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 gathering of my name : poems / by Cornelius Eady.

Hardheaded weather : new and selected poems / Cornelius Eady.

Brutal imagination : poems / Cornelius Eady.

The war against the obvious / Cornelius Eady.

Working classics : poems on industrial life / edited by Peter Oresick & Nicholas Coles.

The best American poetry, 2021 / Tracy K. Smith, editor David Lehman, series editor.

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.

The song of the nightingale / Tanya Landman illustrated by Laura Carlin.

Wild peace / written by Irene Latham illustrated by Il Sung Na.

The very hungry caterpillar’s first summer / Eric Carle.

Duck goes potty / by Michael Dahl illustrated by Oriol Vidal.

Floppers & loppers / by Stan Tekiela.

Paws & claws / by Stan Tekiela.

Snouts & sniffers / by Stan Tekiela.

What about x? an alphabet adventure / Anne Marie Houppert, Daniel Wiseman.

Time flies : down to the last minute / written by Tara Lazar illustrated by Ross MacDonald.

Scaredy Squirrel gets a surprise / by Melanie Watt.

Rodney was a tortoise / written by Nan Forler illustrated by Yong Ling Kang.

Yaffa and Fatima : shalom, salaam / adapted by Fawzia Gilani-Williams illustrated by Chiara Fedele.

Where butterflies fill the sky : a story of immigration, family, and finding home / by Zahra Marwan.

Pink is for boys / by Robb Pearlman illustrated by Eda Kaban.

I use the potty / Maria van Lieshout.

Bob, not Bob! / written by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick pictures by Matthew Cordell.

The world belonged to us / Jacqueline Woodson illustrated by Leo Espinosa.

Checking in / by Emily Arrow illustrations by Joy Steuerwald music by Emily Arrow.

What can I say? : a kid’s guide to super-useful social skills to help you get along and express yourself / Catherine Newman illustraions by Debbie Fong.

What is Asian-Black solidarity? / Virginia Loh-Hagan.

You can change the world / Lucy Bell.

The story of climate change / Catherine Barr and Steve Williams

STEM / written by Emilie Dufresne designed by Danielle Rippengill.

What’s the weather? / Fraser & Judith Ralston.

Weather.

Forest.

Zia erases the world / Bree Barton.

Wildseed witch / Marti Dumas.

They stole our hearts / Daniel Kraus illustrations by Rovina Cai.

They threw us away / Daniel Kraus illustrated by Rovina Cai.

Transformed : the perils of the Frog Prince / Megan Morrison.

The flames of hope / by Tui T. Sutherland.

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor / Xiran Jay Zhao.

Troublemaker / John Cho with Sarah Suk.

The ultimate quest / James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein illustrated by Juliana Neufeld.

The sheep, the rooster, and the duck / by Matt Phelan.

Yonder / Ali Standish.

The ridiculous and wonderful rainbow hat / by Aaron Starmer illustrated by Courtney La Forest.

The velveteen rabbit, or, How toys become real / Margery Williams with illustrations by Erin Stead.

Worser / Jennifer Ziegler.

Sorceline / Sylvia Douyé illustrated by Paola Antista.

My Little Pony/Transformers. Friendship in disguise! / written by James Asmus, Ian Flynn, and Sam Maggs art by Tony Fleecs, Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Casey W. Coller, and Priscilla Tramontano color by Lauren Perry, Luis Antonio Delgado, Joana LaFuente letters by Jake M. Wood, Neil Uyetake.

Unicorn selfies : another Phoebe and her unicorn adventure / Dana Simpson.

The great biscuit bake-off / by Jennifer Castle illustrated by Sydney Hanson.

Petal’s party / by Catherine Coe illustrated by Chie Boyd.

Ruby’s red skates / by Catherine Coe.

Brother be gone! / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela Lopez.

Follow your art / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela López.

Not-so-happy camper / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela López.

Relax to the max / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela López.

The first wish / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela López.

When wishes go wrong / by Trish Granted illustrated by Manuela López.

