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Here are some of our brand new children's books for April, 2016. Check out my personal favorite, board book Tumford the Terrible, about one naughty kitty! Anna, Children's Librarian, Moffat Library
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Bear is not tired
by Ciara Gavin, Picture Book
Not wanting to miss out on the fun that duck and his family will have throughout the long winter, Bear resists his instinct to hibernate and has considerable trouble staying awake all winter long. Simultaneous eBook.
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Chicken and Cat clean up
by Sara Varon, Picture Book
Although making his best friend, Cat, a partner in his new housecleaning business seemed to be a good idea at first, Chicken gets a rude awakening when he discovers just how clumsy his coworker is, but with a little encouragement and some words of wisdom, Cat makes amends and puts a new foot forward to make their business a smashing success.
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The Princess in Black and the hungry bunny horde
by Shannon Hale, Early Chapter Book
Interrupted en route to a brunch with another princess, Magnolia and her unicorn respond to a monster emergency in a nearby goat pasture where they are surprised by the presence of numerous adorable bunny rabbits. Co-written by the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy.
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Maybe a fox
by Kathi Appelt, Ages 10-14
The Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist author of The Underneath teams up with the Pulitzer Prize-nominee author of Someday to present the story of a grieving sister whose desire to make a final wish for her lost sibling causes the human and shadow worlds to collide. Simultaneous eBook.
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Tiger boy
by Mitali Perkins, Grades 4-7
Searching for a tiger cub whose anxious mother is threatening his village, young Neel and his sister, Rupa, risk his education to return the cub to its reserve before it is captured and killed by a rich poacher. By the creators of Rickshaw Girl.
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All rise for the honorable Perry T. Cook
by Leslie Connor, Grades 5-7
Secretly being raised in prison so that he can be with his inmate mother, 11-year-old Perry is discovered by an ambitious new district attorney and brought to the outside world, where he desperately seeks to reunite with his mother while learning the truth about why she is in jail. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Firelight : Firelight
by Kazu Kibuishi, Teen
Visiting mysterious Algos Island to access and enter lost memories, Emily, Trellis and Vigo search for clues about Trellis' mysterious childhood to gain needed information that they can use against the evil Elf King only to uncover a dark secret that changes everything. Simultaneous.
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