Grade: K

The world needs more quiet heroes! With whimsy and warmth, Bob Graham tells the lesser-known tale of a shy little soul who saves the day. What happened to Humpty Dumpty is the stuff of legend. But how many know of his brave little sister? While the Tumbling Dumpties, the family traveling circus troupe, is doing acts of spectacular daring, Dimity stays far from the spotlight, playing tunes on her tiny flute. But when Humpty falls off the wall where he’s writing graffiti, it’s Dimity who finds her voice and brings help that even the king’s soldiers can’t provide. With a wealth of humorous visual details - the egg-carton caravan drawn by a chicken, the bandaging of Humpty’s “leakage” after his fall - Bob Graham pays tribute to a famous nursery rhyme figure and brings smiles to his readers once again.

The big green dinosaur is getting ready to settle down for the night, when he suddenly cries, “Where is my binkit?” No one seems to know what he wants and our poor dinosaur just fusses and frets. A young boy hears him crying and offers a soft yellow handkerchief and to no one’s surprise, it turns out to be the binkit. The rhyming text and amusing illustrations are typical Boynton. The touch and feel components of the book as well as a few flaps that can be lifted offer even more fun to young listeners.

In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you’ll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don’t go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the thrill of flying to the imaginary planet Woosocket to bonding with a friend over a shared hatred of spinach, these poems capture the very essence of being a kid. Filled with sly humor and always affectionate, Dirt on My Shirt is sure to delight kids, big and little, everywhere.

This series covers a range of nonfiction topics that interest younger and older students — from cats to comic book characters. Each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations, and appropriate text for one of four graduated reading levels. There are over 20 books in each level. Titles include:

Level 1 (Beginning to read) Rockets and Spaceships, A Day in the Life of a Dancer, Whatever the Weather

Level 2 (Beginning to read alone) Firefighter!, Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!, The Story of Pocahontas

Level 3 (Reading alone) Anne Frank, Extreme Sports, Shark Attack!

Level 4 (Proficient readers) Horses, Creating the X-Men, Volcanoes, NFL: Rumbling Running Backs

Doggone fun for toddlers! In Matthew Van Fleet’s captivating new multiconcept book, twenty breeds of capering canines demonstrate action words, opposites, synonyms, and more. Cleverly designed pull tabs and flaps plus ten pettable textures provide interactive treats that will have toddlers arfing along from start to surprising finish. Bow-WOW!

What do a frisky dachshund and a slightly timid stuffed bear have in common? They’re best friends. In these three sweet, funny, and meltingly tender stories, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, creator of such distinctive concept books as The Hidden Alphabet, Lemons are Not Red, Walter Was Worried, and Black? White! Red? Night!, proves she is as fine a writer as she is an artist and designer. In “Bear in the Chair” Bear wants to go outside and play with Dog, but can’t seem to get down from a very high chair. Dog uses his long slinky back to come to Bear’s aid, and everything turns out fine…well, almost. In “Play with Me, Play With Me” Dog wants attention, but Bear is engrossed in a book (about a dog and a bear, of course) and wants time to himself. Or so he thinks. And in “Dog Changes His Name” Bear helps Dog choose the perfect new name, with surprising results. In this first of several books about the exploits of two best friends, Laura Vaccaro Seeger has created characters who follow in the distinguished footsteps of Frog and Toad and Henry and Mudge.

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.

Here’s the ultimate book on competition! Duck and Gander challenge one another to see who can freeze in place the longest. Nothing makes them move, not even Fox who stuffs them into a bag and takes them home for dinner.