Tuesday, June 12, 2007

New Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid- By Jeff Kinney- j Fic Kin
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is about a kid named Greg Heffley. He goes through middle school as a wimpy kid. He and his friend Rowley have many adventures together. They deal with school, family, and friendship. Eventually Rowley starts to grow more popular than Greg. Greg gets jealous and worried at the same time. He has to do anything he can to save his friendship with Rowley.

Grumpy Bird- By Jeremy Tankard- j Fic Tan
n the story, a little bird wakes up in a grumpy mood and tries to maintain his grumpy disposition as he walks (he's too grumpy to fly) around his neighborhood. His pals are oblivious to his grumpy outlook, and think a walk with their bird-friend is a great idea. Their companionship has the ultimate effect of making the bird forget he was supposed to be grumpy.

Celebrate It's Cinco De Mayo!- By Janice Levy- j 394.2687 Lew
Learn all about Cinco De Mayo and the importance of this date

The Lady in the Blue Cloak- By Eric A. Kimmel- j 398.2 Kim
A mysterious woman in blue visits the local people to prepare them for the arrival of the spanish; magical padre always seems to turn up at just the right moment to help courteous strangers in need.

Too Small For Honey Cake- By Gill Lobel- j E Lob
A young fox is distraught over the arrival of a new baby and the seeming cessation of his father's love and attention.

When Sheep Sleep- By Laura Numberoff- j E Num
As a little girl lying awake in bed discovers, cows, pigs, bears, rabbits, and all the other animals are snoozing, too. But visiting so many animals in their habitats, from barnyard to living room, tuckers her out enough to put her to sleep at last.

Bad Boys Get Cookies- By Margie Palatini- j E Pal

Those two bad boys -- Willy and Wally -- are still bad. Bad. Bad. Really, really bad. And now they have two big bad sweet tooths. When the baker's cookie runs off, these newly cloaked private eyes, "Willis and Wallace," see their chance to Get Cookie!

But this is one smart cookie, and the pair may require a plan B. Can this terrible and terribly hungry duo satisfy their hankering before their new disguises land them in ill-fated trouble?
Margie Palatini and Henry Cole reunite for a rollicking fairy-tale follow-up to their hilarious bad boys.

Can't Catch Me- ByJohn and Ann Hassett- j E Has
In this frosty spoof of the tale of the gingerbread boy, a mother makes her thirsty boy an ice cube for his lemonade. The ice cube escapes from the freezer and runs out the kitchen door. He has big plans; he wants to grow as big as an iceberg so he can bump into boats. "Can't catch me; I'm off to the sea," the ice cube says to the boy, an ant, a mouse, a cat, a goose, a man, and a dog as he leads his pursuers on a merry chase to the sea. In the end, the ice cube finds that just desserts are not always sweet. And a thirsty boy discovers that mothers really do know best.

One More Sheep- By Mij Kelly- j E Kel
One stormy night, Sam leads his 10 sheep home to bed and starts to count them, but he falls asleep at "four." Later, a wolf in sheep's clothing arrives, and Sam nearly welcomes him as one of the flock, until the real sheep intervene.


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