Recreation

Children’s New Titles April 2011 (arrived in March)

Audio Visual

Open season. 3 [videorecording (DVD)] directed by Cody Cameron.
Tractor Tom. Sports day & other stories [videorecording (DVD)]
The wind in the willows. The river bank & 5 other stories [videorecording (DVD)].
The salamander spell [sound recording] E.D. Baker.
Rosie [sound recording] : the perfect pony Pippa Funnell.
Diggers [sound recording (MP3)] Terry Pratchett.
Goat pie [sound recording] Alan MacDonald.

Into Reading

Bill's bike Andy Blackford ; illustrated by Hannah Wood.
The three little pigs and the new neighbour Andy Blackford and Tomislav Zlatic.
Big cat Pippa Goodhart ; illustrated by Sandra Aguilar.
Harry and the horse Sue Graves ; illustrated by Mike Garton.
Little Bad Riding Hood Julia Jarman and Jane Cope.
Goal! written by Anna Matthew ; illustrated by Heather Heyworth.
Hide and seek written by Anna Matthew ; illustrated by Heather Heyworth.
Pirate jack & the Inca treasure Leslie Melville and Fabiano Fiorin.
Dog's new coat Margaret Nash ; illustrated by Lisa Williams.
Sleeping Beauty : 100 years later Laura North and Gary Northfield.
A winter wonderland Wong Herbert Yee.

