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October 2008 new titles

Children's New Titles - November 2008

Audio Visual

Noisy animals  written by Pam Holden.

Music machine [videorecording (DVD)]  Hi-5.

Sing a song of Wiggles [videorecording (DVD)]  the Wiggles.

Musical journeys [videorecording (DVD)].  

Best party songs [sound recording]  the Fairies.

Centre stage [sound recording] : a musical for little kids.  

Love to sing Bop-along songs [sound recording]  [collected by Linda Adamson].

Love to sing move & groove with hearty fun [sound recording]  [produced by] Linda Adamson.

Love to sing nursery rhymes [sound recording]  [collected by Linda Adamson].

Love to sing playtime songs [sound recording]  [produced by] Linda Adamson.

Say hello to the orchestra [sound recording] : take a journey into the world of the orchestra.  

Scary songs and terrifying tunes [sound recording].  

Mozart for kids [sound recording]  

Port side pirates [sound recording]  [text by] Oscar Seaworthy.

Starting on the right foot [sound recording]  Julie Wylie.

H2O. 1 [videorecording (DVD)] : just add water!  

H2O. 2 [videorecording (DVD)] : just add water!  

In the night garden. Hello Makka Pakka! [videorecording (DVD)].  

Pingu. Pingu makes a discovery [videorecording (DVD)].  

Teletubbies. Musical rhyme time [videorecording (DVD)].  

The great big little red train  Benedict Blathwayt.

Charlie and Lola. Five [videorecording (DVD)].  

Fifi and the Flowertots. Bumper collection, Volume 2 [videorecording (DVD)].  

LazyTown. Superhero! [videorecording (DVD)].  

Shaun the Sheep. Save the tree [videorecording (DVD)].  

Into Reading

Don't let the mice drive the bus  written by Henry Bardsdale ; illustrated by Mat Clark.

Humphrey : world champion camel spitter  written by Henry Barksdale ; illustrated by John Bennett.

The speedy sparrow  written by Mitchell Biggs ; illustrated by Robert Roennfeldt.

Colourful snakes  written byBill Bindmarsh ; illustrated by Murray Dewhurst.

Cities  written by Todd Black.

Jenny's new tree  written by Cushla Brown ; illustrated by Clive Taylor.

Tortoise's trip  written by Cushla Brown ; illustrated by Madeline Beasley.

Compost  written by Philippa Creek.

Benny Bilby and Nicky Numbat  written by Cindy Dalglish ; illustrated by Robert Roennfeldt.

Macey's mess  written by Billy Dane ; illustrated by Matt Wilson and Simon Barr.

Clever Rabbit and the lion  retold by Susanna Davidson ; illustrated by Daniel Howarth ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

The enormous turnip  retold by Katie Daynes ; illustrated by Georgien Overwater ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

Luke's flute  written by Ruth Devcich ; illustrated by Suzanne Simpson.

The ferry boat ride  written by Ruth Devcich ; photographed by Vinnie Riesck.

The big fun run  written by T.K. Diamond ; illustrated by Kelvin Hawley.

The magic porridge pot  retold by Rosie Dickins ; illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

Animals from eggs  written by Sarah Edwards.

Go green  written by Sarah Edwards.

Pandas in danger  written by Sarah Edwards.

People and dolphins  written by Sarah Edwards.

Who works at the airport?  written and photographed by Sarah Edwards.

All about glass  written by Julie Ellis.

Marbles  written by Julie Ellis.

Perfect pets  written by Julie Ellis.

Freddy Fox's fur  written by Naomi Fletcher ; illustrated by Dion Hamill.

Jump it!  written by Harlan Foster ; illustrated by Matthew Wilson.

The Bornean clouded leopard  written by Eli Francis.

Saving Lucky  written by Liam Fraser ; photographed by Brooke Worthington.

First to the top  written by Diana Freeman.

Then and now  written by Diana Freeman.

Out in the snow  written by Jack Gabolinscy.

Robots  written by Jack Gabolinscy.

Andy gets left behind  written by Sylvia Gardner ; illustrated by Richard Hoit.

Let's make pancakes  written by Maria Gill.

Valley Town  written by Rose Goldsmith ; illustrated by Jane Farquhar and Mack Powell.

Big Ted goes down the catwalk  written by Craig Gordon ; illustrated by Katie Jardine.

Ringo goes missing  written by Rebecca Gould ; illustrated by Graeme Tavendale.

A house for shade  written by Chantelle Greenhills ; illustrated by Dave Gunson.

