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Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link.
The Cookie Thief by Frances Gilbert: “Cookies are disappearing, Thomas is upset, he likes cookies and people are hiding them, ‘No cookie thief is getting my cookies!’ they say. Thomas’ wise grown up friend Kristina helps him make a plan to track down the cookie thief. Colorful, detailed pictures lead young readers through the story. This is a wonderful read aloud book. Parents, grandparents and teachers will appreciate the simple lesson.” (October 2011)
The Firecrackers of Lilliput by Michael Martin: “Shosha Mordechai is a survivor and a witness. From a once-wealthy and influential Jewish family, she is the only person still living who can testify to the remarkable life of Iakob Chelzak, a Polish farmer whose canonization in the Roman Catholic Church hinges on the riveting memories Shosha recalls to a Vatican tribunal 40 years after they met.” (December 2011)
French Ducks in Venice by Garret Freymann-Weyr & illustrated by Erin McGuire: “Siblings George and Cecile live in Venice, California, but think of themselves as French ducks. They have an important friend, Polina Panova, who conjures magical dresses of thread, silk, and velvet . . . of grass, pieces of night sky, and strawberry jam. To the ducks, who delight in her daily visits, Polina is a princess. But when Polina’s prince–who makes movies almost as luminous as her dresses–decides to go away, life on the canal changes, and so does Polina. What are two steadfast and affectionate French ducks to do?” (December 2011)