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Thomas and the great discovery


"Thomas & friends." "Based on The Railway series by The Reverend W. Awdry." "A golden book." While traveling down an overgrown track, Thomas finds an abandoned town and Sir Topham Hatt asks him and the other engines to fix it up, but Thomas runs into trouble and only Stanley can help him out.
Date Published:2009

The artist who painted a blue horse

Carle, Eric.


Cover title. Board book. Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.
Date Published:2013

The winter frost

Montague, Liz,


After a chaotic semester of Elementary Magic, Rose, Amethyst, and Lav have found themselves with new magical skills up their sleeves which will come in handy when they begin Middle Magic next year. But school is the last thing on their minds over winter break. Tensions are high between the Land Walkers and the Merfolk's mysterious leader Frost. Worse, Amethyst's mom has gone missing with an extremely illegal wand, and everyone--their classmates, Principal Ivy, the Committee--thinks she's somehow involved in the disappearance of Rose's cousin Heather. But Amethyst is determined to find her mother and set everything right. Her mom just has to be innocent! When a secret about Amethyst's identity is revealed, her whole world comes crashing down. She doesn't understand how her mom could keep something so important from her. Is her mom actually the villain or is something even darker at work here? She'll have to trust that Rose and Lav can keep the peace above ground while she ventures underwater for answers...
Date Published:2024

After a chaotic semester of Elementary Magic, Rose, Amethyst, and Lav have found themselves with new magical skills up their sleeves which will come in handy when they begin Middle Magic next year. But school is the last thing on their minds over winter break. Tensions are high between the Land Walkers and the Merfolk's mysterious leader Frost. Worse, Amethyst's mom has gone missing with an extremely illegal wand, and everyone--their classmates, Principal Ivy, the Committee--thinks she's somehow involved in the disappearance of Rose's cousin Heather. But Amethyst is determined to find her mother and set everything right. Her mom just has to be innocent! When a secret about Amethyst's identity is revealed, her whole world comes crashing down. She doesn't understand how her mom could keep something so important from her. Is her mom actually the villain or is something even darker at work here? She'll have to trust that Rose and Lav can keep the peace above ground while she ventures underwater for answers...

Date Published:2024

The Calvin and Hobbes portable compendium. 12 /

Watterson, Bill,


Originally released with book 11 as "The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Books 11+12" set. Features nearly 500 comics Calvin and Hobbes comics presented chronologically from July 1993 to July 1995.
Date Published:2026

The Calvin and Hobbes portable compendium. 11 /

Watterson, Bill,


Originally released with book 12 as "The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Books 11+12" set. Features nearly 500 Calvin and Hobbes comics presented chronologically from July 1993 to July 1995.
Date Published:2026

Mermaid reveal

Montague, Liz.


Lav is about to start at a new school in Chicago, but his heart is torn between his home and his friends back in Brooklyn. Luckily, the Brooklyn School of Magic, the Brooklyn Under school of Magic, and the Chicago Academy of Magical Arts are all participating in a new initiative to unify all Magic Bearers. Lav is thrilled because he's now able to see Amethyst, in her first semester at the Under School and thriving, and Rose, who seems unsure of how to find her footing during their final year of Elementary Magic, a lot easier and more regularly. But the undertaking, a play that will be practiced and put on is a space that's accessible for all three communities, isn't as smooth sailing as anyone hoped. Unsure of his ability, Lav is feeling hopeless. But with the power of magic and friendship, he just might be able to make the difference all Magic Bearers need.
Date Published:2025

Lav is about to start at a new school in Chicago, but his heart is torn between his home and his friends back in Brooklyn. Luckily, the Brooklyn School of Magic, the Brooklyn Under school of Magic, and the Chicago Academy of Magical Arts are all participating in a new initiative to unify all Magic Bearers. Lav is thrilled because he's now able to see Amethyst, in her first semester at the Under School and thriving, and Rose, who seems unsure of how to find her footing during their final year of Elementary Magic, a lot easier and more regularly. But the undertaking, a play that will be practiced and put on is a space that's accessible for all three communities, isn't as smooth sailing as anyone hoped. Unsure of his ability, Lav is feeling hopeless. But with the power of magic and friendship, he just might be able to make the difference all Magic Bearers need.