Parachuting  written by Cam Gregory ; illustrated by Simon Barr.

Connor Camel's new career  written by Stella Harrington ; illustrated by Daniel Lloyd.

Road rules  written by Rosalind Hayhoe.

Making honey  written by Rosalind Hayhoe.

Odd one out  written by Rosalind Hayhoe ; hotographs by Claire Watkins.

A frog's life  written by Pam Holden.

Building roads  written by Pam Holden.

Dance, dance, dance!  written by Pam Holden.

Life cycle of a plant  written by Pam Holden.

Masks  written by Pam Holden.

Patterns  written by Pam Holden.

What is it made of?  written by Pam Holden.

Where does Mr Black live?  written by Quentin Hook.

People who work underground  written by Felicity Hoover.

Hearing  Paul Humphrey ; photography by Chris Fairclough.

Seeing  Paul Humphrey ; photography by Chris Fairclough.

Smelling and tasting  Paul Humphrey ; photography by Chris Fairclough.

Touching  Paul Humphrey ; photography by Chris Fairclough.

The road trip  written by Hilary Hunter ; illustrated by Heath Gray.

The greedy goats  written by Mardy Ireland ; illustrated by Jo Thapa.

The apple tree  written by Gillian Klinsmann ; illustrated by Donovan Bixley.

Tim gets a goldfish  written by Amy Knight ; illustrated by Mat Clark.

Wind  written by Carol Krueger.

Arctic or Antarctic?  written by John Lockyer.

Building big bridges  written by John Lockyer.

Saving the panda  written by John Lockyer.

Soccer  written by John Lockyer.

Which way next?  written by John Lockyer.

The fox and the crow  based on a story by Aesop ; retold by Mairi Mackinnon ; illustrated by Rocio Martinez ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

The fox and the stork  based on a story by Aesop ; retold by Mairi Mackinnon ; illustrated by Rocio Martinez ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

The sun and the wind /cbased on a story by Aesop ; retold by Mairi Mackinnon ; illustrated by Francesca di Chiara ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.  

Eloise skates!  story by Lisa McClatchy ; illustrated by Tammy Lyon.

Pigs can't fly  written by Byron McGraw ; illustrated by Helen Bonanza Bacon.

Dragon's big breakfast  written by Alec McGregor ; illustrated by Sandra Cammell.

Granny's lost glasses  written by Louise Metcalfe ; illustrated by Bettina Guthridge.

Crossing the river  written by Jade Michaels ; illustrated by Heath Gray.

Amazing plants of Australia  written by Tracey Michele.

Riding the big wave  written by Tracey Michele ; illustrated by Roger Harvey.

This little girl  written by Tracey Michele ; photographed by Victoria St John.

Wool  written by Tracey Michele.

Big Ted's barbecue  written by Kirsten Prince ; illustrated by Katie Jardine.

Chicken licken  retold by Russell Punter ; illustrated by Ann Kronheimer ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

The big clean  written by Warner Rockford ; illustrated by Johann Hartwig.

Snow trucking!  written by Jon Scieszka ; characters and environments developed by the Design Garage: David Gordon, Loren Long, David Shannon.

How to drive your sister crazy  story by Diane Z. Shore ; pictures by Laura Rankin.

The wish fish  retold by Lesley Sims ; illustrated by Mike Gordon ; reading consultant, Alison Kelly.

Lucy Little Crane  written by Ben Smith ; illustrated by Johann Hartwig.

Ricky the rock star  written by Ben Smith ; illustrated by Des Young.

Puppet pets  written and photographed by Victoria St John.

Robots you can make  written and photographed by Victoria St John.

The new principal  written by Casey Ward ; photograph by Vinnie Riesck.

At the air show  written by Nicole Ward.

Making a worm farm  written by Nicole Ward ; photographed by Vinnie Riesck.

Market tools  written by Nicole Ward ; illustrated by Claire de Zoete.

Seasons in the Serengeti  written by Nicole Ward.

The biggest fish ever  written by Nicole Ward ; illustrated by Madeline Beasley.

The grey wolf  written by Nicole Ward.

Roger the bat goes to town  written by Tom Wayne ; illustrated by Bettina Guthridge.

Scarlett's surprise  written by Sarah Field ; illustrated by Suzanne Simpson.

Wombat's stormy sea story  written by Jessica White ; illustrated by Gary Young.

Emus  written by Caleb Whitehorn.

Carla Crocodile catches a cold  written by Veronica Wild ; illustrated by Peter Campbell.

