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Year Published: 2006

If he hadn't been a gangster, he might have been honored on a postage stamp, as the Father of Las Vegas. When Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel ventured west with some of the Eastern mob's investment funds in the early 1940s, he fell in love with the movies, and a feisty moll named Virginia Hill. Siegel had a vision, which gave rise to an historic plan to transform Las Vegas from a sleepy, sand-choked backwater into an international entertainment Mecca. Nobody shared his vision, but he knew that if he bui
Year Published: 2020

When a stressed-out ad exec proposes a 'truth in advertising' scheme, he is promptly shipped off to a mental institution. There he teams up with a kooky blonde and a slew of nutty patients. What happens next is crazy because the public goes absolutely nuts for the new way of advertising.
Year Published: 2003
Year Published: 2005

Deep in the secret heart of New York's Chinatown lies a criminal menace a thousand years old, the triad, a network of ruthless corruption and power. As the new godfather of the organization, Joey Tai decides it's time to war on the entrenched interests, both Italian and Asian, in the lucrative drug trade. A confrontation ensues between Joey Tai and police Captain Stanley White and only one will survive.
Year Published: 2006

The story of how King David brought sorrow to his land when he fell in love with Bathsheba, a married woman, and arranged her husband's murder, which brings down the wrath of God. David must rediscover his faith in God to save those around him and himself.
Year Published: 2022
Year Published: 2024

New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide.
Year Published: 2024

Follow leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit as they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis: a giant brain leading hordes of menacing bog men.
Year Published: 2024

Kraven is a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.
Year Published: 2011

A lusty pirate, Barbarossa, escapes from a Spanish prison. With other inmates as crew, he captures a galleon, complete with a Spanish countess. And, love blooming, he takes on the armada and the garrison in Havana.
Year Published: 2024

Lenore Miller is a plus size, insecure teen whose talent for fashion is discovered by her confident, plus-sized classmate, forcing her into the spotlight and into the path of both bullies and new friends. But her image-conscious mother's fears and Lenore's own deep self-loathing prevent her from wearing her own designs. Will Lenore ever feel the self-love she inspires in others?
Year Published: 2025

Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more. Now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.
Year Published: 2023

Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. It's a high-risk, high-reward assignment, and the heat is turned up when Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began. Now he's back, wi
Year Published: 2024

Edward searches for a biological family in Portugal. He finds a villa and reunites with his long-lost mother and twin. But their shared past holds a dark secret that will forever change his understanding of his identity and origins.
Year Published: 2025

Demi Moore gives the career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister fired from her fitness TV show by studio head Harvey. She is drawn to The Substance. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn as the gorgeous Sue.
Year Published: 2025

"When frequently fired Walt (Shameik Moore) lands a position tending bar and de-roaching shoes at his local bowling alley AlleyCatz, he feels like he's finally found a home. When money issues threaten AlleyCatz, Walt is pressured by former pro-bowler and current champion drinker Skunk (D'Arcy Carden) to accept his role as the greatest bowler ever put on this earth."--Container.
Year Published: 2025

Monty Roberts, a nonviolent horse trainer who rejected traditional "breaking" methods, forms an unlikely friendship with Queen Elizabeth II. Bonding over their shared love for animals, they overcome Monty's doubters to broadcast his gentle approach globally. From Academy Award' Nominee Andrea Nevins, this uplifting film shows how trust can build a better world for both horses and humans.
Year Published: 1984

The ape-raised son of shipwrecked aristocrats comes home to his grandfather and Jane in Edwardian England.
Year Published: 2010

A documentary/fiction hybrid that combines archival footage with cryptic allusions to an imaginary murder plot involving Alfred Hitchcock and his double to create a portrait of American media run amok during the Cold War.
Year Published: 2017
Year Published: 2011

John Coventry and his gang of robbers try to escape across the Mexican border. The outlaws manage to elude the law and navigate the rough terrain, but the flight comes to a dangerous halt in the mysterious abandoned town of Quantez.
Year Published: 2024

Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger. This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry's diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken's moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and Wasabi, celebrating their tiny victories and lament
Year Published: 2024

Kathleen Sullivan has been raped at gunpoint. Now she plans her revenge! Having left Boston to start a new job in Dallas, Kathleen Sullivan soon makes friends and begins to enjoy her new life. Larry Keeler is immediately attracted to Kathleen, but Kathleen makes it clear she would rather have a friend than a boyfriend. At the end of one date, Kathleen gives Larry a peck on the cheek and dashes into her apartment, leaving Larry confused and angry. On the next date, however, Larry is determined to
Year Published: 2016

Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer has resigned his throne and retired to the City of Angels, where he is indulging in wine, women, and song. When a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered before his eyes, he feels something awaken deep within him, for the first time in ten billion years. Is he actually capable of feelings for a human being? The very thought disturbs him, as well as his best friend and confidante, Mazikeen, a fierce demon in the form of a beautiful young woman.
Year Published: 2025

In a desperate attempt to protect her ten-year-old daughter, a young widow allows a nightmarish monster to slowly eat her alive.
Year Published: 2007
Year Published: 2018

A surreal coming-of-age story told from the perspective of a young Scottish woman trying to cope with the suicide of her best friend and struggling to confront what's truly haunting her.
Year Published: 2024

The Smith family's much-needed vacation to the remote Swedish island of Svalta takes a dark turn when they arrive during preparations for a mysterious local festival that celebrates a dark history. Unsettled by the unfriendly locals and strange rituals, they try to make the best of their trip, stubbornly enjoying the island's isolation and natural beauty. However, as the festival looms closer, the family realizes something far more sinister is unfolding especially when they discover that a seria
Year Published: 1968

"Every crime has a personality, something like the mind that planned it," says Vicki Anderson, the sleek insurance investigator trying to figure out the intellect behind a bank robbery so stunning, it has Boston's finest completely baffled. Sophisticated, handsome Thomas Crow has only one worry about what persona he will take on tomorrow. But when the genius rogue pulls off a crime-of-the-century bank heist and finds himself pitted against a nemesis as powerful as he is, his devil-may-care attit
Year Published: 2025

"Juror #2" follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the accused killer.
Year Published: 1980

An out-of work merchant seaman single-handedly tames a powerful street gang ('The Souls') that has been terrorizing his neighborhood on New York City's Lower East Side.
Year Published: 2025

In a small town in Indiana lives a hardworking man named Larry Pierce. Larry's life appears ordinary. He has a wife and kids and works at a factory. But his true calling is anything but ordinary Larry Pierce is America's raunchiest country music singer.
Year Published: 2023

A Jewish wedding cameraman falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Year Published: 2024

Frasier follows Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships and with hope finally fulfill an old dream or two. Frasier's sophomore season will see Dr. Frasier Crane return to his radio roots at KACL in a Seattle-themed episode. The series is filmed in front of a live studio audience at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The 2-disc collection includes every hilariously entertaining episode along with exclusive special fea
Year Published: 2004

In 1975, logger Travis Walton and his co-workers discovered a hovering UFO. Walton's pals fled, but Walton was not so fortunate. Whisked aboard the strange aircraft, he was subjected to a painful, unearthly medical study.
Year Published: 2010

After a strange toxin contaminates the water supply in a small town in Iowa, the residents are suddenly turned into bloodthirsty psychopaths. The town sheriff does all he can to make sense of the outbreak, as his wife and two other unaffected people fight for their survival.
Year Published: 2012
Year Published: 2002

A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny.
Year Published: 2025

While on vacation, a group of tourists are out diving for sunken treasure when a boat approaches. In exchange for their lives, the modern-day pirates terrorize the divers into retrieving contraband submerged below. Someone must enter the shark infested waters, but a massive great white shark is hunting them down and this killer is determined not to let anyone escape its waters.
Year Published: 2015

It's 1983. The Cold War is hot. The threat of nuclear conflict looms. Born and raised in East Germany, Martin Rauch is sent undercover, as Moritz Stamm, to West Germany, to work for a top General in the Bundeswehr. Officially, his job is to gather intelligence on the placement of the Pershing II Missiles. A secondary gig develops, infiltrating youth culture through close relationships with the General's two children. But nothing and no one are as they seem.
Year Published: 2024

Edmond Dantes, a sailor falsely accused of treason, is imprisoned in the Cha^teau d'If off Marseille. After escaping, and adopting the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, he plans revenge against those who wrongly accused him.
Year Published: 2009

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donor. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.
Year Published: 2003

Four friends with an unusual power become stranded in a blizzard and are confronted by a deadly alien force. As they try to stop this unparalleled horror, the fate of the world is in their hands.
Year Published: 2023

When estranged siblings, Lindsay and Brad Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.
Year Published: 2011

After creating a gardening business together, former policewoman Laura Thyme and botany professor Rosemary Boxer find themselves solving crimes.
Year Published: 2024

