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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 - NOVEMBER 2022
November 26, 2022 - 1:37pmBOARD BOOKS:
Atinuke. CATCH THAT CHICKEN
Dahl, Roald. 123
Henkes, Kevin. SUN FLOWER LION
Hirst, Daisy. MONSTERS GO
Knowles, Laura. WHAT IS BABY GOING TO DO?
POETRY AND TRADITIONAL:
Berry, Holly. TOLD AND RETOLD: AROUND THE WORLD WITH AESOP'S FABLES
Rosen, Michael. READY FOR SPAGHETTI: FUNNY POEMS FOR FUNNY KIDS
Scieszka, Jan. THE REAL DADA MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF COMPLETE NONSENSE
Woollvin, Bethan. THREE LITTLE VIKINGS
PICTURE BOOKS:
Blackall, Sophie. FARMHOUSE
Charlton-Trujillo, E.E. LUPE LOPEZ ROCK STAR RULES!
Cummings, Troy. IS THIS YOUR CLASS PET?
Deedy, Carmen. WOMBAT SAID COME IN
Edwards, Michelle. ME AND THE BOSS: A STORY ABOUT MENDING AND LOVE
Falconer, Ian. TWO DOGS
Goade, Michaela. BERRY SONG
Greendeer, Danielle et al. KEEPUNUMUK: WEEÂCHUMUN'S THANKSGIVING STORY
Higgins, Ryan. HEY, BRUCE!
Kendi, Ibram X. GOODNIGHT RACISM
Schertle, Alice. LITTLE BLUE TRUCK MAKES A FRIEND
Silvie, Monica. CHICKADEE: CRIMINAL MASTERMIND
Stead, Phillip C. EVERY DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Stein, David. DON'T WORRY MURRAY
Sutton, Sally. TRACTOR
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. ABDUL'S STORY
Torres, Jennifer. LOLA OUT LOUD: INSPIRED BY THE CHILDHOOD OF ACTIVIST DOLORES HUERTA
Van Dusen, Chris. BIG TRUCK LITTLE ISLAND
Wang, Andrea. LULI AND THE LANGUAGE OF TEA
Willems, Mo. THE PIGEON WILL RIDE THE ROLLER COASTER!
Zimmerman, Andrea. FIREFIGHTER FLO!
Wolf, Allan. THE BLANKET WHERE VIOLET SITS
BIOGRAPHY:
Bolden, Tanya. GOING PLACES: VICTOR HUGO GREEN AND HIS GLORIOUS BOOK
Cocca-Leffler, Maryann. FIGHTING FOR YES!
Deng, Sally. WARRIOR PRINCESS: THE STORY OF KHUTULUN
Grimm, Gavin. IF YOU'RE A KID LIKE GAVIN
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. SANDOR KATZ AND THE TINY WILD
Watson, Ranée. MAYA'S SONG
NONFICTION:
Cole, Henry. BUILDING
Brown, Don. WE THE PEOPLE: BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
Hosler, Jay. THE WAY OF THE HIVE: A HONEY BEE'S STORY
Jenkins, Martin. PUFFIN
Jenkins, Steve. THE ANIMAL TOOLKIT
McCarthy, Meghan. ACTION!: HOW MOVIES BEGAN
Messner, Kate. OVER AND UNDER THE WAVES
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. BECAUSE OF YOU, JOHN LEWIS
Thundercloud, Ria. FINDING MY DANCE
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS:
Adler, David. GET ON THE ICE, MO!
