Wish+List

=Wish we had a book in the library that you can't find? Add it here to our wish list.=  __Student Requests__
 * Jigsaw Jones mysteries
 * Breyer Stablemates : Starlight, Penny, Snowflake
 * Eyewitness book on Spies
 * Biography about Juliette Margaret Lowe (Founder of Girl Scouts)
 * Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
 * First Lady biographies
 * Hate that Cat
 * Medusa Jones series
 * Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features
 * Secrets of Dripping Fang (Fantasy)

__Librarian Requests__ Realistic Fiction Dump Man's Treasures by Plourde Historical Fiction Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden; illustrated by Don Tate. Dutton, 2009. Tricking the Tallyman by Jacqueline Davies; illustrated by S.D. Schindler. Knopf, 2009. Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers by Gloria Whelan; illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Sleep Bear Press, 2008 Science Fiction There's Nothing to Do on Mars by Chris Gall. Little, Brown, 2008 Green Wilma, Frog in Space by Ted Arnold. Dial, 2009. Adventure The Day the Stone Walked by T. A. Barron; illustrated by William Low. Philomel, 2007. Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire, by Jane O'Connor Adventure Annie Goes to Work by Toni Buzzeo The Great Gracie Chase by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Marc Teague Koala Lou by Mem Fox Possum Magic by Mem Fox Fantasy Help Me, Mr. Mutt! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel. Harcourt, 2008. Art's Supplies by Chris Tougas. Orca, 2008. Mystery The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Carson Ellis. HarperCollins, 2009. What Really Happened to Humpty (From the Files of a Hard-Boiled Detective) by Jeanie Franz Ransom; illustrated by Stephen Axelsen. Charlesbridge, 2009. OTHER NON-GENRE-SPECIFIC TITLES: Two other recent pubs I just love though I'm not sure which category the fit into: Vermeer Interviews by Bob Raczka (one of my favorite books this year-catalogued as non-fiction in the 700's- I hope kids and teachers find their way to this one) Monkey with a Tool Belt by Chris Monroe (I had to include this because it's nominated for a Minnesota Book Award this year)
 * //Who Made This Cake?//, written by Chihiro Nakagawa and illustrated by Junji Koyose, features a horde of tiny workers using equally tiny yellow construction vehicles to make a gigantic (to them) birthday cake for a young boy. Trucks, frosting, and a cast of characters that look like Playmobil figures — that’s a combination no preschooler can resist. (2–5 years)
 * In Bob Shea’s boldly designed //Dinosaur vs. Bedtime//, a little red dinosaur takes on the world, from a pile of leaves (“ROAR!”) to a big slide (“ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!”) to a plate of spaghetti (“ROAR! CHOMP! CHOMP! ROAR! ROAR!”). Only one challenge manages to overwhelm our tired hero — but come morning, he’ll be roarin’ to go again. (2–5 years)
 * In Lynne Rae Perkins’s //The Cardboard Piano//, Debbie is disappointed when her best friend Tina does not share her love of playing the piano — especially after she makes Tina a cardboard replica to practice on at home. With word-balloon dialogue and intricate pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, Perkins addresses a common childhood situation with her usual nuance. In the end, it’s fine that Debbie and Tina don’t share everything: as in all friendships, “mostly it evened out.” (5–8 years)
 * Allan Ahlberg’s //The Pencil//, illustrated by Bruce Ingman, features a pencil who draws into being a boy, a dog, a cat, a family, and all the things they need. When his creations start to complain (“My ears are too big”), he draws an eraser to take care of their dissatisfactions, but the thuggish eraser threatens to destroy the whole world. Can the intrepid pencil draw his way to a solution? Ingman’s free-wheeling, faux-childlike illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to the energetic, provocative text. (5–8 years)