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Title: Here in the Real World Author: Sara Pennypacker Publisher: Balzer & Bray Publication Date: February 4, 2020 ISBN:  978-0062698957 Audience: Ages 8-12 years Summary:  A perfect summer awaits Ware.  Staying with his grandmother in Florida while his parents work double

Name of Book:  Who Is My Neighbor? Author:  Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrator:  Denise Turu Publisher:  Flyaway Books ISBN:  9781947888074 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  In a retelling of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, two communities, the Blues and the

Title: Author: Antje Damm Illustrator: Antje Damm Publisher: Gecko Press Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-776571-88-8 Audience: Ages 5 to 10 Summary: An older woman named Elise lives alone as a recluse, scared of everything outside her home.  The play of a little boy named Emil

Title: Ms. Bixby’s Last Day Author: John David Anderson Publisher: Walden Pond Press ISBN:  9780062338174 Audience: Ages 8-12 Summary:  In the taxonomy of teachers devised by the sixth-grade protagonists of this novel, Ms. Bixby is one of the rare “Good Ones,” the kind that make

Title: We Found a Hat Author:  Jon Klassen Illustrator:  Jon Klassen Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN:  9780763656003 Audience: Preschool – Grade 3 Summary:  What should two turtle friends do when they discover a hat in the desert sand?  While it looks great on each of them, it

Title: The Name Jar Author: Yangsook Choi Publisher: Dragonfly Books; Reprint Edition Publication Date: October 14, 2003 ISBN: 978-0440417996 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  New year, new country,  new school, the first day.  Unhei ( Yoon-hye)is nervous and excited, but for

Title: Cougar Cub Tales: I’m Just Like You Author and Illustrator: Sharon Cramer Publisher: B&F Publishing, available as an e-book. ISBN # 978-1-4507-3351-9 Audience: ages 4-8 Summary: Two young, orphaned cougar siblings spend their days playing happily and imaginatively

Title: The Wild Robot Author: Peter Brown Illustrator: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN: 978-0316381994 Audience: Ages 8 – 11 years Summary:  In the not too distant future a cargo ship carrying 500 robots (Rozzum

Title: Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret         Author:  Bob Shea Illustrator: Bob Shea Publisher: Disney Hyperion ISBN:  9781484713785 Audience:  PreS – Grade 2 Summary: Ballet Cat is just the tiniest bit overbearing with her enthusiasm for ballet.  When her friend Sparkles

Title: What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig Author:  Emma J. Virján Illustrator: Emma J. Virján Publisher: Harper ISBN:  9780062327246 Audience:  Toddler – preschool Summary:  An offstage narrator announces, “What this story needs is a pig.”  In quick succession a lone