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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, Winter 2019
December 1, 2019 - 3:17pmBOARD BOOKS:
Brown, Margaret Wise. GOOD DAY, GOOD NIGHT
Henkes, Kevin. WINTER IS HERE
Higgins, Ryan T. PEEK-A-BRUCE
Rylant, Cynthia. LITTLE PENGUINS
Sutton, Sally. DIG, DUMP, ROLL
POETRY AND TRADITIONAL:
Grimes, Nikki. ORDINARY HAZARDS: A MEMOIR
Potter, Beatrix. RED RIDING HOOD
Singer, Marilyn. I'M THE BIG ONE NOW!
PICTURE BOOKS:
Appelt, Kathi. MAX ATTACKS
Beaty, Andrea. SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ
Farrell, Alison. THE HIKE
Flett, Julie. BIRDSONG
Forsythe, Matthew. POKKO AND THE DRUM
Fox, Mem. ROLY POLY
Godwin, Jane. RED HOUSE TREE HOUSE LITTLE BITTY BROWN MOUSE
Higgins, Ryan. BRUCE'S BIG STORM
Hoefler, Kate. RABBIT AND THE MOTORBIKE
Holabird, Katharine. ANGELINA BALLERINA
James, Simon. MR. SCRUFF
Lloyd-James, Sally. LOOK! I WROTE A BOOK! (AND YOU CAN TOO!)
Noble Maillard, Kevin. FRY BREAD: A NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILY STORY
Miyakoshi, Akiko. THE PIANO RECITAL
Mora, Oge. SATURDAY
Muhammad, Ibtihaj. THE PROUDEST BLUE: A STORY OF HIJAB AND FAMILY
Neubecker, Robert. LITTLE SMOKEY
Oh, Joowon. OUR FAVORITE DAY
Perkins, Lynne Rae. WINTERCAKE
Reidy, Jean. TRUMAN
Schertle, Alice. GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE BLUE TRUCK
Yang, Kao Kalia. A MAP INTO THE WORLD
Zhang, Kat. AMY WU AND THE PERFECT BAO
TRANSITIONAL CHAPTER BOOKS AND READERS:
Cecil, Randy. DOUGLAS
Colfer, Eoin. THE DOG WHO LOST HIS BARK
Elliott, Zetta. THE DRAGON THIEF
Henkes, Kevin. PENNY AND HER SLED
Kraegel, Kenneth. WILD HONEY FROM THE MOON
Scieszka, Jon. ASTRONUTS MISSION 1: THE PLANT PLANET!
Willems, Mo. BIGGIE-BIGGIE! VOLUME 2
NONFICTION
Cook, Deanna. COOKING CLASS GLOBAL FEAST!
Davies, Nicola. HUMMINGBIRD
Eaton III, Maxwell. THE TRUTH ABOUT HAWKS
Gall, Chris. GO FOR THE MOON: A ROCKET, A BOY, AND THE FIRST MOON LANDING
Heder, Thyra. HOW DO YOU DANCE?
Javaherin, Mina. MY GRANDMA AND ME
McCarthy, Meghan. FIREFIGHTERS' HANDBOOK
O'Brien, Cynthia. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
Poliquin, Rachel. BEASTLY PUZZLES: A BRAIN-BOGGLING ANIMAL GUESSING GAME
Raschka, Chris. THE MAGIC FLUTE
Thomas, Isabel. MOTH: AN EVOLUTION STORY
Winter, Jeanette. OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE: GRETA THUNBERG'S CALL TO SAVE THE PLANET
BIOGRAPHY:
Barrett, Hayley. WHAT MISS MITCHELL SAW
Engle, Margarita. DANCING HANDS: HOW TERESA CARRENO PLAYED PIANO FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Maclear, Kyo. IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE
Reid, Aimee. YOU ARE MY FRIEND: THE STORY OF MISTER ROGERS AND HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
Rusch, Elizabeth. MARIO AND THE HOLE IN THE SKY
Sheinkin, Steve. BORN TO FLY: THE FIRST WOMEN'S AIR RACE ACROSS AMERICA
Winter, Jonah. THURGOOD
FICTION
Alexander, Kwame. THE CROSSOVER (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
Andrews, Ryan. THIS WAS OUR PACT
Cartaya, Pablo. EACH TINY SPARK
Chokshi, Roshani. ARU SHAH AND THE SONG OF DEATH
DiCamillo, Kate. BEVERLY, RIGHT HERE
Gibbs, Stuart. CHARLIE THORNE AND THE LAST EQUATION
Gratz, Alan. ALLIES
Khan, Hena. MORE TO THE STORY
Kramer, J. Kasper. THE STORY THAT CANNOT BE TOLD
Mbalia, Kwame. TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY
Pancholy, Maulik. THE BEST AT IT
Perez, Celia. STRANGE BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE TO RUFFLING FEATHERS
Rauf, Onjali Q. THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS
Stewart, Trenton. THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE RIDDLE OF AGES
Sumner, Jamie. ROLL WITH IT
Van Eekhout, Greg. COG
Wang, Jen. STARGAZING
TEENS
Brandon, James. ZIGGY, STARDUST & ME
Charles, Tami. BECOMING BEATRIZ
Emezi, Akwaeke. PET
Kaplan, Ariel. WE ARE THE PERFECT GIRL
Lu, Marie. BATMAN NIGHTWALKER: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Pink, Randi. GIRLS LIKE US
Reed, Amy. THE BOY AND GIRL WHO BROKE THE WORLD
Reynolds, Jason. LOOK BOTH WAYS
Rowell, Rainbow. WAYWARD SON
Ruby, Laura. THIRTEEN DOORWAYS, WOLVES BEHIND THEM ALL
Sepetys, Ruta. THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE
Shusterman, Neal. THE TOLL
Stiefvater, Maggie. CALL DOWN THE HAWK
Wiles, Deborah. ANTHEM
Yoon, David. FRANKLY IN LOVE
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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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