New Picture Books

Mary Wrightly, So Politely - Shirin Yim Bridges"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? - Eve Bunting
The reader is invited to help Duck and his animal friends find a missing item.

Hello! Hello! - Matthew Cordell
A child seeks a way to communicate with parents and a brother who are busy with their electronic devices.

Nellie May Has Her Say - Cynthia DeFelice
A retelling of an old tale in which a servant girl's new master insists she use uncommon names for common objects.

How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple but Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps
- Mordecai Gerstein
Too busy with school, soccer, and other activities, a young boy who wants to cheer up the sad, lonely moon presents the reader with a step-by-step plan for becoming the first human to bicycle to the moon.

999 Tadpoles - Ken Kimura
999 Tadpoles fit perfectly into a small pond, but when they grow into frogs, its a different story.

The Black Rabbit - Philippa Leathers
There's a large black rabbit chasing him, and no matter where he runs, the shadowy rabbit follows, but finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis only to encounter a real foe.

Look! - Ted Lewin
"An elephant eats, giraffes drink, a warthog digs, and a boy plays, reads, and dreams."-- Provided by publisher

Up, Tall and High! - Ethan Long
The 2013 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner.Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high.

Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle - Chris Raschka
A father teaches his daughter all about bicycle riding, from selecting the right bike to trying again after a fall.

Perfectly Percy - Paul Schmid
Percy the porcupine loves balloons but he must find a way to keep them from popping.

Devotional Books, Bible Stories and Bible Study

Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids - Sarah Young, adapted by Tama Fortner -  Based on Young's original "Jesus Calling," this version of the devotional has been adapted in a language and fashion that kids and tweens can relate to their everyday lives.

Jesus Calling Bible Storybook - Sarah Young  "God is calling out to our hearts, and you can hear His voice in every story in the Bible. These carefully selected stories are paired with new children's devotions." -- Cover verso

God Gave Us Easter - Lisa Tawn Bergren
Little Cub talks with her father and learns about God's design for the Easter season and what it really means to Little Cub and her polar bear family.

Read and Share Bible: More Than 200 Best-Loved Bible Stories - Gwen Ellis
Retells and illustrates stories from the Old and New Testaments.

Awesome Bible Verses Every Kid Should Know...and What They Mean - Rebecca Lutzer
This easy-to-use tool will help parents, Sunday school teachers, and other Christian workers sow the seeds of Scripture deeply into children's hearts. Features key verses enhanced by colorful graphics and kid-friendly explanations.

101 Bible Adventures: The Ultimate Quest for Truth! - Carolyn LarsenPresents 101 Bible stories and equates them to present day life.

New Puppets





Baby Orangutan Puppet

Harbor Seal Puppet 

 

 

Panda Puppet

Pirate Puppet

 

 

 

Mini Robin Finger Puppets - set of 3



 

Mini Cardinal Finger Puppets - set of 3

 

 

 

Mini Woodpecker Finger Puppets - set of 3

Nonfiction for Younger Readers

What Happens Next? - Nicola Davies
Here's a hungry chameleon with a long, long tongue. And here's a big juicy caterpillar. Can you guess what happens next? What if a honeybee comes upon a beautiful patch of flowers, but the members of her hive don't know how to find her? Or if two chimps want to munch on termites that are out of reach deep inside a mound? Peek under large flaps to find out — and refresh your memory at the end!

Who Lives Here? - Nicola Davies
The jungle is warm and steamy. What kind of animal might live there, a snow goose or a sloth? What about a still, cool pond — could that be home for a howler monkey? Find out why meerkats like dry sunny grasslands (hint: they like to dig holes to hide in) or why clown fish feel right at home in a coral reef. Small flaps and a matching spread at the end make learning about habitats fun.

The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
- Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin
Documents the efforts of an Ohio community to secure the freedom of escaped slave John Price, examining various aspects of Price's escape from Kentucky, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and the heroic showdown.

