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New Books for 2017

  • Alexander, Kwame  Booked (Fiction)
  • Baker, Brynn Navajo code talkers : secret American Indian heroes of World War 11 (non-fiction)
  • Barnas, Jo-Ann Olympic Record Breakers (non-fiction)
  • Barnhill, Kelly  The Girl who drank the Moon (Fiction) (Newbery Gold Winner)
  • Berne, Emma Carlson  The ghost wind stallion (Fiction)
  • Buckley, Sarah Masters  The stolen saphire (Fiction)
  • Burns, Ken  Grover Cleveland, Again! a treasury of America presidents (non-fiction)
  • Calkhoven, Laurie Mae Jemison (Biography)
  • Carney, Elizabeth Ellis Island (non-fiction)
  • Chadda, Sarwat Mission atomic (Fiction)
  • Copeland, Misty Life in mtion : an unlikely ballerina (Biography)
  • Corey, Shana the secret subway (non-ficiton)
  • Dinerstein, Eric  What elephants know (Fiction)
  • Duey, Kathleen  Train Wreck, Kansas 1893 (Fiction)
  • Erdrich, Louise  Makoons (Fiction)
  • Edwards, Pamela Duncan Boston Tea Party (non-fiction)
  • Enz, Tammy  Dynamic planet : exploring changes on Earth with science projects (non-fiction)
  • Gandhi, Arun  Be the change : a grandfather Gandhi story (non-fiction)
  • Gibbs, Stuart  Spy ski school and many others (Fiction)
  • Goebel, Jenny  Mission hurricane (Fiction)
  • Greene, Jacqueline Dembar The crystal ball (Fiction)
  • Gutman, Dan Sports!
  • Hale, Shannon The Princess in Black takes a vacation (Fiction)
  • Holub, Joan  Gretel pushes back (Fiction)
  • Hood, Susan Ada’s violin : the story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay (non-fiction)
  • Hu, Yue Chinese origami for children : fold zodiac animals, festival decorations and other creatures (non-fiction)
  • Kelly, David A. The World Series curse (Fiction)
  • Kortemeier, Todd Inside the Olympics (non-fiction)
  • Kreisman, Rachelle Places we go: a kids guide to community buildings (non-fiction)
  • Lakin, Patricia The stellar story of space travel (non-fiction)
  • Lanser, Amanda The science behind swimming, diving, and other water sports (non-fiction)
  • Levy, Debbie I dissent : Ruth Bader Ginsurg makes her mark (Biography)
  • Lin, Grace  Our food : a healthy serving of science and poems (non-fiction)
  • Lin, Grace When the sea turned to silver (Fiction)
  • MacLachlan, Patricia The Poet’s dog (Fiction)
  • Markel, Michelle Hillary rodham Clinton : Some Girls are Born to Lead (Biography)
  • Miles, Ellen Bonita (Fiction)
  • Mull, Brandon Tales of the fallen beasts (Fiction)
  • Novesky, Amy Cloth Lullaby : the woven life of Louise Bourgeois  ( Biography)
  • Nobleman, Marc Tyler Brave like my brother (Fiction)
  • Park, Linda Sue Forest of Wonder (Fiction)
  • Pennypacker, Sara  Pax (Fiction)
  • Riordan, Rick For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla guide to the Norse worlds (Fiction)
  • Russell, Rachel Renee  Locker hero (Fiction)
  • Shepherd, Megan The Secret horses (Fiction)
  • Shetterly, Margot Lee  Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race (non-fiction)
  • Stewart, Trenton Lee The secret keepers (Fiction)
  • Thorpe, Kiki The fairy’s fire (Fiction)
  • Wainewright, Max How to code: aa step-by-step guide to computer coding (non-fiction)
  • Zuchora-Walske, Christine  How can I be a good digital citizen? (non-fiction)

 

Animal Stories

  • Bagnold, Enid – National Velvet
  • Brooks, Walter – Freddy The Pig (Series)
  • Cleary, Beverly – The Mouse And The Motorcycle (Series) … And Others
  • Dicamillo, Kate – Because Of Winn Dixie
  • Farley, Walter – The Black Stallion (Series)
  • Gipson, Fred – Old Yeller
  • Graham, Kenneth – The Wind In The Willows
  • Henry, Marguerite – Misty Of Chincoteague (Series)
  • Jacques, Brain – Redwall (Series), Lord Brocktree, The Taggerung, Triss
  • King-Smith, Dick – Funny Frank And Many Others
  • Kjelgaard, James – Irish Red, Stormy
  • Knight, Eric – Lassie Come Home
  • Lawson, Robert – Ben And Me (P) … And Others
  • Morey, Walt – Gentle Ben
  • Naylor, Phyliss – Shiloh (Series)
  • O’brien, Robert C. – Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh (Series)
  • O’hara, Mary – My Friend Flicka
  • Salten, Felix – Bambi
  • Selden, George – The Cricket In Times Square … And Others
  • Sewell, Anna – Black Beauty
  • Sharp, Margery – Miss Bianca (Series)
  • Steig, William – Abel’s Island … And Others
  • Terhune, Albert Payson – Lad, A Dog
  • White, E.B. – Stuart Little

Fantasy and Humor

  • Alexander, Lloyd – The Iron Ring … And Others
  • Avi – Poppy (Series)
  • Banks, Lynne Reid – The Indian In The Cupboard (Series) (P)
  • Fairy Rebel
  • Butterworth, Oliver – Enormous Egg
  • Colfer, Eoin – Artemis Fowl : The Artic Incident
  • Coville, Bruce – The Evil Elves, The Search For Snout, The World’s Worst Fairy Godmother And Many Others
  • Downing, Ann – Hatching Magic
  • Eager, Edward – Half Magic And Many Others
  • Edwards, Julie – The Last Of The Great Whangdoodles
  • Feiffer, Jules – A Barrel Of Laughs, A Vale Of Tears
  • Fleischman, Sid – Whipping Boy
  • Hale, Bruce – Farewell My Lunchbag (Series)
  • Hunter, Erin – Warriors ( Series)
  • Ibbotson, Eve – The Haunting Of Granite Falls, Not Just A Wtich… And Others
  • Jacques, Brian – Redwall (Series)
  • Kerr, P.B. – The Akhenaten Adventure
  • L’engle, Madeline – A Wrinkle In Time
  • Levine, Gail – Ella Enchanted, The Wish, The Two Princesses Of Bamarre, The Fairy’s Return
  • Lowry,Lois – The Willoughby’s
  • Martin, Ann – The Doll People
  • Mccloskey, Robert – Homer Price
  • Nesbit, E. – The Five Children And It … And Others
  • Norton, Mary – The Borrowers (Series)
  • Oppel, Kenneth – Silverwing (Series)
  • Paolini, Christopher – Eragon… And Others
  • Potter, Ellen – Olivia Kidney (Series)
  • Riordan, Rick – Percy Jackson And The Olympians (Series)
  • Rodgers, Mary – Freaky Friday (P) … And Others
  • Rodda, Emily – Rowan And The Travelers (Series), Deltora Quest ( Series)
  • Rowling, R.K. – Harry Potter (Series)
  • Sachar, Louis – Wayside School Is Falling Down … And Others
  • Sanvoisin, Eric – The City Of Ink Drinkers (Series
  • Snicket, Lemony – Bad Beginning (Series Of Unfortunate Events)
  • Tolkien, J.R. – The Hobbit
  • Winthrop, Elizabeth – The Castle In The Attic (Series)

Realistic Fiction

  • Avi – Who Stole The Wizard Of Oz
  • Alcott, Louisa M. – Little Women … And Others
  • Birdsall, Jeanne – The Penderwicks  (Series)
  • Blume, Judy – Fudge-A-Mania … And Others
  • Brink, Carol R. – Caddie Woodlawn, Magical Melons
  • Burnett, Frances H. – The Secret Garden … And Others
  • Cleary, Beverly – Strider … And Others
  • Clements, Andrew – No Talking
  • Curtis, Christopher – Budd, Not Buddy
  • Danzinger, Paula – Amber Brown (Series)
  • Davies, Jacquline – Lemonade War, Lemonade Crime
  • Dorros, Michael – Morning Girl
  • Dubois, Muriel – Abenaki Captive
  • Enright, Elizabeth – The Saturdays (Series) (P)
  • Estes, Eleanor – The Moffats (Series) (P)
  • Fisher, Dorothy – Understood Betsy (P)
  • Fitzgerald, John D. – Great Brain (Series)
  • Fitzhugh, Louise – Harriet The Spy (P) … And Others
  • Gates, Doris – Blue Willow
  • George, Jean Craighead – Julie Of The Wolves
  • Griffin, Adele – Witch Twins (Series)
  • Gutman, Dan – Shoeless Joe And Me And Others
  • Hurwitz, Johanna – Aldo Applesauce (Series) (P) … And Others
  • Kirwan, Anna – Victoria: May Blossom Of Britannica And Others
  • Holman, Sheri – Sondok: Princess Of The Moon And Stars
  • Lasky, Kathryn – Jahanara, Princess Of Princess Of Princesses And Others
  • Lenski, Lois – Strawberry Girl … And Others
  • Levine, Gail – Dave At Night, The Wish
  • Lisle, Janet Taylor – The Lost Flower Children
  • Lord, Bette Bao – In The Year Oif The Boar And Jackie Robinson
  • Lovelace, Maud – Betsy Tacy (Series)
  • Lowry, Lois – Anastasia Krupnik (Series), Attaboy, Sam! … And Others, Number The Stars
  • Macbride, Rose – Little Farm In The Ozarks, Little House On Rocky Ridge
  • Meyer, Carolyn – Anastasia; Kristina, The Girl King
  • Montgomery, L.M. – Anne Of Green Gables (Series)
  • O’dell, Scott – The Island Of The Blue Dolphins
  • Patterson, Katherine – The Great Killy Hopkins
  • Sachar, Louis – Holes
  • Spyri, Johanna – Heidi
  • Streatfeild, Noel – Dancing Shoes (Series) (P)
  • Taylor, Mildred – The Well; Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
  • Taylor, Sidney – All Of A Kind Family (Series)
  • Wilder, Laura Ingalls – Little House On The Prairie Series)
  • Wilkes, Maria – Little House In Brookfield (Series Based On Caroline Wilder)

Mystery and Adventure

  • Abbott, Tony – Secrets Of Droon (Series)
  • Adler, David – Cam Jansen (Series)
  • Blyton, Enid – Five On Treasure Island And Others
  • Corbett, Scott – The Great Mcgoniggle’s Gray Ghost (Series) (P) And Others
  • Dadey, Debbie – Frankenstein Doesn’t Plant Petunias And Many Others
  • Hale, Bruce – The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (Series)
  • Hope, Laura Lee – Bobbsey Twins (Series)
  • Howe, James – Howliday Inn And Others
  • Landon, Lucinda – Meg Mackintosh And The Mystery In The Locked Library (Series)
  • Lovelace, Maud – Betsy And Tacy (Series)
  • Osborne, Mary Pope – Magic Treehouse (Series)
  • Murphy, Jill – The Worst Witch (Series)
  • Parish, Peggy – Haunted House (P) And Others
  • Quackenbush, Robert – “Miss Mallard Mystery” Series: Evil Under The Sea
  • Roy, Ron – The Absent Author, The Missing Mummy And Others (A To Z Mysteries)
  • Scieszka, Jon – The Good, The Bad, And The Goofy (Time Warp Series) And Others
  • Simon, Seymour – Einstein Anderson, (Science Sleuth Series)
  • Sobol, Donald – Encyclopedia Brown (Series)(P) And Others
  • Stanley, George – Adam Sharp, Swimming With The Sharks (Series)
  • Warner, Gertrude – The Boxcar Children (Series) And Others

Sports (Fiction and Non-Fiction)

  • Sports Illustrarted Almanac 2012
  • Berman, Len – Greatest Moments  In Sports
  • Brooks, Bruce – Nba By The Numbers
  • Bow, James – Baseball Science, Tennis Science
  • Buckley, J – Super Short Stops, Nomar, A-Rod And Jeter
  • Cantwell, Lois – Women Winners Then And Now
  • Cebulash, Mel – Basketball Players Do Amazing Things (Series)
  • Chalmers, Aldie – The Fantastic Book Of In-Line Skating
  • “Choose Your Own Adventure” – Master Of Karate (Brightfield) (Series) … And Others
  • Christopher, Matt – Return Of The Homerun Kid, Skateboard Tough (P) … And Others
  • Collie, Ashley – World Of Soccer: A Complete Guide To The World’s Most Popular Sport
  • Edwards, Chris – The Young Inline Skater
  • Eyewitness Series: – Sports (Hammond)
  • George, Charles – White Water Rafting
  • Glasser, Jason – Bungee Jumping
  • Gutman, Bill – Honus Amd Me And Others
  • Hoblin, Paul – Girls Play To Win Swimming And Diving
  • Hughes, Dean – “Angel Park All-Star” (Series), Safe At First, “Angel Park Hoop Stars” (Series), Nothing But Net … And Others
  • Hurwitz, Johanna – Baseball Fever (P) … And Others
  • Jaffe, Elizabeth – Jacks, Hopscotch, Dominoes
  • Krementz, Jill – A Very Young Dancer (Series)
  • Leigh, David – Ichiro Zuzuki
  • Macy, Sue – Play Like A Girl: A Celebration Of Women In Sports
  • May, Julian – The New York Jets, The New York Giants And Others
  • Mccaughrean, Geraldine – The Random House Book Of Stories From The Ballet
  • Ross, Dalton – The Top Teams; Football, Baseball, Basketball And Hockey Winners
  • Stweart, Mark – Classic Rivalries