Date Published:2025

Dragon tales

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


A friend for Dragon -- Dragon gets by -- Dragon's fat cat. A collection of three stories about Dragon and his misadventures.
Date Published:2026

What pet should I get?

Seuss, Dr.


A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"
Date Published:2015

If... : a mind-bending new way of looking at things

Smith, David J. (David Julian), 1944-


"Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls). Accompanying each description is a kid-friendly drawing by illustrator Steve Adams that visually reinforces the concept."--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2014

"Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls). Accompanying each description is a kid-friendly drawing by illustrator Steve Adams that visually reinforces the concept."--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2014

I wonder

Harris, Annaka.


Eva takes a walk with her mother and encounters a range of mysteries: from gravity, to life cycles, to the vastness of the universe. She learns that it's okay to say "I don't know", and she discovers that there are some things even adults don't know mysteries for everyone to wonder about together!
Date Published:2013

A Chanukah Noel : a true story

Jennings, Sharon


A young Jewish girl is fascinated by the traditions of Christmas when her family moves to a small town in France.
Date Published:2010

The mitten : a Ukrainian folktale

Brett, Jan, 1949-


After Nicki accidentally drops his mitten in the forest it becomes an object of curiosity for a mole, a rabbit, a badger, a tiny brown mouse, and a big brown bear, as they all crawl into it.
Date Published:1989

I see things differently : a first look at autism

Thomas, Pat, 1959-


Offers advice to children on the main characteristics of autism, and addresses common worries and questions on what to expect from an autistic classmate and how to interact with people with the condition.
Date Published:2014

Hana's suitcase

Levine, Karen.


A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.
Date Published:2002

The someday birds

Pla, Sally J.


Charlie, twelve, who has autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, must endure a cross-country trip with his siblings and a strange babysitter to visit their father, who will undergo brain surgery.
Date Published:2017

Celebration song : a poem

Berry, James.



Date Published:1994

That's not my dad!

Bently, Peter


Fold-out flap on every page. A humorous story with fun fold-out flaps, and beautiful illustrations.
Date Published:2008

Brothers from the 6 = Sisters from the 6 : role models in my community

Martin, Jeff A. D.


Works issued back-to-back and inverted. This book gives children of colour a chance to see people who look like them, working in various successful careers within the City of Toronto.
Date Published:2018

Duel at Araluen

Flanagan, John (John Anthony),


King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger's apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save them all. With the help of Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron brotherband, Maddie will have to break her father and his men out of the hill fort, but will they reach Castle Araluen in time?
Date Published:2020

King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger's apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save them all. With the help of Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron brotherband, Maddie will have to break her father and his men out of the hill fort, but will they reach Castle Araluen in time?

Date Published:2020

Forgotten fairy tales of brave and brilliant girls


At head of title: Usborne. The daring princess -- The sleeping prince -- Snow White and Rose Red -- Clever Molly -- Kate Crackernuts -- The nettle princess -- The wise princess -- Fearless Fiona and the spellbound knight. In this collection, you will find eight forgotten fairy tales to inspire and empower a new generation of readers. Discover brave and brilliant girls who outwit giants, fight evil, awaken sleeping princes...and of course, live happily ever after.
Date Published:2019

At head of title: Usborne. The daring princess -- The sleeping prince -- Snow White and Rose Red -- Clever Molly -- Kate Crackernuts -- The nettle princess -- The wise princess -- Fearless Fiona and the spellbound knight. In this collection, you will find eight forgotten fairy tales to inspire and empower a new generation of readers. Discover brave and brilliant girls who outwit giants, fight evil, awaken sleeping princes...and of course, live happily ever after.

Date Published:2019