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Unique selections of books from our book buyer Paul Ingram. He compiles great lists of books on varying topics.
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New Children's Books Too Good To Miss, Spring 2019
May 10, 2019 - 7:02pmRecommendations for new children's books by Barbara Stein and Victoria Walton of the Prairie Lights Children's Department.
BOARD BOOKS
Beaumont, Karen. I AIN'T GONNA PAINT NO MORE!
Logue, Mary. SLEEP LIKE A TIGER
Tafuri, Nancy. WHOSE CHICK ARE YOU?
Willems, Mo. A BUSY CREATURE'S DAY EATING!
Yolen, Jane. YOU NEST HERE WITH ME
POETRY AND SONGS
Heard, Georgia. BOOM! BELLOW! BLEAT! ANIMAL POEMS FOR TWO OR MORE VOICES
Janeczko, Paul. THE PROPER WAY TO MEET A HEDGEHOG AND OTHER HOW-TO POEMS
Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
Ramirez-Christensen, Esperanza. MY FIRST BOOK OF HAIKU POEMS
TRADITIONAL
Buitrago, Jairo. LION AND MOUSE
Todd-Stanton, Joe. A MOUSE CALLED JULIAN
PICTURE BOOKS
Atinuke. B IS FOR BABY
Clanton, Ben. NARWHAL'S OTTER FRIEND
Davis, Jacky. OLIVE & PEKOE: IN FOUR SHORT WALKS
DiCamillo, Kate. A PIGLET NAMED MERCY
Gilmore, Sophie. LITTLE DOCTOR AND THE FEARLESS BEAST
Graham, Bob. THE POESY RING: A LOVE STORY
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. BIM, BAM, BOP ... AND OONA
Park, Linda Sue. GONDRA'S TREASURE
Raul the Third. VAMOS! LET'S GO TO THE MARKET
Robert, Nadine. BRUNO, THE STANDING CAT
Rylant, Cynthia. MOTOR MOUSE
Santat, Dan. HAROLD & HOG PRETEND FOR REAL!
Sarcone-Roach, Julia. THERE ARE NO BEARS IN THIS BAKERY
Sima, Jessie. LOVE, Z.
Stead, Philip. MUSIC FOR MISTER MOON
Stein, David. HUSH, LITTLE BUNNY
Willems, Mo. BECAUSE
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS AND READERS
Beaty, Andrea. ADA TWIST AND THE PERILOUS PANTS
Broach, Elise. MARVIN & JAMES SAVE THE DAY AND ELAINE HELPS!
Coville, Katherine. IVY AND THE GOBLINS
Elliott, Zetta. DRAGONS IN A BAG
English, Karen. PIZZA PARTY: THE CARVER CHRONICLES
Kelly, Jacqueline. A SQUIRRELLY SITUATION: CALPURNIA TATE, GIRL VET
Medina, Juana. JUANA & LUCAS: BIG PROBLEMAS
Potter, Ellen. BIG FOOT AND LITTLE FOOT: THE SQUATCHICORNS
Rosoff, Meg. GOOD DOG, MCTAVISH
Synder, Laurel. CHARLIE & MOUSE: EVEN BETTER
NONFICTION
America's Test Kitchen. THE COMPLETE BABY AND TODDLER COOKBOOK
Antinori, Andrea. A BOOK ABOUT WHALES
Chaffee, Kim. HER FEARLESS RUN: KATHRINE SWITZER'S HISTORIC BOSTON MARATHON
Huber, Raymond. GECKO
Jenkins, Martin. BEWARE OF THE CROCODILE
Manley, Curtis. JUST RIGHT: SEARCHING FOR THE GOLDILOCKS PLANET
Markel, Michelle. OUT OF THIS WORLD: THE SURREAL ART OF LEONORA CARRINGTON
McHugh, Erin. NATIONAL PARKS: A KID'S GUIDE TO AMERICA'S PARKS, MONUMENTS & LANDMARKS
Meisel, Paul. MY HAPPY YEAR BY E. BLUEBIRD
Page, Robin. SEEDS MOVE!
BIOGRPAHY
Alexander, Kwame. THE UNDEFEATED
Aronson, Sarah. JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG
Denise, Anika Aldamuy. PLANTING STORIES: THE LIFE OF LIBRARIAN & STORYTELLER PURA BELPRE
McGinty, Alice. THE GIRL WHO NAMED PLUTO: THE STORY OF VENETIA BURNEY
Rappaport, Doreen. WILMA'S WAY HOME: THE LIFE OF WILMA MANKILLER
Winter, Jeanette. SISTERS: VENUS & SERENA WILLIAMS
Young, Ed. SMILE: HOW YOUNG CHARLIE CHAPLIN TAUGHT THE WORLD TO LAUGH (AND CRY)
FICTION
Chokshi, Roshani. ARU SHAH AND THE SONG OF DEATH
Craft, Jerry. NEW KID
Cummings, Pat. TRACE
Henkes, Kevin. SWEEPING UP THE HEART
Lee, Yoon Ha. DRAGON PEARL
McDunn, Gillian. CATERPILLAR SUMMER
Peirce, Lincoln. MAX AND THE MIDKNIGHTS
Prineas, Sarah. DRAGONFELL
Rodkey, Geoff. WE'RE NOT FROM HERE
Russell, P. Craig. THE GIVER GRAPHIC NOVEL
Salazar, Aida. THE MOON WITHIN
Schmidt, Gary. PAY ATTENTION, CARTER JONES
Sloan, Holly Goldberg and Meg Wolitzer. TO NIGHT OWL FROM DOGFISH
Stark-McGinnis, Sandy. EXTRAORINDARY BIRDS
Venkatraman, Padma. THE BRIDGE HOME
TEENS
Allen, Kate. THE LINE TENDER
Anderson, Laurie Halse. SHOUT
Appelt, Kathi. ANGEL THIEVES
Berry, Julie. LOVELY WAR
Bopgnanni, Peter. THIS BOOK IS NOT YET RATED
Brown, Scott. XL
Chokshi, Roshani. THE GILDED WOLVES
Clare, Cassandra. THE RED SCROLLS OF MAGIC
De La Pena, Matt. SUPERMAN: DAWNBREAKER
Johnston, Tony. BEAST RIDER
King. A.S. DIG
McCoy, Mary. I, CLAUDIA
Mendez, Matt. BARELY MISSING EVERYTHING
Rivera, Lilliam. DEALING IN DREAMS
Smith, Crystal. BLOODLEAF
Thomas, Angie. ON THE COME UP
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New Children's Books Too Good To Miss, Fall/Winter 2018
November 24, 2018 - 6:41pmBOARD BOOKS:
Bauer, Marion Dane. WINTER DANCE. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Cousins, Lucy. HOORAY FOR BIRDS! Candlewick, 2018.
Harris, Robie. WHO? A CELEBRATION OF BABIES. Abrams, 2018.
Higgins, Ryan. 1 GRUMPY BRUCE. Disney, 2018.
Koehler, Lora. THE LITTLE SNOWPLOW. Candlewick, 2018.
POETRY:
Florian, Douglas. FRIENDS AND FOES: POEMS ABOUT US ALL. Beach Lane Books, 2018.
Herrera, Juan Felipe. IMAGINE. Candlewick, 2018.
Mora, Pat. BOOKJOY, WORDJOY. Lee & Low, 2018.
Lewis, J. Patrick, editor. THE POETRY OF US. National Geographic, 2018.
TRADITIONAL:
Denton, Kady MacDonald. A CHILD’S TREASURY OF NURSERY RHYMES. Kingfisher, 2018.
Long, Sylvia. SYLVIA LONG’S BIG BOOK FOR SMALL CHILDREN. Chronicle Books, 2018.
Janisch, Heinz, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. NOAH’S ARK. Mine Edition, 2018.
PICTURE BOOKS:
Adler, David. KICK IT, MO! Penguin, 2018.
Bruss, Deborah. GOOD MORNING, SNOWPLOW! Arthur A. Levine, 2018.
Burningham, John. MOUSE HOUSE. Candlewick, 2018.
De La Pena, Matt. CARMELA FULL OF WISHES. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2018.
De Seve, Randall. ZOLA’S ELEPHANT. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
DiCamillo, Kate. GOOD ROSIE! Candlewick, 2018.
Gay, Marie-Louise Gay. MUSTAFA. Groundwood Books, 2018.
Gianferrari, Maria. HAWK RISING. Roaring Brook Press, 2018.
Higgins, Ryan T. WE DON’T EAT OUR CLASSMATES. Hyperion, 2018.
John, Jory. GIRAFFE PROBLEMS. Random House, 2018.
Le, Minh. DRAWN TOGETHER. Disney Hyperion, 2018.
MacLachlan, Patricia. LITTLE ROBOT ALONE. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Na, Il Sung. THE DREAMER. Chronicle Books, 2018.
Singer, Marilyn. TALLULAH’S ICE SKATES. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Stead, Philip. VERNON IS ON HIS WAY: SMALL STORIES. Roaring Brook Press, 2018.
Stott, Ann. WANT TO PLAY TRUCKS? Candlewick, 2018.
Woodson, Jacqueline. THE DAY YOU BEGIN. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018.
Yamasaki, Katie. WHEN THE COUSINS CAME. Holiday House, 2018.
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS AND READERS:
Barrows, Annie. IVY & BEAN: ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. Chronicle Books, 2018.
Beaty, Andrea. ROSIE REVERE AND THE RAUCOUS RIVETERS. Abrams, 2018.
Birney, Betty. LIFE ACCORDING TO OG THE FROG. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2018.
Gay, Marie-Louise. PRINCESS PISTACHIO TREASURY. Pajama Press, 2018.
Khan, Hena. ON POINT: ZAYD SALEEM CHASING THE DREAM. Salaam Reads, 2018.
Nilsson, Ulf. A CASE FOR BUFFY: DETECTIVE GORDON. Gecko Press, 2018.
Potter, Ellen. BIG FOOT AND LITTLE FOOT: THE MONSTER DETECTOR. Amulet Books, 2018.
Spires, Ashley. GORDON: BARK TO THE FUTURE! Kids Can Press, 2018.
Vernon, Ursula. LITTLE RED RODENT HOOD. Dial Books, 2018.
NONFICTION:
American Test Kitchen. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2018.
Desmond, Jenni. THE ELEPHANT. Enchanted Lion Books, 2018.
Hudson, Wade. WE RISE WE RESIST WE RAISE OUR VOICES. Crown Books, 2018.
Jenkins, Steve. LOOK AT ME: HOW TO ATTRACT ATTENTION IN THE ANIMAL WORLD. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Khan, Hena. CRESCENT MOONS AND POINTED MINARETS: A MUSLIM BOOK OF SHAPES. Chronicle Books, 2018.
Montgomery, Sy. INKY’S AMAZING ESCAPE: HOW A VERY SMART OCTOPUS FOUND HIS WAY HOME. Simon Schuster, 2018.
Slade, Suzanne. COUNTDOWN: 2979 DAYS TO THE MOON. Peachtree, 2018.
Sorell, Traci. WE ARE GRATEFUL. Charlesbridge, 2018.
Thuras, Dylan. THE ATLAS OBSCURA EXPLORER’S GUIDE FOR THE WORLD’S MOST ADVENTUROUS KID. Workman, 2018.
Yolen, Jane et al. FLY WITH ME: A CELEBRATION OF BIRDS. National Geographic, 2018.
BIOGRAPHY:
Bardoe, Cheryl. NOTHING STOPPED SOPHIE: THE STORY OF UNSHAKABLE MATHEMATICIAN SOPHIE GERMAIN. Little, Brown, 2018.
Becker, Helaine. COUNTING ON KATHERINE: HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON SAVED APOLLO 13. Henry Holt, 2018.
Bruchac, Joseph. CHESTER NEZ & THE UNBREAKABLE CODE. Albert Whitman, 2018.
Fulton, Kristen. WHEN SPARKS FLY: THE TRUE STORY OF ROBERT GODDARD, THE FATHER OF US ROCKETRY. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2018.
Quintero, Isabel. PHOTOGRAPHIC: THE LIFE OF GRACIELA ITURBIDE. J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018.
Sisson, Stephanie. SPRING AFTER SPRING: HOW RACHEL CARSON INSPIRED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. Roaring Brook, 2018.
FICTION:
Abouet & Sapin. AKISSI: TALES OF MISCHIEF. Flying Eye Books, 2018.
Applegate, Katherine. ENDLING #1: THE LAST. Harper, 2018.
Auxier, Jonathan. SWEEP: THE STORY OF A GIRL AND HER MONSTER. Amulet Books, 2018.
Cervantes, J. C. THE STORM RUNNER. Disney Hyperion, 2018.
Cline-Ransom, Lesa. FINDING LANGSTON: A NOVEL. Holiday House, 2018.
Colfer, Eoin. ILLEGAL. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2018.
Creech, Sharon. SAVING WINSLOW. Joanna Cotler Books, 2018.
DiCamillo, Kate. LOUISIANA’S WAY HOME. Candlewick, 2018.
George, Alex. YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P! Scholastic, 2018.
Jones, Kelly. ARE YOU READY TO HATCH AN UNUSUAL CHICKEN? Random House, 2018.
Mass, Wendy and Rebecca Stead. BOB. Feiwel and Friends, 2018.
Mattick, Lindsay. WINNIE’S GREAT WAR. Little, Brown, 2018.
Medina, Meg. MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS. Candlewick, 2018.
Milford, Kate. BLUECROWNE: A GREENGLASS HOUSE STORY. Clarion Books, 2018.
Prineas, Sarah. THE LOST BOOKS: THE SCROLL OF KINGS. HarperCollins, 2018.
Renier, Aaronb. THE UNSINKABLE WALKER BEAN AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE WAXING MOON. First Second, 2018.
Swanson, Matthew. TWO’S A CROWD: THE REAL MCCOYS. Macmillan, 2018.
Turnage, Sheila. THE LAW OF FINDERS KEEPERS. Kathy Dawson Books, 2018.
Van Eekhout, Greg. VOYAGE OF THE DOGS. Harper, 2018.
Woodson, Jacqueline. HARBOR ME. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018.
TEENS:
Albertalli, Becky. WHAT IF IT’S US. Balzer & Bray, 2018.
Caletti, Deb. A HEART IN A BODY IN THE WORLD. Simon & Schuster, 2018.
Dabos, Christelle. A WINTER’S PROMISE: THE MIRROR VISITOR. Europa, 2018.
Feinstein, John. THE PRODIGY. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018.
Gansworth, Eric. GIVE ME SOME TRUTH. Scholastic, 2018.
Khorram, Adib. DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY. Dial Books, 2018.
Krosoczka, Jarrett. HEY, KIDDO: HOW I LOST MY MOTHER, FOUND MY FATHER, AND DEALT WITH FAMILY ADDICTION Scholastic, 2018.
Marsh, Katherine. NOWHERE BOY. Roaring Brook Press, 2018.
Milanes, Janelle. ANALEE IN REAL LIFE. Simon Pulse, 2018.
Pattou, Edith. WEST. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Zobooi, Ibi. PRIDE. Balzer & Bray, 2018.
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BARB AND VICTORIA'S SPRING 2018 READING LIST
May 2, 2018 - 5:46pmFormer school librarians Victoria Walton and Barb Stein have created a fresh bibliography of their favorites from our stock of new books. Their recommendations have become the reliable standard for children's book shoppers in the area.
BOARD BOOKS:
Florian, Douglas - THE WONDERFUL HABITS OF RABBITS
Gomi, Taro - LITTLE TRUCK
Savage, Stephen - SUPERTRUCK
Schaefer, Lola - ONE SPECIAL DAY
Stead, Philip - A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEEPOETRY:
Browne, Mahogany L. - BLACK GIRL MAGIC
Giovanni, Nikki - I AM LOVED
Nye, Naomi - VOICES IN THE AIR: POEMS FOR LISTENERS
Reynolds, Jason - FOR EVERY ONE
VanDerwater, Amy Ludwig - WITH MY HANDS: POEMS ABOUT MAKING THINGSTRADITIONAL:
Compestine, Ying Chang - THE CHINESE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES
McKissack, Patricia - WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?PICTURE BOOKS:
Applegate, Katherine - SOMETIMES YOU FLY
Bagley, Jessixa - VINCENT COMES HOME
Blackall, Sophie - HELLO LIGHTHOUSE
Brantley-Newton, Vanessa - GRANDMA’S PURSE
Cummings, Tony - CAN I BE YOUR DOG?
Diaz, Junot - ISLANDBORN
Heder, Thyra - ALFIE THE TURTLE THAT DISAPPEARED
Hobbie, Holly - ELMORE
Love, Jessica - JULIAN IS A MERMAID
Mallery, Sydra - A MOST UNUSUAL DAY
Sima, Jessie - HARRIET GETS CARRIED AWAY
Stead, Philip - ALL THE ANIMALS WHERE I LIVE
Wiesner, David - I GOT IT!
Willems, Mo - A BUSY CREATURE’S DAY EATING!TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS AND READERS:
Adler, David - PASS THE BALL, MO!
Clanton, Be - NARWHAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
Cronin, Doreen - GIMME SHELTER: MISADVENTURES AND MISINFORMATION
Hanlon, Abby - DORY FANTASMAGORY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Kelly, Jacqueline - A PRICKLY PROBLEM: CALPURNIA TATE GIRL
Potter, Ellen - BIG FOOT AND LITTLE FOOT
Rylant, Cynthia - THE BEAR: LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY
Ruzzier, Sergio - FOX & CHICK: THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES
Selznick, Brian and David Serlin - BABY MONKEY, PRIVATE EYE
Urban, Linda - ROAD TRIP WITH MAX AND HIS MOM
Vernon, Ursula - HAMSTER PRINCESS: WHISKERELLA
Viorst, Judith - LULU IS GETTING A SISTER
Warner, Sally - ABSOLUTELY ALFIE AND THE FURRY PURRY SECRETNONFICTION:
Elliott, David - IN THE PAST: FROM TRILOBITES TO DINOSAURS TO MAMMOTHS IN MORE THAN 500 MILLION YEARS
Federman, Carolyn - NEW FAVORITES FOR NEW COOKS
Hearth, Amy - STREETCAR TO JUSTICE
Jenkins, Martin - BIRD BUILDS A NEST
Jenkins, Steve - A HOUSE IN THE SKY
McCarthy, Meghan - ALL THAT TRASH: THE STORY OF THE 1987 GARBAGE BARGE & OUR PROBLEM WITH STUFF
McGuinness, Jane - PRICKLY HEDGEHOGS!
Munro, Roxie - RODENT RASCALS… 21 CREATURES AT THEIR ACTUAL SIZEBIOGRAPHY:
Fleming, Candace - THE AMAZING COLLECTION OF JOEY CORNELL
Maslo, Lina - FREE AS A BIRD: THE STORY OF MALALA
Shetterly, Margot - HIDDEN FIGURES: THE TRUE STORY OF FOUR BLACK WOMEN AND THE SPACE RACE
Sanders, Rob - PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG
Sidman, Joyce - THE GIRL WHO DREW BUTTERFLIES: HOW MARIA MERIAN’S ART CHANGED SCIENCE
Valdez, Patricia - JOAN PROCTER DRAGON DOCTOR: THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REPTILES
Voiklis, Charlotte and Lena Roy - BECOMING MADELEINE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR OF WRINKLE IN TIME BY HER GRANDDAUGHTERS
Wallace, Sandra - BETWEEN THE LINES: HOW ERNIE BARNES WENT FROM THE FOOTBAL FIELD TO THE ART GALLERYFICTION:
Birdsall, Jeanne - THE PENDERWICKS AT LAST
Brosgol, Vera - BE PREPARED
Callender, Kheryn - HURRICANE CHILD
Scholastic Cervantes, Angela - ME, FRIDA, AND THE SECRET OF THE PEACOCK RING
Chokshi, Roshani - ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME
Cooper, Susan - THE BOGGART FIGHTS BACK
Edith - TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN: A GRAPHIC ADAPTATION OF THE PHILIPPA PEARCE CLASSIC
Gibbs, Stuart - WASTE OF SPACE
Guterson, Ben - WINTERHOUSE
Hiranandani, Veera - THE NIGHT DIARY
Johnson, Angela - THE PARKER INHERITANCE
Kadohata, Cynthia - CHECKED
Kelly, Erin Entrada - YOU GO FIRST
Reynolds, Jason - SUNNY
Rhodes, Jewell - GHOST BOYS
Scieszka, Jon - FRANK EINSTEIN AND THE SPACE-TIME ZIPPER
Shabazz, Ilyasah - BETTY BEFORE X
Stevens, Robin - JOLLY FOUL PLAY: A WELLS & WONG MYSTERYTEENS:
Abawi, Atia - A LAND OF PERMANENT GOODBYES
Adeyemi, Tomi - CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE
Alexander, Kwame - REBOUND
Anderson, Laurie Halse - SPEAK: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Anderson, M.T. - LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND
Cole, Olivia - A CONSPIRACY OF STARS
De Fombelle, Timothee - THE BOOK OF PEARL
Forman, Gayle - I HAVE LOST MY WAY
Johnson, Maureen - TRULY DEVIOUS
Kiely, Brendan - TRADITION
Lu, Marie - BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER
McGehee, Alison - WHAT I LEAVE BEHIND
Pierce, Tamora - TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER: THE NUMAIR CHRONICLES BOOK ONE
Ribay, Randy -- AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
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