New Releases by Roni Schotter

After a day of bickering with her sister, might a magical journey on a dragon’s back show a girl the path to peace and reconciliation? This rhythmically written, beautifully illustrated picture book is a celebration of imagination, of kindness, and of dragons. Tired from sister squabbles, a dragon-loving child slips into sleep. Soon a dragon just the right size whirs through her window to invite her on a flight into the enchanting night. They soar to a Secret Gathering where dragons carrying children from all around the world fill the sky. There are dragons. There is dancing. There are wishes. And is that her sister over there? Could they share the same wish?

Ready, set, go! Little Green is ready to rumble. He is a happy, busy little pickup truck who loves helping out on the farm. Until... He wakes up one morning to find a big new blue truck ready to take his place. But can Big Blue take on all the jobs? Even the small and gentle ones? With some love, care, and paint... Ready, set, go! Little Green is ready to rumble again, all the way to the farmers'' market.

A holiday classic! Includes Read-Aloud/Read-to-Me functionality where available. Book Description:Flip, flap here.Flip, flop there.Potato pancakes in the air. Latkes flying everywhere! Say "Happy Hanukkah!" with this joyful story of one family''s holiday celebration, from spinning dreidels to cooking yummy latkes to lighting the menorah together. With sweet, lyrical text and warm illustrations, this is the perfect way to celebrate the festival of lights.

In this Parents'' Choice Gold Award–winning book, Selig collects words, ones that stir his heart (Mama!) and ones that make him laugh (giggle). But what to do with so many luscious words? After helping a poet find the perfect words for his poem (lozenge, lemon, and licorice), he figures it out: His purpose is to spread the word to others. And so he begins to sprinkle, disburse, and broadcast them to people in need.

Exquisite artwork and an exceptionally tender text showcase the special bond between a mother and her daughter. Every day after school, Luisa goes to Walter''s World of Beauty to watch her mama work—cutting, coloring, and curling customers'' hair. Before they go home, Mama puts her tip money in a special envelope for Luisa—for college. She wants to give Luisa the world! But Luisa has a plan of her own. For Mama''s birthday, Luisa wants to give Mama the world. . . . This touching story of a loving child and a single, hard-working mother is sure to be a favorite of families everywhere.

A rhyming celebration of grandmothers, including those who are mischievous ticklers, those who once wore bell bottoms and marched for equal rights, and those who are nearly family and just as loving. Includes a list of names for grandmothers in different languages. Full color.

Frannie is upset because an elderly neighbor is going to play the part of Haman in this year''s Purim play, but Mrs. Teplitzky surprises everyone with her acting ability. Includes facts about Purim and a recipe for hamantaschen, a traditional Purim pastry.

A young girl and her relatives celebrate Passover with the traditional seder, a dinner with special foods and special meaning.

In this sweet and fun story, featuring the same family from the National Jewish Book Award winner Hanukkah!, toddlers are introduced to Passover traditions by following adorable little Moe as he searches for the hidden matzoh at the family seder.

A school janitor teaches children to sing and have confidence in themselves.

High on the roof of an apartment building is a garden where neighbors come to laugh, to dance, and to share – stories of helping others, breakfasts of challah and herring, and, once a summer, a Roof Party! Surrounded by loving adults, a girl with cabbage curls feels she lives “on top of the world – in paradise.” But something is about to change. Mama’s belly is growing bigger – and bigger! Can the girl share her mama and papa, and her wonderful rooftop world, with a new baby? Based on the author’s own New York City childhood, this warm and spirited story – with bold art in the style of public murals – is a joyous and heartfelt celebration of community. The House of Joyful Living is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year.

Everything a young child does, he does noisily.

Now that Papa is remarried, his house seems very crowded, and Kara wonders if there is still enough room there for her and her toy Rabbit.

Grandpa and his granddaughter Ellen spend his last summer visiting and enjoying the pine woods near their house, in a powerful story that is as much a celebration of life as it is an honest, reassuring book about aging and death.

A boy pretends to be on a flight mission while cleaning his room.

As Kara divides her time between Papa''s house and Mama''s house, she is comforted by the presence of her toy Rabbit.

When Eva sits on her stoop trying to complete a school assignment by writing about what happens in her neighborhood, she gets a great deal of advice and action.

When ten-year-old Manda interrupts a midnight delivery, she discovers her parents'' involvement in the Underground Railroad and makes her own contribution to a fugitive slave''s freedom.

Bathtime becomes an adventure as Captain Bob sets out to brave Bath Bay and Faucet Falls.

As it gradually gets harder to make a living, Uncle Gurney leaves his family and the tailoring business and heads West with his nephew Theo''s drawings to complete a mysterious project.

King Cole, Queen Meg, Jack, Tess, Giant Blunderbore, and Sir George battle a ferocious dragon.

A debonair Parisian pig finds himself in great danger when he falls into the clutches of an unscrupulous butcher.

Home sick with a cold, Bunny plays with or eats everything in his room.

The children of Vinegar Lane discover that bad-tempered old Captain Snap has a wonderful secret.

Sun Ho first watches the artistic fruit and vegetable man, Ruby Rubenstein, at work; then he begins helping in the store--even offering something new: bean sprouts.

When their mother orders them to clean up their room, rambunctious young crocodiles do so with some unorthodox methods.

Bunny, who hates bedtime, sets off to explore the nighttime world and concludes that his bed is the best place to be at night, despite the wonderful things he finds outside.