December is ...

...Read a New Book Month

This December, find a new book to read as the Children's Room celebrates the American Library Association's "Read A New Book Month" special event.  Come visit our Children's New Book Section and browse the recently added titles.  We're betting you will find something cool to take home!

December is the perfect time to curl up at home with a new story, especially during winter break.  Here are a few suggestions:

The Bear in the Book
by Kate Banks

While a little boy gets ready for bedtime by choosing a favorite book for his mother to read to him, a young bear prepares for deep hibernation under a snowy landscape, in a parallel story that features soft, rhythmic text and evocative illustrations. Great for a cold winter's night!

These Bees Count!

by Alison Formento

These Bees Count is a terrific book that intertwines counting and non-fiction information about bees into a wonderful story.

Zelda the Varigoose

by Sebastian Loth

Who is Zelda the varigoose? Is she a bee or a giraffe?  Butterfly, squid, whale?  This unique book's transparent pages will let you see the different combinations.  You will have lots of fun transforming Zelda.

Liar & Spy

by Rebecca Stead

Seventh grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. A fresh and funny chapter book.

The Vengekeep Prophecies

by Brian Farrey

Jaxter Grimjinx is a born thief.  For generations, the Grimjinx clan has produced the swiftest, cleverest thieves in Vengekeep. The problem is, Jaxter is clumsy. So clumsy that he sets the Castellan's house on fire and lands his family in jail. Even Jaxter's skill for breaking magical locks can't get them out of this bind. A magical tapestry prophesies doom for the town and to everyone's surprise Jaxter and his family become the town's heroes.