Fairy Tales, Folktales and Myths

  • Aesop – Aesop’s Fables
  • Andersen, Hans Christian – Hans Christian Andersen’s Fary Tales
  • Berger, Barara – All The Way To Llasa: A Tale From Tibet
  • Bruchac, Joseph – The Boy Who Lived With The Bears (And Others)
  • Bryan, Ashley – The Adventures Of Aku … And Others
  • Climo, Shirley – A Treasury Of Princesses
  • Craft, Charlotee – King Midas And The Golden Touch
  • D’aulaire, Ingri/Edgar – D’aulaire’s Book Of Greek Myths, D’aulaire’s Book Of Norse Gods And Giants (P)
  • Demi – A Chinese Zoo: Fables And Proverbs
  • De Paola, Tomie – The Legend Of The Persian Carpet
  • Haviland, Virginia – Favorite Fairy Tales (Series), North American Legends
  • Lang, Andrew – King Arthur’s Tales Of The Round Table
  • The Red Fairy Book (Series)
  • Lester, Julius – The Tales Of Uncle Remus
  • Lunge-Larsen, Lise – The Hidden Folk: Stories Of Fairies, Dwarves,Selkies, And Othe Beings
  • Maggi, Maria Elena – The Great Canoe: A Karina Legend
  • Mccaughrean, Geraldine – The Silver Treasure, Starry Tales
  • Mckissack, Patricia – The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales Of The Supernatural
  • Penner, Lucille – Dragons
  • Philip, Neil – Christmas Fairy Tales
  • Prokofiev, Sergei – Peter And The Wolf
  • Provensen, Alice – The Master Swordsman And The Magic Doorway: Two Legends From Ancient China
  • Roberts, Moss (Ed.) – Chinese Fairy Tales And Fantasies, Cut From The Same Cloth: American Women Of Myth
  • San Souci, Robert D. – Pedro And The Monkey, Even More Short And Shivery Tales
  • Schwartz, Alvin – Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones (Series)
  • Segal, L. And Maurice Sendak (Ed.) – The Juniper Tree And Other Tales From Grimm
  • Shepard, Aaron – The Magic Brocade
  • Sierra, Judy – The Beautiful Butterfly
  • Singer, Isaac Bashevis – The Power Of Light, Stories For Children (P) … And Others
  • Tarnowska, Wafa – The Seven Wise Princesses
  • Wood, Marion – Spirits, Heroes And Hunters From North American Mythology
  • World Mythologies Series: – Gods And Heroes From Viking Mythology
  • Yep, Laurence – The Khan’s Daughter
  • Yolen, Jane – Favorite Folktales From Around The World
  • Young, Ed – The Sons Of The Dragon King

Poetry

  • Oxford Illustrated Book Of American Children’s Poems
  • Poetry From A To Z
  • Sleigh Bells And Snowflakes; A Celebration Of Christmas
  • Adoff, Arnold – My Black Me, Sports Pages And Others
  • Bruchac, Joseph – Pushing Up The Sky
  • Ciardi, John – Doodle Soup And Others
  • Cole, Joanna, (Ed.) – A New Treasury Of Children’s Poetry
  • Dickinson, Emily – I’m Nobody: Who Are You?, Poems For Youth
  • Feelings, Tom – Daydreamers
  • Fleischman, Paul – Joyfull Noise
  • Florian, Douglas – Winter Eyes And Many Others
  • Frost, Robert – A Swinger Of Birches, You Come Too And Others
  • Giovanni, Nikki – Spin A Soft Black Song, Vacation Time And Others
  • Greenfield, Eloise – Honey I Love And Other Love Poemsand Others
  • Grimes, Nikki – Under The Tree : Poems Of Christmas
  • Hall, Donald (Ed.) – The Oxford Book Of Children’s Verse In America
  • Hines, Anna – Pieces: A Year In Poems And Quilts
  • Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Ed.) – Opening Days, Hand In Hand And Others
  • Hughes, Langston – Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes
  • Lear, Edward – A Book Of Nonsense And Others
  • Livingston, Myra Cohn – Sea Songs And Others
  • Medina, Tony – Love To Langston
  • Merriam, Eve – Finding A Poem And Many Others
  • Millay, Edna St. Vincent – Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Poems Selected For Young People
  • Myers, Walter Dean – Glorious Days
  • Nye, Naomi (Ed.) – This Same Sky: A Collection Of Poems From Around The World, Pass It On: African American Poetry For Children
  • Prelutsky, Jack – The Random House Book Of Poetry (Ed.), For Laughing Out Louder And Many Others
  • Sandburg, Carl – Rainbows Are Made
  • Strickland, Dorothy – Listen Children: An Anthology Of Black Literature (P)
  • Worth, Valerie – All The Small Poems And Fourteen More

Biography

  • Adler, David – Picture Book Of Lewis And Clark, A Hero And The Holocaust: The Story Of Janusz Korzcak And His Children, Joe Louis:
  • America’s Fighter
  • Anderson, William – Laura Ingalls Wilder : A Biography
  • Aulaire, Ingri/Edgar D’ – Columbus, George Washington And Others
  • Bolden, Tonya – The Champ The Story Of Muhammad Ali
  • Brown, Fern G. – Amelia Earhart Takes Off
  • Burleigh, Robert – Into The Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream, “Childhood Of Famous Americans” Series: – Harry Houdini:
  • Young Magician (Wagoner), Sacagawea: American Pathfinder (Seymour)
  • Chrisp, Peter – Shakespeare
  • Cline-Ransome, Lesa – Satchel Paige
  • Cohen, Joel – Superstars Of Women’s Gymnastics
  • Cummings, Pat – Talking With Artists
  • Dahl, Roald – Boy
  • “Discovery Book” Series: – George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt And Others
  • Freedman, Russell – Abraham Lincoln, Confucius: The Golden Rule
  • Fritz, Jean – The Double Life Of Pocahontas, The Great Little Madison And Others
  • Gerstein, Moracai – The Man Who Walked The Towers
  • Goodman, Joan – Beyond The Sea Of Ice, Voyages Of Henry Hudson
  • Greenblatt, Stephen – Will In The World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
  • Guarnieri, Paolo – Boy Named Giotto
  • Josephson, Judith – Allan Pinkerton
  • Karnes, Frances – Girls And Young Women Inventors
  • Keating, Susan Katz – Archimedes: Ancient Greek Mathematician
  • Kimmel, Eric – Montezuma
  • Klingel, Cynthia – Leif Eriksson ; Norwegian Explorer
  • Krull, Kathleen – A Woman For President: The Story Of Victoria Woodhull
  • Kulling, Monica – Eleanor Everywhere
  • Myers, Walter – Malcolm X
  • Rawding, F.W. – Gandhi And The Struggle For India’s Independence
  • Rubel, David – Scholastic Encyclopedia Of Presidents And Their Times
  • Rol, Ruud Van Der – Anne Frank: Beyond The Diary
  • Rumford, James – Seeker Of Knowledge:  Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphics
  • Sandler, Martin W. – Presidents
  • Sills, Leslie – Visions: Stories About Women Artists
  • Stanley, Diane – Cleopatra, Saladin: Noble Prince Of Islam
  • Sutcliffe, Jane – Helen Keller
  • Szabo, Corrine – Sky Pioneer, Amelia Earhart
  • Wilder, Laura Ingalls – West From Home: Letters From Laura Ingalls Wilder To Almanzo Wilder, San Francisco, 1915
  • Wolf, Sylvia – Focus: Five Women Photographers

