Mitton, Tony
Summary: Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Fisscher, Tiny
Summary: "An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FISButton, Lana
Summary: "Young Leah waxes dramatic when several classmates reject her invitation to play fairies with her. "Lonely Leah" is so busy declaiming her sorrows that she almost misses the quiet overtures of friendship being made by Lunda. The two finally connect and a joyful fairy frolic begins--but they are not too caught up in each other to notice a third lonely classmate, whom they welcome right in."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUTBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAPatton, Stacey
Summary: Staceypants befriends a cat whom she names Not My Cat, since the stray cat is not hers, even though she feeds her, spends time with her, and gives her a home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PATYuly, Toni
Summary: A curious child wonders if tiny trees dream of being big, if the tallest trees get lonely, and what part is the heart of a tree.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YULWilkins, Ebony
Summary: "When Zora grows up, she wants to be just like Aunt Bea. Aunt Bea is the best storyteller she knows! Every day after school, Zora heads to her aunt’s house, where they take out their family book and turn Aunt Bea’s kitchen into their stage. They raid Aunt Bea’s costume chest, filled with colorful garments from her acting days, and even do special voices to tell the stories of swimming coaches,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILHong, Jess
Summary: "Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONMorton, Aya
Summary: "A family celebrates both the chaotic moments of daily life and the way the years seem to pass by too quickly"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORJohn, Jory.
Summary: A monster tries to chomp any reader who wants to go past the first page of the book in order to keep his cakes safe.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JOHHildreth, Jody
Summary: Every person should feel special on their birthday! This story follows Forrest Oakenfield on his birthday as he and his family prepare the cake, the games, and a big surprise. Forrest's friends help him enjoy a piñata, music, and a nutty petting zoo! In the end, the best present Forrest receives is the time he spends with his friends and family. Readers are sure to enjoy this unique book about...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WindmilI Books 2024
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HILHildreth, Jody
Summary: Every Easter, the Oakenfield acorn family decorates eggs. This story follows the family and their nutty antics as they find the perfect eggs and decorate them with their own styles. From traditional Ukranian Pysanky eggs to splatter-painted ones, the family brings their unique ideas to this holiday activity. Readers will love to read about this creative and funny family and the way they...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WindmilI Books 2024
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HILAntony, Steve
Summary: While on an adventure to find the Rainbowsaurus, two dads and their children are joined by a menagerie of rainbow-colored animals who want to find the Rainbowsaurus too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Anatol, Giselle Liza
Summary: In this tale inspired by the life of author Toni Morrison, young Toni sets out on a quest for gold with her siblings, but when things do not go as planned, she realizes that finding the perfect ending is all about how you tell the story. Includes biographical note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANAHildreth, Jody
Summary: Christmas is a special time--especially for the Oakenfield family! Their special traditions include choosing and decorating a Christmas tree. This book follows the family on Christmas Eve as they deal will slips, spills, and a troublemaking cat while trying to make their home festive for the holidays. Juniors wish comes true when he finds his Christmas present under the tree the next morning....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WindmilI Books 2024
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HILHildreth, Jody
Summary: Halloween is a thrilling, spooky holiday that kids love to celebrate. This story follows an acorn family as they pick and carve their pumpkin. The Oakenfield brothers all use their talents to work on this fun holiday activity. With lots of hard work and a little pumpkin gut throwing, the brothers come up with an amazing acorn Jack o' Lantern. This silly story is sure to spark creativity in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WindmilI Books 2024
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HILBond, John
Summary: "Pigeon is extremely busy doing important things. He has no time to stop, and he definitely doesn't have time to get lost. Luckily Mouse is on hand to help. Mouse is not busy at all. Mouse has all the time in the world to admire and appreciate the world around him. As this unlikely duo pair up to help Pigeon find his way home, Mouse wonders if Pigeon might be persuaded to stop and look at the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Doherty, Kathleen
Summary: "A modern spin on "The Ant and the Grasshopper," this warm-spirited, woodland tale celebrates the power of community and coming together to share in times of need"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DOHFlack, Roberta
Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Shaffer, Jody Jensen
Summary: "In this nonfiction picture book, discover how the animal kindgdom's food chain takes shape, from the lowly worm to the mighty king of the jungle"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J577 SHACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAPaul, Baptiste
Summary: "A lyrical story featuring an artist, a politician, and a scientist encourages Black and Brown children to dream as big as they want"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAUGenhart, Michael
Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENHaldar, Raj
Summary: This is a book about dinosaurs. No it's not. Dinosaurs are not allowed. Oh. This is now a book about avocados! Sorry. We deleted those too. FINE. This book is about--nope! Forbidden! Maybe you shouldn't even try reading this book...But what could possibly be inside? Discover just what can happen when ideas are erased instead of expressed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks eXplore 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HALScharnhorst, Becky
Summary: In a series of diary entries, a young boy documents his unfortunate mishaps on a school field trip to study plants and animals in the wild.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2022