New Kids Books-April 2024

Board Books

Michael Jordan. BB BAILLIE, BERNADETTE
Colors. BB BRIGHT BABY
Pete the cat : Twinkle, twinkle, little star BB DEAN, JAMES
Princess Ariel / BB DISNEY
Twinkle, twinkle, little baby / BB TIGER TALES
A day on the farm / BB VITALE, BROOKE

Picture Books

A mighty bitey creature / E ARMITAGE, RONDA
Just like Millie / E CASTILLO, LAUREN
Solar bear / E FERRY, BETH
Goodnight, Sleepyville / E HELLMAN, BLAKE
I love you, funny bunny / E HERNDON, BARBARA
We who produce pearls / E HO, HANNA
Alphabet rescue / E WOOD, AUDREY
Alphabet adventure / E WOOD, AUDREY

New Nonfiction

Cactus Queen : Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park. J 363 ALEXANDER, LORI
Iguanodon’s Horn : How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again / J 567.9 RUBIN, SEAN
The unlikely hero : J 599.77 MCINTYRE, RICK
The Mighty Pollinators / J 811 FROST, HELEN
Bless our pets : J 811 HOPKINS, LEE
Meet Travis Kelce : J 92 KELCE, TRAVIS
The Great Lakes : our freshwater treasure / J 977 ROSENSTOCK, BARB

New Fiction

The case of the cursed clock tower / JF COOPER, BRIGITTE
George’s marvelous medicine / JF DAHL, ROALD
Boy : tales of childhood / JF DAHL, ROALD
Esio Trot / JF DAHL, ROALD
Matilda / JF DAHL, ROALD
Going solo / JF DAHL, ROALD
Billy and the Minpins / JF DAHL, ROALD
Orris and Timble : the beginning / JF DICAMILLO, KATE
The secret warning / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The disappearing floor / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The melted coins / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The short-wave mystery / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The secret panel / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The secret of the lost tunnel / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The mystery of the flying express / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
The sinister signpost / JF DIXON, FRANKLIN
Wind / JF HUNTER, ERIN
Keeping pace / JF MORRISON, LAURIE
Captain Underpants and the perilous plot of Professor Poopypants / JF PILKEY, DAV
Treasures of the Maya / JF STILTON, GERONIMO

New Graphic Novels

Win if you dare JGN BUMBLEBEE
Deadpool & Wolverine / JGN DEADPOOL
The Challenger explosion / JGN DISASTER STORIES
The adventures of Invisible Boy!!!(!) JGN HORNER, DOOGIE
Table Titans Club JGN KURTZ,SCOTT
The Loud house. JGN LOUD HOUSE
Final cut / JGN STINE, R.L.
Creatures from the lagoon / JGN STINE, R.L.
Just beyond. JGN STINE, R.L.
Don’t open that drawer! / JGN STINE, R.L.
Just beyond. JGN STINE, R.L.
Wings of fire : Winter turning JGN SUTHERLAND, TUI
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Books Coming to Screens: May 2024

Turtles all the way down / John Green

 Cover imageTurtles All the Way Down

A teenager with OCD tries to solve a mystery surrounding a fugitive billionaire.

May 2nd/MAX/ Put on hold

The Tattooist of Auschwitz /Heather Morris

 Cover imageThe Tattooist of Auschwitz

Based on the eponymously titled novel, this is the powerful real-life story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War Two.

May 2nd/Peacock/ Put on hold

The Idea of You / Robinne Lee

The Idea of You

Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.

May 2nd/ Amazon/ Put on hold

A Man in Full/ Tom Wolfe

A Man in Full

Follows an Atlanta real estate mogul as he faces sudden bankruptcy, and tries to defend his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

May 2nd/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Dragon keeper / Carole Wilkinson

Dragonkeeper

The fate of ancient China rests on the shoulders of one young girl, who must find the last remaining dragon egg and fulfill her destiny.

May 3rd/ Hulu and Theatres/ Put on hold

Dark Matter / Blake Crouch

Cover imageDark Matter

A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could’ve lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself.

May 8th/ Apple TV/ Put on hold

The Image of You / Adele Parks

The Image of You

Follows identical twins Anna and Zoe. When Anna meets a stock trader, she thinks he’s perfect, but Zoe doesn’t trust him, so she sets out to discover the truth about him.

May 10th/ Theatres/ Put on hold

Interview with the Vampire / Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire

Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe’s epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.

May 12th/ AMC/ Put on hold

The killing kind / Jane Casey

Cover imageThe Killing Kind

A barrister defends a man against stalking charges, only for him to turn on her.

May 14th/ Parmount / Put on hold

Bridgerton/ Julia Quinn

(Season three)

Bridgerton

The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.

May 16th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Thelma the unicorn / by Aaron Blabey

Thelma the Unicorn

When a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate makes Thelma the Pony’s wish of being a unicorn come true, she rises to instant international pop-superstar stardom, but at an unexpected cost.

May 17th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Geek girl / Holly Smale

Amazon cover imageGeek Girl (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Awkward, neurodivergent teenager Harriet Manners whose life is turned upside down when she is spotted to be a model and embarks on a life-affirming journey of self-discovery as she balances high school and high fashion.

May 30th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

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Books to Help With Mother’s Day Gifts

If you’re stuck on what to get your mom or mother figure in your life for Mother’s Day, here are some books to help you make handmade gifts and goodies.

Mother’s Day Gifts / Anastasia Suen

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Easy to follow mother’s day gift craft instructions for maker spaces, home activities, and classrooms.

Put on hold

The daily cookie : 365 tempting treats for the sweetest year of your life / Anna Ginsberg

Collects a year’s worth of cookie recipes with a range of chewy, crispy, brownie-style, no-bake, vegan, and gluten-free options and shares culinary anecdotes, baking trivia, and tribute options for historical and pop-culture anniversaries.

Put on hold

Kids cook 1-2-3: recipes for young chefs using only 3 ingredients / Rozanne Gold

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Using only three ingredients in each recipe, this simple cookbook teaches children how to make a collection of treats for every meal of the day, such as creamy tomato soup and fresh cherries with chocolate fondue.

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No bake makery : more than 80 two-bite treats made with lovin’, not an oven / Cristina Suarez Krumsick

Features recipes for making quick, easy, and tasty desserts and treats that do not require baking, including truffles, clodhoppers, barks, fudges, bars, cold treats, puddings, candy, mini pies, cookies, and cakes.

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Photocraft : things to do with the pictures you love / Caroline Herter, Laurie Frankel and Laura Lovett

Simple and stylish ways to use and display photographs.

Put on hold

Cool stuff for family & friends / Pam Scheunemann

Features how-to guides on making handmade crafts, including coasters, necklaces, and mouse pads.

Put on hold

Accessory projects for a lazy crafternoon / Stella Fields

Step-by-step instructions help readers create fashion accessories (alone or with friends) using basic craft supplies.

Put on hold

Super simple pressed flower projects: fun and easy crafts inspired by nature / Kelly Doudna

Put on hold

Loom magic! : 25 awesome, never-before-seen designs for an amazing rainbow of projects / John McCann & Becky Thomas

Provides twenty-five rubber band loom projects, from key rings and pendants to cell phone cases and slingshots.

Put on hold

 

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Books Coming to Screens: April 2024

Someone like you / Karen Kingsbury

Someone Like You (2024)

Based on the novel by #1 NYTimes bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, “Someone Like You” is an achingly beautiful love story. After the tragic loss of his best friend, a grieving young architect launches a search for her secret twin sister.

April 2nd/ Theatres/ Put on hold

The talented Mr. Ripley/ Patricia Highsmith

(Ripley)

Ripley

A grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s is hired by a wealthy man to begin a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.

April 4th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

The Tearsmith / Erin Doom

The Tearsmith

Sometimes our greatest fear is accepting that someone can honestly love us for who we are. Nica and Rigel are ready to find it out together.

April 4th/ Netflix

Parasyte/ Hitoshi Iwaaki

Parasyte: The Grey

A group of humans wage war against the rising evil of unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off of human hosts and strive to grow their power

April 5th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Scoops by Sam McAlister

Scoop

How the BBC obtained the bombshell interview with Prince Andrew about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

April 5th/ Netflix

 Wallbanger/ Alice Clayton

Wallbanger (2024) - IMDb
Caroline, a single interior designer, moves into what seems like the perfect apartment only to be awakened nightly by her neighbor, the ‘wallbanger,’ sparking an unexpected, tension-filled connection.

April 11th/ Passionflix/ Put on hold

A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America/ Stacy Schiff

(Franklin)

Franklin (TV Mini Series 2024– ) - IMDb

Explores the story of one of the greatest gambles of Franklin’s career. At age 70, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies and French informers while engineering the Franco-American alliance of 1778.

April 12th/ Apple TV

The Sympathizer / Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.

April 12th/ HBO/ Put on hold

Under the Bridge / Rebecca Godfrey

Under the Bridge

Reena Virk, a fourteen-year-old girl went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.

April 17th/ Hulu

The Spiderwick Chronicles/ Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Follows the Grace Family, as they move into their ancestral home and unravel a dark mystery about their great-great Uncle who discovered the parallel, secret faerie world to their own.

April 19th/ RokuChannel/ Put on hold

Force of nature / Jane Harper

Force of Nature: The Dry 2

Five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out the other side. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head into the mountains hoping to find their informant still alive.

April 19th/ Theatres/ Put on hold

Churchill’s Secret Warriors/ Damien Lewis

(The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare)

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The British military recruits a small group of highly-skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.

April 19th/ Theatres

Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives

Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine decided not to enter the afterlife to stay on earth and investigate crimes that involve supernatural stuff.

April 25th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

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