New books

The True Meaning of Smekday
by Adam Rex

When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster. -- CIP

Some other new titles you might want to check out

Easy books

I Am Invited to a Party
by Mo Willems

Piggie is invited to her first party. What will she wear? Her elephant friend Gerald, the party expert, know just how to help ...or does he? -- CIP

Fiction

The Talented Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker

Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show. -- CIP

Picture books

Rainstorm
by Barbara Lehman

In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day. -- CIP

Nonfiction

Jazz on a Saturday Night
by Leo & Diane Dillon

Learn about this popular music form and hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD. -- CIP

 

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