Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2020 - December 2020
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.
| Juvenile | Fiction Picture books ReadersYoung adult fictionNon-fiction |
By Hallinan, P. K Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: E Call Number: E Torn away from the television by their mother, two children discover some delights in the outdoors. |
By Higgins, Ryan T Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage. |
By Hische, Jessica Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E Illustrations by a lettering artist and easy-to-read text reveal ways to be helpful, patient, gentle, honest, generous, grateful, and especially kind. |
By John, Jory Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: E Call Number: E The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy. |
By John, Jory Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done. |
By John, Jory Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect. |
By John, Jory Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost everybody. Shel (an egg) isn't a huge fan of group activities, especially when he's made to be "It" for a game of hide-and-seek. Nevertheless, Shel doesn't want to let his friends down, so he reluctantly plays, anyway. But after a morning of hiding and seeking, somebody's still missing. Will the dozen eggs friends ever be reunited? Find out in this hilarious egg hunt adventure in the grocery store that reminds us to break out of our shells and help our friends in need! |
By Kann, Victoria Publishing Date: c2006 Classification: E Call Number: E A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink. |
By Kasza, Keiko Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: E Call Number: E Silly Goose tells wonderful stories that lead to great adventures, but soon after his friends complain that he always gets to play the hero, Silly Goose learns that his friends can be truly heroic. |
By Keillor, Garrison Publishing Date: 1995 Classification: E Call Number: E Dissatisfied with her life, Puff the cat leaves home and becomes a rich and glamorous model, but eventually returns having found out that it's better to be who you are. |
By Kellogg, Steven Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: E Call Number: E In a story loosely based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, an elf acquires from a miserable witch a magic pipe that allows him to transform things, including the mean-spirited Grand Duke who rules over a rat-infested town. |
By Khan, Rukhsana Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: E Call Number: E "Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival"--Provided by publisher. |
By Kimmel, Jimmy Publishing Date: [2019] Classification: E Call Number: E Complemented by a mylar mirror for making faces, a picture-book debut by the late-night host depicts a whimsically tongue-in-cheek goose who rediscovers its sense of humor while reminding young readers to take "serious" approaches to silliness. |
By Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E Even though he brings exotic gifts home when he returns, a young girl misses her father, who travels around the world as a photojournalist. |
By Kotb, Hoda Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E Lyrical text and illustrations of baby animals and their mothers show the love of a parent. |
Rescatando palabras: José Alberto Gutiérrez y la biblioteca que creó By Kunkel, Angela Burke Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá. |
By Kurpiel, Sarah Publishing Date: [2020] Classification: E Call Number: E So many people think Maple is a wolf that she starts to believe them, but after exploring the world outside her home, she returns to her pack--the Parker family. |
By LaMarche, Jim Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: E Call Number: E "A group of friends discovers a neglected pond in the woods and decides to fix it up together"-- |
By Laminack, Lester L Publishing Date: c2007 Classification: E Call Number: E Someone is very, very excited about the possibility of missing school due to snow, and plans a whole day of sledding, building forts, reading, and sipping hot chocolate rather than going to school for that test on chapter ten. |
By Lang, Suzanne Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: E Call Number: E Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better. |