Atinuke. TOO SMALL TOLA AND THE THREE FINE GIRLS
Battersby, Katherine. CRANKY CHICKEN
Bowling, Dusti. AVEN GREEN MUSIC MACHINE
Castillo, Lauren. OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG: A PLACE TO CALL HOME
Faruqi, Saadia. MARYA KHAN AND THE INCREDIBLE HENNA PARTY
Green, John. INVESTIGATORS: HEIST AND SEEK
Henkes, Kevin. OH, SAL
Ito, Hiroshi. FREE KID TO GOOD HOME
Snyder, Laurel. CHARLIE & MOUSE ARE MAGIC
FICTION:
Almond, David. BRAND NEW BOY
Brown, Roseann. SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING
Bunce, Elizabeth. IN MYRTLE PERIL
Cervantes, J.C. THE LORDS OF NIGHT
Chari, Sheela. THE EXTRADIMENSIONAL REAPPERANCE OF MARS PATEL
Christmas, Johnnie. SWIM TEAM
Cossanteli, Varonica. THE MARVELOUS LAND OF SNERGS
Eagle, Judith. THE PEAR AFFAIR
Faulkner, Matt. MY NEST OF SILENCE
Hicks, Faith. RIDE ON
Hill, Johnathan. TALES OF A SEVENTH-GRADE LIZARD BOY
Magoon, Kekla. CHESTER KEENE CRACKS THE CODE
Mbalia, Kwame and Robert Venditti, adaptor. TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Moore, David. HOLLER OF THE FIREFLIES
Moses, Shelia P. WE WERE THE FIRE
Ortega, Claribel. FRIZZY
Perkins, Lynne Rae. VIOLET & JOBIE IN THE WILD
Pimienta, Jose. TWIN CITIES
Siddiqui, Maleeha. BHAI FOR NOW
Soontornvat, Christina. THE TRYOUT
Warga, Jasmine. A ROVER'S STORY
Yang, Kelly. KEY PLAYER
Yee, Reimena. MY AUNT IS A MONSTER
TEEN:
Ahn, Claire. I GUESS I LIVE HERE NOW
Albert, Melissa. OUR CROOKED HEARTS
Alexander, Kwame. THE DOOR OF NO RETURN
Ali, S.K. LOVE FROM MECCA TO MEDINA
Arnold, Marie. I RISE
Aveyard, Victoria. BLADE BREAKER
Bowen, Natasha. SOUL OF THE DEEP
Caletti, Deb. THE EPIC STORY OF EVERY LIVING THING
Chima, Cinda. CHILDREN OF RAGNAROK
De León, Aya. UNDERCOVER LATINA
Gansworth, Eric. MY GOOD MAN
Gong, Chloe. FOUL LADY FORTUNE
He, Joan. STRIKE THE ZITHER
Huey, Emily. BENEATH THE WIDE SILK SKY
Meloy, Colin. THE STARS DID WANDER DARKLING
Méndez, Alezandra. WHAT THE JAGUAR TOLD HER
Oseman, Alice. I WAS BORN FOR THIS
Reyes, Sonora. THE LESBIANA'S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Rowell, Rainbow. SCATTERED SHOWERS
Silvera, Adam. THE FIRST TO DIE AT THE END
Tintera, Amy. THE Q
Vale, Lillie. BEAUTY AND THE BESHARAM
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NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS TOO GOOD TO MISS - MAY 2022
May 19, 2022 - 7:21pmBOARD BOOKS
Cole, Henry. ADVENTURE AWAITS
Day, Nancy. BABY'S FIRSTS
Nelson, Natalie. CAT'S FIRST BABY
Pinkney, Andrea. PEEK-A-YOU!
Stein, David Ezra. HUSH, LITTLE BUNNY
POETRY
Acevedo, Elizabeth. INHERITANCE: A VISUAL POEM
Florian, Douglas. ZOOBILATIONS!
Neruda, Pablo. BOOK OF QUESTIONS: LIBRO DE LAS PREGUNTAS
Sidman, Joyce. DEAR TREEFROG
PICTURE BOOKS
Barnett, Mac. JOHN'S TURN
Beaty, Andrea. AARON SLATER, ILLUSTRATOR
Chowdhury, Radhiah. THE KATHA CHEST
Cousins, Lucy. A GOOD PLACE
Denise, Christopher. KNIGHT OWL
Forsythe, Matthew. MINA
Gómez, Blanca. DRESS-UP DAY
Greanias, Margaret Chiu. AMAH FARAWAY
Ho, Joanna. EYES THAT SPEAK TO THE STARS
House, Emily. BAILEY & BLANKET
Khan, Hena. ONE SUN AND COUNTLESS STARS: A BOOK OF MUSLIM NUMBERS
Kuefler, Joseph. THE DIGGER AND THE DUCKLING
LaRocca, Rajani. I'LL GO AND COME BACK
Maclear, Kyo & Gracey Zhang. THE BIG BATH HOUSE
Marino, Gianna. WAITING FOR MAMA
Noel, Jack. SKATER BABY
Parra, John. GROWING AN ARTIST: THE STORY OF A LANDSCAPER AND HIS SON
Ramos, NoNieqa. BEAUTY WOKE
Reagan, Jean. HOW TO WELCOME A NEW BABY
Smith, Lane. A GIFT FOR NANA
Sorell, Traci. POWWOW DAY
Wahl, Phoebe. LITTLE WITCH HAZEL: A YEAR IN THE FOREST
Zhang, Kat. AMY WU AND THE WARM WELCOME
BIOGRAPHY
Abrams, Stacey. STACEY'S EXTRAORDINARY WORDS
Harvey, Jeanne Walker. ABLAZE WITH COLOR: A STORY OF PAINTER ALMA THOMAS
Marsh, Sarah Glenn. DRAGON BONES: THE FANTASTIC FOSSIL DISCOVERIES OF MARY ANNING
Prud'homme, Alex. BORN HUNGRY: JULIA CHILD BECOMES "THE FRENCH CHEF"
Stanley, Diane. ALICE WATERS COOKS UP A FOOD REVOLUTION
Weatherford, Carole Boston. THE FAITH OF ELIJAH CUMMINGS: THE NORTH STAR OF EQUAL JUSTICE
Yuksel, M. O. ONE WISH: FATIMA AL-FIHRI AND THE WORLD'S OLDEST UNIVERSITY
NONFICTION
Barr, Catherine. THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE
Bowen, Fred. HARDCOURT: STORIES FROM 75 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Brue-Hammond, Nana Ekua. BLUE: A HISTORY OF THE COLOR AS DEEP AS THE SEA AND AS WIDE AS THE SKY
Bryant, Jena. FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES, STAND UP EIGHT: PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK AND THE FIGHT FOR TITLE IX
Esbaum, Jill. JACK KNIGHT'S BRAVE FLIGHT
Fleming, Candace. THE TIDE POOL WAITS
McAnulty, Stacy. OUR PLANET! THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE EARTH
Percival, Kari. HOW TO SAY HELLO TO A WORM
Zoboi, Ibi. THE PEOPLE REMEMBER
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS
Adler, David. SPIKE IT, MO!
Applegate, Katherine. DOGGO AND PUPPER SAVE THE WORLD
Auxier, Jonathan. BELLY OF THE BEAST: THE FABLED STABLES
Davies, Jacqueline. SYDNEY & TAYLOR AND THE GREAT FRIEND EXPEDITION
Dominguez, Angela. STELLA DÍAZ TO THE RESCUE
Lord, Cynthia. MARCO POLO BRAVE EXPLORER
Quigley, Dawn. JO JO MAKOONS: FANCY PANTS
Rylant, Cynthia. A KITTEN IN GOOSEBERRY PARK
FICTION
Balcarcel, Rebecca. SHINE ON, LUZ VÉLIZ!
Barnett, Mac. THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE ATE PIZZA
Beil, Michael D. THE SWALLOWTAIL LEGACY: WRECK AT ADA'S REEF
Cho, John. TROUBLEMAKER
Chokshi, Roshani. ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY
Cisneros, Ernesto. FALLING SHORT
Clayton, Dhonielle. THE MARVELLERS
Elliott, Zetta. MOONWALKING
Farrey, Brian. THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE HEART
Glaser, Karina. A DUET FOR HOME
Jagger, T. P. HIDE AND GEEK
Keller, Tae. JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE
Lasky, Kathryn. THE SECRET OF GLENDUNNY: THE HAUNTING
Liu, Marjorie. WINGBEARER
Maguire, Gregory. CRESS WATERCRESS
Nye, Naomi Shihab. THE TURTLE OF MICHIGAN
Paulsen, Gary. NORTHWIND
Prineas, Sarah. ASKING FOR TROUBLE
Ryan, Pam Muñoz. SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS
Saeed, Aisha. OMAR RISING
Soontornvat, Christina. THE LAST MAPMAKER
Yang, Kelly. NEW FROM HERE
Yee, Lisa. MAIZY CHEN'S LAST CHANCE
Zhao, Xiran Jay. ZACHARY YING AND THE DRAGON EMPEROR
TEEN
Albertalli, Becky. HERE'S TO US
Ahmed, Samira. HOLLOW FIRES
Brown, Erik. ALL THAT'S LEFT IN THE WORLD
Browne, Mahogany. VINYL MOON
Chee, Traci. A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT
Dhillon, Navdeep Singh. SUNNY G'S SERIES OF RASH DECISIONS
Emezi, Akwaeke. BITTER
Gao, Laura. MESSY ROOTS: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR OF A WUHANESE AMERICAN
Lonesborough, Gary. READY WHEN YOU ARE
McLemore, Anna-Marie. LAKELORE
Molder, Daniel. BALLAD & DAGGER: AN OUTLAW SAINTS NOVEL
Pan, Emily X.R. AN ARROW TO THE MOON
Reynolds, Jason and Jason Griffin. AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT
Sepetys, Ruta. I MUST BETRAY YOU
Shammas, Nadia. SQUIRE
Tahir, Sabaa. ALL MY RAGE
Vedder, Leslie. THE BONE SPINDLE
Velez, Angela. LULU AND MILAGRO'S SEARCH FOR CLARITY
Wilson, Kip. THE MOST DAZZLING GIRL IN BERLIN
Winters, Julian. RIGHT WHERE I LEFT YOU
Zoboi, Ibi. OKOYE TO THE PEOPLE: A BLACK PANTHER NOVEL
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NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS TOO GOOD TO MISS - NOVEMBER 2021
November 13, 2021 - 3:47pmBOARD BOOKS
Jeffers, Oliver. BOOK OF ANIMALS
Nelson, Natalie. DOG'S FIRST BABY
Teckentrup, Britta. MR. LION'S NEW HAIR!
Tekavec, Heather. DIFFERENT? SAME!
POETRY AND TRADITIONAL
Gorman, Amanda. CHANGE SINGS: A CHILDREN'S ANTHEM
Milne, A.A. and Rosemary Wells, illustrator. POEMS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Pope, Lisa. HOW THE BIG BAD WOLF GOT HIS COMEUPPANCE
PICTURE BOOKS
Blackall, Sophie. NEGATIVE CAT
Burgess, Matthew. BIRD BOY
Clarke, Maxine Beneba. WHEN WE SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER
Collins, Ross. THERE'S A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE
Diaz, Lucky. PALETERO MAN
Flett, Julie. WE ALL PLAY
Fox, Mem. CAT DOG
Higgins, Ryan. NORMAN DIDN'T DO IT! (YES, HE DID)
Iwai, Melissa. DUMPLINGS FOR LILI
John, Jory. CAT PROBLEMS
Khan, Naaz. ROOM FOR EVERYONE
Larsen, Reif. UMA WIMPLE CHARTS HER HOUSE
Lightman, Alan. ADA AND THE GALAXIES
Marlow, Layn. NOAH'S SEAL
Morales, Yuyi. BRIGHT STAR
Perkins, Lynne Rae. THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING
Rinker, Sherri. CONSTRUCTION SITE: ROAD CREW, COMING THROUGH!
Rocco, John. HURRICANE
Stead, Philip. AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS
Wolff, Ashley. WILDFIRE!
