17 Things I’m not Allowed to do Anymore by Jenny Offill.
Hilarious illustrations show the things a young girl is not allowed to do. “I’m not allowed to give the gift of Cauliflower anymore,” she exclaims as a piece of cauliflower hits her brother in the head.

Tyson the Terrible by Diane and Christyan Fox.
Three dinosaurs are playing soccer when they hear a “Boom...Boom...Boom.” They’re afraid it’s fierce Tyson the tyrannosaurus, but instead it’s his little brother who’s crying because no one will play with him. When they invite him to play, they are in for a surprise.

I Don’t Like Gloria! by Kaye Umansky.
Calvin, the dog, is not happy when Gloria, the cat, moves into his house and eats out of his bowl and sleeps in his bed, but they do agree on one thing – neither of them likes Jeffrey, the new rabbit.

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes.
Four creatures start out having a bad day – a bird loses his favorite feather, a dog gets her leash tangled in a fence, a fox loses his mother, and a squirrel drops her nut. But then, everything turns around.

Do Lions Like Lettuce? by Moria Butterfield.
Of course lions don’t eat lettuce, but when the flaps are lifted the reader will discover which animals eat which foods.

The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli.
A toddler finds many ways to play with a box, which holds a puppy who plays along.

The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist.
“ …Little fish, little fish let me come in…Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!...Then I’ll MUNCH and I’ll crunch and I’ll smash your house in,” roared the shark. Sound familiar?

Ballet Sisters: The Duckling and the Swan by Jan Ormerod.
In this charming beginning reader, younger sister Sylvie wants to do everything her older sister does, including helping her practice the things she learns in ballet class.

Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive by Carole Boston Weatherford.
This soaring tribute to Owens focuses on his experience in the 1936 Olympic games that were held in Nazi Germany from arrival in Berlin to triumphant ticker-tape parade back in New York.

My First Ballet Book by Kate Castle.
Aspiring ballerinas will be thrilled with the accurate, detailed, color photos which show what to expect in a ballet class, the different foot and arm positions, leaps, and dances.

The Return of the Killer Cat by Anne Fine.
Tuffy thinks he’s got the reign of the house when his family goes on vacation. But when he meets the cat sitter who’s really stingy with the kitty food, the killer cat hones his survival skills.

Snake Cake and Pig Wig by by Yukiko Kido.
Bold, colorful pictures and a silly rhyming text make these beginning readers a lot of fun. Each title focuses on three different word families.

Breathe: A Ghost Story by Cliff McNish.
Jack moves into an old farmhouse and discovers that he can communicate with the spirits of four dead children.  But an evil Ghost Mother has decided she wants Jack to be one of her children, too.

Go!
A car, boat and plane literally move across the holographic cover of “Go!”  This exploration of the many ways that people travel has fascinating photos and facts from all over the world.

Ruby Parker Hits the Small Time by Rowan Coleman.
Since she was six, Ruby, now 13, has appeared in the wildly popular (and fictional) English soap opera Kensington Heights. She also attends a performing arts school, where you would think she’d be wildly popular, but as in all high schools, the thin and blond rule. Ruby’s cool though, until her parents get a divorce and her acting career hits a few bumps.

A Friendship for Today by Patricia McKissack.
After a care-free summer, Rosemary begins sixth grade in an integrated school, one of only a few African-American students. McKissack chronicles her own childhood and the tumultuous events of 1954 and 1955.

The Big One-Oh by Dean Pitchford.
Charley is about to turn the big one-oh and wants to have a birthday party in celebration. However, he runs into a few snags along the way. First, a party needs a theme. Second, a party needs fun activities. Most important, a party requires friends, something that Charley does not really have.

Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan.
Monsters not seen for thousands of years threaten to unleash death and destruction on an unprecedented scale and destroy Olympus.  It’s up to Percy Jackson and his friends Grover, Annabeth and Thalia to stop them, though Percy is embarrassed to have to depend on his mother to drive him to his battles.