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.
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Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: E Call Number: E "Most kids and parents know and love the song 'Do Your Ears Hang Low?' -- and Jenny Cooper's utterly adorable illustrations will have everyone singing with joy! A little mouse leads the fun as it plays with a bloodhound's floppy, silky ears; a llama's perky, fuzzy ones; the saggy, soft ears of a lop-eared rabbit; and the flappy, happy ears of a lively piglet. A mirror at the end invites children right into the book, and entertaining 'ear' facts complete the picture!" -- Amazon.com. |
By Allen, Debbie Publishing Date: 2000 Classification: E Call Number: E Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall. |
By Andreae, Giles Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: E Call Number: E Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music. |
NEW RELEASE By Arnold, Marsha Diane Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E "It's springtime and Badger is ready to plant the perfect garden. He has spent months gathering and sorting seeds. It's been a lot of work but it's worth it. His friends Red Squirrel, Dormouse, and Weasel come to help. They weed. They rake. And finally they plant. Afterward, everyone celebrates, and Badger can already imagine the perfect rows of flowers and vegetables. But then a rainstorm comes and washes away the beautiful seeds. Badger's perfect garden is ruined. Or is it?" -- |
By Bluemle, Elizabeth Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: E Call Number: E A young boy who likes to "wokka-wokka, shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka" gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration. |
If you're happy and you know it By Cabrera, Jane Publishing Date: ©2003 Classification: E Call Number: E An elephant, a monkey, and a giraffe join other animals to sing different verses of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. |
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. |
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