Around the World

Around the World
by Matt Phelan

Summary:  "As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure.  The challenge of circumnavigating the globe...attracted the fearless in droves.  Three hardy spirits stayed the course..."--front flap.

Candlewick Press, 2011.

Mary and Her Little Lamb: The True Story of the Famous Nursery Rhyme

Mary and her Little Lamb: The True Story of the Famous Nursery Rhyme
by Will Moses

Summary:  "The poem about Mary and her little lamb is one of the most popular rhymes in America, but did you know that the rhyme is true?..."--front flap.

Philomel Books, 2011.

Basketball Belles

Basketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player Put Women's Hoops on the Map
by Sue Macy
illustrated by Matt Collins

Summary:  "My parents hoped Stanford University would make a lady out of me...a lady can even play basketball."--front flap.

Holiday House, 2011.

An Annoying ABC

An Annoying ABC
by Barbara Bottner
illustrated by Michael Emberley

Summary:  "From annoying to apologizing, with an alphabet of mischief in between..."--back cover.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

A Dazzling Display of Dogs

A Dazzling Display of Dogs
by Betsy Franco
illustrated by Michael Wertz

Summary:  A collection of concrete poems celebrating all things canine.

Tricycle Press, 2011.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
by Jerry Pinkney

Summary:  An illustrated rendition of the classic lullaby, featuring an adventurous chipmunk.

Little, Brown, 2011.

Tell Me the Day Backwards

Tell Me the Day Backwards
by Albert Lamb
illustrated by David McPhail

Summary:  "Just before going to bed, Timmy Bear and his mama play a game they call Tell Me the Day Backwards, trying to remember everything that happened to him that day -- in reverse..."--front flap.

Candlewick Press, 2011.

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
by Serri Duskey Rinker
illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Summary:  "Down in the big construction site, tough trucks work with all their might.  But now its time to say goodnight..."--front flap.

Chronicle Books, 2011.

Nothing Like a Puffin

Nothing Like a Puffin
by Sue Soltis
illustrated by Bob Kolar

Summary:  "Follow this charmingly mischievous puffin in this entertaining game of compare and contrast..."--front flap.

Candlewick Press, 2011.

Bumble-ardy

Bumble-ardy
by Maurice Sendak

Summary: Bumble-ardy has missed eight birthdays in a row.  For his ninth birthday he has a party without telling his aunt.  What will happen when she comes home?

Harper Collins, 2011.

Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina

Alica Alonso: Prima Ballerina
by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
illustrated by Raúl Colón

Summary:  A biography in free verse of Cuba's most famous ballerina, Alicia Alonso.

Marshall Cavendish, 2011.

The Twins' Blanket

The Twins' Blanket
by Hyewon Yum

Summary:  "These look-alike twins share everything -- toys, clothes, a room, a bed, and, since the day they were born, a blanket.  But as the twins grow bigger, the blanket becomes too small..."

Frances Foster Books, 2011.

The Money We'll Save

The Money We'll Save
by Brock Cole

Summary:  In nineteenth-century New York City, when Pa brings home a young turkey in hopes of saving money on their Christmas dinner, his family faces all sorts of trouble--and expense--in their tiny apartment.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011.

Blue Chicken

Blue Chicken
by Deborah Freedman

Summary:  "When chicken spills a pot of blue paint, the other animals sure don't find her helpful.  And things only get worse..."--front flap.

Viking, 2011.

One Starry Night

One Starry Night
by Lauren Thompson
illustrated by Jonathan Bean

Summary:  "One starry night...little ones everywhere are watched over with care.  Most special of all, Mary and Joseph watch over their newborn babe..."--front flap.

Margaret K. McElderry Book, 2011.

The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China

The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China
by Ed Young
text as told to Libby Koponen

Summary:  "This...illustrated memoir is the story of one of our most beloved children's book illustrators and the house his baba built."--front flap.

Little, Brown and Company, 2011.

I Want My Hat Back

I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen

Summary:  "A bear has lost his hat.  What if he never sees it again?  WAIT!  He has seen his hat..."--front flap.

Candlewick Press, 2011.

Neville

Neville
by Norton Juster
illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Summary:  "A new block, a new house, and a new boy who doesn't know anyone at all.  That's the worst part: how will he ever make friends?..."--front flap.

Schwartz & Wade, 2011.

Ice

Ice
by Arthur Geisert

Summary: This wordless tale depicts a community of pigs that suffer from the heat and go in search of ice despite the odds against them.

Enchanted Lion Books, 2011.

Red Sled

Red Sled
by Lita Judge

Summary:  "When a well-loved sled is left outside a cozy cabin on a still winter's night, an unlikely cast of creatures forge new friendships during the ride of their lives."-- front flap.

Atheneum, 2011.