Non-Fiction

Whitaker's world of facts Russell Ash.
Left or right? Susan Markowitz Meredith.
Of thee I sing : a letter to my daughters Barack Obama ; illustrated by Loren Long.
The Lion encyclopedia of world religions David Self.
Noah's Ark and other Bible stories retold and illustrated by Marcia Williams.
Jesus : his life in verses from the King James Holy Bible art by Gennady Spirin.
Christmas is here words from the King James Bible ; illustrated by Lauren Castillo.
We want you to know : kids talk about bullying Deborah Ellis.
Hello baby!
101 things to do to become a superhero or evil genius written by Helen Szirtes and Richard Horne ; designed and illustrated by Richard Horne.
Hello Daddy!
At school.
Time to eat.
Manners mash-up : a goofy guide to good behaviour featuring Tedd Arnold ... [et al.].
Rapunzel based on The Brothers Grimm tale ; illustrated by Debbie Lavreys.
The spider's gift : a Ukrainian Christmas story retold by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Katya Krenina.
The parade : a stampede of stories about Ananse, the trickster spider K.P. Kojo ; illustrated by Karen Lilje.
Firebird Saviour Pirotta ; paintings by Catherine Hyde.
More scary stories to tell in the dark collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Scary stories to tell in the dark collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Snow White : a tale from the Brothers Grimm illustrated by Charles Santore.
Greek myths retold by Ann Turnbull ; illustrated by Sarah Young.
Fantasy : an artist's realm written & illustrated by Ben Boos.
The tortoise or the hare Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison ; illustrated by Joe Cepeda.
Hush, baby, hush! : lullabies from around the world Kathy Henderson ; illustrated by Pam Smy.
Microcosmos : discovering the world through microscopic images from 20 X to over 20 million X magnification Brandon Broll ; pictures supplied by the Science Photo Library.
Even or odd? Joanne Mattern.
More than, less than Joanne Mattern.
Plus 1, minus 1 Ann H. Matzke.
Half or whole? Susan Markowitz Meredith.
Is it symmetrical? Nancy Kelly Allen.
Can you guess? Ann H. Matzke.
Space Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by Mike Gordon.
Colour.
Why do earthquakes happen? Wil Mara.
Shattering earthquakes Louise and Richard Spilsbury.
Water, water!
Who killed T-rex? : uncover the mystery of the vanished dinosaurs Surendra Verma.
Harmony : a vision for our future HRH The Prince of Wales.
Tropical rainforests Seymour Simon.
Ocean commotion : life on the reef Janeen Mason.
Kitchen science experiments : how does your mold garden grow? Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by Edward Miller.
Biggest and smallest written by Camilla de la Bedoyere.
Fastest and slowest written by Camilla De la Bedoyere.
Smartest and silliest written by Camilla de la Bedoyere.
Strongest and weakest written by Camilla de la Bedoyere.
Out of sight Pittau & Gervais.
ZooBorns! : zoo babies from around the world Andrew Bleiman, Chris Eastland.
Just one bite : 11 animals and their bites at life size! Lola Schaefer ; illustrated by Geoff Waring.
Nick Baker's bug zoo.
Biggest bugs life-size George Beccaloni.
The life cycle of the monarch butterfly written by Betty Brownlie.
Lizards Nic Bishop.
Exploring the world of eagles Tracy C. Read.
Elephants Sydnie Meltzer Kleinhenz.
Leo the snow leopard : the true story of an amazing rescue told by Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff.
Exploring the world of foxes Tracy C. Read.
Exploring the world of wolves Tracy C. Read.
Horrid Henry's bodies : a Horrid factbook Francesca Simon ; illustrated by Tony Ross.
Just for boys written by Matt Crossick ; illustrated by Rob Davis.
Wind power : 20 projects to make with paper Clive Dobson.
Diggers Amanda Askew.
Loaders Amanda Askew.
Cranes Amanda Askew.
Modern warships & submarines David West and Alex Pang.
The world's biggest machines Marcie Aboff.
The world's fastest machines Marcie Aboff.
The world's dirtiest machines Jennifer Blizin Gillis.
The world's most unusual machines Paloma Jae.
The world's toughest machines Judy Kentor Schmauss.
The world's smartest machines Linda Tagliaferro.
Bulldozers Amanda Askew.
Grow your own monsters Nicola Davies and Simon Hickmott ; illustrated by Scoular Anderson.
The ultimate step-by-step kids' first gardening book : More than 120 fabulous projects for kids to do, complete with clear stage-by-stage instructions and over 1200 stunning photographs : Fantastic gardening ideas for 5-12 year olds, from growing fruit an Jenny Hendy.
Yates young gardener : get your hands dirty Janice Marriott ; [illustrations, Deborah Hinde].
For horse-crazy girls only : everything you want to know about horses Christina Wilsdon ; illustrated by Alecia Underhill.
Rat Deborah Chancellor.
My favourite recipes Annabel Karmel.
Kids' cooking.
Kids' party food.
At home.
Built to last David Macaulay.
501 things to draw : easy step-by-step instructions.
Cartoon characters Paul Mason.
Cartoons and manga Des Taylor.
Simple softies : for the whole family.
Is singing for you? Elaine Landau.
Drumming Ian Adams.
Is the guitar for you? Elaine Landau.
Is the saxophone for you? Elaine Landau.
Let's play.
Tangled : the essential guide to Rapunsel's world written by Barbara Bazaldua.
Street dance Emma Torrington.
Wrestling Chris St John.
Surf for your life Mick Fanning and Tim Baker.
A dazzling display of dogs concrete poems by Betsy Franco ; illustrations by Michael Wertz.
'Twas the night before Christmas Clement C. Moore ; illustrated by Kat Whelan.
A dragon in the classroom and other poems about school compiled by Brian Moses ; artwork by Kelly Waldek.
The history book : take me back to the beginning [contributors, Samone Bos ... [et al.]].
Black Elk's vision : a Lakota story S.D. Nelson.
Kubla Khan : the emperor of everything Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Robert Byrd.
Wicked warriors and evil emperors : the true story of the fight for Ancient China Alison Lloyd with pictures by Terry Denton.
Knights and castles Philip Ardagh ; illustrated by Mike Gordon.
Italy Jillian Powell.
Spain Jillian Powell.
She zhong! Wo men yi qi wan! = Goal! Let's play! Joe Marriott ; illustrated by Algy Craig-Hall.
Yi tiao yu liang tiao yu hong se de yu lan se de yu = One fish two fish red fish blue fish Dr.Seuss tu wen ; Sun Ruoying yi.
Xiao Li de nong li xin nian = Li's Chinese New Year Wang Fang ; illustrated by Jennifer Corfield ; Cantonese translation by Sylvia Denham.
Kouklina Voula Mastore.
Orini rul wihan kungjong ui him Yi Sang-hwa, Chong Song-nan, Han Hye-son chium ; Sin Un-jong kurim.
Annyong, hyong-a : Hyong-a nun mori ga apuko omma nun maum i aputaeyo-- Ijen Nae ga chikyo chulkke kakpon, Kim Un-jong ; kul, Han Kyo-won, kurim Han, Chae- hong.

Older Fiction

Jade at the champs Amy Brown.
Fire World Chris d'Lacey.
Brendan Buckley's universe and everything in it Sundee T. Frazier.
A tale dark & Grimm Adam Gidwitz.
World's end written by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski.
The Peco incident Des Hunt.
The adventures of Jack Lime James Leck.
The candymakers Wendy Mass.
The double life of Cora Parry Angela McAllister.
Too many zeros Geoff Palmer.
Fight for freedom Simon Scarrow.
The rise and fall of Mount Majestic Jennifer Trafton ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Young Fredle Cynthia Voigt ; illustrated by Louise Yates.
Lily alone Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
The star maker Laurence Yep.
Write on, Callie Jones Naomi Zucker.