A family vacation to a working Ranch introduces Professor Rebecca to Jake West. Rebecca is a widow chasing tenure and Jake is a handsome cowboy who never settled down. Stars Kimberley Sustad, Lucas Bryant and James Denton.
Year Published: 2025

In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Year Published: 1989

During demonstrations in apartheid-era South Africa, the police arrest Panic, a "mapantsula" or petty gangster, while rounding up activists. His interrogation reveals the motivation for his involvement in the township riots. Once only concerned with partying, alcohol and his own interests, Panic finds himself being irreversibly pulled into the fray. Now, he is forced to choose between his personal freedom and taking a stand in the fight against the oppressive apartheid government.
Year Published: 2025

"Despite their different social backgrounds, Amina, Djeneba, and Zineb have been friends for as long as they can remember. When Zineb experiences harassment from her brother's best friend, Amina decides to post a compromising video of him on social media, hoping he will stop. Little does she know that the video will not only jeopardize her safety, but also threaten their close-knit friendship. Torn between her sense of social justice and the desire to save her friendship with Djeneba and Zineb,
Year Published: 2015

Jennifer Lopez stars as Claire Peterson, a high school literature teacher struggling to get back in the dating game after separating from her cheating husband. When handsome and charismatic nineteen year old Noah moves in next door, Claire has a moment of weakness that leads to an extremely intense and intimate night together. Noah's attraction quickly turns into a dangerous, violent obsession, forcing Claire to her limits as she protects her world from being torn apart.

New Adult Fiction Books

Fiction
Mystery
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Inspirational Fiction

Featured: New Fiction

"The USA Today bestselling, Lambda Award-winning

New Adult Nonfiction

C Poet Tech

"Forty-year-old Kate Landry leads a structured life running a beignet cafe´ in New Orleans until an unpredictable and hunky librarian drops into her world. Micah Guidry was her first kiss and is the first man in years to make her consider dating again. But past hurts have a tight hold on Kate, and falling in love in the Big Easy might be too hard"--

