Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Category : Children’s Booklists

New Video Games

Wii Games are available in the Young Adult Area.  New arrivals include:

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Level K Readers


Level J Readers


Level I Readers


Level H Readers


Level M Readers


Hanukkah Books for Children

See the Youth Room’s display of Hanukkah books on the lower level of the library!


Level L Readers


Thanksgiving Picture Books


Wrap Up Books! Picture Books

Murray, Alison. Apple Pie ABC. (2010) ISBN 9781423136941 $16.99 HC
When an apple pie arrives piping hot on the kitchen table, a little pup does everything from A to Z to get his paws on it. He Ogles it. He Pines for it. But will his ABC antics land him a slice? Apple Pie ABC is a delicious twist on traditional verse brought to life by Alison Murray’s simple words and whimsical illustrations. Sure to delight readers of all ages, it’s a book to savor again and again.

Lichtenheld, Tom and Ezra Fields-Meyer. E-Mergency. (2011) ISBN 9780811878982 $16.99 HC
So often it’s the simplest ideas that are the best—and the funniest. In this alphabetically audacious romp, the letter E has an accident, and while it is recovering, the letter O takes its place (with comodic rosults). The pages are jam-packed with so many linguistic puns, acronyms, and jokes that readers may not realize how much they’re learning about language along the way. Throo choors!

Fisher, Valorie. Everything I Need to Know Before I’m Five. (2011) ISBN 9780375868658 $17.99 HC
Everything? Believe it. Fisher introduces readers to a wealth of concepts—numbers, letters, colors, shapes, weather, and more—and does so using cleverly composed photographic tableaus made up of vintage toys, knickknacks, thrift-store finds, and other odds and ends. This book is thorough, fun, and as one-of-a-kind as the objects that fill its pages.

Smith, Lane. Grandpa Green. (2011) ISBN 9781596436077 $16.99 HC
This may be Smith at his most earnest—a boy wanders through his great-grandfather’s topiary garden, the sculpted hedges reflecting the elder’s story, from a rural childhood to war and finding love. Grandpa Green isn’t dead, but he is in decline, and Lane’s young narrator serves as a poignant reminder that the things we create—stories, memories, art (in whatever form it might take)—endure long after we do.

Willems, Mo. Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator! (2011) ISBN 9780062004000 $17.99 HC
Willems excels at putting his audience first, and the six and a half stories that make up this pitch-perfect collection are no exception. Friendship is friendship, whether with another child or with a blue toy alligator, and Willems treats the highs and lows of Amanda and her alligator’s relationship with honesty and humor, evoking such classic pairings as Charlie Brown and Snoopy or Calvin and Hobbes.

Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back. (2011) ISBN 9780763655983 $16.99 HC
With deadpan humor and a hint of wickedness, illustrator Klassen makes his debut as an author with the deceptively simple story of a bear who just wants to find his missing hat. Don’t let the pared-down art and narration fool you: a wealth of emotion and personality hides behind the deadened eyes of Klassen’s woodland creatures, from anxiety to rage, stupefaction to satisfaction.

Castillo, Lauren. Melvin and the Boy. (2011) ISBN 9780805089295 $16.99 HC
When a little boy sees a turtle basking in the sun at the park, he thinks he’s found the perfect pet. But when they get home, the boy soon discovers that the only time the turtle comes out of his shell is at bath time. Is it possible that the turtle would be happiest back in the pond? After all, it’s always bath time there! Lauren Castillo’s beautiful art gives this gentle story about finding the right pet–and, in the end, doing what’s right for that pet—a timeless, classic feel.

Burkert, Rand and Nancy Eckholm Burkert. Mouse & Lion. (2011) ISBN 9780545101479 $17.95 HC
Retellings of the classic Aesop’s fable of good deeds rewarded are legion, but few are as elegantly and richly conceived as this mother-son collaboration. To say that the naturalistic and astonishingly detailed illustrations bring the African savannah to life hardly does them justice—paired with the story’s spare prose, each spread forms an intimate, perfectly framed vignette, charged with emotion.

Dean, James and Eric Litwin. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. (2010) ISBN 9780061906220 $16.99 HC
Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as we steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are are, Pete keeps movin’ and groovin’ and singing his song…because it’s all good.

Tullet, Hervé. Press Here. (2011) ISBN 9780811879545 $14.99 HC
If Lane Smith’s It’s a Book was last year’s rallying cry in defense of the printed book, 2011 belongs to Tullet’s elementally simple and playfully interactive offering, which invites readers to press, shake, and turn it—and see the results on the next page. Let the apps proliferate: books like this prove that there will always be a place for smart, well-executed, and proudly low-tech picture books.

Sayre, April Pulley. Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant. (2011) ISBN 9781442421417 $15.99 HC
Know any kids who don’t like veggies? Here is a book that’s sure to change their hungry minds! With a raucous rhyming text, Rah, Rah Radishes celebrates fresh vegetables, nature’s bright colors, and the joy of healthy eating. The book’s interactive spirit encourages kids to join in on the read-aloud fun, and little ones won’t be able to resist the book’s vibrant photographs–they’re a feast for the eyes!

Nolan, Dennis. Sea of Dreams. (2011) ISBN 9781596434707 $16.99 HC
Wordless stories have a magic all their own, and that’s especially true of Nolan’s maritime fantasy, in which a child’s sand castle is besieged by the tide, setting in motion a dramatic escape for the miniature family that lives within. Nolan’s lush spreads provide abundant ammunition for readers’ imaginations, giving them an enchanting world in which to lose themselves.

Savage, Stephen. Where’s Walrus? (2011) ISBN 9780439700498 $16.99 HC
A triumph of design, Savage’s wordless game of cat-and-mouse (or rather walrus-and-zookeeper) demonstrates how much one can do with a few simple forms, some repetition, and an effortlessly charming tusked hero. The delight comes not from finding Walrus (that’s easy), but in seeing the ways in which his swoopy gray curves mimic the mannequins, firemen, and can-can dancers he tries to blend in with.

*A special Thank You to Stephanie Tournas for this list*


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