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Getting Ready to Read
STORY HOUR for pre-school children is every Thursday at 10:15 a.m. during the school year. We do not meet on scheduled public school holidays. Please join us!
Some of our new children's books
Picture Books and Easy Readers:
Are you a new reader? You will find Easy Reader books just for you in the library. Look for a round red dot on the books.
- The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Brand-New Baby Blues by Kathi Appelt
- Max's Words by Kate Banks
- But I Am an Alligator by Lauren Child
- I Am Really, Really Concentrating by Lauren Child
- I Can't Stop Hiccuping! by Lauren Child
- I Really Absolutely Must Have Glasses by Lauren Child
- I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
- You Can Be My Friend by Lauren Child
- Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
- Otis by Loren Long
- Crow Call by Lois Lowry
- Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner
- Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner
- Robot Zot! by Jon Scieszka
- The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
- The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
- My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
- Watch Me Throw the Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
- The Golden Egg by A.J. Wood
- How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats? by Jane Yolen
- How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs? by Jane Yolen
Chapter Book Readers
New Books for Junior and Young Adult Readers
- Pride and Prejudice (Children's abridged edition) by Jane Austen
- Crispin: The End of Time, Book 3 by Avi
- The Fires of Merlin by T. A. Barron
- The Sisters Grimm: Book Eight: The Inside Story by Michael Buckley
- Mockingjay: : The Hunger Games, Book 3 by Suzanne Collins
- How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse: How to Train Your Dragon, Book 4 by Cressida Cowell
- How to Twist a Dragon's Tale: How to Train Your Dragon, Book 5 by Cressida Cowell
- The Last Hunt: Unicorn Chronicles, Book 4 by Bruce Coville
- Dark Fire: David Rain series Book 5 by Chris D'Lacey
- Asterix and Cleopatra by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and Obelix All at Sea by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and Son by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and the Class Act by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and the Falling Sky by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and the Secret Weapon by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix and the Soothsayer by Rene Goscinny
- Asterix Obelix and Co. by Rene Goscinny
- Ranger's Apprentice: The Kings of Clonmel: Book 8 by John Flanagan
- Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
- My Little Phony: The Clique, Book 13 by Lisi Harrison
- Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
- Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe
- Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe
- The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe
- Nighty-Nightmare by James Howe
- Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe
- The Heart of a Warrior: Warriors, Ravenpaw's Path, Book 3 by Erin Hunter
- Seekers #5: Fire in the Sky by Erin Hunter
- The Sight: Warriors, Power of Three, Book 1 by Erin Hunter
- Warriors: Battles of the Clans by Erin Hunter
- Warrior's Return: Warriors Manga Book 3 by Erin Hunter & Dan Jolley
- The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
- Urchin and the Rage Tide: The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book Five by M.I. McAllister
- Alice The Tennis Fairy: Sport Fairies #6 by Daisy Meadows
- Brittany The Basketball Fairy: Sport Fairies #4 by Daisy Meadows
- Gemma The Gymnastics Fairy: Sport Fairies #7 by Daisy Meadows
- Helena The Horse-Riding Fairy: Sport Fairies #1 by Daisy Meadows
- Samantha The Swimming Fairy: Sport Fairies #5 by Daisy Meadows
- Stacey The Soccer Fairy: Sport Fairies #2 by Daisy Meadows
- Zoe The Skating Fairy: Sport Fairies #3 by Daisy Meadows
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer
- Charlie Bone And The Red Knight: Children of the Red King, Book 8 by Jenny Nimmo
- Storm Warning: The 39 Clues, Book 9 by Linda Sue Park
- Demons and Druids: Daniel X, Book 3 by James Patterson, Adam Sadler
- The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 by Rick Riordan
- The Necromancer: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 4 by Michael Scott
- Bottoms Up!: A Book About Rear Ends by Marilyn Singer
- The Great Ice Age: Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel, Book 5 by Geronimo Stilton
- The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief: Geronimo Stilton, Book 42 by Geronimo Stilton
- Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck by Thea Stilton
- Thea Stilton and the Secret City by Thea Stilton
Children's CD Audiobooks:
- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
- Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- The Bunnicula Collection: Books 1-3: #1: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery; #2: Howliday Inn; #3: The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe, Deborah Howe
- The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne
- When We Were Very Young & Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
- Magic Tree House Collection Audiobooks 1-8 by Mary Pope Osborne
- (Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, Pirates Past Noon, Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon)
- Magic Tree House CD Collection Books 9-16 by Mary Pope Osborne
- (Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, Polar Bears Past Bedtime, Vacation Under the Volcano, Day of the Dragon King & Viking Ships at Sunrise)
- Magic Tree House CD Edition Books 17-24 by Mary Pope Osborne
- Magic Tree House Collection: Books 25-28: #25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night; #26 Good Morning, Gorillas; #27 Thanksgiving on Thursday; #28 High Tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne
- Magic Tree House: Books 29-32: #29 Christmas in Camelot; #30 Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve; #31 Summer of the Sea Serpent; #32 Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne
- Geronimo Stilton Collection Audiobooks 1-3 by Geronimo Stilton
- (#1 - Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye; #2 - The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid; #3 - Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House)
- Geronimo Stilton Collection Audiobooks 4-6 by Geronimo Stilton
- (#4 - I'm Too Fond of My Fur; #5 - Four Mice Deep in the Jungle; #6 - Paws Off, Cheddarface!)
