THOMAS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Below are new additions to the Gabriel A. Zimpritch Poetry & Writing Collection, an extensive special collection of poetry books and journals, as well as resources for writers on craft and publishing.   

The Miró worm and the mysteries of writing / Sven Birkerts.

How to become a black writer : creating and honoring black stories that matter / Marita Golden.

We will be shelter : poems for survival / edited by Andrea Gibson.

I hope you remember : poems on loving, longing, and living / Josie Balka.

Living at the movies / Jim Carroll.

Late to the search party : poems / Steven Espada Dawson.

Three leaves, three roots : poems on the Haiti-Congo story / Danielle Legros Georges.

Pole dancing to gospel hymns / Andrea Gibson.

The madness vase : a collection of poetry / by Andrea Gibson.

The ghost forest : new and selected poems / Kimiko Hahn.

Mosquito & ant : poems / Kimiko Hahn.

The artist’s daughter / Kimiko Hahn

The narrow road to the interior : poems / Kimiko Hahn.

A little daylight left / Sarah Kay.

Lonely women make good lovers / Keetje Kuipers.

Poetry is not a luxury : poems for all seasons / edited by the curator of @Poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.

In the bone-cracking cold : poems / by M. Bartley Seigel.

Into the hush / Arthur Sze.

Love is for all of us : poems of tenderness and belonging : from the LGBTQ+ community and friends / edited by James Crews & Brad Peacock foreword by Richard Blanco art by Lisa Congdon. : selected poems / Tove Ditlevsen translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell foreword by Olga Ravn.

Below you can browse all of our new children’s titles. To browse these titles by age level and genre, please visit our Kids & Families page.

Dawn Patrol / Rob Sayegh Jr..

Our pebbles / Jarvis.

Bud finds her gift / written by Robin Wall Kimmerer illustrated by Naoko Stoop.

My cat is a secret agent / Daniel J. Mahoney.

Our solar system! : a stellar neighborhood / by Comet (with Stacy McAnulty) illustrated by Comet (and Stevie Lewis).

Squash and Pumpkin : #squashgoals / written by G.G. McQueen illustrated by Michael Slack.

Dancing with water / written by Gwendolyn Wallace illustrated by Tonya Engel.

Year round / Audrey Helen Weber.

Happy birthday! : a Peter Rabbit tale / illustrations by Eleanor Taylor.

Baby Berenstain Bears : potty time / Michael Berenstain.

Little dinos don’t bite / written by Michael Dahl illustrated by Adam Record.

You’re the pumpkin in my pie / by Laura Gehl illustrated by Vanessa Portrait.

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? / Bill Martin, Jr. [illustrated by] Eric Carle.

Time to use the potty : a potty training book for boys and girls / [author, Fiona Munro illustrator, Louise Angelicas].

Angela’s airplane / story, Robert N. Munsch art, Michael Martchenko.

David smells! / David Shannon.

Daniel tries a new potty / by Maggie Testa poses and layouts by Jason Fruchter.

The original telestrations : the telephone game all sketched out!

Blank slate : the game where ___ minds think alike / [Bob Kamp].

The original TAPPLE : fast word fun for everyone! / USAOPOLY.

Bunheads. Act 2, The dance of courage / Misty Copeland illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey.

Through the fairy door / featuring the photographs of Lars Van de Goor character artwork by Giulia Tomai text by Gabby Dawnay.

The Bakery Dragon and the fairy cake / Devin Elle Kurtz.

Llama Llama a gift for Mama / illustrated by JT Morrow.

If I built a town / Chris Van Dusen.

I’m very busy : a (nearly forgotten) birthday book / by Oliver Jeffers.

Ceecee : Underground Railroad Cinderella / Shana Keller illustrated by Laura Freeman.

Cesaria feels the beat / written by Denise R. Adusei illustrated by Priscila Soares.

Billie Jean Peet, athlete / by Andrea Beaty illustrated by David Roberts.

All the firsts / {written by] Toni D’Alia [illustrated by] Sian Wheatcroft.

Diaper Kid / Loretta Garbutt illustrated by Hayley Lowe.

Bitter tea and rock candy / Yan Gu.

