New Children's Books in 2012

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from Guacamole

Alexander, Elizabeth. 2012. Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama’s Inauguration. Illustrated by David Diaz. New York: Katherine Tegen Books.

Argueta, Jorge. 2012. Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem. Illustrated by Margarita Sada. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Ashton, Dianna Hutts. 2011. Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers. Illustrate by Susan L. Roth. New York: Dial.

Barnett, Mac. 2012. Extra Yarn. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. New York: Balzar & Bray.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. 2012. Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Dunbar, Polly. 2012. Arthur’s Dream Boat. Cambridge. MA: Candlewick.

Elschner, Géraldine. 2012. The Cat and the Bird: A Children’s Book Inspired by Paul Klee. New York: Prestel Publishing.

Evans, Shane. 2012. We March. New York: Roaring Brook Press.

Fishman, Cathy Goldberg. 2012. When Jackie and Hank Met. Illustrated by Mark Eliot.Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

Frost, Helen. 2012. Step Gently Out. Photographs by Rick Lieder. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.

Hole, Stian. 2011. Garmann’s Secret. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books.

Kalman, Maria.2012. Looking at Lincoln. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.

Kamkwamba, William & Bryan Mealer. 2012. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. New York, Dial.

Klein, Leonore. 2012. Henri’s Walk to Paris. Illustrated by Saul Bass. Universe.

Krishnaswamy, Uma. 2012. Out of the Way! Out of the Way! Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

from Henri's Walk to Paris

Lewin, Ted & Betsy Lewin. 2012. Puffling Patrol. New York: Lee & Low.

Lujan, Jorge Elias. 2012. Con el sol en los ojos / With the Sun in My Eyes. Illustrated by Morteza Zahedi. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.

Lyon, George Ella. 2011. All the Water in the World. Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson. New York: Atheneum.

Maclear, Kyo. 2012. Virginia Wolf. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. Kids Can Press.

Manning, Maurie J. 2012. Laundry Day. New York: Clarion.

Mason, Margaret, 2011. These Hands. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper.  New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Messner, Kate. 2011. Over and Under Snow. Illustrated by Christopher Silas. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Michelson, Richard, 2012. Twice as Good: the Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by African-American.  Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Sleeping Bear Press.

Nivola, Claire A. 2012. Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Novesky, Amy. 2012. Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O’Keeffe Painted What She Pleased. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. New York: Harcourt.

Ogburn, Jacqueline, 2012. Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World. Illustrated by Chris Rashka. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Paschkis, Julie. 2012. Mooshka, A Quilt Story. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.

Rocco, John. 2011. Blackout. New York: Hyperion.

Rosenstock, Barb. 2012. The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and Our National Parks. Illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein. New York: Dial.

Shange, Ntozake, 2012. Freedom’s a-Callin Me. Illustrated by Rod Brown. New York: Amistad.

Shapiro, Jane, 2011. Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art. Illustrated by Vanessa Newton. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Singer, Marilyn. 2012. A Stick is an Excellent Thing. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. New York: Clarion.

Springman, I.C. 2012. More. Illustrated by Brian Lies. New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Tate, Don. 2012. It Jes’ happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. New York: Lee & Low.

Trottier, Maxine, 2011. Migrant. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. Toronto, ON: Groundwood.

Viva, Frank. 2011. Along a Long Road. New York: Little, Brown Books.

Wallner, Alexandra. 2012. Susan B Anthony. New York: Holiday House.

Winter, Jonah. 2012. Jazz Age Josephine: Dance, Singer—Who’s that, Who? Why That’s MISS Josephine Baker. Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. New York: Atheneum.

Young, Ed. 2011. The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China. New York: Little, Brown.

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. 2012. Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard. Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. New York: Knopf.