New Materials for Children and Parents May 2021

May

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Picture Books

Our skin : a first conversation about race / words by Megan Madison & Jessica Ralli ; art by Isabel Roxas.
Waiting is not forever / Elizabeth Verdick ; illustrated by Marieka Heinlen.
In the half room / Carson Ellis.
Tale of the Shadow King / words by Daniel Haack ; pictures by Stevie Lewis.
Off to see the sea / words by Nikki Grimes ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.
The ocean calls : a haenyeo mermaid story / written by Tina Cho ; illustrated by Jess X. Snow.
Keeping the city going / Brian Floca.
When we are kind / Monique Gray Smith ; illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt.
My very favorite book in the whole wide world / by Malcolm Mitchell ; illustrated by Michael Robertson.
Ritu weds Chandni / Ameya Narvankar.
Salma the Syrian chef / story by Danny Ramadan ; art by Anna Bron.
What would you do in a book about you? / by Jean Reidy ; pictures by Joey Chou.
Our little kitchen / Jillian Tamaki.
What the road said / Cleo Wade ; illustrated by Lucie de Moyencourt.
Under the lilacs / E. B. Goodale.
Seaside stroll / Charles Trevino ; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga.
Cubs in the tub : the true story of the Bronx Zoo
Two grooms on a cake / by Rob Sanders ; illustrations by Robbie Cathro.
Diego Rivera : his world and ours / Duncan Tonatiuh.
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Early Readers and Beginning Chapter Books

Doggo and Pupper / Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Charlie Alder.
Wildflowers / by Liniers.
Pigsticks and Harold and the incredible journey / Alex Milway.
Pigsticks and Harold and the pirate treasure / Alex Milway.
Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown thief / Alex Milway.
Pizza and Taco. 1, Who
Pizza and Taco. 2, Best party ever! / Stephen Shaskan.
I want to sleep under the stars! / by Mo Willems.
Sydney & Taylor explore the whole wide world / Jacqueline Davies ; illustrated by Deborah Hocking.
Bunjitsu Bunny vs. Bunjitsu Bunny / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Balance beam boss / by Jake Maddox ; text by Emma Carlson Berne ; illustrated by Katie Wood.
Isadora Moon gets in trouble / Harriet Muncaster.
Isadora Moon has a sleepover / Harriet Muncaster.
Isadora Moon saves the carnival / Harriet Muncaster
Stick Dog meets his match / Tom Watson ; [illustrations by Ethan Long]

Fiction, Fantasy, and Mystery

Spindlefish and stars / Christiane M. Andrews ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda.
Aru Shah and the city of gold / Roshani Chokshi.
Epoca : the tree of Ecrof / created by Kobe Bryant ; written by Ivy Claire ; illustrations by Simona Bunardzhieva.
Epoca the river of sand / created by Kobe Bryant; written by Ivy Claire.
Healer of the water monster / Brian Young.
The magical reality of Nadia / by Bassem Youssef and Catherine R. Daly ; illustrated by Douglas Holgate.
No vacancy / Tziporah Cohen.
Ana on the edge / by A. J. Sass.
The case of the missing auntie / Michael Hutchinson.
The case of Windy Lake / Michael Hutchinson.
No place for monsters / written and illustrated by Kory Merritt.

Graphic Novels

Castle in the stars. Book four, A Frenchman on Mars / Alex Alice ; English translation by Anne and Owen Smith.
Castle in the stars. Book three, The knights of Mars / Alex Alice ; English translation by Anne and Owen Smith.
Simon and Chester. Super detectives! / by Cale Atkinson.
Fantasy sports. No. 1 / Sam Bosma.
Fantasy sports. No. 2, the bandit of Barbel Bay / Sam Bosma.
Fantasy sports. No. 3, The green king / Sam Bosma.
Big ideas that changed the world. Machines that think! / Don Brown.
Little witches. 1, Magic in Concord / by Leigh Dragoon, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.
InvestiGators / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green ; with color by Aaron Polk.
InvestiGators. Take the plunge / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green ; with color by Aaron Polk.
Earth before us. 2, Ocean renegades! / by Abby Howard.
Bug boys, 2, Outside and beyond / by Laura Knetzger ; colors by Lyle Lynde.
Everything awesome about dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts! / written and illustrated by Mike Lowery.
Everything awesome about sharks and other underwater creatures! / written and illustrated by Mike Lowery.
Maker comics. Grow a garden! / Alexis Frederick-Frost.
Shark summer / Ira Marcks.
Mr. Pants. 1, It
Mr. Pants. 2, Slacks, camera, action! / by Scott McCormick ; pictures by R.H. Lazzell.
The leak : for the love of truth / written by Kate Reed Petty ; art by Andrea Bell.
Dog man. Mothering heights / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; with color by Jose Garibaldi.
Science comics. Rocks and minerals : geology from caverns to the cosmos / Andy Hirsch.
Girl haven / written by Lilah Sturges ; illustrated by Meaghan Carter ; lettered by Joamette Gil.
The infinite adventures of Supernova, 1. Pepper Page saves the universe / story by Landry Q. Walker and Eric Jones ; script: Landry Q. Walker ; art: Eric Jones ; colors: Eric Jones, Michael Rusty" Drake

