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Librarian Favorites 2012
Wonderful books published in 2012 that our staff loved!
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Cover Art: You are a Lion! : and other Fun Yoga Poses Yoo, Taeeun
You are a Lion! : and other Fun Yoga Poses
Children pretend to be many different animals as they do various yoga poses. 2012
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Extra Yarn Barnett, Mac
Extra Yarn
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: I Don't Want to be a Pea Bonwill, Ann
I Don't Want to be a Pea
Hugo Hippo and Bella Bird are best friends, but a disagreement over costumes may prevent the two from attending the annual "Fairytale Fancy Dress Party."
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Nighttime Ninja DaCosta, Barbara
Nighttime Ninja
Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house in search of treasure.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Ready for Pumpkins Duke, Kate
Ready for Pumpkins
A classroom guinea pig learns about gardening by growing his own pumpkin.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Olivia and the Fairy Princesses Falconer, Ian
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special! What will she be? Join Olivia on a hilarious quest for individuality in this latest book of the OLIVIA series, and rest assured, you won't find THIS pig in pink!
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Tell Me About Your Day Today Fox, Mem
Tell Me About Your Day Today
What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? This little boy loves to talk to his stuffed animals at the end of the day, and share with them all the things that happened to him that day--and to hear about their day, too.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Boot & Shoe Frazee, Marla
Boot & Shoe
Boot and Shoe are dogs that live in the same house, eat from the same bowl, and sleep in the same bed but spend their days on separate porches until a squirrel mixes things up.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: I Spy Under the Sea Gibbs, Edward
I Spy Under the Sea
Look through the spy holes and count the sea creatures in this underwater take on the classic game.
Easy Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Cat Tale Hall, Michael
Cat Tale
Three adventurous and inquisitive cats named Lillian, Tilly, and William J. have an exciting afternoon playing together.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Oh No George! Haughton, Chris
Oh No George!
George finds it hard to be a good dog when there are cats to chase, flowers to dig up, and a delicious cake sitting on the kitchen table.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do Heling, Kathryn
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
Through lively, accessible verse, readers identify recognizable careers that are fundamental to most communities. Look on and below seven clotheslines and spot colorful items. Then turn the page to learn which professionals wear and use the special gear in the jobs they do.
Easy Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: I Like Old Clothes Hoberman, Mary Ann
I Like Old Clothes
A child who likes wearing hand-me-downs imagines in verse the history of these clothes.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: The Elephant from Baghdad Holmes, Mary Tavener
The Elephant from Baghdad
Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: John Jensen Feels Different Hovland, Henrik
John Jensen Feels Different
John Jensen, a crocodile, cannot quite understand why he feels so different from everyone else, but a kindly doctor reassures him that no one is exactly the same as anyone else.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: It's a Tiger! LaRochelle, David
It's a Tiger!
A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons Litwin, Eric
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Good News Bad News Mack, Jeff
Good News Bad News
While on a picnic, Bunny and Mouse see everything that happens to them from opposite points of view--Bunny sees only the good, while Mouse sees only the bad.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Too Tall Houses Marino, Gianna.
Too Tall Houses
Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Mario Makes a Move McElmurry, Jill.
Mario Makes a Move
Mario and Isabelle, two squirrels, teach each other their amazing dance moves. Includes facts about squirrels.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: My No No No Day! Patterson, Rebecca
My No No No Day!
After having a day in which nothing is right, tired Bella cuddles with her mother and talks about having a more cheerful day tomorrow.
Easy Picture Book
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