New Book Tuesdays: Week 25
Check out what's new in the library this week!
New Picture Books
Check out the book trailer below...
Fans of Mo Willems’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back will love meeting this willful young frog with a serious identity crisis. Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives—a wolf who HATES eating frogs—our hero decides that maybe being himself isn’t so bad after all. In this very silly story with a sly message, told in hilarious dialogue between a feisty young frog and his heard-it-all-before father, young readers will identify with little Frog’s desire to be something different, while laughing along at his stubborn yet endearing schemes to prove himself right. "A lively look at self-acceptance."—Kirkus Reviews
Field Trip Day by Lynn Plourde. This book isn't exactly new, but it's new to the library. We have a lot of field trips during the spring months, so I think this one will be popular. Plus, our students love books about farms and farm animals! I do too!
It was Field Trip Day. Everyone in Mrs. Shepherd’s class was anxious to visit a farm, especially . . . Juan Dore-Nomad. Juan knew that some of his best learning didn’t always happen at school, but during adventures out in the real world. Farmer Fandangle’s Organic Environmentally Friendly Farm is a grand adventure for Mrs. Shepherd’s class. The only problem is the chaperones keep doing headcounts and coming up with the number 22, but there are TWENTY-THREE students in Mrs. Shepherd’s class! Who’s missing? You guessed it—Juan! He just can’t help himself as he wanders off to see what the cows eat so they can give organic milk and to find the source of power for the henhouse contraptions (windmills!). At the end of the farm field trip, it’s not Juan who’s missing, but two of Farmer Fandangle’s calves! Where could they be? Can anyone find them?
New Chapter Books
Don't Feed the Geckos! : The Carver Chronicles Book 3 by Karen English. This book is a Junior Library Guild Selection.
Carlos isn’t sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos’s top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi’s attention, Carlos knows he isn’t happy. Worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos’s pet geckos! Carlos tries to see past his cousin’s annoying ways, but Bernardo sure doesn’t make it easy. Will Carlos—and his geckos—survive Bernardo's visit? Can he keep the peace for his family’s sake? Emerging and newly independent readers are sure to recognize themselves in this humorous school and family story.
Ever After High 3: A Semi-Charming Kind of Life by Suzanne Selfors. The girls in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have really liked the other Ever After High books. I think they'll really be interested in this new edition.
Darling Charming is bored in Damsel-In-Distressing class. She'd much rather be in Hero Training with her brothers. The only thing is, she has secretly been helping her brother Dexter ace the class. If anyone finds out, a scandal would erupt at Ever After High. One of the most prestigious families in town, the Charmings have a reputation to uphold. Darling is destined to be a damsel...but this Rebel may want to decide her own destiny! Why should princes have all the fun?
New Nonfiction Books
What to do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley. This book tells the story of Alice Roosevelt and how she drove her father, Teddy Roosevelt, crazy. It's a great addition for Women's History Month. I've been sharing a lot of biographies of interesting women in our history this month.
A witty and stylish biography of a maverick American heroine -- the outspoken, irresistible daughter of Teddy Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice. Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things! Father called it running riot. Alice called it eating up the world. Whether she was entertaining important White House visitors with her pet snake or traveling the globe, Alice bucked convention and turned every new experience into an adventure! Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek at family life inside the White House. Prose and pictures spring, gambol, and two-step across the pages to celebrate a maverick American heroine.
Who Would Win? : Tarantula vs Scorpion by Jerry Pallotta.
If a scorpion and a tarantula met and had a fight, who would crawl away the winner? Get the facts, then referee an awesome arachnid battle! Thrilling facts and detailed illustrations about two of nature's creepiest creepy-crawlies fill this easy-to-read nonfiction book!
In this innovative science series from favorite nonfiction author Jerry Pallotta, each book is illustrated with full-color pictures and features a pair of animals that rarely, if ever, meet in the wild. Young scientists will love using the book's easy-to-read facts and their own imagination and reasoning skills to decide for themselves which one would be the winner.
"I wrote all these "Who Would Win?" books for boys who don't like to read.
Of all the creatures I researched, the scorpion is my favorite. He has claws, he has a stinger tail with poison, he has pincers in his mouth and when he catches something he pukes on it. Wow!" - Jerry Pallotta
