Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
July 2019 - October 2019
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
By Cabrera, Jane Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E In this expansion of a familiar song, the occupants of a rowboat enjoy seeing and making the sounds of different jungle animals. |
If you're a monster and you know it By Emberley, Rebecca Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Monsters sing their own version of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. |
By Enderle, Dotti Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: E Call Number: E The Gingerbread Man escapes from his proper place on the library shelves and tries to outrun the librarian, a word wizard, a robot, a giraffe, and a host of other characters as he races through the library. |
By Freed, Arthur Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E A picture book adaptation of the song Singing in the rain, which celebrates the glory of clouds and rain. |
By Giardino, Alexandria Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E Pablo has a lunch date with his friend Matilde, who shows the moody poet her garden. Where Pablo sees conflict and sadness, Matilde sees love and hope. The story is less a biography of Neruda and his muse, Matilde Urrutia, and more a simple ode to a vegetable. |
By Horrocks, Anita Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Silas' Seven Grandparents is a fun and loving story about having multiple sets of grandparents and stepgrandparents. When Silas' parents go away on a business trip, all seven grandparents invite Silas to stay with them. How can he choose one without hurting the others' feelings? |
By Hort, Lenny Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: E Call Number: E Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus. |
By Jonas, Ann Publishing Date: c1989 Classification: E Call Number: E Three dancers show how colors combine to create different colors. |
By Kim, Nam-joong Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: E Call Number: E Lucia is taking a trip through Chile with her grandfather on his yellow bus. First they travel to the southern tip of South America to see the Magellanic penguins. Then they go east to the Aconcagua mountain. But Lucia's grandfather becomes very sick. During their travels Lucia learns about her country and also about life. |
By Lowell, Susan Publishing Date: c1996 Classification: E Call Number: E A southwestern adaptation of "The three little pigs." |
By Lowell, Susan Publishing Date: c1992 Classification: E Call Number: E A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs." |
By MacKay, Elly Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater. The bright costumes, the intricate dances, the magical music, and a new friend all combine to captivate the girl and to bring color to an otherwise dreary evening. Waltz of the Snowflakes is Elly MacKay at her finest, mixing her acclaimed paper-cut artwork with vibrant colors in this whimsical, dreamlike, and inspiring wordless picture book. A must-have for any ballet- and theater-obsessed reader and the perfect gift to be shared during the holidays or any time of year when the world outside needs a little bit of color and vibrancy. |
Rainbow weaver =: Tejedora del arcoíris By Marshall, Linda Elovitz Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note. |
By McCloskey, Robert Publishing Date: 1976, c1948 Classification: E Call Number: E Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother. |
The three little aliens and the big bad robot By McNamara, Margaret Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: E Call Number: E Three aliens set off to find a new planet for themselves but soon Bork and Gork have forgotten all of their mother's good advice and only Nklxwcyz builds a home safe enough to withstand the Big Bad Robot in this story reminiscent of "The Three Little Pigs." |
By Newman, Jeff Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E While Jenn is seeking Prudence, her big, sleek and shiny, black and white dog, she meets and falls in love with Roscoe, a scruffy little golden dog. |
By Puybaret, Eric Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrates the well-known song with paintings of a young girl's search for happiness. |
By Schwartz, Corey Rosen Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: E Call Number: E In this twist on "The Three Little Pigs," Pig One and Two neglect their ninja school martial arts training and are no match for the wolf, but Pig Three's practice and dedication saves the day. Includes glossary of Japanese martial arts terms. |
By Sendak, Maurice Publishing Date: [1995] Classification: E Call Number: E A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter. |
By Seto, Loretta Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E "In this picture book, a young girl shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents"-- |