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Infants & Preschool

I’m Bad! by Kate and Jim McMullan.
T. Rex is really big, "6-tons-of-MUSCLE-on-the-hustle BIG," with a "BIG empty belly growling for GRUB." Despite the beast's bravado, however, its attempts at catching prey are repeatedly-and hilariously-foiled.

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems.
The charming, exasperating pigeon returns, and this time he REALLY knows what he wants—a puppy.

Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner.
"Mary had a little lamp— / The bendy, gooseneck kind. / And everywhere that Mary went / She dragged the lamp behind." For all those kids who have to bring their special somethings everywhere they go.

A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas.
Pig and Mouse scornfully reject Duck's hilariously persistent efforts to add a turnip to Cow’s birthday cake.

Uh-oh! by Rachel Isadora.
Totally cute baby doing typical baby stuff—most of it messy.

Circulo+Cuadro/ Circle+Square by Jill Hartley.
This series of four wordless board books features gorgeous color saturated photographs of Mexican and South American images and are great discussion starters for all children.

Ages 6 to 9

Fly High, Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold.
Fly Guy “accidentally” goes on vacation. Arnold delivers another engaging romp that combines easy-to-read text and hilarious pictures.

Submarines Up Close by Andra Abramson.
Feel like you’re driving a submarine as life-sized photographs draw you right into the cock-pit of these machines.

What To Do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley.
This sassy biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth validates President Theodore Roosevelt's famous quip about his oldest child: "I can be president of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both." 

Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald.
When a pet store owner rescues 101 guinea pigs she needs to find them homes quickly - thus Squeals on Wheels is born.

Bones and the Math Test Mystery by David Adler.
Jeffrey Bones is good at solving mysteries, but not so good at math. When his math test is missing, Jeffery solves the mystery, but he has to retake the test to pass. 

Ages 10 to 14

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix.
A plane arrives at an airline gate unnoticed by radar and most personnel. There are no flight attendants, no pilot, in fact no adults at all, but there are 36 passengers--each seat is inhabited by an infant. Where did they come from?

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart.
When Mr. Benedict is kidnapped by his power-hungry twin, the four gifted members of the Mysterious Benedict Society discover that a playful puzzle-quest Mr. Benedict designed for them may hold the key to his rescue.

Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams.
When an environmental agent is murdered on her grandfather's farm, Ingrid Levin-Hill, 13, is again cast in the role of detective, and works to clear her grandfather’s name and keep him out of jail.

Playing with Fire by Derek Landy.
A very cool monster called the Grotesquery (a monster assembled from pieces of the most fearsome beasts of legend), really sarcastic dialogue, and non-stop action make this sequel even better than Skulduggery Pleasant.

Neptune’s Children by Bonnie Dobkin.
A day at the amusement park Isles of Wonder turns deadly when a world-wide biological attack kills every adult, leaving behind only children. Safely isolated from the world, the young survivors form a new society, sharing resources and taking care of the babies, but no society is perfect.

All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall.
A child of divorce, 13-year-old Josh spends a lot of time shuttling between his parents, who live half a continent apart. Arriving in Chicago to spend time with his dad he discovers, to his horror, that his father has become an Elvis impersonator.

 
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