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Ages 0-5

Book jacket imageBaby! Baby!, by Vicky Ceelen

An ingenious board book where a picture truly is "worth a thousand words". The simple yet surprising photographic comparisons are endlessly appealing.

Book jacket image Worlds of Adventure ; a Look-inside Book, by Matt Mitter

This sturdy Fisher-Price board book explores fantastic adventure while building vocabulary skills. Its outside-inside format is a surefire winner.

Book jacket image First Picture Trucks, by Emma Helbrough

A bright, vibrant tribute to the heavy lifters in the big vehicles world. Learn about nine different trucks and all the services and functions they provide.

Ages 6-8

Book jacket imageNever Take A Shark To The Dentist, by Judy Barrett

Acrylic artwork accompanies advice shared in humorous verse such as: "Never take a centipede shopping for shoes" or "Never hold hands with a lobster". The book concludes with a positive suggestion to "always go shopping with a pelican."

Book jacket imageVulture View, by April Pulley Sayre

Ms. Sayre's poetic text blends perfectly with the brightly colored collages by Steve Jenkins to show turkey vultures from different viewpoints. The black silhouettes of the animals set against a red sky at sunset are especially dramatic.

Book jacket imageMonster, Don't Eat Me, by Carl Norac

Alex is a piglet who gets caught eating between meals. His mother admonishes him and makes him take a bath. One day, Alex encounters a monster who is always hungry and decides to have the piglet for a snack. Monster's mother catches him as he is just about to pop Alex into his mouth. His mother scolds him for eating between meals and tells him to take a bath.

Ages 9-11

Book jacket imageHotel For Dogs, by Lois Duncan

When a lovable stray dog makes an appearance, Andi vows to keep the dog and her puppies, but can't take them home because her aunt is allergic to dogs. Instead, Andi and her brother Bruce set up a "Dog Hotel" in an abandoned house down the street. As more and more canine guests are added, the chaos grows! Movie released in January 2009.

Book jacket imageKenny & the Dragon, by Tony DiTerlizzi

What happens when a fearsome dragon and a gentle rabbit meet? Why, one must rescue the other, of course! This modern telling of The Reluctant Dragon is expertly told by Spiderwick Chronicles author DiTerlizzi.

Book jacket imageMartin Bridge: In High Gear!, by Jessica Scott Kerrin

In this continuing saga of likable Martin Bridge, he learns the meaning of teamwork while completing a Science Fair project and how to rebound after his longed-for new bicycle is stolen.

Have You Read?

December 17, 2008

Dewey reads!