Art by Niklas Asker - J GN DUP
• Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time : The Graphic Novel Adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson - J GN LAR
• Adventures in Cartooning Christmas Special  J GN STU

Chapter  Books

• The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger - J ANG
• Keeping Safe the Stars:by Sheila O'Connor - J O'CO

Non-Fiction

• The Kids' Guide to Sign Language:  by Kathryn Clay - J 419.7 CLA
• This or That Sports Debate : a Rip-Roaring Game of Either-Or Questions:  by Michelle Schaub - J 796 SCH
• Global Cultures Series
• African Culture  J 960 CHA
• American Indian Cultures J 970.004 WEI
• Chinese Culture J 915.1 COL
• Indigenous Australian Cultures J 919.4 COL
• Indian Culture J 915.4 GAN
• Islamic Culture J 292 GUI
• Japanese Culture J 915.2 HEA
• Mexican Culture J 917.2 MCM
• The Technology of Farming Series
• Producing Dairy and Eggs J 636.2142 BIN 
• Producing Fish J 664.94 SOM
• Producing Fruits J 634 MCM 
• Producing Grains J 664.7 SOM
• Producing Meat J 664.9 LYN
• Producing Vegetables J 635 RAN
• Let's Celebrate Series
• The 100th Day of School J 394.26 ABR
• Earth Day J 394.262 CEL
• Groundhog Day  J 394.261 CEL
• Martin Luther King Jr Day J 394.261 CEL
• Memorial Day J 394.262 CEL
• Presidents' Day J 394.261 CEL

Parent Teacher

• Grandpa Monty's Muddles:  by Marta Zafrilla; Illustrations by Miguel Angel Diez - PT JJ ZAF

Keep on reading!

New Kids Reads (Nov. 9)

We have a lot of new works this week! We hope you'll enjoy them.

Board Books

• Are You a Cow?  by Sandra Boynton - JJ BOARD BOY
• Tickle Time! by Sandra Boynton - JJ BOARD BOY
• Peekaboo Baby by Sebastien Braun - JJ BRA
• Chomp! A Pull-tab Book by Heather Brown - JJ BOARD BRO
• Dayenu!: a Favorite Passover Song: by Miriam Latimer - JJ BOARD LAT
• My Dad Is the Best Playground by Luciana Navarro Powell - JJ BOARD POW
• One Sunny Day by Tammi Salzano; Illustrated by Hannah Wood - JJ BOARD SAL
• Hey, Diddle, Diddle and More Favorite Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Hannah Wood - JJ BOARD WOO
• At the Beach by Salina Yoon - JJ BOARD YOO

Picture Books

• Brave Squish Rabbit by Katherine Battersby - JJ BAT
• Everything Goes In the Air by Brian Biggs - JJ BIG
• Oh! What a Surprise! by Suzanne Bloom - JJ BLO
• Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble by Tracey Corderoy & Joe Berger - JJ COR
• You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey ; Artwork by Soyeon Kim - JJ KEL
• Trick or Treat by Leo Landry - JJ LAN (in Halloween books)
• The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell - JJ MCD
• Brownie & Pearl Make Good  by Cynthia Rylant; Pictures by Brian Biggs - JJ RYL
• The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart and David Small - JJ STE
• Bear Has a Story To Tell by Philip C. Stead; Illustrated by Erin E. Stead - JJ STE
• Let's Sing a Lullaby with The Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas - JJ THO
• Dino-football: by Lisa Wheeler; illustration by Barry Gott - JJ WHE  

Chapter Books

• How To Break a Dragon's Heart : the Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking (book 8) by Cressida Cowell - J COW

Graphic Novels (Comics!)

• The Captive Prince (Three Thieves, Book 3) by Scott Cantler - J GN CAN
• Her Permanent Record (Amelia Rules) by Jimmy Gownley - J GN GOW
• Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril by Jarrett J. Krosoczka - J GN KRO
• Binky Takes Charge by Ashley Spires - J GN SPI

Non-Fiction (True stuff)

• Who was Babe Ruth?: - J B RUTH HOL
• Who was Dr Seuss?: - J B SEUSS PAS
• Who was Steve Jobs?:  - J B JOBS POL
• The Stanley Cup : all about pro hockey's biggest event: - J 796.962 GIT
• The Super Bowl : all about pro football's biggest event: - J 796.332 HET
• The World Series : all about pro baseball's biggest event:- J 796.357 HET
• The final four : all about college basketball's biggest event:- J 796.323 SCH
• Island : a story of the Galápagos: - J 508.8665 CHI

Keep on Reading!

