New Picture Books

These were my favorites of our latest new picture books at the Arnold Branch.

Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura - 32 pages
A bunny in a magician's hat pulls out various animals. 
This would make a great story time book.  It is set up for the kids to guess what animal is going to be pulled out next.

Gnome by Fred Blunt - 32 pages
Gnome is rude on every occasion . . . but this time he runs into some consequences.
It's fun to read a book where the characters are apologetically rude.  This book made me chuckle out loud.

The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos - 32 pages
Two boys try to stay awake even though the Yawns are chasing them.
I both liked and didn't like this book.  There were parts of it that were absolutely hilarious.  And the illustrations of the yawns reminded me of little blue Pac-Mans.

Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman - 32 pages
Llama replicates Alpaca and unleashes them onto the world.
This is the sequel to Llama Destroys the World.  I might actually like this one a little better.  I think kids will get it more than the original.  I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment about Llama.

What About Worms? by Ryan T. Higgins - 55 pages
Tiger is not afraid of anything . . . except worms.  Worms ruin EVERYTHING!
This is the latest Elephant & Piggie Like Reading beginning reader book.  I found it funny.  I especially liked the twist ending.

New Picture Books

Over the Moon by James Proimos - 32 pages
Don't Feed the Coos by Jonathan Stutzman - 32 pages
Goodnight Veggies by Diana Murray - 32 pages


We just got in some new picture books.  I really liked these three.

Over the Moon by James Proimos
Two wolves find a baby girl drifting down the river.  One wants to take her home and teach her everything.  The other wolf wants to take her home and eat her.
This book is all about going with the flow -- which is my persona manta.  I go where the river takes me and deal with things as they come -- exactly as the characters in this book do.

Don't Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman
A book all about the dangers of feeding the birds.  It leads to . . . poo.  Poo on everything.  And there is no way to get the coos to leave you.
A very funny book like the others by this author.

Goodnight, Veggies by Diana Murray
The veggies in the garden are getting tired and going to bed.
This is a very simple book.  I'm looking forward to doing it in story time.

Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman

Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman - 32 pages

On Monday, Llama finds a gigantic pile of cake and eats it all.  This is the first of his mistakes that leads to the destruction of the world.

I laughed out loud at this picture book.  It is one of my favorite picture books of 2019.