New Books

Hello Twins- By Charlotte Voake- j E Voa
In this autobiographical story, readers meet two siblings who are nothing alike. Simon loves to eat and always cleans his plate, but Charlotte would rather suck her thumb and daydream.

Tucker's Apple-Dandy Day- By Susan Winget- j E Win
The young rabbit introduced in Tuckers Four-Carrot School Day goes on a field trip to Farmer Sams Apple Orchard. He promises to bring home enough apples for a pie, but he has many things to see and eagerly lends a hand to his classmates.

Texas Zeke and the Longhorn- By David Davis- j E Dav
Old Zeke buys an ornery longhorn steer that balks at being corralled, and the frustrated cowboy wont get home for chili until the job is done.

Ten in the Meadow- By John Butler- j E But
Bear is it and uncovers his friends hiding, sometimes by twos, under daisies, foxgloves, bluebells, and lilies.

A particular Cow- By Mem Fox- j E Fox
When a cow decides to take her usual Saturday constitutional, she accidentally steps through a clothesline and ends up with a pair of bloomers covering her head.

I'm Dirty- By Kate & Jim McMullan- j E McM
A sassy backhoe loader who relishes his dirty job. He brags about his equipment and then heads to work, where he cleans up an abandoned lot. Throughout the story, the machine becomes progressively dirtier, with a repeating motif of mud.

The Shivers in the Fridge- By Manushkin Zelinsky- j E Man
Sonny, Mama, Papa, Grandma, and Grandpa Shivers find themselves living in a strangely cold and dark place. Grandpa feels an earthquake coming; the world begins to shake, a great blazing light shows forth, and a monster appears, reaching out and out until…PHOOMPH!!!

Pirate Bob- By Kathryn Lasky- j E Las
Pirate Bob and his shipmates live to loot. If the scar on Bob's nose itches, then gold is near. His friendship with Yellow Jack, a scurvy-ridden old salt, is genuine yet complicated.

No More Diapers for Ducky!- By Bernette Ford- j E For
Ducky knocks on Piggy's door wanting to play, but Piggy is busy sitting on the potty. So Ducky waits. She plays with Piggy's toys and reads his books, but still he's not ready.

My Mother's Sari- By Sandhya Rao- j E Rao
Celebrates a childs connection with her mothers sari, a stretch of cloth that is long like a train and that fills the air with color when I dance and sing.

Ivy + Bean and the Ghost that had to go - By Annie Barrows- j Fic Bar
This story defies expectations of what an early chapter book can be. When the normally quiet Ivy tells her classmates that there's a ghost in the second-grade bathroom, reactions vary from fascination to fear. When a girl refuses to use the bathroom, though, Ms. Aruba-Tate's gentle reprimand sends Ivy reeling, and she and her friend Bean decide to make the problem go away by performing an exorcism.

Cat's Eye Corner- By Terry Griggs- j Fic Gri
When Olivier is invited to spend the summer with his eccentric grandfather and his even more eccentric third wife, Sylvia de Whosit of Whatsit, at their strange old mansion, Cat's Eye Corner, he knows that he is in for a real and true adventure.

The Silver Door- By Terry Griggs- j Fic Gri
The second book in the series. Strange things begin to emerge from its pages: a wisp of puckish smoke from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that causes no end of trouble in the house at Cat's Eye Corner; a ghost named Peely Wally who refuses to believe that he is a ghost; and a tiny Chinese "ink" monkey who snatches up Olivier's pen friend, Murray Schaefer, and disappears with him through one of Cat's Eye Corner's mysterious doors.

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo- By Nancy Krulik- j Fic Kru
No Biz Like Show Biz, Open Wide, I'm Game

Voyage to the Volcano- By Judith Stamper- j Fic Sta
Read about Ms. Frizzle and her class on one of their adventures.

Thumb on a Diamond- By Ken Roberts - j Fic Rob
An unlikely baseball story begins to unfold when Mr. G. H. Entwhistle's rowboat makes it into a remote fishing village on the coast of British Columbia