While we wait / Bee Johnson.

Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo / written by Bess Kalb illustrated by Erin Kraan.

You can sit with me / written by Rachel Tawil Kenyon illustrated by Tatiana Kamshilina.

Nunu and the sea / Isabella Kung.

And they walk on / written by Kevin Maillard illustrated by Rafael López.

Grace builds an dog / written by Curtis Manley illustrated by Tracy Subisak.

Never let a unicorn meet a reindeer / Diane Alber.

A dance with Santa Claus / by Sandra Boynton.

Fireworks / words by Matthew Burgess pictures by Cátia Chien.

Llama Llama a gift for Mama / illustrated by JT Morrow.

Have yourself a cheesy little Christmas / written by Jory John illustrated by Pete Oswald.

One Diwali day / Dev Kothari illustrated by Aditi Anand.

The digger and the Christmas tree / Joseph Kuefler.

Turkeys in disguise / by Cynthia Platt illustrated by Josh Cleland.

The gift of words / Peter H. Reynolds.

Richard Scarry’s Lowly Worm saves Christmas!.

Dasher and the polar bear / Matt Tavares.

Christmas under construction / written by Frank Tupta illustrated by Josh Cleland.

Diwali : love and light / works and pictures by Darshika Varma.

How to catch a turkey / Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton.

An illustrated treasury of dragon tales : stories from around the world / Theresa Breslin, Kate Leiper.

Spooky lakes : 25 strange and mysterious lakes that dot our planet / Geo Rutherford.

Ultimate dinosaur rumble / by Jerry Pallotta illustrated by Rob Bolster.

Pearls in the sand : protecting sea turtles in Oaxaca / Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández

A sick history of medicine : a warts-and-all book full of fun facts and disgusting discoveries / Jelena Poleksic illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz.

Down syndrome out loud : 20+ true stories of disability and determination / by Melissa Hart illustrated by María Perera.

The giving flower : the story of the poinsettia / words by Alda P. Dobbs pictures by Emily Mendoza.

1,000 illustrations for children : amazing art made for kids books, products, and entertainment / editor and texts, Julia Schonlau.

Hopeful heroes : more poems about amazing Latinos / Margarita Engle illustrated by Juliet Menéndez.

Ancient Egypt / Kate Messner illustrated by Falynn Koch.

The true story of vanilla : how Edmond Albius made history / Ann Richards illustrated by Arden Taylor.

The longest shot : how Larry Kwong changed the face of hockey / Chad Soon and George Chiang illustrated by Amy Qi.

The Bad Guys 2 / written by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen directed by Pierre Perifel.

How to train your dragon / A Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation presentation written and directed by Dean DeBlois.

The face in the mirror and other scary stories / written by Max Brallier illustrated by Letizia Rubegni.

Arfy and the stinky smell / by Troy Cummings.

Daisy flies with a dragon : a tale of vowel sounds / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Dot and the magic pot : a tale of word families / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Midnight the unicorn competes : a friendly tale of prefixes and suffixes / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Sal and the three-letter spell : a tale of spelling / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Theo swims with a mermaid : a tale of consonant sounds / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Trixie the fairy finds flowers : a fantastical tale of vowel teams / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Wiley the werewolf frightens : a scary tale of two-syllable words / by Rebecca Donnelly illustrated by Carissa Harris.

Dragonborn / Struan Murray.

The forbidden room / Nicki Pau Preto.

The invincible list of Lani Li / by Veeda Bybee illustrated by Hoan Phan.

Forever Ripley / McCall Hoyle illustrations by Johanna Tarkela.

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley’s journal / by Jeff Kinney.

Partypooper / Jeff Kinney.

Greta / J.S. Lemon.

Now look what you’ve done / Stephan Pastis.

We meet again / Stephan Pastis.

Coach / Jason Reynolds.

Barb the last Berzerker. Book 1, The last Berzerker./ by Dan and Jason.

Absolutely everything / Damian Alexander.

Dino poet. 1 / Tom Angleberger.

Baby-sitters little sister. 11, Karen’s ghost / Ann M. Martin a graphic novel by DK Vingst with color by Braden Lamb.

