Childrens

Winter Town (Hardcover)

By Stephen Emond

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ISBN: 9780316133326

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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 5th, 2011

You know when you're walking around in a snowstorm, and it's all quiet, and you're totally warm in your heavy coat? This book reminds me of that. Thoughtful, full of dialogue, tenuous friendships, with threads of art and comics throughout-- I like to think of Stephen Emond as the introspective high-schooler's Jeff Kinney.

Jill

A Christmas Tree for Pyn (Hardcover)

By Olivier Dunrea, Olivier Dunrea (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9780399245060

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Published: Philomel Books - October 13th, 2011

Fans of Gossie can graduate to this beautifully illustrated Christmas tale.Pyn successfully convinces her grumpy Dad that they need to get a Christmas tree and celebrate the holiday. He surprises her with a very special gift (which may require having a tissue nearby).

Carol

Wake Up, Sloth! (Hardcover)

By Anouck Boisrobert, Louis Rigaud

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ISBN: 9781596437128

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Published: Roaring Brook Press - September 27th, 2011

Watch as a forest is destroyed and reborn before your eyes in this graphic
pop-up. And see what happens to the sloth!! Great book for the whole family.

Carol

The Annotated Peter Pan (The Annotated Books) (Hardcover)

By J. M. Barrie, Maria Tatar (Editor)

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ISBN: 9780393066005

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 11th, 2011

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If you read this story as a child, and even if you didn’t, this work is a revelation. Many books written for children are, as Tatar says, “encoded with adult matters,” but the matters buried in this classic are often startling in their scope. Captain Hook emerges as quite a tortured graduate of Eton, where he read poetry, and Mr. Darling is a mere child. The tale overall is darkly Victorian. Tatar provides useful insights into the life of J,M. Barrie, Peter’s creator, and the five “lost” boys he adopted. The cinematic survey and the section “J.M Barrie and Peter Pan in the World” are equally riveting.

Joan

Stuck (Hardcover)

By Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9780399257377

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Published: Philomel Books - November 10th, 2011

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Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree and he gets very creative trying to get it down again.  Oliver Jeffers has great fun making Floyd the modern day Jack and the tree the "house that Jack built".  Funny and rollicking writing along with Jeffers' sensational illustrations.   A book destined to be read over and over....... and over and over....

Susannah

Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children (Hardcover)

By Lisa Wheeler, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN: 9781416925415

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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - March 8th, 2011

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You've heard of Mother Goose of course.  Spinster Goose is her more demanding sister who specializes in ill-mannered children and improving their dreadful behaviors.  Did you know that Georgie Porgie was a bully? That Jack and Jilly played hooky? And that Little Miss Muffet was a chalk-eater?  These disrespectfully twisted verses are sure to delight and surprise.

Susannah

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Paperback)

By Barbara Robinson

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ISBN: 9780064470445

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Published: HarperCollins - September 7th, 1988

A family of wild ruffians teach the other church kids a thing or two about the true meaning of Christmas. This is a delightful, funny and altogether charming story perfect for the holidays. A fun read to share with young and old each year at this time.

Jane D.

How They Croaked (Hardcover)

By Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9780802798176

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Published: Walker Childrens - March 15th, 2011

Everyone thinks that Cleopatra killed herself with a poisonous snake, an asp, but actually, she used a hairpin dipped in poison. And did you know that Beethoven died of lead poisoning? They pumped gray liquid out of his belly for a few days before he died. Which could explain his bad temperament and clumsiness, because he had 1,000 times ver a survive-able level of lead found in his body years after his death. If you have ever wanted all the gruesome, gritty details of the deaths of famous people in history, Georgia Bragg has served them up in this delightful and nauseating collection.

Jory

Breadcrumbs (Hardcover)

By Anne Ursu, Erin McGuire (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062015051

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Published: Walden Pond Press - September 27th, 2011

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Beautifully
imagined and written, Breadcrumbs calls on a rich fairytale heritage to
examine the depths of friendship. Hazel and Jack have been best friends
through all of their lives and now life is changing them. When Jack
suddenly disappears into the woods, Hazel overcomes magical dangers to
rescue him. Loss might come to their friendship but Hazel makes sure it
is the loss brought by time, not by evil. There’s much to admire and
think about in this lovely book.Jane J

Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween (A Mouse and Mole Story) (Hardcover)

By Wong Herbert Yee

$14.99

ISBN: 9780547551524

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Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - September 6th, 2011

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Mouse and Mole, characterized perfectly in gentle and spare watercolors, are back in their fifth book together – this time to celebrate Halloween! First, they must carve pumpkins and enter them in a competition. Then there’s preparing their costumes. And then the trick-or-treating. All the while, Mole is trying hard not to be scared of many spooky happenings surrounding Halloween. These early reader chapter books are a great combination of humor and sweetness.

Jory