My Friend, the Starfinder
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Dino Boissonneault. Publishers Weekly Review: Stories and the people who tell them form one of the main themes of much of Lyon's poetic work, and this sumptuously illustrated book, perhaps Gammell's finest, is no exception. The narrator begins conversationally, "Once there was […]
Never Take a Shark to the Dentist (and Other Things Not to Do)
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Bruin Zen Kuzmeskus. Synopsis: There are many things you should never, ever, ever do. Like sit next to a porcupine on the subway (ouch!). Or hold hands with a lobster (double ouch!). Or take a shark to the dentist (triple ouch!). Bestselling […]
Lightship
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Kamryn Anthony Ferrala. Synopsis: You may never have heard of a lightship. Once, lightships anchored on waters across America, on the oceans and in the Great Lakes, floating where lighthouses could not be built. Smaller than most ships, but more steadfast, too, […]
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Levi Asher Ghanooni. Synopsis: Just when a little boy thinks he's going to die of boredom from running errands with his mom, the most remarkable, the most stupendous thing happens. He discovers that on this day, and this day only, stores everywhere […]
Olivia Helps With Christmas
School Library Journal Review: PreS-Gr 2–Children who are familiar with this irrepressible pig will know what kind of help Olivia is likely to provide as her family prepares for the holiday. Her antics seem a little forced in this selection, but the dazzling illustrations, highlighted with green as well as Olivia's signature red, are as […]
The Land of the Silver Apples
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 5?9?Jack, apprentice bard and hero of The Sea of Trolls (S & S, 2004), returns in the middle volume in the trilogy. After a flawed midwinter ritual leads to strange behavior from Jack's sister, Lucy, the siblings travel with a group of old and new friends to the […]
Skyscraper
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4?8?Dramatic paintings and lucid prose highlight this excellent history of skyscrapers. Nearly every spread features a full page of text opposite an impressive acrylic illustration. Thus, a page turn reveals another striking construction as the text proceeds chronologically. Precise lines and deft coloring convey the elegance and grandeur of the […]
War, Women, and the News : How Female Journalists Won the Battle to Cover World War II
School Library Journal Review: Gr 6?8?Gourley's passion is sharper than her focus in this introduction to more than a dozen writers and journalists who "refused to be left behind." After opening with a glimpse of photographer Dickey Chapelle, who convinced a reluctant colonel that the lack of women's "facilities" in a war zone would be […]
The Higher Power of Lucky
Publishers Weekly: Patron's poignant Newbery-winning story about a girl who fears being abandoned by her legal guardian?and her only semblance of a family?sails along with believable childlike rhythms and kid's-eye-view observations. Listeners will especially appreciate Campbell's subtlety and smooth, comforting delivery in a heartbreaking scene in which 10-year-old Lucky recalls, with gentle support from her […]
Olivia Forms a Band
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. After demonstrating that she could perform in not one but all of the star attractions under the Big Top in Olivia Saves the Circus, the hoofed heroine here proves that she can be a one-piglet band. When Olivia discovers that there will be no band to accompany the summer fireworks, […]