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Who ate Steve?

Lloyd, Susannah,


Kirkus Review, December 2024. "Marcel is a bird and he is big. Steve is a worm, and he is. . . Wait a minute! Steve has DISAPPEARED! Does Marcel know something about it? And can he be persuaded to return that poor worm RIGHT NOW?!"--Amazon.
Date Published:2025

Wanda hears the stars : a blind astronomer listens to the Universe

Hansen, Amy,


Booklist starred, July 2025. Kirkus Review, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, June 2025. "Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda DiÌaz Merced wanted to study the stars. But when she lost her sight, she had to find a new way to work. Through the use of sonification, which turns data into sound, she was able to make a path for herself and other scientists with disabilities"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist starred, July 2025. Kirkus Review, July 2025. School Library Journal starred, June 2025. "Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda DiÌaz Merced wanted to study the stars. But when she lost her sight, she had to find a new way to work. Through the use of sonification, which turns data into sound, she was able to make a path for herself and other scientists with disabilities"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Troubling tonsils!

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-


"Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he collects creepy stories to share as cautionary tales. If you’re ready for some chills and chuckles alike, tune in as Jasper weaves the yarn of Charlie Marmot and the particular pickle he found himself in. See, Charlie here has a problem: his tonsils have become infected and have to come out. No biggie, right? But when he decides he wants to keep them in a jar for show and tell, things get creepy… First, strange slurping sounds in his room keep Charlie awake the night before his surgery. Then, he goes to the doctor only to be told his tonsils are already gone! Could it be they’re out for revenge? Join Jasper and Charlie in this first Creepy Tale chapter book and learn from Charlie’s mistakes before it’s too late!" --
Date Published:2025

"Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he collects creepy stories to share as cautionary tales. If you’re ready for some chills and chuckles alike, tune in as Jasper weaves the yarn of Charlie Marmot and the particular pickle he found himself in. See, Charlie here has a problem: his tonsils have become infected and have to come out. No biggie, right? But when he decides he wants to keep them in a jar for show and tell, things get creepy… First, strange slurping sounds in his room keep Charlie awake the night before his surgery. Then, he goes to the doctor only to be told his tonsils are already gone! Could it be they’re out for revenge? Join Jasper and Charlie in this first Creepy Tale chapter book and learn from Charlie’s mistakes before it’s too late!" --

Date Published:2025

The tooth book

Seuss, Dr.


"Originally published in different form by Random House Children's Books in 1981... First published as an abridged Bright and Early Board Book in 2003"--Page facing t.p. On board pages. Uses rhymes and illustrations to describe teeth, including the animals that have teeth, their uses, and how people lose one set and gain another.
Date Published:2017

Speak up, Santiago! : a Hillside Valley graphic novel

Anta, Julio,


Booklist, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. School Library Journal, March 2025. "NYC kid Santiago heads upstate to stay with his grandmother for the summer"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Sisters

Telgemeier, Raina,


"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--p.4 of cover. Contains biographical information. Booklist starred, June 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. New York Times, August 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Raina, fourteen, and her ten-year-old sister Amara don't get along. On a road trip to a family reunion, the two are left alone in the family van when it breaks down.
Date Published:2022

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--p.4 of cover. Contains biographical information. Booklist starred, June 2014. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. New York Times, August 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Raina, fourteen, and her ten-year-old sister Amara don't get along. On a road trip to a family reunion, the two are left alone in the family van when it breaks down.

Date Published:2022

Shark bite!


On pull-tab board pages. Booklist, November 2015. Kirkus Review, July 2015. All of the animals in the ocean think Mark the shark is very scary until they play a game of hide-and-seek.
Date Published:2015

Saved by the smell

Lerner, Jarrett,


"Ages 5-8"--Back cover. Booklist, February 2025. Kirkus Review, January 2025. Publishers Weekly, December 2024. School Library Journal, February 2025. Ari's life takes a chaotic turn when his mad scientist mom devises a portal to tackle their overwhelming laundry crisis, leading to much bigger problems when they accidentally travel 70 million years back in time.
Date Published:2025

Safe crossing

Percival, Kari,


Junior Library Guild. "Every spring, frogs and salamanders must travel from wooded uplands to vernal pools where they were born, now to mate. Unfortunately, roads constructed through their habitats have made the journey dangerous for these slow-moving animals. Many never reach their destinations. But with the help of the Amphibian Migration Team, there is hope for a safe crossing! Playful and informative, Safe Crossing offers an empowering example of how even the youngest individuals can raise awareness a$bout a meaningful cause, drive change, and unite people in a community, as well as globally"--$cProvided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Junior Library Guild. "Every spring, frogs and salamanders must travel from wooded uplands to vernal pools where they were born, now to mate. Unfortunately, roads constructed through their habitats have made the journey dangerous for these slow-moving animals. Many never reach their destinations. But with the help of the Amphibian Migration Team, there is hope for a safe crossing! Playful and informative, Safe Crossing offers an empowering example of how even the youngest individuals can raise awareness a$bout a meaningful cause, drive change, and unite people in a community, as well as globally"--$cProvided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Ready, steady, sloth!

Anderson, Justin,


Includes index. Horn Book, July 2025. School Library Journal, May 2025. "Follow an adorable mother sloth and her baby and discover the intriguing mysteries hidden beneath the forest canapy"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Punch! : a story about kindness

Hall, Michael, 1954-


Booklist starred, April 2025. Horn Book, July 2025. Kirkus Review, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. School Library Journal starred, March 2025. "When Badger bullies his friends Frog, Moose, Elephant, and Bear, they teach him an unforgettable lesson about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Pop! goes the nursery rhyme

Bird, Betsy,


Kirkus Review, February 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal, February 2025. "The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes--from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill--the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, February 2025. Pub Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal, February 2025. "The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes--from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill--the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Pocket bear

Applegate, Katherine,


"Born during the throes of World War I, Pocket was designed to fit into the pocket of a soldier's jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward. That way, when the soldier glanced at his pocket, he would see an endearing token of love from someone back home, and, hopefully, a good luck charm. Now, over a century later, Pocket serves as unofficial leader of Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, where stuffed toy animals are refurbished and given a fresh opportunity to be loved. He and his best feline friend, Zephyrina, known far and wide as a cat burglar, have seen it all, and then some. An unforgettable tale of bravery, loyalty, and kindness, Pocket Bear reminds us all that love comes in many forms (sometimes filled with fluff), and that second chances are always possible" --
Date Published:2025

"Born during the throes of World War I, Pocket was designed to fit into the pocket of a soldier's jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward. That way, when the soldier glanced at his pocket, he would see an endearing token of love from someone back home, and, hopefully, a good luck charm. Now, over a century later, Pocket serves as unofficial leader of Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, where stuffed toy animals are refurbished and given a fresh opportunity to be loved. He and his best feline friend, Zephyrina, known far and wide as a cat burglar, have seen it all, and then some. An unforgettable tale of bravery, loyalty, and kindness, Pocket Bear reminds us all that love comes in many forms (sometimes filled with fluff), and that second chances are always possible" --

Date Published:2025

Pig the stinker

Blabey, Aaron,


"Pig the Stinker was first published in Australia in 2018 by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd., under the title Pig the Grub"--Copyright page. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Kirkus, January 15, 2019. School library journal, June 2019. School Library Journal, June 2019. Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.
Date Published:2019

"Pig the Stinker was first published in Australia in 2018 by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd., under the title Pig the Grub"--Copyright page. Kirkus Review, January 2019. Kirkus, January 15, 2019. School library journal, June 2019. School Library Journal, June 2019. Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.

Date Published:2019

Pig the rebel

Blabey, Aaron,


"First published in Australia in2022 by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd."--Page facing title page. Kirkus Review. School Library Journal. Kirkus Review, August2022. School Library Journal, August2022. It is Pig the Pug versus obedience school in this rhyming story of a dog's rebellion and downfall.
Date Published:2022

Pig the pug : stories

Blabey, Aaron,


"First published in Australia by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd." -- colophon. "Three books in one!" -- cover. Originally published as individual volumes Ã2014-2016. A collection of three Pig the Pug books. Pig the Fibber: Pig the Pug tells lies to get what he wants and get Trevor the sausage dog in trouble -- --but when his latest lie results in an accident and the loss of a tooth he finally learns his lesson (maybe). Pig the Pug: Pig is a selfish pug who does not want to share his toys with his canine housemate, Trevor -- until an accident teaches him the value of friendship. Pig the Winner: Pig insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him -- until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
Date Published:2024

"First published in Australia by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd." -- colophon. "Three books in one!" -- cover. Originally published as individual volumes Ã2014-2016. A collection of three Pig the Pug books. Pig the Fibber: Pig the Pug tells lies to get what he wants and get Trevor the sausage dog in trouble -- --but when his latest lie results in an accident and the loss of a tooth he finally learns his lesson (maybe). Pig the Pug: Pig is a selfish pug who does not want to share his toys with his canine housemate, Trevor -- until an accident teaches him the value of friendship. Pig the Winner: Pig insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him -- until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.

Date Published:2024

The monster in the lake

Timmers, Leo,


Contains fold-out pages. Translation of: Het monstermeer. Booklist starred, September 2025. Kirkus Starred, October 2025. Pub Weekly, June 2025. "Eric the duck is nervous to swim in the lake for fear a monster might live there, but he bravely follows his friends and discovers something spectacular indeed lives beneath the surface"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Mixed-up

Garcia, Kami,


Booklist starred, December 01, 2025. Kirkus, December 01, 2024. Publisher's Weekly, October 07, 2024. School library journal, December 2024. A game-loving girl who gets diagnosed with dyslexia finds her support network that helps her along in the journey. In graphic novel format.
Date Published:2025

Mistaco! : a tale of tragedy y tortillas

Kinkz, Eliza,


Subtitle from front cover. Booklist starred, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. Pub Weekly, February 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. After a terrible day at school, Izzy's grandfather helps her turn things around by making "mistacos" and celebrating their mistakes.
Date Published:2025

The ultimate collection!

Eliopulos, Nick,


"A collection of five early readers." "Five early readers!"--Cover. "Step 3 books." At head of title: Minecraft. Survival mode! -- Mobs in the Overworld! -- Escape from the Nether! -- The sky's the limit! -- Mobs in the mansion! "Minecraft® is one of the best-selling video games of all time! And now learning to read has never been more fun. Players new and old can join Emmy, Birch, and their tame wolf Byte, as they explore mysterious biomes and encounter scary mobs in this collection of five exciting Step Into Reading Step 3 leveled readers"--From the publisher's web site.
Date Published:2024

"A collection of five early readers." "Five early readers!"--Cover. "Step 3 books." At head of title: Minecraft. Survival mode! -- Mobs in the Overworld! -- Escape from the Nether! -- The sky's the limit! -- Mobs in the mansion! "Minecraft® is one of the best-selling video games of all time! And now learning to read has never been more fun. Players new and old can join Emmy, Birch, and their tame wolf Byte, as they explore mysterious biomes and encounter scary mobs in this collection of five exciting Step Into Reading Step 3 leveled readers"--From the publisher's web site.

Date Published:2024