What can you do with cardboard, an imagination, and break from school? In the graphic novel, Cardboard Kingdom, the neighborhood kids create a whole new world with a sorceress, a gargoyle, and more. Each chapter introduces you to a new kid and his or her’s cardboard creation like a banshee or a mad scientist. The chapter also…
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The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America/La Matadragones: Cuentos de Latinoamérica by Jaime Hernández
How can a servant defeat a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman’s husband, who happens to be a mouse, falls into the soup? What can a lazy man learn from a thousand leaf-cutting ants? This book converts famous Latin American myths into comics. There are tricks, bravery, jokes, magic, and more in this fast…
Best Children’s Books of 2019
Missed our best books program back in November 2018? Youth Services staff created a great list of all the best children’s books at different reading levels. Check it out here: Best Children's Books of 2019 List…
The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day by Christopher Edge
Combine Science Fiction with Realistic Fiction and you get The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day by Christopher Edge. The realistic portion features home-schooled science and math genius Maisie and the sometimes stormy relationship with her over-protective parents and angry older sister. The story begins on her 10thbirthday and Maisie can’t wait to hopefully receive materials to make…
Her Fearless Run: Kathrine Switzer’s Historic Boston Marathon by Kim Caffee
Kathrine Switzer grew up in a time when people believed girls were too fragile and weak to participate in sports. So, whenever she would go run and sweat, people found it strange. Eventually, she gained attention of the running coach of a local school. He let her train with the men’s team. When she hears…
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
This book made me hungry for Indian food. One of the things Nisha loves to do is prepare food, which she does with Kazi, who is her family's cook. Kazi also happens to be Muslim, while Nisha's family is Hindu. Nisha never thought about this before, until suddenly India is being split into two countries--…
When the Stars Come Out by Nicola Edwards
When the Stars Come Out by Nicola Edwards, and illustrated by Lucy Cartwright is a celebration of night time. This fact filled book is full of so much fascinating information. Ever wonder about the history and formation of the night sky? Looking for more information about habitats at night and the nocturnal animals that live…
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
What if an infinite number of universes with an infinite number of possibilities exist? What if you’re the person you love the most? After Albie Bright’s mother dies, his famous scientist father tries to comfort him by telling him about parallel universes. He tells Albie that according to this theory, there is a universe where…
Because by Mo Willems
Because, by Mo Willems, is a thoughtful journey that takes the reader back to a small moment in time, that at that time, seems to be very ordinary. It is about a piece of paper, a wee little ticket, a terrible cold. And an opportunity. This wee little ticket, and saying yes to this small opportunity,…
The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
Kiranmala comes home from school on her 12th birthday to discover that her parents have disappeared from their New Jersey home, there’s a rakkosh demon on her front lawn, and all those stories her parents have always told her about being an Indian princess from another dimension full of demons and magic-- well, it turns…
