Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
April 2024 - July 2024
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 |
NEW RELEASE Penelope Rex and the problem with pets By Higgins, Ryan T. Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: E Call Number: E Penelope Rex gets a saber-toothed tiger for her first pet, but finds 'Mittens' a lot to handle. |
NEW RELEASE Eyes that weave the world's wonders By Ho, Joanna Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: E Call Number: E "From New York Times bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them."--Provided by publisher. |
By Howard, Kim Publishing Date: 2021 Classification: E Call Number: E After Box delivers a refrigerator, Grace and Box become friends, camping together, going to space, and exploring the depths of the sea, among other adventures. After a few days of playing together, Grace notices that Box is getting some rips and crumples, which she's determined to fix, so they can continue their fun. |
By John, Jory Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: E Call Number: E "The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"-- |
The good, the bad, and the spooky By John, Jory Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: E Call Number: E When Bad Seed cannot find an amazing costume for Halloween night, he postpones trick-or-treating for everyone else until he finds the perfect one. |
By Joosse, Barbara M Publishing Date: 2001 Classification: E Call Number: E While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies. |
NEW RELEASE By Kalb, Bess Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: E Call Number: E "A sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is"-- |
By Kessler, Ethel Publishing Date: [2009] Classification: E Call Number: E After he retires, Stan becomes a hot dog man and finds that his new job helps him come to the rescue during a big snowstorm. |
By Kessler, Leonard P Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: E Call Number: E Mr. Pine lives in a little white house on Vine Street, where there are fifty white houses all in a line. How can Mr. Pine tell which one is his? |
We all went on safari: a counting journey through Tanzania By Krebs, Laurie Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: E Call Number: E Arusha, Mosi, tumpe and their friends embark on an exciting counting adventure through the grasslands of Tanzania, discovering different kinds of African animals as they count from one to ten. |
NEW RELEASE By Lang, Suzanne Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: E Call Number: E When Jim Panzee wakes up feeling silly, Norman playfully suggests Jim has spring fever, sparking excitement and chaos among Jim and their animal friends until Norman clarifies the true meaning of spring fever. |
NEW RELEASE By LaRochelle, David Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: E Call Number: E "Jack, Jill, and Rex are excited to play a game of Go and Get! The rules are simple: on the count of three, each player must go and get something that begins with a certain letter. While Jack's and Jill's picks always fit the bill (What starts with F? Frog! Fish!), Rex keeps getting it wrong (a duck?)--or does he?"--Publisher. |
NEW RELEASE By Le, Minh Publishing Date: [2024] Classification: E Call Number: E Every creation two friends build together ends up tumbling down, except their friendship. |
By Luyken, Corinna Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: E Call Number: E Through text and illustrations of children reveling in nature, explores the various ways we as human beings are strong, creative, and connected to others. Each of us is like a tree, with roots and fruit, and an enduring link to everything else in nature. |
NEW RELEASE By Marino, Gianna Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: E Call Number: E "Prairie dog Earl likes the inside where he feels safe, but finally sees the wonder of the wider world after saving his friends from a thunderstorm that floods their burrow"-- Provided by publisher. |
By Marsoli, Lisa Ann Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: E Call Number: E Planes follows Dusty Crophopper a big hearted speed loving crop duster who dreams of competing in the toughest and most exhilarating around the world air race in history. With the support of friends old and new, Dusty reaches heights he never dreamed possible and in the process gives a world the inspiration to soar. |
NEW RELEASE By McKinnon, Heidi Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: E Call Number: E Floof is a floofy cat with important things to do and mischief to accomplish. |
NEW RELEASE Sleep, little Dozer: a bedtime book of construction trucks By Murray, Diana Publishing Date: 2024 Classification: E Call Number: E When Mama has to work late, little Dozer does not think he will be able to fall asleep but Papa knows his bedtime routine, right down to Mama's special song. |
By Pak, Kenard Publishing Date: 2020 Classification: E Call Number: E In simple text, a young boy watches how nature changes from winter into spring. |
By Penfold, Alexandra Publishing Date: [2022] Classification: E Call Number: E "When a new family moves in, the whole neighborhood comes together to celebrate what makes their community diverse and special"-- |