Michael Townsend's Where Do Presidents Come From?
Just in time for the 2012 election, Michael Townsend presents his comic book guide to everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe a few things you didn't!) about the President of the United States. It's full of insanely weird facts about our leaders (Did you know that President Coolidge had a pet pygmy hippo […]
Dragon Castle
Children's Literature Two seemingly unrelated stories intertwine in this compelling fantasy adventure. The first story tells of a boy who is the only one to survive his kingdom's destruction. In the second story, young Prince Rashko is single handedly trying to keep his family's castle from being overtaken by a shady character named Baron Temny. […]
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Children's Literature In his village in Malawi, young William is a dreamer. When drought brings hunger and no money for school, William goes to the library, where he learns that windmills can produce electricity and pump water. Determined to build one, he collects discarded pieces of junk here and there, while people call him crazy. […]
King Jack and the Dragon
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Jameson Cole Demers.