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Cookie Fiasco and We Are Growing
Two wonderful beginning reading books inspired by Mo Willems, Elephant and Piggie Books.
Authors, Dan Santat and Laurie Keller make beginning reading fun. Great illustrations will delight your children. I hope you add them to your library. $9.99 Hyperion Books
WISH By: Barbara O'Connor
Charlie has been wishing everyday since fourth grade. She wishes on everything, stars, numbers, birds among many. But Charlie's world turns upside down when she is sent to live with an her Aunt Bertha and Uncle Gus. She didn't even know them. Aunt Bertha was the opposite of her sister, she is kind and loving. Charlie learns what being a family is really about, and what a real friendship can be when she meets Howard her neighbor and school mate and a scrappy stray dog. Get the tissues and be prepared to smile. Ages 8-12 $16.99 Farrar Straus Giroux
MARK OF THE PLAGUE By: Kevin Sands
This is the sequel to Blackthorn Key and a fabulous one indeed. The black death has come to London and this is where Christopher lives as an apprentice for his apothecary Blackthorn. But when Blackthorn is murdered and strange things start happening at the apothecary, Christopher and his friend Tom have to find out the real truth. Will they be able to save the people of London in time? Couldn't put it down. $17.99 Aladdin Ages 10-14
LION ISLAND By: Margarita Engle
I must admit that I learn more about history reading historical fiction than I ever did in school. This is true when I read Engle's new novel. Cuban, Chinese, and African history all comes together from the years 1871-1878. Told in prose by the voices of the children whose parents are either slaves or writing to help the slaves find freedom. Cuba from another view. Ages 10 and up. $16.99 Antheneum
FROZEN By: Matthew Reinhart
Another stunning pop-up masterpiece by Reinhart. If you have a child who loves the movie Frozen and want to gaze at beautifully crafted pop-ups, this is a book for you. We collect pop-up books at our house and this will be added to our collection. I had the opportunity of meeting Matthew Reinhart and hearing how he crafts his books. The engineering involved is incredible. A great gift. $40.00
Disney Editions All ages
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A BROWNIE By: Laura Numeroff
Well this is another in the series of Numeroff stories. One that will delight your little ones and make you want to go and bake a pan of brownies. I know I am headed to the kitchen after reading all about mouses adventures, and I might even have a glass of milk to go with it. Ages 4-8 $17.99 Harper
LUCY AND COMPANY By: Marianne Dubuc
In this series of short stories of Lucy and her animal friends you will come to love her and her cast of characters. Lucy has a picnic on a tree branch, digs for treasure and finds the perfect home for hatchlings. Your little ones will enjoy all her adventures. Ages 3-6 $16.95 Kids Can Press
