2011 November/December

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright
Illustrator:   Barry Moser 
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Peachtree Publishers, 2011   ISBN: 978-1561455959
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The Busy Beaver

The Busy Beaver

Nicholas Oldland
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Kids Can Press, 2011   ISBN: 978-1554537495
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Elmer's Christmas

Elmer's Christmas

David McKee
Picture Book  Series
For ages 4 to 6
Andersen Press USA, 2011   ISBN: 978-0761380887
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My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Other Poems I Totally Made Up

My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Other Poems I Totally Made Up

Kenn Nesbitt
Illustrator:  Ethan Long 
Poetry with Audio CD
For ages 5 to 9
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2009   ISBN: 978-1402218095
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The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour

The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour

Michael D. Beil
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Random House, 2010   ISBN: 978-0375843037
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Bear's Loose Tooth

Bear's Loose Tooth

Karma Wilson
Illustrator:   Jane Chapman 
Picture Book  Series
For ages 3 to 6
Simon and Schuster, 2011   ISBN: 978-1416958550
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Limelight Larry

Limelight Larry

Leigh Hodgkinson
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Tiger Tales, 2011   ISBN: 978-1589251021
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Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates

Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates

Carolyn Crimi
Illustrator:  John Manders 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Candlewick, 2009   ISBN: 978-0763636012
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Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship

Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship

Barry Clifford
Illustrator:  Gregory Manchess 
Photographer: Kenneth Garrett
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 8 to 10
National Geographic Children's Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-1426302794
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Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets

Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets

Kathleen Krull
Illustrator:  Steve Johnson , Lou Fancher 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375857218
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Don't Worry, Douglas!

Don't Worry, Douglas!

David Melling
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Tiger Tales, 2011   ISBN: 978-1589251069
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Binky the Space Cat

Binky the Space Cat

Ashley Spires
Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 8 to 10
Kids Can Press, 2009   ISBN: 978-1554533091
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman!

Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman!

Wolfram Hanel
Illustrator:  Judith Rossell 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
NorthSouth, 2011   ISBN: 978-0735840454
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Pinwheel Days

Pinwheel Days

Ellen Tarlow
Illustrator:  Gretel Parker 
Fiction
For ages 6 to 8
Star Bright Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1595720597
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

Mary E. Pearson
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Henry Holt , 2008   ISBN: 978-0805076684
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