New Young Adult Books, Graphic Novels, Manga & Zines

Young Adult Fiction
Graphic Novels
Manga & Manga Influenced Comics
Zines

Featured: New Graphic Novels

"The night before embarking on a long journey which will take him back to his homeland, the young Almustafa, "the chosen and loved," responds to questions from residents of the city of Orphalese. Among them, he particularly addresses the Prophetess Almitra, who is keen to learn his teachings and wisdom on the big questions of human life: love, friendship, talent, self-awareness, time, good and evil, reason and passion, beauty and pleasure, suffering-everything including death. In this philosophi
"The secrets of Grootfall revealed! One year ago, the Guardians were more than a team - they were the galaxy's heroes! But now they're outlaws - guns for hire roaming the frontier in the vain hope of stopping one of their own. How did the Guardians fall,and what changed Groot into the monster he's become? As Emperor Hulkling and Wiccan try to safeguard the Kree/Skrull Empire from the Grootfall, is this the beginning of a new Guardians of the Galaxy? Meanwhile, none have been changed more by this
"One year ago, the Guardians of the Galaxy were torn apart--their optimistic future shattered by the betrayal of one of their own. Now they ride the space lanes of a lawless corner of the galaxy, trying to outrun their tragedy. Can they forgive the failures of their past? Or will they fade into the dark, eternally unforgiven? Caught in the middle of a civil war, those who were once Guardians face a battle that was lost from the start. Because they're about to find themselves face-to-face with th
"The full origins of Marvel's most iconic and enduring villain, Doctor Doom, are revealed - as told by Doctor Doom himself! From the black steppes of Eastern Europe, to the college campuses of New York City, and finally to the throne of Latveria - this isthe life of Victor Von Doom! From his earliest disasters to his scientific triumphs to the tragedy of the fractured man he would become, this is the story you know - and the one you don't"--
"An accessible and easy-to-follow comic book cookbook for the home baker, with key breadmaking steps and tips, guidelines for starting and maintaining a sourdough starter, recipes for classic loaves, and more--from the author of Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast"--
"Zeen, Lula, and their comrades scramble to find allies before an impending invasion by Nihil marauders"--
It is the early years of a new and unfamiliar century, and forces are emerging that appear to promise ruin for the Murray group, the nation and indeed the world, even were it to take a hundred years for this apocalyptic threat to come to its disastrous fruition. From the crime-haunted wharfs of 1910, through the criminal, mystical underworlds of 1969 to the desolated streets of 2009, the remnants of Miss Murray and her League must combat not only the hidden hand of their undying adversary, but a
"An Afrofuturist graphic novel that presents a new universe, tackling racism, classism, and gender equality while exposing ancient mysteries"--
The first story introduces the young, pale, perky, and genuinely likable Death. One day in every century, Death walks the Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love, life and (of course) death. In the second story, a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexu
"In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn intoa clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters...In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted
"In Poetry of Madness, a sea of gore and devastation awaits as B., through a fateful chance encounter, safeguards the advanced and ancient realm of Atlantis as its unstoppable protector. But a sickly monarch serves as a symbol for the rot inside, as the security and bliss created through B.'s violence is shallow... the cracks created by a secret cult might spell a monstrous end for the legendary city, one beyond even B.'s ability to save. In Dead Empire, a former kingdom eradicated by the BRZRKR
"Traveling to Mars tells the story of former pet store manager Roy Livingston, the first human to ever set foot on Mars. Roy was chosen for this unlikely mission for one simple reason: he is terminally ill and therefore has no expectation of returning. Roy is joined on his mission to Mars by Leopold and Albert, two Mars rovers equipped with artificial intelligence, who look upon the dying pet store manager as a sort of god. Against the backdrop of not only his waning days but those of human civi
Orin, an ordinary boy, discovers he is the reincarnation of a great hero and is destined to defeat the Fiendlord, but keeps befriending the Fiends he is meant to destroy.
"In the midst of the unprecedented success of Brian Michael Bendis's character-defining run writing Ultimate Spider-Man, and the box office record-breaking Spider-Man films, the writer received a phone call that no one could have predicted. Spidey was going to Broadway, and Bendis was being tapped to collaborate with rock royalty to help the webslinger "find his voice" on stage. Could he overcome his own ignorance about musicals, or would he exit stage left before production began?"--
"Amber's a headstrong goofball with a temper. Nico's a shy, self-conscious emo boy. But they've been best friends since third grade, and she can't hide her feelings for him any longer. At the end of their eighth-grade beach trip, she confesses... and thefeeling is mutual!...But once high school starts, life gets more complicated. Faced with early mornings, bullies, homework, and other stresses, Amber and Nico cling to each other, neglecting their friends. Soon, Amber starts to wish she and Nico
"Loosely based on real events in 12th century England during what was known as "The Anarchy." A time where the country was beset with plague, civil war, and demons. William of Newbury is a neurotic monk, fearful of the earthly world, but confident and unwavering in the face of true evil. He fights the dead to restore peace, but his brother is intent on stopping him, fearing for his soul. Newbury is dark, yet quaint, deadly yet cute. Follow him as he negotiates with thieves, evades his brother an
"In The Lost Book of B, the immortal warrior becomes a pawn of none other than Genghis Khan himself, the brutal warlord of the Mongol Empire. As the berserker is used as a pawn to destroy, devastate, and pave the way for the Silk Road, he must battle against his seemingly unstoppable violent urges and break free from the hold the warlord has over him. B. finds himself in the snowy wilds of Pre Civil War Missouri, and caught up in the conflict involving a land baroness's father and an abolitionis

New Large Print Books, Foreign Language & VITAL Materials

Large Print
Spanish Materials
VITAL Materials

Featured: New Large Print

"At every death scene, Bennett says a prayer over the victim. But recently, too many of departed have been fellow cops. 'I want you to look at these deaths on special assignment, ' NYPD Inspector Celeste Cantor says. 'Report only to me.' Bennett excels as a solo investigator. But he's chasing a killer who feeds on isolation--and paranoia"--
From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest installment in his wildly popular Cotton Malone series--now in development as a streaming series. The Medici Return takes Cotton to Italy to solve a five hundred year-old mystery. Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ--a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries--now worth in the trillions of dollars.
"Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her realdad-a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago-suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach
"Psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis race against time to find a twisted killer in this riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling "master of suspense" (Los Angeles Times)"--
Molly Carter's come back to her family's ranch in High Valley, Montana, just long enough to take a breather before returning to her city life in Atlanta. But being home for the holidays is bittersweet, especially when she learns that Troy Clayton has returned to buy the Bitterroot Ranch. Once, they were sweethearts. Now, being face-to-face with the handsome rancher is making her reassess everything--including the feelings she still has for him. But following your dreams doesn't always mean follo
"Gail Baines is long divorced from her husband, Max, and not especially close to her grown daughter, Debbie. Today is the day before Debbie's wedding. To start, Gail loses her job-or quits, depending who you ask. Then, Max arrives unannounced on Gail's doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay and without even a suit in which to walk their daughter down the aisle. But the true crisis lands when Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband-to-be. It will

New Children's Materials

Fiction
Fiction
Picture Books

Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Nonfiction Picture Books

Early Readers and First Chapter Books
Early Readers
First Chapter Books

Graphic Novels and Manga
Graphic Novels
Manga & Manga Influenced Comics

Board Books
Board Books

Spanish Materials
Spanish Materials

Movies & Video Games
DVDs
Video Games

AudioBooks
Playaways

Featured: New Children's Picture Books

When Enzo, a nonspeaking Owl, joins Bitsy Bat's class and might be a better flier than her, Bitsy learns the importance of being a teammate and friend.
Cuban refugee Coqui warmly recalls the friendly peanut salesman from her Havana neighborhood when she encounters a vendor at a baseball game in Atlanta.
"Poetic language and yarn art follow a family of refugees as they search for a new home"--
After a week discovering more and more animals have moved in with him each day, the usually kind, patient Mr. Norton shouts he has had enough and next day finds himself alone and sad, so when he receives a new hat as a gift, he knows just what to do.
"After he wins the spelling bee by not-so-honest means, Hooper wonders whether he really deserves to take home the trophy"--
"Talking to a friend helps a little boy who is grieving the loss of his brother"--
"This wordless picture book follows a pencil from its origins as a tree in a forest to a factory, an art supply store, and the imagination of a young artist who uses it to draw a story"--
A celebration of the variety of Asian eye shapes and hues.
Three mermaid friends invite readers to explore the secret colors of their world, in this enchanting combination of fresh color-concepts and a soothing lullaby that ushers little listeners toward sleep and sweet dreams.
"Frolicking kittens prepare for Passover and hold a seder."--
On the first warm rain of spring, students gather to help freshly awakened spotted salamanders cross a busy road to the vernal pool on the other side.
"A celebration of all the big and little, happy and stressful moments that make up a full life"--
"House's roof blows off in a storm, but his animal and human neighbors help make him a new "hat.""--
After days of no buffalo sightings, Rose, a young Me´tis-Ojibwe girl, defies instructions to stay at camp, dons her father's wolf skin, and successfully tracks a herd of buffalo.
Two grieving brothers visit the lake their father took them to for the first time.
"A beautifully reimagined and illustrated version of classic poet Edward Lear's unfinished nonsense verse poem by award-winning illustrators Charles Santore and Nicholas Santore"--
Kwesi doesn't know how to swim and discovers his grandmother, Nana Ruby, doesn't either, so they turn to the West African legend of Mami Wata to face their fears, in an intergenerational story about the importance of naming, acknowledging and facing fears.
A cozy story about sharing, showing gratitude, and a fondness for tea One soggy spring morning, Bunny decides to make a cup of tea. Before they can take a sip, Opossum arrives for an impromptu visit. Like a good host, Bunny kindly offers the unexpected guest their tea and gathers ingredients to brew another cup. But just as they're settling in to enjoy it, Opossum returns with their babies in tow. They all want tea too! Ingredients are gathered, and more tea is made--enough for Opossum's babies,
Two little mineral piles, Stalactite and Stalagmite, foster a friendship over millions of years as they grow closer together, figuratively and literally.
A surly hare does not want to share his turnips with anyone, but when an amiable family of rabbits move in nearby, he discovers the importance of friendship and hospitality.
A part human part shark girl seeks revenge against a greedy fishing captain who threatens her fellow marine creatures.
"A parent and child play make-believe as a variety of animals, plants, and forces of nature"--
"House's roof blows off in a storm, but his animal and human neighbors help make him a new "hat""--
Babette the sheep laughs as everything, even when she is nervous, scared, or in trouble, which can be awkward and confusing--but when her friends assure her that it is okay the be sad or frightened she learns to express her true feelings.
A child moves far away from everything comforting and familiar, but slowly discovers home is where the heart is.
"A series of questions addressed to the sun explores its effects on living things as well as the transference of energy through plants and animals"--
When Lawrence makes a new friend, Sophia feels left out until she discovers that she can be big and bold on her own.
"Rocket and Lander are headed to the Moon for an expedition, but Rocket must drop Lander off and then return to Earth, instead of staying to explore the Moon's surface"--