* Indicates a series
Cammuso, Frank. Otto's Orange Day. (J Cammuso)
After a genie fulfills Otto the cat's wish by turning the whole world orange, Otto realizes that his favorite color is not the best color for everything.
Davis, Eleanor. Stinky. (J Davis)
Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums but is terrified of people! When a new kid enters his swamp, this adorable little monster comes up with all sorts of crazy plans to scare him away.
Hayes, Geoffrey. Benny & Penny in Just Pretend: a Toon Book. (J Hayes)
Benny wants to play pirates without his little sister Penny. But when Penny really disappears, Benny becomes very worried.
Lechner, John. Sticky Burr: Adventures in the Burrwood Forest. (J Lechner)
Sticky Burr and his friends come to the rescue when the village in Burrwood Forest is attacked by wild dogs.
Morse, Scott. Magic Pickle.* (J Morse)
Meet the world's greenest, bumpiest, briniest superhero, the Magic Pickle. With his feisty sidekick Jo Jo Wigman, the Magic Pickle faces his worst nightmare, the Brotherhood of Evil Produce. Will he save the world from those foul fiends, or will the world be conquered by vegetables gone wild?
Rosenstiehl, Agnes. Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons. (J Rosenst)
Follows a young girl named Lilly as she enjoys different activities during each season of the year.
Runton, Andy. Owly: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer.* (J Runton)
Owly is a kind, yet lonely, little owl who's always on the lookout for new friends and adventure.
Dembicki, Matt. Trickster: Native American Tales: a Graphic Collection (J Trickst)
The Collection includes over twenty trickster stories from various Native American traditions.
Epinosa, Rod. The Courageous Princess. (J Epinos)
When Princess Mabelrose is kidnapped by a dragon and told no one will rescue her, she decides to escape and find her way home.
Hale, Shannon. Rapunzel's Revenge. (J Hale)
In this Old West retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as both a lasso and as a weapon to take on outlaws--including Gothel, the woman she calls Mother.
Hosler, Jay. Clan Apis. (J Hosler)
Provides information about the life cycle and environment of honeybees through the story of Nyuki, a young bee from the hive called Clan Apis.
Lat. Kampung Boy. (J Lat)
Relates the life experiences of a boy growing up on a rubber plantation in rural Malaysia.
Lute, Jason. Houdini: The Handcuff King. (J 793.8 Lut)
A graphic novel account of the most death-defying jump Harry Houdini ever attempted as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how he prepared for and performed the escape.
Petersen, David. Mouse Guard Vol. 1 Fall 1152 (J Peterse)
The adventures of three mice, Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam who patrol borders, and strive to make safeways to keep the mouse territories free from predators.
Sfar, Joann. Little Vampire. (J Sfar)
An unusual friendship forms between a vampire and a human, when Little Vampire leaves notes on homework Michael has left at school.
Slade, Christian. Korgi Book 1. (J Slade)
A wordless graphic novel about a young girl named Ivy, her dog Sprout, and their amazing adventures in Korgi Hollow.
Smith, Jeff. Bone. Vol. 1 Out from Boneville.* (J Bone)
The Bone series tell the story of Fone Bone, and his two cousins, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, who are banned from their homeland of Boneville. When the cousins find themselves mysteriously trapped in a wonderful but often terrifying land filled with secrets and danger - and special new friendships - they are soon caught up in adventures beyond their wildest dreams.
Soo, Kean. Jellaby. (J Soo)
Not long after Portia Bennett and her mother move to a new town to start their lives over, Portia discovers a huge purple monster she names Jellaby.
Sturm, James. Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow. (J Sturm)
Satchel Paige began his baseball career in the Negro Leagues in Alabama in the 1920s. For years, Jim Crow laws, which segregated blacks and whites, kept him out of the major leagues. But they couldn't stop him from becoming a world-class athlete. This is a fictionalized account of a real-life sports hero.
Watts, Irene N. Good-bye Marianne: The Graphic Novel. (J Watts)
Tells the story of Marianne Kohn, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl in 1938 Berlin who experiences the division in her homeland due to the Nazi regime, and eventually boards a boat to safety in London.
Weigel, Jeff. Thunder from the Sea: Adventure on Board The HMS Defender. (J Weigel)
Illustrated in comic-book format with detailed informational sidebars, this fast-paced, action-adventure story sets sail with Jack Hoyton, a boy who enlists in the Royal Navy and is assigned to the HMS Defender, a mid-sized frigate protecting the British Isles from an invasion by the French Emperor Napoleon.
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June 8, 2011
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