NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS
December, 2020
PICTURE BOOKS
Greta and the giants : inspired by Greta Thunberg's stand to save the world
by Zo Tucker

After the forest she lives in is threatened by giants who cut down the trees to build houses and then cities, Greta begins a movement with her friends to protest and demand that the giants stop their destruction
Two little trains
by Margaret Wise Brown

The Geisel Award-winning illustrator of The Watermelon Seed and North, South, East, West presents an evocative rerendering of Margaret Wise Brown’s classic about two trains and their cross-country journey. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Hello goodbye dog
by Maria Gianferrari

A faithful dog who loves nothing more than to help his girl chews through tethers and escapes from crates, their home and the backyard in order to follow her to locations where dogs are not allowed. By the author of Coyote Moon and the award-winning illustrator of MINE!
The word collector
by Peter H. Reynolds

The best-selling creator of The Dot presents an inspiring story about the transformative power of words, depicting a young boy who discovers the magic of words all around him and their ability to connect, transform and empower.
In my Anaana's amautik
by Nadia Sammurtok

"Nadia Sammurtok lovingly invites the reader into the amautik--the pouch in the back of a mother's parka used to carry a child--to experience everything through the eyes of the baby nestled inside, from the cloudlike softness of the pouch to the glistening sound of Anaana's laughter"
Nope. Never. Not for me!
by Samantha Cotterill

An encouraging guide for kids with sensory or autism spectrum challenges shares the story of a child who refuses to try a bite of broccoli, before her mom guides her through a less-stressful exercise that allows her to carefully sniff and touch before taking one small bite. Simultaneous eBook.
The blue house
by Phoebe Wahl

Both Leo and his father are angry and sad when their landlord says their old house will be torn down, but soon they find a way to make their new house feel like home
JUNIOR FICTION
Crisis
by Tracy Wolff

While heading to Mars, a malfunction kills nearly everyone on board, and it's up to Braden Green, Gabriel Lopez and Misty Everest to figure out how to get to Mars
Zeus and the thunderbolt of doom
by Joan Holub

Frustrated by the number of times he has been hit by lightning, 10-year-old Zeus impetuously grabs an actual thunderbolt from a stone to defend himself against the dangerous, giant Titans who kidnapped him and thus learns of his destiny as the king of the gods before embarking on a quest to save his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus. By the author of My Dog Never Says Please. Simultaneous.
Cody and the fountain of happiness
by Tricia Springstubb

Fearing her beautiful summer will be overshadowed by her lovelorn brother's unhappiness, her parents' stressful jobs and a closed summer camp, young Cody makes a new friend whom she helps search for a runaway cat. By the award-winning author of What Happened on Fox Street.
Winterborne Home for vengeance and valor
by Ally Carter

Discovering a presumed-dead billionaire hiding in the basement of Winterborne House, 12-year-old April teams up with her fellow orphans to solve a creepy riddle before the only home they have ever known is lost. By the best-selling author of the Gallagher Girls series. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Things seen from above
by Shelley Pearsall

A tale told from alternating viewpoints in text and illustrations follows the experiences of a sixth grader who supervises fourth grade recess to avoid bullying, before observing another student on the fringes who makes bird’s-eye drawings in the playground dirt. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish : a novel
by Pablo Cartaya

When a fight at school puts him on probation, Marcus reluctantly accompanies his mother and younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives he has never met, a situation that is complicated by his awareness of his absent father's presence on the island. Simultaneous eBook.

Non-Fiction
Circulatory system
The Covid-19 Virus
Staying Safe With Healthy Habits
Staying Connected While Social Distancing
Graphic Novel
The bad guys in Dawn of the underlord
Catwad : it's me
Johnny Boo finds a clue?
Camp

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