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Children’s Books

Published: May 18, 2008
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PICTURE BOOKS
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1 READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story books. 2
2 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) 25
3 DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7) 9
4 ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6) 4
5 KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to 8) 26
6 LADYBUG GIRL, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. Imagination and the right outfit help a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up) 7
7 ZEN TIES, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. A panda encourages his nephew and their friends to help a grouchy neighbor. (Ages 4 to 8) 16
8 MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS, by Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Fanciful poems about a pig in a bathing suit, a skunk in a courtroom and more. (Ages 4 to 8) 4
9 DON’T BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. His first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and up) 7
10 I LOVE YOU MORE, by Laura Duksta. Illustrated by Karen Keesler. A mother’s love for her son, and vice versa. (Ages 4 to 8) 3


CHAPTER BOOKS
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1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. How Greg embarrassed himself on his vacation; a sequel to “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” (Ages 9 to 12) 16
2 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) 55
3 LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. A free-spirited high school girl is sent to live with her wealthy older sister. (Ages 12 and up) 2
4 TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up) 10
5 THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. A novel “in words and pictures”; an orphaned thief must decipher his father’s last message. (Ages 9 to 12) 57
6 CITY OF ASHES, by Cassandra Clare. A girl must find her father in a hidden realm of demons; a sequel to “City of Bones.” (Ages 14 and up) 6
7 THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. Before committing suicide, a girl sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) 4
8 INK EXCHANGE, by Melissa Marr. A tattoo leads a girl into a parallel world. (Ages 12 and up) 1
9 THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET, by Jeanne Birdsall. Four sisters intervene in their father’s dating life; a sequel to “The Penderwicks.” (Ages 12 and up) 4
10 THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) 27