Cooking with Sunshine: How Plants Make Food - Ellen Lawrence
Takes readers step-by-step through a clear, grade-appropriate explanation of the process of photosynthesis. Children will learn how plants gather water and carbon dioxide and use sunlight to "cook" them up inside their leaves. The book also explains how plants make the oxygen.

Freaky Plant Facts: Extreme Greens - Ellen Lawrence
What's the tallest tree in the world? How many thousands of years has the oldest plant on Earth been around? Which plant has the biggest leaves, or the largest flowers? In this title, young readers are introduced to some of the plant kingdom's most amazing record-breakers! While children enjoy reading about some of the planet's most amazing plants, they will also be learning plenty of core science information about the parts of plants and plant life cycles.

What Lily Gets from Bee: And Other Pollination Facts - Ellen Lawrence
Explores how plants reproduce, and features a clear, accessible, step-by-step explanation of how insects and other animals pollinate flowers.

Nelson Mandela - Kadir Nelson
Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.

Becoming Babe Ruth - Matt Tavares
Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow a lot of rules. But there is one good thing about Saint Mary's: almost every day, George gets to play baseball. Here, under the watchful eye of Brother Matthias, George evolves as a player and as a man, and when he sets off into the wild world of big-league baseball, the school, the boys, and Brother Matthias are never far from his heart. With vivid illustrations and clear affection for his subject, Matt Tavares sheds light on an icon who learned early that life is what you make of it and sends home a message about honoring the place from which you came.

Nonfiction for Older Readers

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad - David A. AdlerA comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different - Karen Blumenthal

Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropout to his Buddhist faith and friendship with Steve Wozniak, in a portrait framed around his inspirational Stanford University commencement speech. A 2013 finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty - Tonya Bolden"...This book offers readers a unique look at the events that led to the Emancipation Proclamation. Filled with little-known facts and fascinating details, it includes excerpts from historical sources, archival images, and new research that debunks myths about the Emancipation Proclamation and its causes."--Amazon.com

Wild Horse Scientists - Kay FrydenborgTraces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness.


Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 - Phillip HooseDocuments the survival tale of an intrepid shorebird who has endured annual migrations between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic throughout the course of a long lifetime while his species continues to decline.

New Picture Books

The Chickens Build a Wall - Jean-François Demont - When a friendly hedgehog visits the farm, the chickens build an enormous wall to keep out "prickly invaders."

The Matchbox Diary - Paul Fleischman - Follow a girl's perusal of her great-grandfather's collection of matchboxes and small curios that document his poignant immigration journey from Italy to a new country.

Betty Bunny Didn't Do It - Micahel B. Kaplan

When a young rabbit breaks a table lamp and blames the Tooth Fairy, her family explains the importance of honesty.

999 Frogs Wake Up - Ken Kimura

It's spring and 999 frogs wake up, they decide to awaken a still sleeping turtle, lizard, ladybugs, and a big snake.

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? - David Levinthal and John Nickle
Police detective Binky investigates the theft of a golden goose, the poisoning of Snow White, and other fairy tale crimes.

Otis and the Puppy - Loren Long
When a puppy gets lost while playing hide and seek on the farm, Otis the friendly little tractor must face his fear of the darkness in order to help his new friend.

The McElderry Book of Mother Goose: Revered and Rare Rhymes - compiled by Petra Mathers
An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Hey Diddle Diddle" and "The Queen of Hearts" and less familiar ones such as "Mother May I Go and Swim" and "Ten Little Penguins."

Take Me Out to the Yakyu - Aaron MeshonA little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.

Lucky Ducklings - Eva Moore
While following their mother through town, five little ducklings, Pippin, Bippin, Tippin, Dippin and Little Joe, all fall into a storm drain.



The Art of Miss Chew - Patricia Polacco
Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.

Bunnies on Ice - Johanna Wright
A confident and determined young rabbit demonstrates how to be a champion ice-skater.

New Audiobooks

Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater


In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity.

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
Having survived the Hunger Games twice before, Katniss Everdeen is lucky to be alive.
However, she is far from safe. With the Capitol and President Snow blaming her for the strife plaguing District 12, Katniss must sacrifice herself to protect her loved ones.