Wynter, Anne. EVERYBODY IN THE RED BRICK BUILDING
BIOGRAPHY
King, Heidi. SAVING AMERICAN BEACH: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALIST MAVYNEE BETSCH
Krishnaswami, Uma. TWO AT THE TOP: A SHARED DREAM OF EVEREST
Messner, Kate. DR. FAUCI: HOW A BOY FROM BROOKLYN BECAME AMERICA'S DOCTOR
Michalak, Jamie. NIKI NAKAYAMA: A CHEF'S TALE IN 13 BITES
Morales, Areli. ARELI IS A DREAMER: A TRUE STORY
Pimentel, Annette Bay. PURA'S CUENTOS: HOW PURA BELPRE RESHAPED LIBRARIES WITH HER STORIES
Sorell, Traci. CLASSIFIED: THE SECRET CAREER OF MARY GOLDA ROSS, CHEROKEE AEROSPACE ENGINEER
Tate, Don. PIGSKINS TO PAINTBRUSHES: THE STORY OF FOOTBALL-PLAYING ARTIST ERNIE BARNES
Westergaard, Azadeh. A LIFE ELECTRIC: THE STORY OF NICOLA TESLA
NONFICTION
Chambers, Veronica. CALL AND RESPONSE: THE STORY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER
Floca, Brian. KEEPING THE CITY GOING
Ho, Joanna. PLAYING AT THE BORDER: A STORY OF YO-YO MA
Stewart, Melissa. FOURTEEN MONKEYS
Wade, Jess. NANO: THE SPECTACULAR SCIENCE OF THE VERY (VERY) SMALL
Williams, Schele. YOUR LEGACY: A BOLD RECLAIMING OF OUR ENSLAVED HISTORY
Winter, Jonah. THE LITTLE OWL & THE BIG TREE: A CHRISTMAS STORY
Zoboi, Ibi. THE PEOPLE REMEMBER
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS
Brockington, Drew. WAFFLES AND PANCAKE: PLANETARY-YUM
DiCamillo, Kate. FRANKLIN ENDICOTT AND THE THIRD KEY
Higgins, Carter. AUDREY L & AUDREY W: BEST FRIENDS-ISH
Jenkins, Emily. HARRY VERSUS THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL
Quigley, Dawn. JO JO MAKOONS: THE USED-TO-BE BEST FRIEND
Schmidt, Gary. ONE SMART SHEEP
Scieszka, Jon. THE PERFECT PLANET: ASTRONUTS MISSION 3
Snyder, Laurel. CHARLIE & MOUSE LOST AND FOUND
Soundar, Chitra. SONA SHARMA, VERY BEST BIG SISTER?
Timberlake, Amy. EGG MARKS THE SPOT: SKUNK AND BADGER 2
FICTION
Ahmed, Samira. AMIRA & HAMZA: THE WAR TO SAVE THE WORLDS
Appelt, Kathi. ONCE UPON A CAMEL
Applegate, Katherine. WILLODEEN
Bird, Betsy. LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS
Bruchac, Joseph. REZ DOGS
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. BEING CLEM: THE FINDING LANGSTON TRILOGY #3
DiCamillo, Kate. THE BEATRYCE PROPHECY
Draper, Sharon M. OUT OF MY HEART
Green, Tim. FINAL SEASON
Guyon, Michel. ARCHIBALD FINCH AND THE LOST WITCHES: ARCHIBALD FINCH #1
Higuera, Donna Barba. THE LAST CUENTISTA
James, LeBron. WE ARE FAMILY
King, Thomas. BORDERS
Lee, Lori M. PAHUA AND THE SOUL STEALER
Marks, Janae. A SOFT PLACE TO LAND
Mbalia, Kwame, editor. BLACK BOY JOY: 17 STORIES CELEBRATING BLACK BOYHOOD
McKay, Hilary. THE SWALLOWS' FLIGHT
Murdock, Catherine. DA VINCI'S CAT
Parr, Maria. LENA, THE SEA, AND ME
Paulsen, Gary. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DAD
Valenti, Karla. LOTERIA
Yang, Kelly. ROOM TO DREAM
TEEN
Abike-Iyimide, Faridah. ACE OF SPADES
Bowen, Natasha. SKIN OF THE SEA
Buford, Candace. KNEEL
Caletti, Deb. ONE GREAT LIE
Cameron, Sharon. BLUEBIRD
Elliott, L.M. WALLS
Gray, Ayana. BEASTS OF PREY
Johnson, Varian. PLAYING THE CARDS YOU'RE DEALT
Khor, Shing Yin. THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO
Mafi, Tahereh. AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT
Quach, Michelle. NOT HERE TO BE LIKED
Riordan, Rick. DAUGHTER OF THE DEEP
Robertson, David. THE GREAT BEAR: THE MISEWA SAGA #2
Saenz, Benjamin. ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DIVE INTO THE WATERS OF THE WORLD
Selznick, Brian. KALEIDOSCOPE
Spinelli, Jerry. DEAD WEDNESDAY
Thomas, Peyton. BOTH SIDES NOW
Velasquez, Elisabet. WHEN WE MAKE IT
Williams-Garcia, Rita. A SITTING IN ST. JAMES
Yoon, Nicola. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING
Yoshino, Genzaburo. HOW DO YOU LIVE?
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