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TumbleBook Library
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of picture books with animation, sound, music and narration which your child can read, or have read to them. These interactive books teach kids the joy of reading in a format they will love. TumbleBook Library also has puzzles, games, and much more.
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Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster Welcome to: Emblem Island, where everyone is born with an emblem that shapes their fate.
What happens: Twelve-year-old Tor Luna tries to wish away his leadership emblem, only to have it replaced by a curse that will kill him in one week -- unless he goes on a perilous quest to find the legendary Night Witch.
For fans of: other fast-paced series starters inspired by Latin American myths, such as Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Paola Santiago and the River of Tears. | | Once Upon a Space-Time! by Jeffrey Brown Introducing: Jide and Petra, two astronaut cadets from Earth who are chosen for a mission on Mars, where their teammates include an unimpressed lizard, a robot-assisted starfish, and a species of clones all named Tobey.
Art alert: Busy illustrations reflect the off-the-wall humor in this science fiction graphic novel.
About the author: If you’re a Star Wars fan, you might recognize author/artist Jeffrey Brown from his earlier space school series, Jedi Academy. | | Hand-Me-Down Magic: Stoop Sale Treasure by Corey Ann Haydu; illustrated by Luisa Uribe What it’s about: Alma was excited to join her best friend and cousin, Del, in the apartment building their relatives share. But once she arrives, she's not sure she fits in, especially after she fights with Del over some maybe-magical earrings.
Read it for: the super-short chapters and characters you’ll want to be friends with.
Series alert: You don’t have to wait to read more about Alma and Del -- the next book in the series, Crystal Ball Fortunes, is already out. | | Doodleville by Chad Sell In a world... where art comes to life, Drew brings her sketchbook full of mischievous doodles on an art club trip to the museum. There, the doodles escape and start causing trouble for the famous paintings, as well as for the other kids in art club.
Why you might like it: Bright, inviting illustrations help to balance the realistic worries and friendship problems in this graphic novel from the creator of The Cardboard Kingdom. | | Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard and Hermione Tankard Hark! What’s stirring in the graveyard? It’s Bones, a scruffy gray dog who’s just dug up Yorick, a lonely, magically awakened skeleton with a very old-fashioned way of talking.
Prithee mark: the bold lines and eye-catching colors in this illustrated tale of unlikely friendship.
Wherefore thou mayst like it: What’s not funny about a skeleton who sounds like Shakespeare hanging out with an adorable little dog? | | Sharks: Nature's Perfect Hunter by Joe Flood What it is: Filled with drawings, diagrams, and information about history and science, this comic book takes an up-close look at the ocean’s most famous predators: sharks!
Series alert: If you prefer facts over fiction, along with plenty of pictures to browse, you’ll want to sink your teeth into the other books in the Science Comics series, which explores wide-ranging subjects such as planes, plagues, bats, and brains. | | Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill What it's about: While visiting the seaside town where she used to live -- and where her mom died -- a girl named Lana rescues a tiny orange aquicorn (imagine a cross between a seahorse and a unicorn) and discovers that her family's past could affect the future of these magical creatures.
Art alert: From cool coastal blues to candy-bright pastels, the imaginative art in this graphic novel brims with color. | |
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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