Informational Books

Britannica all new kids
Infographic : guide to the globe / written by Eliza Berkowitz ; illustrated by Gwen Keraval.
National Geographic kids almanac.
Myths, legends & sacred stories : a visual encyclopedia / [written by Philip Wilkinson].
Gods, goddesses, and heroes : mythology from around the world / text by Marzia Accatino ; illustrations by Laura Brenlla.
A handful of quiet : happiness in four pebbles / Thích Nĥát Hạnh.
Uncomfortable conversations with a Black boy / Emmanuel Acho.
Stamped (for kids) : racism, antiracism, and you / adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul, from Stamped: Racism
Rise up! : the art of protest / Jo Rippon in collaboration with Amnesty International ; foreword by Mari Copeny.
Women
Myths and legends of the world / retold by Alli Brydon ; illustrated by Julia Iredale.
The book of mythical beasts & magical creatures / written by Stephen Krensky ; illustrated by Pham Quang Phuc.
Star Wars maker lab / Liz Lee Heinecke and Cole Horton.
The outdoor scientist : the wonder of observing the natural world / Temple Grandin with Betsy Lerner.
Climate change : the science behind melting glaciers and warming oceans with hands-on science activities / Josh Sneideman.
Rock, fossil & shell hunting / by Jennifer Swanson ; illustrated by John D. Dawson ; edited by Justin Krasner.
Summertime sleepers : animals that estivate / Melissa Stewart ; illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen.
Plants on the move / Emilie Vast ; translated by Julie Cormier.
Animal watching / Mary Kay Carson ; illustrated by Emily Dahl.
The frog mother / by Hetxw
Birds : explore their extraordinary world / by Miranda Krestovnikoff ; illustrated by Angela Harding.
The how and wow of the human body : from your tongue to your toes and all the guts in between / by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz ; illustrated by Jack Teagle.
Celebrate your body 2 : the ultimate puberty book for preteen and teen girls / Dr. Lisa Klein and Dr. Carrie Leff ; illustrated by Cait Brennan.
Celebrate your body : (and its changes, too!) / Sonya Renee Taylor ; foreword by Bianca I. Laureano : illustrated by Cait Brennan.
How ships work : explore the world of ships inside and out with loads of flaps to lift! / by Clive Gifford & illustrated by James Gulliver Hancock.
Woodland and Forest / written by Jamie Ambrose ; additional text: David Burnie and Linda Gamlin.
The little gardener : helping children connect with the natural world / Julie A. Cerny ; illustrations by Ysemay Dercon.
All new square foot gardening with kids : learn together : gardening basics, science and math, water conservation, self-sufficiency, healthy eating / Mel Bartholomew
Plant, sow, make & grow : mud-tastic activities for budding gardeners / Esther Coombs.
Niam! : cooking with kids, inspired by the Mamaqtuq Nanook Cooking Club / by Kerry McCluskey.
Lego Star Wars ideas book / written by Hannah Dolan, Elizabeth Dowsett, and Simon Hugo.
The big book of soccer / by Mundial ; illustrated by Damien Weighill.
Mud kitchen crafts : 60 awesome ideas for epic outdoor play / Sophie Pickles.
Hiking and camping / Jennifer Pharr Davis and Haley Blevins ; illustrated by Aliki Karkoulia.
Timelines from black history : leaders, legends, legacies.
The Titanic / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Matt Aytch Taylor.
Amazing world atlas : bringing the world to life / written by Alexa Ward.
National parks maps : illustrated maps of America
Pearl Harbor / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Dylan Meconis.
The Mayflower / Kate Messner ; illustrated by Dylan Meconis.
Four perfect pebbles : a true story of the Holocaust / Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal Lazan.
Flight for freedom : the Wetzel family
Violet the snowgirl : a story of loss and healing / Lisa L. Walsh ; illustrated by Wendy Leach.
1001 bees / Joanna Rzezak.
Solar story : how one community lives alongside the world
What was Stonewall? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Jake Murray.
What is the story of Batman? / by Michael Burgan ; illustrated by Jake Murray.
What is the story of Looney Tunes? / by Steve Korté ; illustrated by John Hinderliter.
What is the story of Wonder Woman? / by Steve Korté ; illustrated by Jake Murray.
What is the story of Scooby-Doo? / by M. D. Payne ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.
Who is RuPaul? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by Andrew Thomson.
Who is Greta Thunberg? / by Jill Leonard ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez.