Under the Sleepy Stars

Under the Sleepy Stars
Title Under the Sleepy Stars PDF eBook
Author Stephanie Shaw
Publisher Tiger Tales
Pages 22
Release 2015-09-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9781589252042

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One night, an owl and her owlet watch the forest animals get ready to sleep. "Who settles Fawn in her bed for the night?" asks the wide-awake owlet. As night turns to dawn, it's Owlet's turn to feel snug and warm as his mama cuddles him in their nest.

The Storyteller

The Storyteller
Title The Storyteller PDF eBook
Author Evan Turk
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 48
Release 2016-06-28
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1481435183

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In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.

Cat's Colors

Cat's Colors
Title Cat's Colors PDF eBook
Author Airlie Anderson
Publisher Child's Play International
Pages 0
Release 2016
Genre JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN 9781846437618

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In this gentle new picture book by Airlie Anderson, a white cat explores her natural environment. As she enjoys each new experience, cat collects a color that reflects her feelings. At the end of her wonderful journey there is an amazing surprise Children will love identifying the colors that cat collects and talking about how colors can reflect the way we feel.

The Yearling

The Yearling
Title The Yearling PDF eBook
Author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 525
Release 2011-06-28
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1442441003

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An American classic—and Pulitzer Prize–winning story—that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet. No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature.

Everything I Never Told You

Everything I Never Told You
Title Everything I Never Told You PDF eBook
Author Celeste Ng
Publisher Penguin
Pages 337
Release 2015-05-12
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0143127551

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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Winner of the Alex Award and the Massachusetts Book Award • Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Grantland Booklist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Shelf Awareness, Book Riot, School Library Journal, Bustle, and Time Our New York The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine “Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.

When the Sea Turned to Silver (National Book Award Finalist)

When the Sea Turned to Silver (National Book Award Finalist)
Title When the Sea Turned to Silver (National Book Award Finalist) PDF eBook
Author Grace Lin
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages 304
Release 2016-10-04
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0316317691

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This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late. A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written and beautifully illustrated, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.

A to Zoo

A to Zoo
Title A to Zoo PDF eBook
Author Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 3583
Release 2018-06-21
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN

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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.