MOVE!
written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Houghton Mifflin;ISBN: 9780618646371;$16;2006

Captivating collages complemented by active verbs woven into the text will entice young readers to act out the movements of these twelve animals.

Suggested for ages 3 - 7
Subjects: Animals

LIBRARY LION
by Michelle Knudsen
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Candlewick;ISBN: 9780763622626;$15.99;2006

“RAAAHHHHHHRR!” Lion loves the library, but roaring—even for a good reason—is still against the rules. The seamless unity of this well-told tale plus alluring illustrations form a read-aloud that Lion would love to hear.

Suggested for ages 3 - 8
Subjects: Libraries

LOOK AT THE ANIMALS!
written and illustrated by Peter Linenthal
Dutton;ISBN: 9780525475828;$6.99;2006

Bold black and white illustrations and bright orange-yellow words invite babies to "look" at an array of animals in this simple board book.

Suggested for ages 1 - 4
Subjects: Animals

DOWN THE BACK OF THE CHAIR
by Margaret Mahy
illustrated by Polly Dunbar
Clarion;ISBN: 9780618693955;$16;2006

When Dad loses his car keys, little Mary says, "I lose a lot, but I find a few—down the back of the chair." Dad's search uncovers an increasingly extravagant series of objects ending with the one that saves the day: Uncle Bill's will.

Suggested for ages 4 - 8

ADÈLE & SIMON
written and illustrated by Barbara McClintock
ISBN: 9780374380441;2006

As a little girl and her brother wander home from school past Parisian landmarks in the early twentieth-century, the boy absent-mindedly discards his belongings one by one. Readers search the lively, detailed drawings to uncover his castoffs.

Suggested for ages 3 - 7
Subjects: Brothers and Sisters

SUPERHERO ABC
written and illustrated by Bob McLeod
HarperCollins;ISBN: 9780060745141;$15.99;2006

Twenty six turbo-charged do-gooders display their super powers in alphabetical order (“D is for DANGER MAN. HE DOESN'T HAVE A DOG but he DOES DARING DEEDS EVERY DAY”) on over-sized pages that barely contain the explosive comic book illustrations.

Suggested for ages 5 - 10
Subjects: Alphabet | Comics | Superheroes

FANCY NANCY
by Jane O'Connor
illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
HarperCollins;ISBN: 9780060542092;$16.99;2006

Nancy adores the color fuchsia, thinks lace socks improve her soccer, and wishes her family understood how to be fancy. But she discovers that plain can be just right, too, in this exuberantly illustrated story about individual differences and familial love.

Suggested for ages 4 - 8
Subjects: Clothing

AGGIE AND BEN: THREE STORIES
by Lori Ries
Charlesbridge;ISBN: 9781570915949;$12.95;2006

Watercolor and ink illustrations grace the gentle humor of this beginning reader. The trio of stories starts with the day Ben’s dad takes him to the pet store and ends with a happy hug.

Suggested for ages 4 - 8
Subjects: Dogs