Fall 2021: September/October
These titles have recently been acquired by the Library and are now available for holds and in-person checkout. Acquisitions are made with the purpose of adding quality children’s books to the Library’s existing collection, and which will appeal to a child’s curiosity and reading interests. Starred reviews from Horn Book, Kirkus and the School Library Journal guide Ms. Perna’s decision-making process when determining which titles to purchase. Popular titles are available in multiple formats (audiobook, eBook and print). Digital titles are accessible online via Sora.
Lower Division Collection
Picture Books
- Alessandri, Alexandra. Isabel and Her Colores Go to School.
- Carozzi, Niccolo. Brave As A Mouse.
- Chin, Jason. Your Place in the Universe
- Emberley, Michael. I Can Make a Train Noise.
- Gall, Chris. Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing.
- ✩ Gauld, Tom. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess.
- Gorman, Amanda. Change Sings. (eBook and print)
- Hemming, Alice. The Leaf Thief.*
- Hussain, Nadiya. My Monster and Me.
- Janisch, Heinz. Hans Christian Andersen: The Journey of His Life.
- Muirhead, Margaret. Flip: How the Frisbee Took Flight.
- Oldland, Nicholas. Up The Creek.*
- Perkins, Lynne Rae. The Museum of Everything.
- Sayre, April Pulley. Full of Fall.
- Singh, Simran Jeet. Fauja Singh Keeps Going.
- Stevens, Janet. The Little Red Pen.*
- Wade, Stef. The Very Last Leaf.
Spook-tober Reading
- Arden, Katherine. Small Spaces Trilogy. (UD Collection. eBook and print)
- Baptiste, Tracey. Looking for a Jumbie.
- Bickell, Elaine. The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo. (eBook and print)
- Cummins, Lucy Ruth. Vampenguin.
- Czekai, Jef. Little Ghoul Goes to School.
- Geron, Eric. Poultrygeist.
- Keller, Joy. Frankenslime.
- Marshall, Kate Alice. Thirteens. (UD Collection. eBook and print)
- Minor, Wendell. Pumpkin Heads.
- Royce, Eden. Root Magic. (eBook and print)
- Sima, Jesie. Hardly Haunted.
Celebrating American Indian Heritage Month
- Davids, Sharice. Sharice’s Big Voice.
- Lindstrom, Carole. We Are the Water Protectors. (eBook and print)
- Martinez-Neal, Juana. Zonia’s Rain Forest.
- Quigley, Dawn. Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friends.
- Sorell, Traci. We Are Still Here.
Independent Reading
- Brown, Monica. Lola Levine Is Not Mean. Books 1-6. (eBook and print)
- Davies, Jacqueline. Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World.
- Dominguez, Angela. Stella Diaz Has Something to Say. (print and audiobook)
- Marcero, Deborah. Haylee and Comet: A Tale of Cosmic Friendship
- Miedoso, Andres. Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol. Books 1-8. (eBook and print)*
- Thorpe, Kiki. Finding Tinker Bell. Books 1-6.*
Upper Division Collection
- ✩ Arnold, Elana. The House That Wasn’t There.
- Bildner, Phil. High Five for Glenn Burke.
- ✩ DiCamillo, Kate. The Beatryce Prophecy. (eBook and print)
- ✩ Ewing, Eve. Maya and the Robot.
- Florence, Debbi Michiko. Just be Cool, Jenna Sakai
- Gino, Alex. Rick.*
- Gold, Hannah. The Last Bear.
- Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. (eBook and print)
- Kelly, Erin Entrada. We Dream of Space. (eBook and print)
- LeZotte, Ann Clare. Show Me A Sign. (eBook and print)
- ✩ Lukoff, Kyle. Too Bright to See. (eBook and print)
- Palacio, R. J. Pony.
- ✩ Royce, Eden. Root Magic. (eBook and print)
- Sibley, David Allen. What It's Like to be a Bird. (Gift Donation)
- ✩ Standish, Ali. The Mending Summer.
- ✩Ursu, Anne. The Trouble Girls of Dragomir Academy.*
Sequels and Series
- Chokshi, Roshani. Aru Shah and the City of Gold. (eBook and print)
- Craft, Jerry. Class Act. (eBook and print)
- Glasser, Karina Yan. Vanderbeekers Make A Wish. (eBook and print)
- Hale, Shannon. Forever Friends. (eBook and print)
- Pennypacker, Sara. Pax, Journey Home. (eBook and print)
- Sell, Chad. Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast. (eBook and print)
*Faculty and/or student book purchase request
✩Title appears on a Best Children’s Booklist of 2021