Two full boxes of new books arrived today - any day that books arrive feels like Christmas in the library.
Here is a sampling of what we got...
Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
This is a hilarious story that will have all the children giggling- underwear is always good for a laugh. And now we find out that it is the true cause of the dinosaurs going extinct. Who knew?
Bluebird by Bob Stake is a cleverly designed wordless picture book that uses subtle color changes and minute details to tell this story of friendship. It will be interesting to see how children react to the sensitive ending.
Archaeopteryx, the First Bird by Rob Shone (part of a series of nonfiction graphic novels or comic books about various dinosaurs)
This book is full of short graphic chapters that follow an archaeopteryx through its life span. The book is full of a wide variety if other dinosaurs too, as well as some fact-based info pages at the beginning and end of the book.
Bink & Gollie, Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee is an addition to this wonderful series for young readers. It is a perfect beginning chapter book about two friends. In this recent addition, trouble is brewing between the two friends as Gollie discovers she is related to royalty.