Who took Cheetah's spots?  written by Veronica Wild ; illustrated by Dave Gunson.

Are you ready to play outside?  Mo Willems.

Kookaburras  written by Cory Winesap.

Non-Fiction

Ripley's believe it or not! : special ed. 2009.  

Whitaker's world of weird  Tracey Turner.

Free to be-- you and me  conceived by Marlo Thomas ; developed and edited by Carole Hart ... [et. al.] ; original editor, Francine Klagsbrun.

The white nights of Ramadan  Maha Addasi ; illustrated by Ned Gannon.

We are all born free : the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in pictures  Amnesty International.

The story of doomed ships : shipwrecks, ghost ships and abandoned vessels  Penny Clarke.

Do I have to go to school? : a first look at starting school  Pat Thomas ; illustrated by Lesley Harker.

The mummy  Stephen Krensky.

The Snow Queen  Hans Christian Andersen ; illustrated by Christian Birmingham ; translated by Naomi Lewis.

The ghost catcher : a Bengali folktale  Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss ; illustrated by Kristen Balouch.

Celtic myth : a treasury of legends, art, and history  James Harpur.

Tales from the Brothers Grimm : a classic illustrated edition  compiled by Cooper Edens.

Chinese myth : a treasury of legends, art, and history  Philip Wilkinson.

ABC book of lullabies.  

First Spanish word book  Heather Amery ; illustrated by Stephen Cartwright ; edited by Jenny Tyler and Mairi Mackinnon ; Spanish language consultant, Pilar Dunster.

Fatal forces  Nick Arnold ; illustrated by Tony de Saulles.

Neandertals : a prehistoric puzzle  Yvette La Pierre.

Sunflower  Barrie Watts.

Tree of life : the incredible biodiversity of life on earth  written by Rochelle Strauss ; illustrated by Margot Thompson.

Seashore  Lucy Beckett-Bowman ; illustrated by Patrizia Donaera ; additional illustrations by Tim Haggerty.

Baby animals  Melvin and Gilda Berger.

Super crocs & monster wings : modern animals' ancient past  Claire Eamer.

Spider  Barrie Watts.

Butterflies & caterpillars  Melvin and Gilda Berger.

Threat to the Bengal tiger  Claire O'Neal.

Threat to the giant panda  John Torres.

Annual 2009  

The way we work : getting to know the amazing human body  David Macaulay, with Richard Walker.

Vet  Rebecca Hunter ; photography by Chris Fairclough

The abc of kids cooking : Woman's day  [editor, Alana House].

The everything kids' cookbook : from mac 'n cheese to double chocolate chip cookies-- 90 recipes to have some finger-lickin' fun  Sandra K. Nissenberg.

The book book : a journey into bookmaking  Sophie Benini Pietromarchi.

The great big art activity book  Sue Nicholson and Deri Robins.

Stories from around the world  Paul Johnson.

The history of The Beano : the story so far.  

Ralph Masiello's dragon drawing book.  

Rhymes  Rhona Whiteford..

Crafty rhymes and activities  Helen Fletcher ; edited by Ron Swaab.

Lots more crafty rhymes and activities  Helen Fletcher ; edited by Ron Swaab.

More crafty rhymes and activities  Helen Fletcher ; edited by Ron Swaab.

The kids' knitting notebook  Cindy Craig.

123 I can make prints!  Irene Luxbacher.

Spot 7 toys  KIDSLABEL.

Can you see what I see? : on a scary, scary night  Walter Wick.

The complete Pokemon pocket guide 2. 246-491 : Larvitar to Darkrai.  

The complete Pokemon pocket guide. 1, #001-245, Bulbasaur to Suicune  [translation: Kaori Inoue ; editor in chief: Alvin Lu].

The mad, mad world of sports  Tony Davis, illustrations by Leigh Hobbs.

How to improve at rugby  Jim Drewett.

How to improve at cricket  Jim Kerr.

The Olympics : unforgettable moments of the games  Matt Christopher.

Orienteering  Neil Champion.

Rock climbing  Neil Champion.

How to improve at karate  Ashley Martin.

Canoeing and kayaking  Lois Rock.

Ready! set! research! : your fast and fun guide to writing research papers that rock!  Marvin Terban.

Horrid Henry's mighty joke book  Francesca Simon ; illustrated by Tony Ross.

The selfish crocodile book of nursery rhymes  Faustin Charles ; illustrated by Michael Terry.

