Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
January 2015 - February 2015
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.
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By Beebe, Katy Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E After painstakingly handcrafting a replacement copy of a library book, a medieval monk tries to protect it from a hungry bear with a taste for literature. Includes historical note on illuminated manuscripts. |
By Brown, Margaret Wise Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: E Call Number: E Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things. |
By Daly, Cathleen Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art. |
The turn-around upside-down alphabet book By Ernst, Lisa Campbell Publishing Date: c2004 Classification: E Call Number: E An alphabet book in which each letter becomes three different objects as the book is turned different directions, as when A becomes a bird's beak, a drippy ice cream cone, and the point of a star. |
You can't have too many friends By Gerstein, Mordicai Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E When Duck's jellybeans win a prize at the fair, the king comes and "borrows" some but after much time passes Duck, accompanied by many of his friends, arrives at the castle to get them back. |
By Grogan, John Publishing Date: 2007 Classification: E Call Number: E Marley, a rambunctious puppy, makes himself at home while causing lots of trouble but then proves in a very dramatic way that he is a valuable member of the household. |
By Hawkes, Kevin Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E A down-on-his-luck painter with poor eyesight teams up with a dog with a knack for painting portraits. |
By Hawkes, Kevin Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E A down-on-his-luck painter with poor eyesight teams up with a dog with a knack for painting portraits. |
All different now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom By Johnson, Angela Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth. |
Alexander and the wind-up mouse By Lionni, Leo Publishing Date: c1969 Classification: E Call Number: E Alexander, the mouse, makes friends with Willy, a toy mouse, and wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away. |
By McCloskey, Robert Publishing Date: [1999], 1976 Classification: E Call Number: E Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. |
By McCloskey, Robert Publishing Date: 1977, c1941 Classification: E Call Number: E Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. |
Backbeard and the birthday suit By McElligott, Matthew Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: E Call Number: E A humorous story of a rough, tough, and hairy pirate who gets some new clothes. |
By Miller, John Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E Relates the special friendship between a rascally plover bird and a patient crocodile. |
By Polacco, Patricia Publishing Date: c1988 Classification: E Call Number: E A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith. |
Mr. Putter & Tabby turn the page By Rylant, Cynthia Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry bring Tabby and Zeke to the library for a special storytime. |
By Seuss Publishing Date: [1959] Classification: E Call Number: E Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird. |
By Shulevitz, Uri Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E A boy, his grandfather, and his dog watch holiday lights turn on in the city. |
Alexander, who's trying his best to be the best boy ever By Viorst, Judith Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: E Call Number: E After eating an entire box of doughnuts leads to consequences Alexander does not like, he decides to be the best boy ever for the rest of his life. |
By Wells, Rosemary Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: E Call Number: E Stella is unnerved by a bullying group of weasels who say mean things about her humble home until her mother offers words of comfort and her father drives the trailer to a new location where kind friends are found. |
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