New Children's First Chapter Books
New arrivals added to our Children's First Chapter Books Collection in the last 7 days
| Title | Date added | |
|---|---|---|
| Annie & Simon - the sneeze and other stories by O'Neill, Catharine. |
Recounts four adventures of Annie, her big brother Simon, and their dog Hazel as they collect horse chestnuts, visit a lake to observe and sketch wildlife, muse about the nature of dogs and cats, and deal with Simon's sneeze. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Be careful what you sniff for by Krulik, Nancy E. |
Sparky the sheepdog puppy digs up a magic bone that transports him to London, where he makes new friends, sees the sites, and gets into a bit of trouble. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Best in show for Rotten Ralph by Gantos, Jack. |
Hoping to beat his cousin Percy in the cat show, Ralph allows Sarah to help him spruce up his image and get in shape. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Boris on the move by Joyner, Andrew. |
Boris lives in Hogg Bay, in an old bus that used to travel all over the world, but now just sits there--until one day when his parents take him on an adventure. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Bramble and Maggie - give and take by Haas, Jessie. |
"Bramble the horse is starting life with her new person, Maggie. When Maggie wants to go for a ride, Bramble is hesitant because she feels that neither she nor Maggie should be boss all the time. There should be some give-and-take. Maggie agrees, and a carrot seals the deal."--Dust jacket. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Campfire stories by White, Jamie. |
"When Martha, Helen, T.D., Alice, Truman, and Skits pitch a tent in Helen's back yard for the night, they expect to have a super-fun sleepover. But it doesn't take long for the s'mores (hold the chocolate, extra marshmallow) and the hand shadow puppet ideas to run out. What's this bored group of kids to do on a dark, quiet, summer night? Tell creepy campfire stories, of course!"-- |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Catch that wave by Krulik, Nancy E. |
Tired of attending obedience school, Sparky the puppy finds adventure in Hawaii after chomping on the magic bone. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Close shave by Larry, H. I. |
Zac's favourite hair gel has been spiked with a hair-removing ingredient. The only antidote is being held for ransom. If Zac can't find the culprits, the entire town, including Zac himself, will be bald within a day. No-one messes with Zac's hair... This time, it's personal! Age 6+. |
Jun 13, 2013 |
| Foul play by Larry, H. I. |
BIG have infiltrated a soccer team in the grand final! Zac Power is a brilliant soccer player, but is he good enough to stop BIG from cheating their way to the prize money? |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Heidi Heckelbeck goes to camp! by Coven, Wanda. |
Heidi is excited about spending two weeks with Lucy at Camp Dakota, but Lucy's friends from last year ignore Heidi and make her feel unwelcome, leading Heidi to cast a friendship spell on them. |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Horrid Henry and the abominable snowman by Simon, Francesca. |
Horrid Henry builds a big, mean monster snowman in order to win the snowman competition against Moody Margaret's ballerina snowgirl, and claim the prize--a year's supply of ice cream--all for himself. Plus three more stories that go well with ice cream. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| Kiki - my stylish life by May, Kyla. |
Kiki and her best friends, Coco and Lulu, all live on Lotus Lane, attend Amber Acres Elementary School, and have their own club, so when a when a Japanese girl named Mika moves in next door and also chooses fashion design for her art project, Kiki is seriously annoyed. |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Liz learns a lesson by Barkley, Callie. |
Members of the Critter Club are all excited about their summer plans until Liz learns that, instead of taking an art class, she will have to be in summer school to improve her math skills, but a fun teacher, a classroom pet, support from her friends, and advice from her brother might get her through. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Picture day by Nees, Susan. |
After her mother helps with her outfit, Missy is afraid her school picture will not be special this year. |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Rosy and the secret friend by McNamara, Margaret. |
"Usually, when the Summer People take over the cottages of Sheepskerry Island, the Fairy Bell Sisters go into hiding, but when kind-hearted Rosy realizes that a Summer Child named Louisa needs help, she does the unthinkable and befriends her"-- |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| So you want to be a dog? by White, Jamie. |
The kids learn empathy and what it is like to be a dog when T.D. volunteers to act like a canine for the day and Carolina wakes up to find herself changed into a dog. |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Stranger things by Lubar, David. |
When ordinary third-grader Ed finds a coin with the words "strange" and "stranger" on both sides, weird things start happening around him--but when his friends start blaming him for all the weirdness Ed wonders if this coin is not too strange for comfort. |
Jun 14, 2013 |
| The lost princess by Dadey, Debbie. |
"Not one of the merkids in Shelly Siren's third-grade class can believe the shell-shattering news: Shelly is a princess! A real princess! It's been a well-kept secret in Trident City, but now the word is out, and Shelly doesn't know how to act! Should she start wearing a glittery crown? Or move to a grand undersea palace? Will her friends have to call her Your Highness? Being a princess may be exciting, but Shelly's not sure she can truly play this royal part."-- |
Jun 16, 2013 |
| Violet Mackerel's natural habitat by Branford, Anna. |
As the youngest in her family, seven-year-old Violet identifies with small creatures in the natural world, but when she tries to help special ladybug, she learns an important lesson about animal habitats. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Zigzag zoom by Giff, Patricia Reilly. |
When the Timpanzi Tigers challenge the Zigzag Zebras to a race, Gina worries because she knows she is not a fast runner, but the whole school seems to be counting on her to win. |
Jun 14, 2013 |