Pirates  poems by David L. Harrison ; illustrations by Dan Burr.

Frankenstein  Stephen Krensky.

Piano rock : a 1950s childhood  Gavin Bishop.

Archaeology detectives : uncovering the past  Simon Adams.

My holiday in France  Susie Brooks.

The California Gold Rush : an interactive history adventure  Elizabeth Raum.

Te Rauparaha : legend of Aotearoa  retold by Maureen Cavanagh ; illustrated by Bruce Potter.

The dog on the tuckerbox  Corinne Fenton & illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe.

Tiny : a little dog on a big adventure  photographs by Steve Otton ; story by Jennifer Castles.

al-Balunah al-bayda  talif Fatimah al-Madul ; rusum Rasha Munir ; ishraf amm Daliya Muhammad Ibrahim.

Xiao Ke lao si yu da Ke lao si  An tu sheng yuan zhu ; Lin liang yi xie ; Ka si te ti si hui tu.

Da gou kalakela de gong yu  Qin Wenjun zhu.

Kai xin nan hai = A happy boy  Qin Wenjun zhu.

Kai xin nu hai = A happy girl  Qin Wenjun zhu.

Nan sheng Jia Li = The boy Jia Li  Qin Wenjun zhu.

Sagen und Legenden der Schweiz Meinrad Lienert ; Herausgegeben von Stefan Ineichen ; mit Bildern von Hannes Binder.  

Ich sitze hier im Abendlicht ... : Briefe  gesammelt und illustriert von Jutta Bauer.

Es war eine dunkle und sturmische Nacht : Vorleseklassiker  gesammelt von Arnhild Kantelhardt ; mit Bildern von Jutta Bauer.

Alter John : Roman  Peter Hartling ; mit Bildern von Peter Knorr

Kunos grosse Fahrt  Klaus Merz ; Hannes Binder.

Flug in die Nacht  Anita Siegfried, Hannes Binder.

Ein Pinguin spazieren ging ... und viele andere Geschichten von grossen und kleinen Tieren  Paloma und Ulises Wensell.

To spiti me ta kitrina koumpia  Kika Poulcheriou ; exophyllo, Helena Poulcheriou.

El usurpador de la luna llena  Beatriz Ferro ; ilustraciones de Matias Trillo.

Ate passarinho passa  Bartolomeu Campos de Queiros ; ilustracoes, Elisabeth Teixeira.

Abeceda pre Barborku  Maria Stevkova ; Olga Bajusova.

Strigonove Vianoce  Julius Balco ; [ilustrovala Olga Bajusova-Sintajova].

Paraguas para jugar  texto, Beatriz Ferro ; ilustraciones, Elena Torres.

Older Fiction

Diamond Willow  Helen Frost.

Inkdeath  Cornelia Funke ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell.

Thirteen candles  Mary Hooper ; illustrated by Maureen Gray.

The seance  Iain Lawrence.

The Baby-sitters club : Claudia and mean Janine : a graphic novel  [text by Ann M. Martin] ; by Raina Telgemeier

Deputy Dan and the mysterious midnight marauder  Sally McLennan ; [illustrated by Joel Liochon].

Starweaver  Linda McNabb.

Pirate wars  Kai Meyer ; translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford.

The toymaker  Jeremy de Quidt ; with illustrations by Gary Blythe.

The parliament of blood  Justin Richards.

Keeper of the Grail  Michael P. Spradlin.

Mariah Mundi and the ghost diamonds  G.P. Taylor.

Sammy Keyes and the cold hard cash  Wendelin Van Draanen.

The boy in the dress  David Walliams ; illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Elvis & Olive  Stephanie Watson.

Zorgamazoo  Robert Paul Weston.

Little Audrey  Ruth White.

Slant  Laura E. Williams.

Picture Books

Starlight goes to town  Harry Allard ; pictures by George Booth.

Anna brushes her teeth  Kathleen Amant.

Anna on the big toilet  Kathleen Amant.

On your potty little rabbit  Kathleen Amant.

Being helpful  Janine Amos and Annabel Spenceley ; consultant, Rachael Underwood.

Being kind  Janine Amos and Annabel Spenceley ; consultant Rachael Underwood.

Owning up  Janine Amos and Annabel Spenceley ; consultant Rachael Underwood.

Taking turns  Janine Amos and Annabel Spenceley ; consultant, Rachael Underwood.

Zoe and the unicorn  Jane Andrews.

Zoe and the wishing star  Jane Andrews.

