Holiday gift book recommendations and Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season from the Youth Services Committee of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System!
An engaging sweet story of a little sloth who finds his limits and goes beyond them. Lovely illustrations engage and let children imagine they are there in the trees with the little sloth.
This book brings fresh humor to a familiar scenario. Wanting nothing more than to go to sleep, an exhausted and grumpy Bear is pestered by wide-awake neighbor Duck, who makes endless and increasingly riotous requests.
Adam does not like his stuffed koala because of its terrible eyes, terrible face, and terrible paws, but each time he tries to get rid of it, Koala comes back until Adam realizes that maybe, just maybe... Koala is on his side.
In this quiet, reverent story Mummy Cat awakes from his slumber to reminisce about and wait for the return of his beloved Queen and companion. Detailed artwork and introduction to hieroglyphics will ensure this one gets more than just a second look.
Dragons love tacos of all kinds. So if you want to have dragons at your party, you must serve tacos. But be sure to keep them away from the spicy salsa or you’ll have a fiery, dragon-sized problem on your hands! This is a fun and funny tale for any lover of dragons (or tacos).
It’s hard to prove yourself when you are the littlest warrior in the clan. What Princess Pinecone needs is a real warhorse to give her an edge in battle. What she gets is anything but a warhorse. This is an entertaining story in which a little warrior princess learns to make the best of any situation!
In this new take on the old classic, Cinderella is a wiz at space ship mechanics. Rollicking rhymes and a strong “girl power” tone set this book apart from other Cinderella rewrites!
Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel.
First in an exciting new adventure series that combines fantasy, folklore and dystopia for a futuristic reboot of Robin Hood story. Includes action, adventure, evil villains, and those fighting the good fight. Grades 5-8
Not-so-average Princess Harriet was cursed to fall asleep on her 12th birthday, but finds a loophole in the spell that makes her invincible before the Curse Day. That means, she can do anything before she turns twelve!
An aspiring NYU film student meets a most unusual girl after a seance but only he can see her? A book that is a mix of historical fiction, romance, and the supernatural brings to life two very different New Yorks.
Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
A special, lovely insightful coming of age, mysterious journey for young Maddy as she discovers who she is both inside her bubble and out in the world.
What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once? A New York Times Bestseller and chosen by Teens as one of the best books of 2015.