Picture Books

At night.
Beep! Beep! Peekaboo! written by Dawn Stirett ; designed by Rachael Parfitt].
In the wild.
Moomin's little book of colours.
Moomin's little book of opposites.
Busy farm : a Ladybird lift-the-flap book [written by Mandy Archer ; illustrated by Ian Cunliffe].
Busy building site : a Ladybird lift-the-flap book/ [written by Mandy Archer ; illustrated by Ian Cunliffe].
Baby's very first touchy-feely animals book [illustrated by Stella Baggott ; designed by Katrina Fearn].
Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book [illustrated by Stella Baggott ; Designed by Katrina Fearn].
Baby's very first word book [illustrated by Stella Baggott ; designed by Katrina Fearn.]
Peekaboo moon! [written by Marie Birkinshaw] ; illustrated by Kate Merritt.
Monkey's friends Ruth Brown.
Bear's magic pencil Anthony Browne and friends.
Snowmen all year Caralyn Buehner ; pictures by Mark Buehner.
The runaway wok : a Chinese New Year tale Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Sebastia Serra.
My first colors : let's learn them all [written by Sarah Davis, Dawn Sirett].
Please don't eat me : a lift-the-flap fish tale Roger de Muth.
Batty Sarah Dryer.
Lots of dots Craig Frazier.
Farm [text, Charlie Gardner].
First words [text, Charlie Gardner].
Wolf won't bite! Emily Gravett.
Little white rabbit Kevin Henkes.
The lonely beast Chris Judge.
AlphaOops! : H is for Halloween Alethea Kontis ; illustrated by Bob Kolar.
We're roaming in the rainforest : an Amazon adventure written by Laurie Krebs ; illustrated by Anne Wilson.
Miss Lina's ballerinas Grace Maccarone ; illustrated by Christine Davenier.
Madeline at the White House stories and pictures by John Bemelmans Marciano.
Counting on snow Maxwell Newhouse.
On my potty Leslie Patricelli.
Potty Leslie Patricelli.
Tubby Leslie Patricelli.
Mr. Elephanter Lark Pien.
Snowbots Aaron Reynolds ; illustrated by David Barneda.
I am a bunny Ole Risom ; illustrated by Richard Scarry.
No Claudia Rueda ; translated by Elisa Amado.
It's Christmas, David! David Shannon.
On the road with Mavis and Marge Niamh Sharkey.
I like toys : a touch and feel board book Lorena Siminovich.
Baby Beep! Beep! [written by Dawn Sirett].
Baby peekaboo! [writer, Dawn Sirett].
Baby pets [written by Dawn Sirett].
Farm [written by Dawn Sirett and Sarah Davis].
Park [text, Dawn Sirett and Charlie Gardner].
Pets [text by Dawn Sirett].
Playtime [written by Dawn Sirett and Sarah Davis].
Tractor [text, Dawn Sirett and Charlie Gardner].
Dragon stew Steve Smallman, Lee Wildish.
Peepo Teddy! [written by Justine Smith ; illustrated by Fiona Land].
Press here Herve Tullet.
The perfect hug Joanna Walsh & Judi Abbot.
Encore, opera cat! Tess Weaver ; illustrated by Andrea Wesson.
Beautiful babies : a touch-and-feel book Karma Wilson.
Here comes the garbage barge! written by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Red Nose Studio.
Singing away the dark Caroline Woodward ; illustrations by Julie Morstad.

Younger Fiction

Pick 'n' mix. Vol. 2 : assorted Kiwi stories illustrated by Jenny Cooper.
The dawn shops and other stories told and drawn by Joyce Lankester Brisley.
Crazy chameleons! written by Sally Grindley ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.
Giant giraffes! written by Sally Grindley ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.
Kung fu kangaroos! written by Sally Grindley ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.
Too-slow tortoises! written by Sally Grindley ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.
The adventures of Ook and Gluk : Kung-fu cavemen from the future George Beard and Harold Hutchins ; [Dav Pilkey].
The dream of the thylacine written by Margaret Wild ; Illustrated by Ron Brooks.
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass Meg Wiviott ; illustrated by Josee Bisallion.