The Festival of Bones

THE FESTIVAL OF BONES by Luis San Vicente. Cinco Puntos, 2014.

The Day of the Dead
Celebrate, do not fear.
Join in this night.

No more bad hair days

PAPER STYLE HAIRDOS by Felicitas Horstchafer. Chronicle Books, 2014.

Bad hair day? Change it
By cutting out one of these
And trying it on.

Board Books

YOU ARE MY BABY (PETS)

YOU ARE MY BABY (WOODLAND)

Both by Lorene Siminovich. Chroncile Books, 2014


Can you match baby
To its parents? every time?
You are my baby.

Can I Come, too?

CAN I COME TOO? by Brian Patten and Nicola Bayley. Peachtree, 2014.


He wants to see the
Biggest animal around
Soon his friends follow.

Bad Apple's Perfect Day

BAD APPLE'S PERFECT DAY by Edward Hemingway. Putnam, 2014.

What's the perfect day?
Apple and his pal have plans
Rain can't even spoil.

Stanley the Builder

STANLEY THE BUILDER by williambee. Peachtree, 2014.

Myrtle wants a house
Stanley comes to build for her
What a busy day!

One more board book

PEEK-A-BABY by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2014.

Where's baby hiding?
Can we find baby behind
Hats, hands, or laundry?

Board books, more please

TEN TINY TICKLES by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2014.

Are you ticklish?
Let's find out where you tickle.
Tummy, arms, feet, where?

Board books reprise!

WHERE IS BABY'S BELLY BUTTON by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2014.

Belly button hides
Beneath a shirt. Where are feet
And hands and a mouth?

Give and Take

GIVE AND TAKE by Chris Raschka. Atheneum, 29014.

Who to listen to?
Mister Give or Mister Take?
Can they both be right?

Farm Songs

OLD MANHATTAN HAS SOME FARMS, E-I-E-I-GROW by Susan Lendroth with illustrations by Kate Endle. Charlesbridge, 2014. (scan QR code for free song)

Old Manhattan and
Atlanta, Seattle, too.
Farms are everywhere.

Bear Alert!

BEAR ALERT by David Biedrzycki. Charlesbridge, 2014.

Breaking news: some bears
Are on the loose in the town
Details to follow.

Circle Square Moose?

CIRCLE SQUARE MOOSE by Kelly Bingham with illustrations by Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwillow, 2014.

Moose loves shapes and so
Into the story he comes
With commentary.

Baby Bedtime

BABY BEDTIME by Mem Fox and Emma Quay. Beach Lane, 2014.

Elephant baby
Lullaby rocks the baby
To peaceful slumber.

Hug Machine

HUG MACHINE by Scott Campbell. Atheneum, 2014.

The Hug Machine goes
All around town giving hugs
To people he meets.

Dark Side

GOODNIGHT DARTH VADER by Jeffrey Brown. Chronicle Books

Goodnight Darth Vader
Luke and Leia, wide awake
Need bedtime story.

Olivia's A B C

OLIVIA'S A B C by Ian Falconer. Atheneum, 2014.

Through the alphabet
With Olivia as guide
Accessories zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Dooby Dooby Moo

DOOBY DOOBY MOO by Betsy Lewin and Doreen Cronin. Little Simon, 2014. (book with CD)

Dooby Dooby Moo
Off to the fair we all go
Bound for talent show.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

WE'RE GOING IN A BEAR HUNT by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Little Simon, 2014.

Going on bear hunts
Facing all sorts of danger
Til we're safe in bed.

This One Summer

THIS ONE SUMMER by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamiki. :01, 2014.

Her parents fighting
Has Rose upset and turning
To her friend's help.

Absolutely Almost

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST by Lisa Graff. Philomel, 2014.

Albie is never
The smartest, tallest, or best
Albie is almost.

The School Is Alive

EERIE ELEMENTARY: THE SCHOOL IS ALIVE by Jack Chabert. Scholastic, 2014.

Eerie school's haunted
What is possessing the school
How can it be stopped?

Through the Woods

THROUGH THE WOODS by Emily Carroll. McElderry Books, 2014.

Fairy tales gone wrong
Scary, chilling, frightening
Totally perfect.

Tell Me

TELL ME by Joan Bauer. Viking,2014.

Seeing, noticing
Standing up to tell someone
And saving a life.

Brown Girl Dreaming

BROWN GIRL DREAMING by Jacqueline Woodson. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2014.

She dreams of writing
Of travel and adventure
Of finding her home.

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND by Box Brown. :01, 2014.

Andre the Giant
Achieved fame. Happiness was
Another matter.

Kate the Great (except when she's not)

KATE THE GREAT (EXCEPT WHEN SHE'S NOT) by Suzy Becker. Crown, 2014.

Be kind to Nora
Kate's Mom asks. But Nora is
Hard to be kind to.

Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn

LITTLE GREEN MEN AT THE MERCUY INN by Greg Leitich Smith. Roaring Brook, 2014.

Aliens? Aidan
Encounters them and helps them
Return to their home.

MOONBEAR'S DREAM by Frank Asch. Aladdin, 2014.

It must be a dream
Bear and Bird create a mess
Someone else cleans up.

The Only Thing to Fear

THE ONLY THING TO FEAR by Caroline Tung Richmond. Scholastic, September 2014.

Hotler won the war.
Now America, enslaved,
Tries to find freedom.

The Shadow Hero

THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Lieu. First Second, 2014.

Reluctant hero
Must fight for his family's
Honor and his life.

Death Coming up the Hill

DEATH COMING UP THE HILL by Chris Crowe. HMH, October 2014.

Novel in haiku
About Vietnam, love
And family, too.