A Maniacal Mad Scientist George and Harold are fourth-grade buddies who love practical jokes. When their latest prank drives their science teacher over the edge, their clueless principal, Mr Krupp, quickly hires a replacement: Professor Pippy P. Poopypants. Of course, George and Harold can't resist making fun of the professor's silly name. But then the professor retaliates by forcing everyone in town to change their own names to be equally silly- with colossal consequences! (Youth)

A Bad Hair Day George and Harold are always good at using their imaginations, and that drives their mean homeroom teacher, Ms. Ribble, crazy! But this time, they've created an actual MONSTER! With her horrendous hairdo and two rabid robots, Wedgie Woman is well on her way to world domination, and only the Waistband Warrior can stop her! (Youth)

Whether they are tucked in a blanket, peeking out of a basket, or wrapped in a parent's arms, babies worldwide are carried in unique ways. The simple, rhyming text and beautiful photographs in this board book introduce children to the ways their global neighbours travel. (Culture and Community)

Welcome to Mini Chat et son club BD, where Petit Pistache, Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence. “Squid Kid” and “Katydid,” “Baby Frog Squad,” “Gorilla Cheese Sandwich,” and “Birds Flowers Tree: A Haiku Photo Comic” are just some of the mini-comics that are included as stories-within-the-story, each done in a different style, utilizing humour and drama, prose and poetry, illustrated in different media including acrylics, pastels, coloured pencils, felt-tip markers, clay, handmade cardboard sculptures, photographs, pipe cleaners, construction paper collages, and cookies (Youth)

The comic club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club ever be the same? (Youth)

Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say. Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings. Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view -- both inside and outside the classroom? (Youth)

Beware, villains! Cat Ninja is more than a silly internet meme. He's evil's greatest enemy and the silent master of kat fu and carpet scratching! (Youth)

Villains are flooding into Metro City, and it doesn't take a criminal mastermind to realize they're all after the same thing- Cat Ninja! Plus Leon brings home a mystery egg that hatches into an excitable owlet named Hoot, confronting our hero with his biggest challenge yet: babysitting! (Youth)

A cat-astrophic case of stolen identity... A wannabe villain who really stinks at his job... A supernatural detective with a trick up her sleeve... Cat Ninja is back in this collection of exciting new tales featuring Metro City's most-and-least-wanted! This volume includes six hilarious new stories, plus a five-part Cat Ninja special miniseries. Oh, and Master Hamster's in there, too. Like, a LOT. (Youth)

What happens when the world's biggest cat video star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a cat on the run, that's what! But how do you avoid capture and prove your innocence when you are the most famous feline on the planet! (Youth)

In the vein of Jack Prelutsky and Dennis Lee comes a celebration of the sky with thirty zippy poems that will lift kids' spirits and let their imaginations soar. What do you see when you look up at the sky? In this "lyrical" picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children's poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky. Gorgeous illustrations by artist and naturalist Emily Dove depict a diverse cast of children playing and cheering under a sky filled with birds and balloons, snow and shooting stars, sunflowers and falling leaves, and helicopters and kites.(Culture and Community)

Cece loves science! Cece wants to know how the forces of push and pull work. Experiment with Cece ( and her dog, Einstein) and find out!(Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

This is Cece. Cece loves science. Cece is curious about the world. Cece loves to figure out how things work. What will Cece discover today?(Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Cece loves to ask questions. Cece loves to figure out how things work. Why? Because Cece loves science and adventure. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Roots, community, unity! It's time to celebrate Kwanzaa!(Culture and Community)

Have fun learning your letters and numbers and the sounds they make with a book that turns the alphabet and numbers into a playful conversation. Use these wooden chalkboards to practice what you've learned.

Sia and her little brother Nihaal invite the audience as they go on an adventure and try to mimic the behaviors of the animals they meet. The book celebrates having fun outdoors, being silly and engages young readers through beautiful illustrations(Early Learning, Nature and Steam).

From saving water to ditching the car, there are many small changes we can make to help save our beautiful planet. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Enjoy Charlotte Diamond's music, May there always be sun!

1 told 2 and 2 told 3, “I'll race you to the top of the apple tree.” One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Roll along on waves of fun in this lively alphabet rhyme. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Roll along on waves of fun in this lively alphabet rhyme. Use these letter cookies to create your own rhyming words. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no—Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

We are wild. We are children of the forest. We were raised by wolves. And raccoons. And owls. Grabbing a bow and quiver, a kid sets off, toddler sister in tow, to live off the land in the expanses of their own backyard. First, they sneak past their snoozing father to pilfer supplies from the refrigerator, but only what they need. After that, they’re utterly on their own. Out in these uncharted spaces they encounter many dangers, from a ferocious mountain lion (a house cat) to a hulking canine beast (their dog). When the sun dips low, they make a camp complete with defenses to ward off predators. (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)

Manny's wand is a circle. Olivia's wand is a triangle. Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? (Early Learning, Nature and Steam)