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Gifts Galore (Spring 2016)

This winter, we’re featuring books about gifts in all shapes and forms! These titles center around gift-giving, discovering inner gifts, and what it means to be gifted.

The Lunch Witch #1

The Lunch Witch #1

By: Deb Lucke

ISBN: 9781629911625

The League of Scientists: Ghost in the Water

The League of Scientists

By: Editors at Science, Naturally!

Illustrated by:
Bob Al-Greene

ISBN: 9780970010629

Paper Craft

Paper Craft

By: DK

ISBN: 9781465439437

The Nesting Quilt

The Nesting Quilt

By: Cathryn Fallwell

Illustrated by:
Cathryn Fallwell

ISBN: 9780884484189

Job Wanted

Job Wanted

By: Teresa Bateman

Illustrated by:
Chris Sheban

ISBN: 9780823433919

Monster Needs a Christmas Tree

Monster Needs a Christmas Tree

By: Paul Czajak

Illustrated by:
Wendy Grieb

ISBN: 9781938063657

Seaver the Weaver

Seaver the Weaver

By: Paul Czajak

Illustrated by:
The Brother Hilts

ISBN: 9781938063572

The Sleeper and the Spindle

The Sleeper and the Spindle

By: Neil Gaiman

Illustrated by:
Chris Riddell

ISBN: 9780062398246

Say It!

Say It!

By: Charlotte Zolotow

Illustrated by:
Charlotte Voake

ISBN: 9780763681159

Because You’ll Never Meet Me

Because You’ll Never Meet Me

By: Leah Thomas

ISBN: 9781619635906

Found

Found

By: Salina Yoon

Illustrated by:
Salina Yoon

ISBN: 9780802735591

How to Mend a Heart

How to Mend a Heart

By: Sara Gillingham

Illustrated by:
Sara Gillingham

ISBN: 9780553510935

Hedgehugs

Hedgehugs

By: Steve Wilson

Illustrated by:
Lucy Tapper

ISBN: 9781627794046

Penguin’s Hidden Talent

Penguin’s Hidden Talent

By: Alex Latimer

Illustrated by:
Alex Latimer

ISBN: 9781561456291

Where Teddy Bears Come From

Where Teddy Bears Come From

By: Mark Burgess

Illustrated by:
Russell Ayto

ISBN: 9781561454877

I Love You Snow Much

I Love You Snow Much

By: Sandra Magsamen

Illustrated by:
Sandra Magsamen

ISBN: 9780316378765

Charley

Charley

By: Donna Seim

Illustrated by:
Susan Spellman

ISBN: 9781937721107

Different Just Like Me

Different Just Like Me

By: Lori Mitchell

Illustrated by:
Lori Mitchell

ISBN: 9781570914904

23 Things To Do Before You are 11 1/2

23 Things To Do Before You are 11 1/2

By: John Haslam

Illustrated by:
Mike Warren

ISBN: 9781609928254

Simon and the Bear

Simon and the Bear

By: Eric A. Kimmel

Illustrated by:
Matthew Trueman

ISBN: 9781423143550

Rotten Pumpkin: A Rotten Tale in 15 Voices

Rotten Pumpkin

By: David Schwartz

ISBN: 9781939547033

Winter Candle

Winter Candle

By: Jeron Ashford

Illustrated by:
Stacey Schuett

ISBN: 9781939547101

All The Answers

All The Answers

By: Kate Messner

ISBN: 9781619633742

Penguin and Pinecone

Penguin and Pinecone

By: Salina Yoon

Illustrated by:
Salina Yoon

ISBN: 9780802728432

Dinosaurs 3-D

Dinosaurs 3-D

By: Arnaud Plumeri

Illustrated by:
Bloz

ISBN: 9781629911885

The Shark Whisperer

The Shark Whisperer

By: Ellen Prager

Illustrated by:
Antonio Javier Caparo

ISBN: 9781938063442

Crystal Cadets

Crystal Cadets

By: Anne Toole

Illustrated by:
Katie O’Neill and Paulina Ganucheau

ISBN: 978-1-63140-431-3

Little Shaq

Little Shaq

By: Shaquille O’Neal

Illustrated by:
Theodore Taylor III

ISBN: 9781619637214

The Plan

The Plan

By: Alison Paul

Illustrated by:
Barbara Lehman

ISBN: 9780544283336

Dennis the Menace #1

Dennis the Menace #1

By: Fred Toole, created by Hank Ketcham

Illustrated by:
Al Wiseman and Owen Fitzgerald

ISBN: 9781629912813

Look and Be Grateful

Look and Be Grateful

By: Tomie DePaola

Illustrated by:
Tomie dePaola

ISBN: 9780823434435

The Smurfs and Friends #1

The Smurfs and Friends #1

By: Peyo

Illustrated by:
Peyo

ISBN: 9781629911991

Baking with Mary Berry

Baking with Mary Berry

By: Mary Berry

ISBN: 9781465453235

Natural Beauty

Natural Beauty

By: DK

ISBN: 9781465429834

Digital Photography Complete Course

Digital Photography Complete Course

By: DK

ISBN: 9781465436078

One Ball of Yarn

One Ball of Yarn

By: DK

ISBN: 9781465436092

Jane Bull’s Get Set, Sew

Jane Bull’s Get Set, Sew

By: Jane Bull

ISBN: 9781465435873

One Maine Christmas Eve

One Maine Christmas Eve

By: Douglas Coffin

ISBN: 9780884484691

Give a Goat

Give a Goat

By: Jan West Schrock

Illustrated by:
Aileen Darragh

ISBN: 9780884483434

The Lunch Thief

The Lunch Thief

By: Anne C. Bromley

Illustrated by:
Robert Casilla

ISBN: 9780884483113

Remember Me: Tomah Joseph’s Gift to Franklin Roosevelt

Remember Me

By: Donald Soctomah and Jean Flahive

Illustrated by:
Mary Beth Owens

ISBN: 9780884484608

Before We Eat: From Farm to Table

Before We Eat

By: Pat Brisson

Illustrated by:
Mary Azarian

ISBN: 9780884483526

The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations (Children’s Edition): Holiday Poems for the Whole Year in English and Spanish

The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations (Children’s Edition)

By: Ed. Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

ISBN: 9781937057459

Gift Tag

Gift Tag

By: Ed. Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

Illustrated by:
Sylvia Vardell

ISBN: 9781937057121

Crow Made a Friend: An I Like to Read® title

Crow Made a Friend

By: Margaret Peot

Illustrated by:
Margaret Peot

ISBN: 9780823432974

A Perfect Home for A Family

A Perfect Home for A Family

By: David L. Harrison

Illustrated by:
Roberta Angaramo

ISBN: 9780823423385

The Bullet Catch: Murder by Misadventure

The Bullet Catch

By: Amy and David Axelrod

ISBN: 9780823428588

New Red Bike!

New Red Bike!

By: James E. Ransome

Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome

ISBN: 9780823422265

Monster Needs a Party

Monster Needs a Party

By: Paul Czajak

Illustrated by:
Wendy Grieb

ISBN: 9781938063558

The Ugly Dumpling

The Ugly Dumpling

By: Stephanie Campisi

Illustrated by:
Shahar Kober

ISBN: 9781938063671

The Kids’ Book of Simple Science

The Kids’ Book of Simple Science

By: Kelly Doudna

ISBN: 9781938063428

If an Elephant Went to School

If an Elephant Went to School

By: Ellen Fischer

Illustrated by:
Ellen Fischer

ISBN: 9781938063619

The Red Shoes and Other Tales

The Red Shoes and Other Tales

By: Metaphrog

Illustrated by:
Metaphrog

ISBN: 9781629912837

Ariol: Where’s Petula?

Ariol

By: Emmanuel Guibert

Illustrated by:
Marc Boutavant

ISBN: 9781629911861

Paddington and the Christmas Surprise

Paddington and the Christmas Surprise

By: Michael Bond

Illustrated by:
R.W. Alley

ISBN: 9780062318428

Little Elfie One

Little Elfie One

By: Pamela Jane

Illustrated by:
Jane Manning

ISBN: 9780062206732

The Naughty List

The Naughty List

By: Michael Fry and Bradley Jackson

ISBN: 9780062354754

The School for Good and Evil Series Complete Box

The School for Good and Evil Series Complete Box

By: Soman Chainani

ISBN: 9780062434975

My Weird School Christmas 3-Book Box Set

My Weird School Christmas 3-Book Box Set

By: Dan Gutman

Illustrated by:
Jim Paillot

ISBN: 9780062424365

Lost. Found.

Lost. Found.

By: Marsha Diane Arnold

Illustrated by:
Matthew Cordell

ISBN: 9781626720176

The Smallest Gift of Christmas

The Smallest Gift of Christmas

By: Peter H. Reynolds

Illustrated by:
Peter H. Reynolds

ISBN: 9780763679811

Too Many Toys

Too Many Toys

By: Heidi Deedman

Illustrated by:
Heidi Deedman

ISBN: 9780763678616

Peekaboo Presents

Peekaboo Presents

By: Night and Day Studios

Illustrated by:
Corey Lunn

ISBN: 9780763675677

The Most Wonderful Thing in The World

The Most Wonderful Thing in The World

By: Vivian French

Illustrated by:
Angela Barrett

ISBN: 9780763675011

Snow

Snow

By: Sam Usher

Illustrated by:
Sam Usher

ISBN: 9780763679583

Snowy Bear

Snowy Bear

By: Tony Mitton

Illustrated by:
Alison Brown

ISBN: 9781619639058

The Friendship Riddle

The Friendship Riddle

By: Megan Frazer Blakemore

ISBN: 9781619636309

The Only Child

The Only Child

By: Guojing

Illustrated by:
Guojing

ISBN: 9780553497045

Dear Santa, Love Rachel Rosenstein

Dear Santa, Love Rachel Rosenstein

By: Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer

Illustrated by:
Christine Davenier

ISBN: 9780553510614

Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book

Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book

By: Diane Muldrow

ISBN: 9780553497359

The Reindeer Wish

The Reindeer Wish

By: Lori Evert

Illustrated by:
Per Breiehagen

ISBN: 9780385379212

How to Catch Santa

How to Catch Santa

By: Jean Regan

Illustrated by:
Lee Wildish

ISBN: 9780553498394

Oskar and the Eight Blessings

Oskar and the Eight Blessings

By: Richard and Tanya Simon

Illustrated by:
Mark Siegel

ISBN: 9781596439498

Little Elliot, Big Family

Little Elliot, Big Family

By: Mike Curato

Illustrated by:
Mike Curato

ISBN: 9780805098266

Love Monster and the Last Chocolate

Love Monster and the Last Chocolate

By: Rachel Bright

Illustrated by:
Rachel Bright

ISBN: 9780374346904

Boats to Papa

Boats to Papa

By: Jessixa Bagley

Illustrated by:
Jessixa Bagley

ISBN: 9781626720398

Agatha’s Feather Bed

Agatha’s Feather Bed

By: Carmen Agra Deedy

Illustrated by:
Laura L. Seeley

ISBN: 9781561450084

The Story Blanket

The Story Blanket

By: Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz

Illustrated by:
Elena Odriozola

ISBN: 9781561454662

Immi’s Gift

Immi’s Gift

By: Karin Littlewood

Illustrated by:
Karin Littlewood

ISBN: 9781561454544

14 Cows for America

14 Cows for America

By: Carmen Agra Deedy and Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah

Illustrated by:
Thomas Gonzalez

ISBN: 9781561454907

The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants

The Nuts

By: Eric Litwin

Illustrated by:
Scott Magoon

ISBN: 9780316322508

The Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy Gift Set

The Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy Gift Set

By: Laini Taylor

ISBN: 9780316134026

The Curvy Tree

The Curvy Tree

By: Chris Colfer

Illustrated by:
Brandon Dorman

ISBN: 9780316406857

Thank You and Good Night

Thank You and Good Night

By: Patrick McDonnell

Illustrated by:
Patrick McDonnell

ISBN: 9780316338011

Lair of Dreams

Lair of Dreams

By: Libba Bray

ISBN: 9780316126045

Rudolfoletto

Rudolfoletto

By: Douglas Wheeler

Illustrated by:
Gordon Carlisle

ISBN: 9781937721268

Every Turtle Counts

Every Turtle Counts

By: Sara Hoagland Hunter

Illustrated by:
Susan Spellman

ISBN: 9781931807258

The Yoyo and the Piggy Bank

The Yoyo and the Piggy Bank

By: Susan Werner Thoresen

Illustrated by:
Keith Everland

ISBN: 9781942155058

Wild Dolphin Rider

Wild Dolphin Rider

By: Nancy Donovan

Illustrated by:
Susan Spellman

ISBN: 9781942155041

Marissa the Forest Spirit

Marissa the Forest Spirit

By: Nancy Donovan

Illustrated by:
Pat DeGrandpre

ISBN: 9781937721060

Oscar the Herring Gull

Oscar the Herring Gull

By: Nancy Donovan

Illustrated by:
Susan Spellman

ISBN: 9781931807692

Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons

Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons

By: Alice B. McGinty

Illustrated by:
Jennifer Black Reinhardt

ISBN: 9781580894326

Poppy’s Best Paper

Poppy’s Best Paper

By: Susan Eaddy

Illustrated by:
Rosalinde Bonnet

ISBN: 9781580896146

I’m New Here

I’m New Here

By: Anne Sibley O'Brien

Illustrated by:
Anne Sibley O'Brien

ISBN: 9781580896122

A Crow of His Own

A Crow of His Own

By: Megan Dowd Lambert

Illustrated by:
David Hyde Costello

ISBN: 9781580894470

Rickshaw Girl

Rickshaw Girl

By: Mithali Perkins

Illustrated by:
Jamie Hogan

ISBN: 9781580893084

The Legend of Saint Nicholas

The Legend of Saint Nicholas

By: Anselm Grün

Illustrated by:
Giuliano Ferri

ISBN: 9780802854346

Echo

Echo

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

ISBN: 9780439874021

The Princess and the Pony

The Princess and the Pony

By: Kate Beaton

Illustrated by:
Kate Beaton

ISBN: 9780545637084

The Marvels

The Marvels

By: Brian Selznick

Illustrated by:
Brian Selznick

ISBN: 9780545448680

The Last Present

The Last Present

By: Wendy Mass

ISBN: 9780545310178

How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?

How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?

By: Jane Yolen

Illustrated by:
Mark Teague

ISBN: 9780545416788

Do Nice, Be Kind, Spread Happy

Do Nice, Be Kind, Spread Happy

By: Bernadette Russell

ISBN: 9781610672559

Creaturepedia

Creaturepedia

By: Adrienne Barman

ISBN: 9781847806963

The Wonder Garden

The Wonder Garden

By: Jenny Broom

Illustrated by:
Kristjana S. Williams

ISBN: 9781847807038

First Wheels: Colors

First Wheels

By: Susan Steggall

ISBN: 9781847807427

101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up

101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up

By: Suzette Valle

ISBN: 9781633220430

A Journey Through: Space

A Journey Through

By: Steve Parker

Illustrated by:
John Haslam

ISBN: 9781609928285

Blizzard

Blizzard

By: John Rocco

Illustrated by:
John Rocco

ISBN: 9781423178651

Dinosaur vs. Santa

Dinosaur vs. Santa

By: Bob Shea

Illustrated by:
Bob Shea

ISBN: 9781423168249

Sofia the First: Holiday in Enchancia

Sofia the First

By: Cathy Hapka

Illustrated by:
Disney Storybook Art Team

ISBN: 9781423183969

Sofia the First: Sofia’s First Christmas

Sofia the First

By: Disney

Illustrated by:
Disney

ISBN: 9781484715567

Frozen: Olaf’s Night Before Christmas Book & CD

Frozen

By: Jessica Julius

Illustrated by:
Olga Mosqueda

ISBN: 9781484724682

Star Wars The Force Awakens: Before the Awakening

Star Wars The Force Awakens

By: Greg Rucka

Illustrated by:
Phil Noto

ISBN: 9781484728222

The Whisper

The Whisper

By: Pamela Zagarenski

Illustrated by:
Pamela Zagarenski

ISBN: 9780544416864

Disney Fairies #18: “Tinker Bell and her Magical Friends”

Disney Fairies #18

By: Tea Orsi

Illustrated by:
Antonello Dalena and Manuela Razzi

ISBN: 9781629914299

How To Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl

How To Be Human

By: Florida Frenz

ISBN: 9781939547019

How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah

How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah

By: Jane Yolen

Illustrated by:
Mark Teague

ISBN: 9780545416771