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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 - MAY 2023
June 10, 2023 - 11:22amBOARD BOOKS:
Carle, Eric. "SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY," SAID THE SLOTH
Gomi, Taro. LITTLE CHICKS
Mühle, Jörg. LET'S PLAY, LITTLE RABBIT
Portis, Antoinette. HEY, WATER!
Sehgal, Kabir. THE WHEELS ON THE TUK TUK
Wong, Liz. QUACKERS
POETRY:
Harjo, Joy. REMEMBER
Hughes, Langston. AN EARTH SONG
Janeczko, Paul. WHERE I LIVE: POEMS ABOUT MY HOME, MY STREET, AND MY TOWN
Smith, Crystal. DARK TESTAMENT: BLACKOUT POEMS
PICTURE BOOKS:
Alexander, Kwame. HOW TO WRITE A POEM
Barnett, Mac. TWENTY QUESTIONS
Brown, Lisa. THE HOSPITAL BOOK
Calvert, Howard. THE FASTEST TORTOISE IN TOWN
Chen, Nathan. WEI SKATES ON
Cordell, Matthew. EVERGREEN
Doerrfeld, Cori. BENEATH
Donaldson, Julia. WELCOME TO THE WORLD
Downing, Julie. NIGHT IN THE CITY
Figueroa, Raissa. WHAT MY DADDY LOVES
Fogliano, Julie. ALL THE BEATING HEARTS
Frazee, Marla. IN EVERY LIFE
Gravett, Emily. 10 CATS
Henkes, Kevin. THE WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT
John, Jory. NOTHING'S WRONG! A HARE, A BEAR, AND SOME PIE TO SHARE
Lin, Grace and Kate Messner. ONCE UPON A BOOK
Lindstrom, Carole. MY POWERFUL HAIR
Love, Jesica. A BED OF STARS
Muhammad, Ibtihaj. THE KINDEST RED
Parappukkaran, Sandhya. THE BOY WHO TRIED TO SHRINK HIS NAME
Rinker, Sherri Duskey. ROTO AND ROY: TO THE RESCUE!
Rogers, Kim. JUST LIKE GRANDMA
Scanlon, Liz Garton. FULL MOON PUPS
Sullivan, John. STANLEY'S SECRET
Tunumihardja, Patricia. RAMEN FOR EVERYONE
Woodgate, Harry. GRANDAD'S PRIDE
Wynter, Anne. NELL PLANTS A TREE
Yoh, Eugenia. THIS IS NOT MY HOME
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS:
Applegate, Katherine. DOGGO AND PUPPER SEARCH FOR COZY
Atinuke. TOO SMALL TOLA GETS TOUGH
Beaty, Andrea. AARON SLATER AND THE SNEAKY SNAKE
Faruqi, Saadia. MARYA KHAN AND THE FABULOUS JASMINE GARDEN
McDonald, Megan. STINK: SUPERHERO SUPERFAN
Nilsson, Ulf. DETECTIVE GORDON: A CASE WITH A BANG
Raúl the Third. TACOS TODAY
Soontornvat, Christina. LEGENDS OF LOTUS ISLAND: THE GUARDIAN TEST
NONFICTION:
Alexander, Kwame. AN AMERICAN STORY
Chen, Jason. THE UNIVERSE IN YOU: A MICROSCOPIC JOURNEY
Cox, Lynne. YOSHI SEA TURTLE GENIUS
Drummond, Allan. ZERO WASTE: HOW ONE COMMUNITY IS LEADING A WORLD RECYCLING REVOLUTION
Jenkins, Steve. THE BIRD BOOK
Kimmerer. BRAIDING SWEETGRASS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
McAnulty, Stacy. PLUTO! NOT A PLANET? NOT A PROBLEM!
Wittenstein, Barry. THE DAY THE RIVER CAUGHT FIRE
BIOGRAPHY:
Barlow, Charnelle Pinkney. LITTLE ROSETTA AND THE TALKING GUITAR
Charles, Tami. KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: A JUSTICE FOR ALL
Faruqi, Reem. MILLOO'S MIND: THE STORY OF MARYAM FARUQI, TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN'S EDUCATION
Kunkel, Angela. MAKE WAY: THE STORY OF ROBERT MCCLOSKEY, NANCY SCHON, & SOME VERY FAMOUS DUCKLINGS
Lee, Chiquita Mullins. YOU GOTTA MEET MR. PIERCE! THE STORIED LIFE OF FOLK ARTIST ELIJAH PIERCE
Lower, Jan. HOW MATHEMATICIAN EDITH CLARKE HELPED ELECTRIFY AMERICA
Santat, Dan. A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
FICTION:
Anderson, M. T. ELF DOG & OWL HEAD
Braillier, Max. THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH
Craft, Jerry. SCHOOL TRIP
Green, John. AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.
Hobson, Brandon. THE STORYTELLER
Johnson, Leah. ELLIE ENGLE SAVES THE WORLD HERSELF!
Lee, Stacey. WINSTON CHU VS. THE WHIMSIES
Lincoln, Beth. THE SWIFTS: A DICTIONARY OF SCOUNDRELS
Lowry, Lois. THE WINDEBY PUZZLE
Matson, Morgan. THE FIREFLY SUMMER
Nayari, Daniel. THE MANY ASSASSINATIONS OF SAMIR, THE SELLER OF DREAMS
Ogle, Rex. FOUR EYES
Riordan, Rick and Mark Oshiro. THE SUN AND THE STAR
Selznick, Brian. BIG TREE
Sugiura, Misa. MOMO ARASHIMA STEALS THE SWORD OF THE WIND
Tang, Betty C. PARACHUTE KIDS
Tavares, Matt. HOOPS
Thomas, Angie. NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES: THE MANIFESTOR PROPHECY
Weinersmith, Zach. BEA WOLF
Yang, Kelly. FINALLY SEEN
TEEN:
Albertalli, Becky. IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY
Armstrong, Kate. NIGHTBIRDS
Boulley, Angline. WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED
Cerón, Ella. ¡VIVA LOLA ESPINOZA!
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. FOR LAMB
Dimaline, Cherie. FUNERAL SONGS FOR DYING GIRLS
Kaufman, Amie. THE ISLES OF THE GODS
Kirby, Matthew. STAR SPLITTER
Marquis, Krystal. THE DAVENPORTS
Marsh, Katherine. THE LOST YEAR
Monsef, Kiyash. ONCE THERE WAS
Ness, Patrick. DIFFERENT FOR BOYS
Oshiro, Mark. INTO THE LIGHTS
Reynolds, Jason. MILES MORALES SUSPENDED: A SPIDER-MAN NOVEL
Shusterman, Neal. I AM THE WALRUS: THE N.O.A.H FILES
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. HARVEST HOUSE
Stroud, Jonathan. THE NOTORIOUS SCARLETT AND BROWNE
Wein, Elizabeth. STATELESS
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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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