- Geronimo Stilton Collection Audiobooks 7-9 by Geronimo Stilton
- (#7 - Red Pizzas for a Blue Count; #8 - Attack of the Bandit Cats; #9 - A Fabulous Vacation for Geronimo)
- Geronimo Stilton: Audio Books 11 & 12 by Geronimo Stilton
- Geronimo Stilton: Audio Books 13 & 14: #13 - The Phantom of the Subway; #14 - The Temple of the Ruby of Fire by Geronimo Stilton
- Geronimo Stilton: Audio Books 15 & 16: #15 - The Mona Mousa Code; #16 - A Cheese-Coloured Camper by Geronimo Stilton
- Geronimo Stilton: Audiobooks 17 & 18 by Geronimo Stilton
Children / YA Non Fiction:
- Books from Maine: A Raising Readers Collection 2010 by Raising Readers
- Everything Kids' Environment Book: Learn how you can help the environment-by getting involved at school, at home, or at play by Sheri Amsel
- Sex, Puberty, and All That Stuff: A Guide to Growing Up by Jacqui Bailey
- The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask by Karen Gravelle
- On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Boys by Lynda Madaras
- Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls by Lynda Madaras
- Generation T: Beyond Fashion: 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt by Megan Nicolay
- Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life by Linda Sivertsen & Tosh Sivertsen
- American History Children's Series:
- Chronology of 20th-century America by Melinda Corey
- America in the 1900s and 1910s by Jim Callan
- America In The 1920s by Michael J. O'Neal
- America In The 1930s by Jim Callan
- America In The 1940s by Charles A. Wills
- America In The 1950s by Charles A. Wills
- America In The 1960s by Jim Callan
The Profiles of the Presidents Series was generously donated on behalf of the children of Limington, Maine by the Friends of the Davis Memorial Library:
- George Washington by Michael Burgan
- John Adams by Andrew Santella
- Thomas Jefferson by Ann Heinrichs
- James Madison by Andrew Santella
- James Monroe by Michael Teitelbaum
- John Quincy by Adams Michael Burgan
- Andrew Jackson by Barbara A. Somervill
- Martin Van Buren by Robin S. Doak
- William Henry Harrison by Robin S. Doak
- John Tyler by Robin S. Doak
- James K. Polk by Barbara A. Somervill
- Zachary Taylor by Robin S. Doak
- Millard Fillmore by Andrew Santella
- Franklin Pierce by Barbara A. Somervill
- James Buchanan by Andrew Santella
- Abraham Lincoln by Jean F. Blashfield
- Andrew Johnson by Michael Burgan
- Ulysses S. Grant Jean Kinney Williams
- Rutherford B. Hayes by Andrew Santella
- James A. Garfield Robin S. Doak
- Chester A. Arthur by Andrew Santella
- Grover Cleveland Jean by Kinney Williams
- Benjamin Harrison by Robert Green
- Grover Cleveland Jean by Kinney Williams
- William McKinley by Robin S. Doak
- Theodore Roosevelt by Robert Green
- Woodrow Wilson by Robert Green
- William Howard Taft by Michael Burgan
- Warren G. Harding by Barbara A. Somervill
- Calvin Coolidge by Robin S. Doak
- Herbert Hoover by Michael Teitelbaum
- Franklin D. Roosevelt by Michael Burgan
- Harry S. Truman by Deborah Cannarella
- Dwight D. Eisenhower by Lucia Raatma
- John F. Kennedy by Lucia Raatma
- Lyndon Baines Johnson by Michael Burgan
- Richard M. Nixon by Robert Green
- Gerald R. Ford by Andrew Santella
- James Earl Carter, Jr. by Andrew Santella
- Ronald W. Reagan by Jean Kinney Williams
- George H. W. Bush by Marc Davis
- William Jefferson Clinton by Ann Heinrichs
- George W. Bush by Michael Burgan
Check out these authors:
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Dave Barry
- Joseph Bruchac
- Nancy Farmer
- Rene Goscinny
- Erin Hunter
- Katherine Marsh
- Donna Jo Napoli
- Pam Munoz Ryan
- Scott Westerfeld
- Rick Yancey
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