New kids’ books

Just in:

• Inkspell by Cornelia Funke in print and audio cassette
• The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket, twelfth in his Series of Unfortunate Events
• thriller novel Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix (author of the Shadow Children series)
• Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made by Bill Slavin, explaining the manufacture of all sorts of things like kitty litter, fortune cookies, and music CDs, to name a few.

New picture books are:

• Dinosaur Discoveries by Gail Gibbons
• The Have a Good Day Cafe by Frances Park and Ginger Park
• Pizza for the Queen by Nancy Castaldo (with recipe)
• Terrific by Jon Agee, a funny story that adults may appreciate as much, if not more than the kids (which also has the curious subject heading of “Pessimism–Juvenile fiction”)
• and Jan Brett’s latest Honey . . . Honey . . . Lion!: a Story from Africa, featuring the detailed illustrations and sidebars that her fans have come to expect.