New Books of the Month
Krull, K. (2015). Women Who Broke the Rules, Dolley Madison. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
Dolley Madison was born in 1768. She was raised a Quaker and her father arranged her first marriage. At 25 Dolley became a widow and a few years later married James Madison. James Madison became our fourth president and Dolley became one of the most memorable First Ladies America has seen. Read the book to see what fantastic things Dolley did while she was in Washington, D.C.
Grades 1-4
Leathers, P. (2015). How to Catch a Mouse. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Clemmie is a cat who knows all about mice from their pink tails to their whiskers on their nose. She has never seen a mouse in the house, so she believes they are scared of her. But, are the really? Read the book and find out if Clemmie ever catches a mouse.
Grades Prekindergarten and up
Menchin, S. (2015). Grandma in Blue with Red Hat. New York, NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Do you have a wonderful grandma? Do you like art? This story just might be for you. The young boy in the story goes to the art museum every Saturday for class. They children learn all about art and how it can make you feel. The young boy says his grandma makes him feel like that, so he wants to donate her to the museum. See what he does instead in this wonderful book about family, friends and the love of art.
Grades Prekindergarten and up
Savage, J. (2015). Super Hockey Infographics. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company.
If hockey is your sport, then this book is for you. The author uses infographes to show many interesting facts about hockey and its players. Read to find out really interesting facts about hockey.
Grades First and up
Sayre, A.P. (2015). Woodpecker Wham! New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
Woodpeckers can be noisy birds, but they are also very beautiful birds. This book shows how woodpeckers live their lives through the seasons. The pictures are very colorful and introduce you to several breeds of woodpeckers. Great book for introduction to bird watching.
Grades Prekindergarten and up
Warner, S. (2015). Ellray Jakes The Recess King! USA: Viking
EllRay has one and a half best friends, but they are always busy and not able to play with him. So he wants to make more friends from the boys in his third grade class. He comes up with this idea of being "recess king" and looks for fun games to play on the Internet. EllRay takes his ideas to school and tries them out. But do they work? You will have to read the book to find out if they do or do not and find out what he learns about making friends.
Grades 2-5