Word travelers and the Taj Mahal mystery / Raj Haldar illustrated by Neha Rawat.

Best friends-ish / written by Carter Higgins illustrated by Jennifer Mann.

Bad moooove! / Nancy Krulik art by Ben Balistreri.

Gotta warn the unicorns! / Nancy Krulik art by Ian McGinty based on original character designs by Ben Balistreri.

Grilled cheese and dragons / Nancy Krulik art by Ben Balistreri.

Quit buggin’ me! / by Nancy Krulik art by Ben Balistreri.

The dragon’s tale / Nancy Krulik art by Justin Rodrigues, based on original character designs by Ben Balistreri.

Watch that witch! / Nancy Krulik art by Justin Rodrigues based on original character designs by Ben Balistreri.

Worse, worser, wurst / Nancy Krulik art by Ben Balistreri.

Yo-ho, yo . . . no! / Nancy Krulik art by Ian McGinty based on original character designs by Ben Balistreri.

Wind riders. 1, Rescue on turtle beach / written by Jen Marlin illustrated by Izzy Burton.

Wind riders. 2, Search for the scarlet macaws / written by Jen Marlin illustrated by Izzy Burton.

Wind riders. 3, Shipwreck in Seal Bay / written by Jen Marlin illustrated by Marta Kissi.

Star showers / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

Tea for two / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The Cloud Race/ by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The copycat / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The newest princess / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The Puppy Prince / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The royal ball / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

The un-fairy / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

Welcome to Wagmire / by Melody Mews illustrated by Ellen Stubbings.

Boogie Bass, sign language star / Claudia Mills pictures by Grace Zong.

Lucy Lopez, coding star / Claudia Mills pictures by Grace Zong.

Nixie Ness, cooking star / Claudia Mills pictures by Grace Zong.

Vera Vance, comics star / Claudia Mills pictures by Grace Zong.

Hattie / Frida Nilsson illustrated by Stina Wirsén translation, Julia Marshall.

Hattie + Olaf / Frida Nilsson illustrated by Stina Wiršn translated by Julia Marshall.

Chocolate challenge / by Helen Perelman illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller.

The marshmallow ghost / by Helen Perelman illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller.

A royal rescue / Helen Perelman illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller.

Save the unicorns / by Helen Perelman illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller.

Sugar secrets / by Helen Perelman illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller.

The interdimensional fish sticks / by Aaron Starmer illustrated by Courtney La Forest.

The magic eraser / by Aaron Starmer illustrated by Courtney La Forest.

The rewindable clock / by Aaron Starmer illustrated by Courtney La Forest.

Hobgoblin and the seven stinkers of Rancidia / by Kyle Sullivan illustrated by Derek Sullivan.

Sapphire’s special power / by Daisy Sunshine illustrated by Monique Dong.

Sapphire’s summer disguise / by Daisy Sunshine illustrated by Monique Dong.

Shamrock’s seaside sleepover / by Daisy Sunshine illustrated by Monique Dong.

Twilight, say cheese! / by Daisy Sunshine illustrated by Monique Dong.

The candy caper / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

Busted by breakfast / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

Countdown to disaster / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

The firefly fix / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

Trouble to the max / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

I can’t feel my feet / by Tom Watson illustrated by Marta Kissi.

The Pear affair / Judith Eagle illustrated by Jo Rioux.

What is the story of Captain Kirk? / by M. D. Payne illustrated by Robert Squier.

Who is Tom Brady? / by James Buckley Jr. illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Who is Colin Kaepernick? / by Lakita Wilson illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Would you come too? / by Liz Garton Scanlon illustrated by Diana Sudyka.

Secret tree fort / Brianne Farley.

The secret fawn / words by Kallie George pictures by Elly MacKay.

Pigeon and Cat / Edward Hemingway.

Little Red and the cat who loved cake / Barbara Lehman.

You are a reader! You are a writer! / April Jones Prince illustrated by Christine Davenier.

Sylvie / written by Jean Reidy illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins.

The capybaras / Alfredo Soderguit translated by Elisa Amado.