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Picture Books

Doreen Cronin
CLICK, CLACK, QUACKITY-QUACK

Mo Willems
LEONARDO, THE TERRIBLE MONSTER

M. T. Anderson
ME, ALL ALONE, AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Lynne Bertrand
GRANITE BABY

Doreen Cronin
DIARY OF A SPIDER

Denise Fleming
THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER

Amy Krouse Rosenthal
LITTLE PEA

Jon J. Muth
ZEN SHORTS

George Shannon
WHITE IS FOR BLUEBERRY

Barbara M. Joose
PAPA, DO YOU LOVE ME?

Jon Agee
TERRIFIC

Chapter Books

J.K. Rowling
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Jeanne Birdsall
THE PENDERWICKS: A SUMMER TALE OF FOUR SISTERS, TWO RABBITS, AND A VERY INTERESTING BOY

Jules Feiffer
A ROOM WITH A ZOO

Valerie Hobbs
DEFIANCE

Cornelia Funke
INKSPELL

Kate DiCamillo
MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE

Sally M. Keehn
GNAT STOKES AND THE FOGGY BOTTOM SWAMP QUEEN

Elise Broach
SHAKESPEARE’S SECRET

Ian Ogilvy
MEASLE AND THE WRATHMONK

Jacqueline Woodson
SHOW WAY

NonFiction for Children

Borden, Louise; illustrated by Allan Drummond
THE JOURNEY THAT SAVED CURIOUS GEORGE: THE TRUE WARTIME ESCAPE OF MARGRET AND H. A. REY
JB Rey

Cowley, Joy
CHAMELEON, CHAMELEON
E597.956 Cowl

Curlee, Lynn
BALLPARK: THE STORY OF AMERICA’S BASEBALL FIELDS
J796.357

Janeczko, Paul (selector); illustrated by Chris Raschka
A KICK IN THE HEAD: AN EVERYDAY GUIDE TO POETIC FORMS
J811.008 Kick

Jenkins, Steve
PREHISTORIC ACTUAL SIZE
J560 Jenk

Lester, Julius; illustrated by Karen Barbour
LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE
J305.8 Lest

Silverstein, Shel
RUNNY BABBIT: A BILLY SOOK
J811.54 Silv

Steer, Dugald
WIZARDOLOGY: THE BOOK OF THE SECRETS OF MERLIN
J398.21 Stee

Turner, Pamela S.
GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING ENDANGERED GREAT APES
J333.95 Turn

White, Linda Arms
I COULD DO THAT: ESTER MORRIS GETS WOMEN THE VOTE
JB Morris

Winter, Jeanette
THE LIBRARIAN FROM BASRA: A TRUE STORY FROM IRAQ
E020 Wint