What We Are Reading
Here are some quotes from library staff about their latest recommended picks:
Room for More by Michelle Kadarusman, ill. by Maggie Zeng: “Sweet, clever, simple.”
Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson, ill. by Nikkolas Smith: “Black American story that starts with vibrant, successful cultures in Africa.”
Wibble, Wobble, Boom! by Mary Ann Rodman, ill. by Holly Sterling: “The most relatable book about how kids see things (now now now) vs how they are (first you learn to stand, then fall, then get up, then step, then walk, then skate, then you can have the expensive gear if you still like activity xyz).”
The Slug by Elise Gravel: “Cute, silly, humor-filled book that teaches the scientific facts of slugs.”
What’s Hot This Month
November is Native American Heritage Month, so make sure to check out these selections for younger readers:
Featured Title
The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa
Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by women in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt and turns to those around them—their family, their human and turtle friends, the crows, and even the lake itself—for help. And maybe they'll even find a new confidence within themself along the way.
What’s New This Month
Brace yourselves: the new
Dog Man book is officially on the way to library shelves. Don’t sleep on the upcoming entries in the
Keeper of the Lost Cities, Minecraft, Amelia Bedelia, Legendarios, Best Wishes, Never After, and
The Squad series, either. Also on the way are new picture books from Mo Willems and Harriet Ziefert, and new titles from authors like Patricia Polacco, Kelly J. Baptist, Jan Brett, Leah Johnson, Adi Alsaid, Jennifer E. Smith, and more:
For more reading suggestions: