Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, Newbery Award Winner
Cuentos de mucho miedo Scary stories
Harry Houdini by Cobb
How to (almost) ruin your school play by Wesley. #4 in the Willimena Rules series in which Willimena's sister picks someone else to star in the school play.
Oceans and Seas by Nicola Davies. Color photographs illustrate short 2-page chapters filled with facts about the ocean. Three kid-friendly activities are included.
Spider-girl: Avenging allies by DeFalco
Spider-girl: Too Many Spiders by DeFalco
Avatar: the last airbender
Velcome by Kevin O'Malley. Colorful pastel drawings illustrate this scary but funny collection of short stories, poems, and jokes in picturebook format.
Spookier Than a Ghost by Karen Gray Ruelle. Black line and watercolor drawings illustrate this Level 2 Holiday House chapter book about two siblings and their Halloween costumes.
Birthday Dance Party by Inches. A Dora the Explorer book celebrating Daisy's fiesta de Quiceanera.
How to Draw Deltora Monsters by Marc McBride
Draw 50 Holiday Decorations by Lee J. Ames
Draw Manga by Christopher Hart
Fifteen new state books as we continue to update state materials each year. Examples shown below, plus the following states: New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alabama, Alaska, Hawai'i, Maine, Minnesotat, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Delaware, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
Wisconsin, Bettina Ling.
Contents: Introducing the Badger State; The Land of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Through History; Governing Wisconsin; The People and Places of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Almanac; Timeline; Gallery of Famous Wisconsinites; Glossary.
New Mexico ,Therese De Angelis.
Contents: Introducing the Land of Enchantment; The Land of New Mexico; New Mexico Through History; Governing New Mexico; The People and Places of New Mexico; New Mexico Almanac; Timeline; Gallery of Famous New Mexicans; Glossary.
Washington, D.C. , Elina Furman.
Contents: Introducing the Nation's Capital; The Land of Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C. Through History; The People and Places of Washington, D.C.; Washington, D. C. Almanac; Timeline; Gallery of Famous Washingtonians; Glossary.
The Chippewa , Christin Ditchfield.
From the True Book series. Contents: Becoming a Distinct People; Living on the Land; Chippewa Family Life; Calling on the Creator; Friends and Enemies; The Chippewa Today; To Find Out More; Important Words; Meet the Author.
Tiny Terrors/Terrores diminutos , Katharine Kenah.
Bilingual Book. Tiny Terrors introduces spine-tingling facts about some of the smallest, and deadliest, animals in the world. An easier to read chapter book.
Contents: Blue Poison Dart Frog/La rana venenosa azul; Blue-Ringed Octopus/El pulpo de anillos azules; Flea/La pulga; Fly/La mosca; Killer Bee/La abeja africana; Hornet/El avispon; Mantis Shrimp/La gamba mantis; Mosquito/El mosquito; Puffer Fish/El pez globo; Sea Anemone/La anemona de mar; Scorpion/El alacran; Tarantula/La tarantula; Termite/Las termitas; Tick/La garrapata. Emerging readers.
Serpientes y lagartos , Ellen Catala.
Contents: Describes the characteristics that snakes and lizards have in common as well as those things that make them different. An easiser to read chapter book.
Sleeping Bobby , by Will and Mary Pope Osborne (of Magic Tree House fame). A variant of Sleeping Beauty with a male sleeper and a female heroine.
Catlady by Dick King-Smith, author of Babe, the Gallant Pig about the pig who herded sheep. Muriel Ponsonby, the Catlady, lives with dozens of cats, many of whom she believes are reincarnated friends, relatives, and even royalty.
Scary Fright, Are You Alright? by Scott Gibala-Broxholm. In this short chapter book, Scary Fright's parents are concerned because she is too sweet and not behaving like a monster.
Noko and the Night Monster by Fiona Moodie. Takadu, an aardvark, plays a trick on Noki, his porcupine friend, to help him overcome his fear of a "Night Monster".
Vampire State Building by Elizabeth Levy. Eleven year old Sam's online chess partner comes to visit, but some people are suspicious because Vlad has pointy teeth and seems to be hiding something. This is the author fo Bunnicula and other funny scary books.
Babymouse Our Hero by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. The newest in the Babymouse graphic novel series.
Disney Scary Storybook Collection Short excerpts from some Disney stories that have a scary twist.
Boy of a Thousand Faces, by Brian Selznick. Black and white photos, some from old movies, illustratre this short novel about a boy whose life is changed by those movies.
Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain by Katrina Saltonstall Currier, illustrated by Gabhor Utomo. An Angel Island (San Francisco) immigration story.
Valentine's Day Is... by Gail Gibbons. A picturebook including a short history of the holiday and some unusual ways of celebrating.
Creepy Riddles by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg; pictures by S. D. Schindler. Easier to read joke book with humorous, scary illustrations. "How did the monster football team win the game? They kicked a field ghoul!"
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