Informational and Entertaining

  • Ames, Lee – Draw 50 Animals (Series) And Others
  • Anno, Mitsumasa – Anno’s Medieval World (Series)
  • Ash, Russell – The Incredible Book Of Comparisons
  • Bender, Lionel – Human Body
  • Biah, Raymond – The Underground Railroad
  • Borden, Louise – Sea Clocks: The Story Of Longitude
  • Bridgman, Roger – Technology
  • Briggs, Michael – Stamps
  • Brooks, Bruce – Making Sense: Animal Perception And Communication
  • Brown, Dave – Amazing Magic Tricks
  • Bryan, Ashley – All Night, All Day: A Child’s First Book Of African American Spirituals
  • Buller, Laura – Native Americans: An Inside Look At The Tribes And Traditions
  • Burns, Peggy – Money
  • Chesterman, Charles – Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Rocks And Minerals
  • Clay, Rebecca – Kidding Around Paris (Series)
  • Colum, Padraic – The Golden Fleece
  • Cooper, Jason – Great White Shark
  • Cooper, Ilene – The Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Dahl, Roald – Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes
  • Donovan, Sandra – The Channel Tunnel
  • Dutemple, Lesley – The Taj Mahal, The Pantheon And Others
  • “Eyewitness” Series: – Battle (Holmes), Pirate (Platt)
  • “Eyewitness Science” Series: – Ocean (Macquitty), Electricity (Parker), Matter (Cooper)
  • Falick, Melanie – Kids Knitting
  • Gay, Kathlyn – Civil War
  • Gillies, Judi – The Kids Can Press Jumbo Cookbook
  • Grant, Neil – The Great Atlas Of Discovery
  • Hamilton, Sue – Buildings: A Pictorial History Of The Past One Thousdan Years, Clothing: A Pictorial History Of The Past One Tousand Years,
  • Communication: A Pictorial History Of The Past One Thousand Years
  • Hewitt, Catherine – Buddhism
  • Hirschfelder, Arlene – Encyclopedia Of Native American Religions
  • Hopkinson, Deborah – Fannie In The Kitchen
  • Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane – Celebrating Hanukkah
  • Howarth, Sara – Children’s Atlas Of The 20Th Century
  • Krementz, Jill – How It Feels To Be Adopted, How It Feels To Live With A Physical Disability And Others
  • Lafferty, Peter – Weather
  • Lagasse, Emeril – Emeril’s There’s A Chef In My Family
  • Lewis, Brenda – Coins And Currency
  • “Living History” Series: – The Vikings (Claire)
  • Macauley, David – The Way Things Work … And Others
  • Macdonald, Fiona – Exploring The World
  • Maestro, Betsy – The Story Of Religion
  • Majors, John – The Silk Route
  • Maynard, Christopher – Extreme Machines
  • Mead, Robin – The Fifty States
  • Merlo, Claudio – History Of Art
  • Miles, Sir Bernard – Favorite Tales From Shakespeare
  • Miles, Neil – Atlas Of The Medieval World In Europe
  • Morley, Jacqueline – How Would You Survive As A Viking?
  • Oliver, Ray – Rocks And Minerals
  • Osborne, Mary Pope – Favorite Norse Myths
  • Parker, Steve – Ultimate Atlas Of Almost Everything
  • Parker, Nancy – Money, Money, Money
  • Patent, Dorothy – The Incredible Story Of China’s Buried Warriors
  • Pilling, Ann – Creation
  • Richards, Jon – Chemicals And Reactions
  • Rhoades, Diane – Garden Crafts For Kids
  • Sadler, Judy – Sewing, Knitting, The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book Of Easy Crafts
  • Sanders, Tao Tao Liu – Dragons, Gods And Spirits From Chinese Mythology
  • San Souci, Robert D. – Short And Shivery: Thirty Terrifying Tales
  • Simon, Seymour – Sharks (Series), The Brain
  • Singer, Donna – Structures That Changed The Way The World Looked
  • Steger, Will – Over The Top Of The World
  • Suthering, Jane – The Children’s Quick And Easy Cookbook
  • Tames, Richard – Great Explorers
  • Tang, Greg – The Best Of Times: Math Strategies That Multiply
  • Taylor, David – You & Your Dog
  • Vancleave, Janice – Janice Vancleave’s Plants: Mind Boggling Experiments
  • Varriale, Jim – Kids Dance: The Students Of Ballet Tech
  • Ventura, Piero – In Search Of Troy (Series)
  • Wilcox, Charlotte – The Golden Retriever … And Others
  • Wilkonson, Philip – Islam
  • Wilson, Keith – Photography
  • Yamazaki, Tetsu – Legacy Of The Dog

Additional Resources

These books have been read and enjoyed by us and are recommended for summer reading. In addition, you may want to keep this list handy for supplemental reading throughout the year.

The following bookstores have many of these titles available:

Saturday mornings at 11:00 a.m. is often a time for storytelling in Central Park. Check the website for further information.

The summer is also a wonderful time to visit public libraries here in New York City. For information regarding events for children, please visit:

The New York City Public Library now offers free eBook titles for kids at ebooks.nypl.org. All that is required to access titles is to have a New York Public Library Card. Go to nypl.org/ebookcentral for detailed information on how to download digital materials.

We recommend the following online resources that provide additional reading lists from which to choose books: