Best of 2012, so far...

Selected by:
Mary Slamin, Sandra Hile & Gail Fell

JP Juvenile Picture Books

(Read Aloud Stories)

JP Barnett, Mac. Extra Yarn. Balzer & Bray. With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

JP Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Wakey-Wakey. Viking. Start a brand-new day the Llama way with breakfast and brushing, kissing and hugging. And say nighty-night with Llama Llama Nighty-Night.

JP Dunrea, Oliver. Gideon. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Meet Gideon, the newest addition to Olivier Dunre's gaggle of adorable goslings!

JP Goodrich, Carter. Zorro Gets An Outfit. Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers. Zorro, the dog, is embarrassed at having to wear a fancy outfit to the park until a "cool" new dog arrives in his own fancy outfit.

JP McQuinn, Anna. Lola Reads to Leo. Charlesbridge. Lola has a new baby brother. Lola learns how to help take care of Leo - and how better than by sharing her love of reading?

JP Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Plant a Kiss. Harper. Little Miss planted a kiss. One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined.

JP Willems, Mo. The Duckling Gets A Cookie? Hyperion Books for Children. The Duckling asks for a cookie -- and gets one! Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that?

JP Wood, Audrey. Blue Sky. The Blue Sky Press. A simple, sparely worded invitation to do something that many of us in our busy lives rarely do: look up.

JE Juvenile Easy Readers

(Beginning Reader)

JE Arnold, Tedd. Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! Cartwheel Books. Fly Guy, Buzz and Dad go on an action-packed adventure by boat, train, plane, and beyond!

JE Henkes, Kevin. Penny and Her Song. Greenwillow Books. Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

JE McNamara, Margaret. Summer Treasure. Simon Spotlight. Since it's summer, Hannah gets to do other fun things, like go to the beach with her family. Imagine her surprise when she sees her teacher, Mrs. Connor in a bathing suit! Turns out, teachers don't live at school.

JE Willems, Mo. Listen to My Trumpet! Hyperion Books For Children. Piggie can't wait to play her new instrument for Gerald! But is she ready to listen to his reaction?

JYR Juvenile Young Readers

(1st & 2nd Grade Reader)

J Juvenile Fiction

(Novels / Stories 3rd Grade & Higher)

J Cottrell Boyce, Frank. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again. Candlewick Press. The Tooting family fits an old engine they find into their camper van, unaware that the engine once belonged to an extraordinary car and sends the family on an adventure across the world to rebuild the original Chitty.

J Korman, Gordon. Showoff. Scholastic Press. The heroes of SWINDLE, ZOOBREAK, and FRAMED are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs!

J MacLachlan, Patricia. Kindred Souls. Katherine Tegen Books. Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it.

J Palacio, R. J. Wonder. Alfred A. Knopf. Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being homeschooled to entering 5th grade at a private middle school, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

J Rose, Caroline Starr. May B.: A Novel (in free verse) Schwartz & Wade Books. May is helping out on a neighbor's homestead - just until Christmas, her Pa promised. But when a terrible turn of events leaves her all alone, she must find food and fuel and the courage to make it through the terrible winter.

J Graphc Novel

J Juvenile Nonfiction

(Subject Books)

J 595.7 W. Werner, Sharon. Bugs By The Numbers. Blue Apple Books. These incredible insects are ingeniously engineered out of numerals. This one-of-a-kind, eye-catching look at the insect world will entertain, engage, and educate stylish young entomologists everywhere!

J 711 S. Sullivan, George. Click Click Click! Photography For Children. Prestel. Budding shutterbugs will find much to explore in this colorful and wide-ranging introduction to photography. Illustrated throughout, the book covers everything from the difference between digital and film cameras to taking pictures of a favorite pet.

J 796.357 V. Vernick, Audrey. Brothers At Bat: The True Story of An Amazing All-Brothers Baseball Team. Clarion Books. The Acerra family had sixteen children. Twelve of them were boys, and they all played baseball.

J B Powell. Michelson, Richard. Twice as Good: the story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built and owned by an African American. Sleeping Bear Press. Beautifully illustrated by Hartsdale's own Eric Velasquez.

JNF Parenting

(Parenting Books)