How Did That Get to My House is a series of books that answer some of the questions that kids want to know.  The series for young readers covers eight common things that come into your house: electricity, internet, mail, music, natural gas, telephone, television and water.  In Natural Gas, Nancy Masters explains how natural gas is created, moved, and regulated, with some important safety information.  There is a "find out more" section at the end to answer further questions.  All eight of the books come in handy for answering the questions a curious kid might have about the world around them.  They can be read by a first or second grader on their own, but answer just complex enough for a grownup reading to a preschooler.  If you have a curious kid in your house, these books are a great place to start looking for answers!

Brand New on our shelves is Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer.  This picture book of "reversible verse" is so much fun!  She takes favorite fairy tales and writes a short poem about them, which when read in reverse (conveniently printed side by side) tells the story from another character's point of view!  If you love fairy tales, you will get a real kick out of this very clever book!

Just the Right Size by Nicola Davies, (subtitled Why Big Animals are Big and Little Animals are Little) is a great addition to our nonfiction collection.  If you ever got scared in a movie about giant ants, or wondered how gills work, or why blue whales got this big and no bigger, or why humans can't fly, this book is for you!