Pursuit
Publishers Weekly: Jessica Ford is a young lawyer trying to rise in a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm. Her life gets thrown for a loop when she gets into a car accident that kills the first lady. Jessica wakes in the hospital to find someone trying to kill her as well-tipping her off that the […]
The Long Fall
Kirkus Reviews:The creator of Easy Rawlins, Socrates Fortlow and Fearless Jones introduces a new detective struggling to live down his checkered past in present-day New York. Leonid McGill has never killed anyone maliciously, but he's done plenty of other bad things. Still working as a private eye in his 50s, he's decided to expiate his […]
Hunting Time
The Dog Who Cried Wolf
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Anna Sophia Nicole Simpson. Kirkus Reviews: Moka's a good dog, and he loves his young owner Michelle. Life seems perfect until she reads a book about wolves to him. Moka takes a critical look at his life: the leashes, the dog food and particularly the […]
Our Library
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Emma Jane Norton. School Library Journal: K-Gr 2: When Miss Goose informs the children that the library will have to close because it is in need of repair, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. The first thing they do is check out books (How […]
The Pencil
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Israel Robert Boutin Roman Cruz. Kirkus Reviews: In this distant cousin to Harold and the Purple Crayon, a pencil draws a smiling boy (previously met in Ahlberg and Ingman's Runaway Dinner, 2006) and names him "Banjo." At Banjo's behest the pencil adds and names a […]
Those Darn Squirrels!
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Cole Joseph Kawecki. Children's Literature: Old Man Fookwire is a grump. The only things he likes are birds. Knowing he will be lonely when they fly south for the winter, he fills many birdfeeders in hopes that they will stay. Unfortunately for him, he has […]
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Bailey Drew Clark. From the Publisher: If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the sprinkles, he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you'll give him […]
Katie Loves the Kittens
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Amelia Sara Metcalf. School Library Journal: PreS-Gr 3 When Sara Ann brings home three little kittens, her enthusiastic dog, Katie, is beside herself with joy. Unfortunately, the tail-wagging pooch shows her affection through leaps, bounds, and howls that scare the newcomers and earn her repeated […]
Chicken Cheeks
Added to the library in honor of the birth of Shawn Gavin Walker. Kirkus Reviews: Actor/comedian Black produces a winner with his first children's book. A bear spies honey in a hive high atop a skinny tree, and as other animals come along, they pile on top of each other to create a tower. The […]