January/February/March 2006

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• The Art of Reading
• Dutton 2005 (adults to share with kids)

• Carmine: A Little More Red
• by Melissa Sweet. Houghton, 2005 (gr. K-2)

• Chicken Boy
• by Frances O'Roark Dowell. Atheneum, 2005 (gr. 5 - 7)

• Click, Clack, Splish, Splash
• by Doreen Cronin and Betsy lewin. Atheneum, 2006 (gr. K-2)

• D is for Dragon Dance
• by Yin Chang Compestine. Illustrated by Yongsheng Xuan.
• Holiday House, 2006 (gr. 1-4)

• Defiance
• by Valerie Hobbs. Farrar, 2005 (gr. 5-8)

• Each Little Bird That Sings
• by Deborah Wiles. Harcourt, 2005 (gr. 4-6)

• Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs
• by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. Candlewick, 2005 (all ages)

• Genius
• by Marfé Ferguson Delano. National Geographic, 2005 (gr. 4-8)

• Groundhog Gets a Say
• as told to Pamela Curtis Swallow. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus.
• Putnam, 2005 (gr. K-4)

• Groundhog Stays Up Late
• by Margery Cuyler. Illustrated by Jean Cassels
• Walker, 2005 (gr. K-3)

• Here Comes Darrell
• by Leda Schubert. Illustrated by Mary Azarian.
• Houghton, 2005 (gr. K-3)

• I Can Make a Difference
• selected by Marian Wright Edelman. Illustrated by Barry Moser.
• HarperCollins/Amistad, 2004 (all ages)

• I.Q., It's Time
• by Mary Ann Fraser. Walker, 2006 (gr. K-3)

• I See a Kookabura
• by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton, 2005 (gr. K-3)

• A Kick in the Head
• by Paul Janeczko. Illustrated by Chris Raschka.
• Candlewick, 2005 (gr. 3+)

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
• by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
• Candlewick Press, 2006 (gr. 2+)

• Mr. Williams
• by Karen Barbour. Holt, 2005 (gr. 1-5)

• Once Upon A Time, The End
• by Geoffrey Kloske and Barry Britt. Atheneum, 2005 (gr. K-4)

• Only You Can Save Mankind
• by Terry Pratchett. HarperCollins, 2005 (gr. 5-8)

• Our Colonial War
• by Cheryl Harness. Simon & Schuster, 2005 (gr. 1-4)

• The Penderwicks
• by Jeanne Birdsall. Knopf, 2005 (gr. 3-6)

• Project Mulberry
• by Linda Sue Park. Clarion, 2005 (gr. 4-7)

• The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From the Tower of London
• by Elvira Woodruff. Scholastic, 2005 (gr. 5-8)

• Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme
• selected by Jack Prelutsky. Knopf, 2005 (gr. 2-5)

• Replay
• by Sharon Creech. HarperCollins, 2005 (gr. 5-8)

• Robert's Snowflakes
• compiled by Grace Lin and Robert Mercer. Viking, 2005 (all ages)

• Rosa
• by Nikki Giovanni. Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
• Holt, 2005 (gr. 3-5)

• The Scarecrow and His Servant
• by Phillip Pullman. Knopf, 2005 (gr. 3-5)

• The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
• by Betty G. Birney. Atheneum, 2005 (gr. 3-5)

• Show Way
• by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Hudson Talbert.
• Putnam, 2005 (gr. 3-6)

• Song of the Water Boatman
• by Joyce Sidman. Houghton, 2005 (gr. 3-8)

• That's What Leprechauns Do
• by Eve Bunting. Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully.
• Clarion, 2005 (gr. K-3)

• Traction Man is Here!
• by Mini Grey. Knopf, 2005 (gr. K-3)

• Valentine's Day Is…
• by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 2006 (gr. K-4)

• Walter Was Worried
• by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Roaring Brook, 2005 (gr. 2+)

• A Writing Kind of Day
• by Ralph Fletcher. Boyd Mills, 2005 (gr. 4-8)