New Picture Books
Carry Me by Rosemary Wells.
Dirty Little Boy by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Steven Salerno.
When a little boy tries to get clean the way different animals do, he only gets dirtier.
Do Not Open This Book by Michaela Muntean, illustrated by Pascal Lamaitre.
"Excuse me, but who do you think you are, opening this book when the cover clearly says, DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK? The reason you weren't supposed to open this book is because it is not yet written!...You think it's easy to put words together? Hah! Now go away--I need time to think."
So begins Pig's valiant attempt to pen his masterpiece. But he is constantly interrupted by the reader who is seduced at every turn into foiling his efforts ("please go away" "please do not turn the page")--until at last we reach the final page & discover that together, Pig & the reader have indeed created a book.
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.
Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy.
Fast Food by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers.
When you see piles of veggies lying sedately around the corner store,you'd never guess all that produce really wants to go, go, GO! But
Saxton Freymann did, and he's transformed those basking berries and
lazy legumes into vehicles of every size and speed. Kids everywhere
will thrill over the array of transportation methods on display, from
enormous rockets and grand ocean liners to the simplest mechanism of
all: your feet. And as always, Freymann's clever vegetable sculptures
delight the eye and tickle the funny bone. Hurry up and grab some FAST
FOOD!
Just the Thing by Damian Harvey, illustrated by Lynne Chapman.
Big Gorilla tries everything to relieve the pesky itch in the middle of his back, from rubbing against a tree to rolling in the mud, until he finds the solution close at hand.
The Wishing Ball by Elisa Kleven.
Nellie is a stray cat who wishes she had a house to live in, warm meals, and a best friend. When a crafty crow overhears her wishing, he decides to play a trick on her for his own amusement – which is how Nellie ends up putting all her faith in a rubber ball she believes to be a magic star that grants wishes. But even though it’s not a magic star, the rubber ball turns out to be just what Nellie needs. When the ball bounces out of her grasp, Nellie chases it into a faraway town, and one by one, all of her wishes come true.