Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend)
by Deborah Hopkinson
Published 2008 by Schwartz & Wade Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375837685

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JUST IN TIME for the 200th anniversary of his birth comes this ingenious picture book of historical fiction about our 16th president of the United States. It's a tale of two boys who get themselves into more trouble than bear cubs in a candy store during the year 1816.... More...

Ghosts in the House!
by Kazuno Kohara
Published 2008 by Roaring Brook Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781596434271

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JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF SWEET AND SCARY for the youngest trick-or treatersAt the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she happens to be a witch and knows a little something about taking care of ghosts.... More...

Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears
by Emily Gravett
Published 2008 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416959304

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Little Mouse is afraid of everything, and she records her worries in this large-format picture book. Full of her drawings, doodles, and notes, the nibbled pages unfold to reveal newspaper clippings, a visitor's map of the Isle of Fright, and more. Full color.... More...

What's Under the Bed?
by Joe Fenton
Published 2008 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416949435

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The classic tale of an imaginative child wondering just what might be under his bed is now told in a brand-new way. Fenton's bold and distinctive illustrations combine with short, sweet text for a truly unique style. Full color. Fred doesn't want to go to sleep, he's worried about what is hiding underneath his bed.... More...

Tillie Lays an Egg
by Terry Golson
Published 2009 by Scholastic Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780545005371

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Unlike the other hens at Little Pond Farm, Tillie isn't one to wait her turn to lay her eggs. And she's certainly not one to stay cooped up all day. Off she goes!

Author Terry Golson and photographer Ben Fink invite you to join Tillie on her first eggs-straordinary adventure. Come along as she explores the cozy world of Little Pond Farm -- and lays her eggs in the unlikeliest of places! More...

Wonder Bear
by Tao Nyeu
Published 2008 by Dial Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780803733282

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Making a dazzling debut, Tao Nyeu delivers a vibrant, welcoming, strikingly original picture book in which two kids plant mysterious seeds. Up grows a flowering vine, out of which emerges an even more remarkable--and magical--big white bear. Two kids plant mysterious seeds (all thatas pictured on the envelope is a blue top hat), and up grows a remarkable flowering vine, out of which emerges an even more remarkable big white bear.... More...

Bird
by Zetta Elliott
Published 2008 by Lee & Low Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781600602412

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An African-American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction. Illustrations. An African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction. More...

Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
by Chris Monroe
Published 2009 by Carolrhoda Books

Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780822592471

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