December 2002

New to Us

• Russo, Marisabna
  Alex is My Friend
  Greenwillow Books, 1992
  E Rus
  Even though Alex is a dwarf and sometimes has to use a wheelchair because of the operation he had on his back, his friend does not mind because they still have good times together.
• Ryder, Joanne
  Chipmunk Song
  E.P. Dutton, 1987
  E Ryd
  Beautiful watercolor illustrations enhance this lyrical description of a chipmunk as it goes about its activities in late summer, prepares for winter and settles in till spring.
• Stevens, Janet
  It's Perfectly True : Adapted from Hans Christian Anderson
  Holiday House , 1988
  E Ste
  A parody on how rumors get started. By the time a chicken's innocent remark about losing a feather is passed from one bird to another, it turns into a wild story about the suicidal deaths of five lovesick hens.
• Fleming, Denise
  Time To Sleep
  Henry Holt, 1997
  E Fle
  Bear is the first animals to notice that the weather and nature is showing sings of winter, and he runs to tell snail. This word is passed from one animal to the next, until the story comes back to bear, who has his sound winter sleep disturbed to be told the news.

New Books

• DePaola, Tomie
  T Rex is Missing
  Grosset & Dunlap, 2002
  E DeP
  Everyone has had the experience of accusing someone of taking a possession, only to find out that you've misplaced it yourself. This is what happened to Morgie, who accuses his best friend of taking his favorite toy dinosaur, then finds himself having to apologize for the accusation.
• Hazen, Barbara
  Katie's Wish
  Dial books for Young Readers, 2003
  E Haz
  Katie is so tired of potatoes, and when she wished they would disappear from her dinner table, the great potato famine begins in Ireland, and Katie and her family make the decision to immigrate to America.
• Wells, Rosemary
  Practice Makes Perfect
  Hyperion Books, 2002
  E Wel
  Practice make perfect is a phrase we all hear when trying to excel at something. In this case, it's Timothy who wants to have a solo in the school talent show, and his friend Yoko offers him these words of wisdom.

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