New Kids Reads (Oct. 19)

After a few weeks of not very many new books, we have a lot of new books hitting the shelves! Be sure to check Wowbrary for the full listing of books we got this week. This is only the sampling that is going to the shelves today.

Board Books

• You're Getting a Baby Brother!  by Sheila Sweeny Higginson; illustrated by Sam Williams.  - JJ BOARD HIG 
• A Nest in Springtime : a Bilingual Book of Numbers: by Belle Yang - JJ BOARD YAN

Picture Books

• Ollie's School Day : a Yes-and-No Book by Stephanie Calmenson; illustrated by Abby Carter - JJ CAL Asks the reader a series of yes or no questions as Ollie gets dressed, spends a day at school, and returns home
• Valentine and His Violin by Philip Hopman - JJ HOP Valentine believes he is good at playing the violin, and although the sounds he makes are more noise than music, he does have a special skill

Chapter Books

• The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech - J CRE
• Chickade (Book 4 of The Birchbark House Series) by Louise Erdrich - J ERD
• A Whole Lot of Lucky by Danette Haworth - J HAW
• Buddy by M. H. Herlong - J HER
• One Year In Coal Harbor (Companion to Everything on a Waffle) by Polly Horvath - JJ HOR
• A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean - J LEA
• The Boxcar Children Beginning : the Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm by Patricia MacLachlan - J MAC
• Capture the Flag by Kate Messner - J MES
• Katerina's Wish by Jeannie Mobley - J MOB
• Shadow by Michael Morpurgo - J MOR
• Shatterproof (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 4) by Roland Smith - J SERIES 39 CLUES

Non-Fiction

• The Book of Blood : From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins by HP Newquist - J 612.11 NEW
• The Impossible Rescue : the True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure by Martin W. SAndler - J 979.803 SAN

Graphic Novels

•  BigFoot Boy: Into the Woods by J. Torres and Faith Erin Hicks- J GN TOR

Parent-Teacher

• Fed Up with Frenzy : Slow Parenting in a Fast-Moving World by Susan Sachs Lipman - PT 649.1 LIP

New Kids Reads (October 4)

We have a few new books for kids this week. Don't worry though. I've been told next week there will be a lot more books hitting the shelves. Check them out! As usual, the titles are clickable and take you to the catalog.

New Chapter Books

• The Melting Sea by Erin Hunter - J HUN (Book 2 of The Seekers; Return to the Wild)
• Abandoned! A Lion Called Kiki by Wendy Orr - J ORR
• Penelope Crumb by Shawn K. Stout - J STO 

New Non-Fiction

• Dogs On Duty : Soldiers' Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent - J 355.424 PAT

Keep on reading!

New Kids Reads (September 27)

Have you signed up for WOWbrary yet? WOWbrary is a weekly newsletter that recaps all of the new books we have at the library and are ready for you to check out. WOWbrary covers all genres and ages, so be sure to check it out. We have a few new things just for kids this week.

New Picture Books

• The Bully Goat Grim : a Maynard Moose Tale: by Willy Claflin; Illustrated by James Stimson - JJ CLA
  
• Because You Are My Teacher by Sherry North; Illustrated by Marcellus Hall - JJ NOR
• Happy Birthday, Tree : a Tu B'Shevat Story by Madelyn Rosenberg; Illustrated by Jana Christy - JJ ROS
• Monsieur Marceau by Leda Schubert; Illustrated by Gerard DuBois - JJ SCH (This is actually a picture book biography.)
• Applesauce by Klaas Verplancke - JJ VER (This interesting story shows both sides of a parent and when the child is sent to his room, he's determined to find another, better dad, but may learn that the one he has may just be the right one.)

New Chapter Books

• Of Giants and Ice by Shelby Bach - J BAC
• Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford; Illustrated by Elanna Allen - J BRA
• Ungifted by Gordon Korman - J KOR
• Flying the Dragon by Natlie Dias Lorenzi - J LOR
• Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead - J STE

That's it for this week! Be sure to stop by to pick up these great titles. Or click the title to place a request!

Keep on Reading.