Twister  Darleen Bailey Beard ; pictures by Nancy Carpenter.

The very cranky bear  Nick Bland.

Paddington : the original story of the bear from peru  Michael Bond ; illustrated by R. W. Alley.

Pete 'n' Pickles  Berkeley Breathed.

My Dad is brilliant  Nick Butterworth.

My mum is fantastic  Nick Butterworth.

Kei te pehea koe? = How do you feel?  written and illustrated by Tracy Duncan.

Forever young  Bob Dylan ; illustrated by Paul Rogers.

Hank finds inspiration  Craig Frazier.

Emily and the big bad bunyip  written by Jackie French ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.

Whale gets stuck  Charles Fuge & Karen Hayles.

Goodnight, Baby Bat  Debi Gliori.

Red truck  Kersten Hamilton ; illustrated by Valeria Petrone.

The day Leo said I hate you!  Robie H. Harris ; illustrated by Molly Bang.

That Book Woman  Heather Henson ; pictures by David Small.

Fanny  Holly Hobbie.

Colin and the wrong shadow  Leigh Hodgkinson.

Welcome to the zoo!  Alison Jay.

The little bit scary people  written by Emily Jenkins ; illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.

Mungo and the spiders from space  Timothy Knapman and Adam Stower.

Las ruedas del autobus dan vueltas y vueltas = The wheels on the bus go round and round  Annie Kubler.

Pirate Bob  Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by David Clark.

Rufus and the rain  written by Mark Laurent ; illustrated by Chris Liddiard.

The exploding paint factory  story by Jamie Lawrence ; illustrations by Mark Russell.

Every second Friday  written by Kiri Lightfoot ; illustrated by Ben Galbraith.

Kiwi gets in a mess  written by John Lockyer ; illustrated by Bob Darroch.

Kiwi shows off  written by John Lockyer ; illustrated by Bob Darroch.

Bubble trouble  Margaret Mahy ; illustrated by Polly Dunbar.

Ko wai toku ingoa?  na Gillian May te kaupapa ; na Geoff Dale nga whakaahua ; nga Katerina Mataira nga kupu Maori.

Leon and the place between  Angela McAllister, Grahame Baker-Smith.

Santa's little helper  Angela McAllister, Daniel Howarth.

Elmer and the big bird  David McKee.

Grandma's kiwi Christmas  Helen McKinlay ; illustrated by Craig Smith.

If you give a cat a cupcake  written by Laura Numeroff ; illustrated by Felicia Bond.

Pugwash in the Pacific : a pirate story  John Ryan.

Vunce upon a time  J.otto Seibold and Siobhan Vivian ; illustrated by J.otto Seibold.

Dinosaur vs. bedtime  Bob Shea.

Eyes, nose, toes peekaboo!  [written by Dawn Sirett ; designed by Rachael Parfitt ; photography by Dave King].

Little by little  Amber Stewart & Layn Marlow.

Always  Ann Stott ; illustrated by Matt Phelan.

Grumpy cat  Britta Teckentrup.

Pigwitchery  Lee Weatherly ; illustrated by Nathan Reed.

The pocket dogs go on holiday  written by Margaret Wild ; illustrated by Stephen Michael King.

Dear Father Christmas  Jeanne Willis ; [illustrated] by Rosie Reeve.

Mine's bigger than yours!  Jeanne Willis ; [illustrated by] Adrian Reynolds.

Old dog  Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross.

Where is home, Little Pip?  Karma Wilson ; illustrated by Jane Chapman.

Younger Fiction

Enigma : a magical mystery  Graeme Base.

Jonadab and Rita  Shirley Hughes.

Toy dance party : being the further adventures of a bossyboots Stingray, a courageous Buffalo, and a hopeful round someone called Plastic  Emily Jenkins ; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky.

Fairy flying lessons  Kelly McKain ; illustrated by Nicola Slater.

Fairy party  Kelly McKain ; illustrated by Nicola Slater.

Humpty Rugby and other classic Kiwi rhymes  Peter Millett ; illustrated by Eddie Booth.

This morning I met a whale  Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

Smugglers' mine  Chris Mould.

A finder's magic  Philippa Pearce ; illustrated by Helen Craig.

Uncle Pirate  Douglas Rees ; illustrated by Tony Auth.

A Christmas carol  [based on the story by] Charles Dickens ; adapted by Lesley Sims ; illustrated by Alan Marks.

Akimbo and the baboons  Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrated by Peter Bailey.

Jack and the box : a toon  Art Spiegelman.