New children’s books in the library
By Nancy Olson, Librarian
Avi – The End of the Beginning
The story of the adventures of a small snail named Avon and Edward, a take-charge ant. They set off together on a journey to have adventures. This story begins where it ends and ends where it begins: in the treetop home of Avon, the snail. Avon reads a lot and wants to go on an adventure like those he has read about.
A good story to read aloud to the younger set or a chapter book for those kids that are ready to read a little longer book all by themselves.
Bergren – God Gave Us You
Mama polar bear tells Little Cub that her birth is a gift from God.
Bergren – How Big is God?
Questions are answered about where God lives, how can God be everywhere, and is God invisible?
Bostrom – Are Angels Real?
A book to talk about and answer questions like – do I have an angel to look after me, can I talk to an angel, do angels have wings and can they fly? At the end of the book are Bible references and answers to questions so parents and children can talk about angels.
Bostrom – Who is Jesus?
An early book of text and questions about Jesus and what he was like. At the end of the book are Bible verses so parents and children can talk about Jesus.
Bush & Bush – Read All About It!
Laura Bush and her daughter, Jenna Bush, have written a book together. It is based on both women’s experiences as teachers. The book is about Tyrone Brown -- a typical boy who is the class clown and is not too interested in reading -- and Miss Libro’s attempts to demonstrate how exciting books can be.
Briggs – Lighthouse Lullaby
A snowy winter evening on a distant island a hundred years ago is the setting of the story of a lighthouse keeper and his family. All over the island the farm creatures are settling in for the evening – this includes the keeper’s child who is safe in his warm bed.
Carle – Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?
Everybody has a mother in the animal kingdom. There are the usual colorful Carle illustrations. The last page of this book lists the names of all the animals, the babies, parents and what a group of animals is called.
Chae – How Do You Count a Dozen Ducklings?
A mama duck has a dozen eggs, and they hatch. Soon she learns new ways to count by twos, threes, fours, and sixes.
Falwell – Turtle Splash
A count-down at the pond: There are 10 timid turtles on a log who are startled by a bullfrog and so the count-down begins. There is information at the back of the book on animals that live in and beside the pond.
Gottfried – Good Dog
All kinds of different dogs are featured with the names of different breeds of dogs included on each dog pictured. You can see if your dog’s breed is featured.
James – My First Picture Book of Jesus
A celebration of Jesus’ life in colorful pictures. A first introduction to Jesus.
Randall – Moses in the Bulrushes
An introduction to a favorite Bible story retold for young children. There are bright illustrations that help tell the story of Moses.
Sloat – I’m a Duck!
Nothing beats being a duck, says the author. Ducks can fly, quack, and waddle. An infectious rhyming book – a good read-aloud book.
Teague – The Field Beyond the Outfield
Take me out to the ball game – way out! Ludlow’s parents sign him up to play baseball. But Ludlow is stuck way out in the outfield. Ludlow has a creative imagination and he sees monsters in the outfield, monsters in the stands, a monster pitching … and it cures Ludlow of being afraid of monsters in the closet.
Wilhelm – The Lord is My Shepherd
The 23rd Psalm is paraphrased to be suitable for telling to a small child. The pictures are also gentle to fit the story. A good first introduction to the Bible.
Walker – Baptism
A small sized book to be shared with a young child about the meaning of baptism. The first two pages are for parents so they can talk to their child about baptism.
Walker – God’s Ten Commandments
A first book about the Ten Commandments. Like the book on baptism, the first two pages are for parents as a background on the Ten Commandments. A beginning book to share with your young child.
