Page count | Fall 2011

Ages 6 and under

Magic Tree Bookstore (141 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park; 708-848-0770, magictreebooks.com)

1. & 2. Good Night Chicago & Count to Sleep Chicago by Adam Gamble (Our World of Books, $10, $5)
Say “sweet dreams” to some of Chicago’s famous celebrities and landmarks, and your tot will be snoozing before you know it.

3. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action by Judy Schachner (Dutton Juvenile, $18)
That imaginative Siamese cat, Skippyjon, isn’t allowed to go to dog school—but that doesn’t stop our hero from trying.

Ages 9–12

Women and Children First (5233 N Clark St, 773-769-9299, womenandchildrenfirst.com)

1. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Yearling Newbery, $7)
This 2010 Newbery winner follows Miranda, a middle-schooler who receives mysteriously prophetic notes.

2. The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (Abrams, $7)
The Grimm sisters discover that their famously adventurous ancestors had been documenting history all along, not the whimsical fairy tales we all imagined.

3. The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown, $7)
Secrets may not be fun unless you read every one—and even then you can’t be sure of this book’s mysterious plot.