Kids

Staff Picks for Kids

The Rumpelstiltskin problem / Vivian Vande Velde.

Vande Velde, Vivian.

The phantom tollbooth / Norton Juster illustrations by Jules Feiffer with an appreciation by Maurice Sendak.

Juster, Norton, 1929-

Python for kids : a playful introduction to programming / by Jason R. Briggs.

Briggs, Jason R.

Smile / Raina Telgemeier.

Telgemeier, Raina.

The hike to home / Jess Rinker.

Rinker, Jessica M., author.

I’m a volcano! / by Bridget Heos illustrated by Mike Ciccotello.

Heos, Bridget, author.

The astronomically grand plan / by Rie Neal illustrated by Talitha Shipman.

Neal, Rie, author.

Mouse Guard : fall 1152 / story and art by David Petersen.

Petersen, David, 1977-

Animal riddles / by Emma Huddleston.

Huddleston, Emma, author.

The celery stalks at midnight / by James Howe illustrated by Leslie Morrill.

Howe, James, 1946-

I, Houdini : the autobiography of a self-educated hamster / by Lynne Reid Banks illustrated by Terry Riley.

Banks, Lynne Reid, 1929-

Peach and Plum here we come / Tim McCanna.

McCanna, Tim, author, illustrator.

Return to Howliday Inn / by James Howe illustrated by Alan Daniel.

Howe, James, 1946-

Howliday Inn / by James Howe illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.

Howe, James.

Dog Man / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966- author, artist.

Cover art for Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Let's swing

Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Let’s swing, Spidey Team! / script by Steve Behling layouts and cleans by Giovanni Rigano, Antonello Dalena inks by Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella color by Dario Calabria, Lucio De Giuseppe.

Behling, Steve, author.

Cover art for P is for pterodactyl : the worst alphabet book ever all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce / Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter pictures by Maria Tina Beddia.

P is for pterodactyl : the worst alphabet book ever all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce / Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter pictures by Maria Tina Beddia.

Haldar, Raj, author.

Simon says / by Cora Reef illustrated by Liam Darcy.

Reef, Cora, author.

An American story / by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Dare Coulter.

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Freewater / Amina Luqman Dawson.

Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author.

Cover art for Pocket full of colors : the magical world of Mary Blair

Pocket full of colors : the magical world of Mary Blair, Disney artist extraordinaire / Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville illustrated by Brigette Barrager.

Guglielmo, Amy, author.

My father’s dragon illus. by Ruth Chrisman Gannett.

Gannett, Ruth Stiles.

The Landry News / by Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Extra credit / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Frindle / Andrew Clements pictures by Brian Selznick.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Cover art for Prime baby / Gene Luen Yang

Prime baby / Gene Luen Yang, colors by Derek Kirk Kim.

Yang, Gene Luen.

365 days of play : activities for every day of the year / by Megan Hewes Butler illustrated by Emily Balsley.

Butler, Megan Hewes, author.

Sandry’s book / by Tamora Pierce.

Pierce, Tamora.

I’m trying to love garbage / words & pictures by Bethany Barton.

Barton, Bethany, 1982- author, illustrator.

No talking / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Nighty-nightmare / by James Howe

Howe, James.

Bunnicula strikes again! / by James Howe.

Howe, James, 1946-

Merlin and the dragons / Jane Yolen illustrated by Li Ming.

Yolen, Jane.

The nixie’s song / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DiTerlizzi, Tony.

The hidden dragon / Melissa Marr.

Marr, Melissa, author.

The rise (and falls) of Jackie Chan / written by Kristen Mai Giang illustrated by Alina Chau.

Giang, Kristen Mai, author.

Rabbit chase / Elizabeth LaPenše [illustrations by] KC Oster Anishinaabemowin translation by Aarin Dokum.

LaPensée, Elizabeth, author.

Lunch money / Andrew Clements illustrations by Brian Selznick.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

The last holiday concert / Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

A week in the woods / Andrew Clements.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

About average / Andrew Clements illustrations by Mark Elliott.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

Kraken me up / Jeff Ebbeler.

Ebbeler, Jeffrey, author, illustrator.

James and the giant peach / Roald Dahl.

Dahl, Roald.

I lived on Butterfly Hill / Marjorie Agosín translated by E.M. O’Connor illustrated by Lee White.

Agosín, Marjorie.

The grace of wild things / Heather Fawcett.

Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.), author.

Survival scout : lost in the mountains / Eaton Maxwell III.

Eaton, Maxwell, III, author, artist.

I will always write back : how one letter changed two lives / Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda with Liz Welch.

Alifirenka, Caitlin, author.

Point Blank : a stormbreaker adventure / Anthony Horowitz.

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-

A furry fiasco / Paul DuBois Jacobs & Jennifer Swender illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.

Jacobs, Paul DuBois, author.

Ikenga / Nnedi Okorafor.

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

The field guide / Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.

DiTerlizzi, Tony.

Cover art for A tulip in winter : a story about folk artist Maud Lewis / Kathy Stinson

A tulip in winter : a story about folk artist Maud Lewis / Kathy Stinson, Lauren Soloy.

Stinson, Kathy, author.

Mapmakers and the lost magic / written by Cameron Chittock illustrated by Amanda Castillo.

Chittock, Cameron, author.

Mapmakers and the enchanted mountain / written by Cameron Chittock illustrated by Amanda Castillo colored by Sara Calhoun.

Chittock, Cameron, author.

Mia Mayhem and the wild garden / by Kara West illustrated by Leeza Hernandez.

West, Kara, author.

Cover art for Elemental : the graphic novel / script adaptation

Elemental : the graphic novel / script adaptation, Steve Behling layout, Emilio Urbano ink, Marco Forcelloni, Manuela Razzi, Gianfranco Florio color, Massimo Rocca, Silvano Scolari, Maaw Illustration letters, Chris Dickey.

Behling, Steve, adapter.