Cat on the run. 2, In Cucumber madness! / Aaron Blabey.

Cat on the run. 3, In hidden layers! / Aaron Blabey.

The Bad Guys in the furball strikes back / Aaron Blabey with color by Sara Mitchell.

The ghost of Wreckers Cove / Liniers & Angelica del Campo color by Christian Argiz.

Gabby Torres gets a billion followers / Angela Dominguez.

Cryptid kids. 2, Moby Duck / Sara Goetter & Natalie Riess.

Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics : the graphic novel. 2 / Chris Grabenstein illustrated by Douglas Holgate with colors by Marta Todeschini.

Refugee : the graphic novel / by Alan Gratz art by Syd Fini color by Neda Kazemifar lettering by Warren Montgomery.

Arlo & Pips. 2, Join the crow crowd / Elise Gravel.

InvestiGators. Case files / written by John Patrick Green and Steve Behling illustrated by Chris Fenoglio with color by Wes Dzioba.

InvestiGators. Class action / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green with color by Wes Dzioba.

Deeply Dave / Michael Grover.

Nathan Hale’s hazardous tales. Bones and berserkers : 13 true tales of terror / Nathan Hale.

Dream on / written by Shannon Hale illustrated by Marcela Cespedes colors by Lark Pien.

Schoolbot 9000. [1] / Sam Hepburn.

Warriors. The prophecies begin. 3 / created by Erin Hunter adapted and illustrated by Natalie Riess & Sara Goetter.

Chickenpox / Remy Lai [color by Ninakupenda Gaillard].

Space chasers. [1] / written by Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna art by Alison Acton.

Besties. [2], Find their groove / by Kayla Miller & Jeffrey Canino art by Kristina Luu.

Besties. [3], Prank war / by Kayla Miller & Jeffrey Canino art by Sarah K. Turner.

Ultrawild : an audacious plan for rewilding every city on earth / Steve Mushin.

D&D Dungeon Club. 2, Time to party / Molly Knox Ostertag Xanthe Bouma color by Amelia Allore.

D&D Dungeon Club. 3, Final face-off / written by Molly Knox Ostertag illustrated by Xanthe Bouma.

Junie B. Jones. 2, Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business : the graphic novel / created and story by Barbara Park adapted by Colleen AF Venable illustrated by Honie Beam with colors by Kiwi Byrd.

Sweet Valley twins. [1], Best friends / created and story by Francine Pascal adaptation written by Nicole Andelfinger illustrated by Claudia Aguirre colors by Sara Hagstrom, Andrea Bell letters by Warren Montgomery.

Sweet Valley twins. [2], Teacher’s pet / created and story by Francine Pascal adaptation written by Nicole Andelfinger illustrated by Claudia Aguirre colors by Sara Hagstrom letters by Warren Montgomery.

Sweet Valley twins. [3], Choosing sides / created and story by Francine Pascal adaptation written by Nicole Andelfinger illustrated by Claudia Aguirre colors by Lyle Lynde letters by Warren Montgomery.

How to talk to your succulent / Zoe Persico.

Cat Kid Comic Club. Influencers / words, illustrations, and artwork by Dav Pilkey with digital color by Jose Garibaldi & Wes Dzioba.

Cat Kid Comic Club. Collaborations / words, illustrations, and artwork by Dav Pilkey with digital color by Jose Garibaldi.

Cat Kid Comic Club. On purpose / words, illustrations, and artwork by Dav Pilkey with digital color by Jose Garibaldi.

Cat Kid Comic Club. Perspectives / written, illustrated, and colored by Dav Pilkey with digital color by Jose Garibaldi.

Dog Man. Brawl of the wild / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Cat Kid Comic Club / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey with color by Jose Garibaldi.

The adventures of super diaper baby : the first graphic novel / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

North for the winter / Bobby Podesta.

Pokémon. The search for Lapras : 2 graphic adventures / adapted by Simcha Whitehill.

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly. 1, The coldfire curse / by Jordan Quinn illustrated by Ornella Greco at Glass House Graphics.

Deepwater creek / Michael Regina.

Computers : how digital hardware works / written by Perry E. Metzger & Penelope Spector illustrated by Jerel Dye.

Wish I was a baller : a graphic memoir / by Amar Shah art by Rashad Doucet with color by John Novak.

Max & Chaffy. 1, Welcome to Animal Island / Jamie Smart.

Diary of an 8-bit warrior : graphic novel. 6, Finding the witch / Cube Kid story adapted by Pirate Sourcil illustrated by Jez colored by Odone.

Goosebumps : the graphic novel. The haunted mask / R.L. Stine adapted by Maddi Gonzalez with color by Corey Barba and Amanda Barba.

Wings of fire. Legends : Darkstalker the graphic novel / by Tui T. Sutherland adapted by Barry Deutsch and Rachel Swirsky illustrated by Jake Parker color by Maarta Laiho.

I survived the American Revolution, 1776 / by Lauren Tarshis adapted by Georgia Ball with art by Leo Trinidad.

I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 / based on the novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Lauren Tarshis adapted by Georgia Ball with art by Corey Egbert colors by Chi Ngo.

I survived the shark attacks of 1916 / based on the novel by Lauren Tarshis adapted by Georgia Ball with art by Haus Studio pencils by Gervasio inks by Jok and Carlos Aón colors by Lara Lee.

I survived the battle of D-Day, 1944 / adapted by Georgia Ball with art by Brian Churilla colors by Cassie Anderson.

I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 / adapted by Georgia Ball art by by Dave Shephard with inks by David Shephard colors by Juanma Aguilera [lettering by Janice Chiang].

I survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 : the graphic novel / based on the novel by Lauren Tarshis adapted by Georgia Ball with inks by Chris Chalik colors by Juanma Aguilera.

Punycorn. [2], Punycorn and the princess of thieves / Andi Watson.

Lost and found / Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Carmen Mok.

Center of the universe / Abby Hanlon.

Ash the Blaze Dragon / by Maddy Mara.

A duck in a sock : with four phonics stories / written by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez.

Frank and the skunk : with four phonics stories / written by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez.

Scarlet and the ring : with four phonics stories / written by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez.

The bake sale : with four phonics stories / written by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez.

Troubling tonsils! / words, Aaron Reynolds pictures, Peter Brown.

Magic of the wizard dragon / written by Tracey West illustrated by Graham Howells.

Fairy Cat. 2 / story and art by Hisa Takano translation, Alethea & Athena Nibley adaptation, Lora Gray lettering, Mercedes McGarry.

Minecraft : the manga. 3 / story and art by Kazuyoshi Seto.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Volume 2 / story by Hidenori Kusaka art by Satoshi Yamamoto translation Tetsuichiro Miyaki English adaptation Molly Tanzer touch-up art and lettering Susan Daigle-Leach.

Pokémon. Scarlet & Violet. Volume 3 / story by Hidenori Kusaka art by Satoshi Yamamoto [translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki English adaptation, Molly Tanzer touch-up art and lettering, Susan Daigle-Leach]

Confessions of a junior spy / Rosaria Munda.

Hurricane heist / James Ponti.

Taylor Swift : a who was? illustrated biography / by Kirsten Mayer illustrated by Yenna Mariana.

What time is it, Mr. Crocodile? / Judy Sierra illustrated by Doug Cushman.

Rap it up! / by Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford illustrated by Ernel Martinez.

If we were dogs / Sophie Blackall.

Family feast! / written by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Frank Morrison.

On this airplane / words by Lourdes Heuer illustrations by Sara Palacios.

My first book of trains : all about locomotives and railcars for kids / Kristina A. Holzweiss.

Truckin’ / written by Nancy Hundal illustrated by Angela Poon.

The good night airport / Tori Kosara Natalia Rojas Castro.

The digger and the Christmas tree / Joseph Kuefler.

The digger and the dark / Joseph Kuefler.

Planes fly! / by George Ella Lyon illustrations by Mick Wiggins.

A line can go anywhere : the brilliant, resilient life of artist Ruth Asawa / written by Caroline McAlister illustrated by Jamie Green.

André : André Leon Talley : a fabulously fashionable fairy tale / written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders illustrated by Lamont O’Neal.