by Megan Wagner Lloyd J GRAPH LLOYD, M. Mom and Dad are getting ready for the new baby, and Liam and Noah are twins who are always together. Maggie loves animals and can't wait to get her own pet that she can take care of. Too bad she is allergic! Maggie tries different kinds of…
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Eighth Grade Witch
by Andrew Gaska J GRAPH GASKA, A. Rabbit and her family have just moved into the "haunted" house of the town. Is it really haunted? Is she a witch? You can explore different stories as you choose Rabbit's adventures. …
Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic
by Wauter Manneart J GRAPH MANNEART, W. Yasmina is a great chef who makes wonderful lunches and dinners for her dad. She gets fresh grown vegetables from her neighbors, until a big company takes away the land they grow their vegetables on. Yasmina and her neighbors have to figure out the secret ingredient the big company is…
Big Apple Diaries
by Alyssa Bermudez J GRAPH B BERMUDEZ, A. Alyssa loves to draw and has a crush on Alejandro. She is in middle school and everything is changing, it is a confusing time. I can not imagine what it was like to be a child in New York city when 9/11 happened, but Alyssa describes everything she is…
Baloney and Friends—Going Up!
by Greg Pizzoli J GRAPH PIZZOLI, G. Baloney, Peanut, Bizz and Krabbit have different adventures--going camping, finding Baloney's sneeze, exploring what a ladder does. Baloney, Peanut, and Bizz are happy and excited about stuff, and Krabbit is grumpy. The author also teaches readers how to start their own comics which is great. …
Happy Diwali!
Shubh Diwali! Happy Diwali! Diwali is a holiday that is celebrated in Southeast Asia and all around the world at the end of the Hindu calendar. This year, that falls on November 1st-6th. At the Mount Prospect Public Library, we love learning, so we invited two members of the community, Trisha and Gina, to tell…
Where are you Leopold? The Invisibility Game
Where are you Leopold? The Invisibility Game by Michel-Yves Scmitt and Vincent Caut.
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera This is a story filled with magic, and spirits. Cece is growing up in a desert community that has to protect itself from dark criaturas that menace humans during a specific time every year. Cece’s sister Juana has been stolen by the the darkest criatura of all, and she will do anything to save her.…
The Able Fables Series
In the Able Fables series by Dr. Nicole Julia, we meet new friends like Gary the Giraffe and Lia the Lion, and learn about what makes each of them unique. A great new series for learning about inclusion, exploring all of our beautiful differences, and learning how to appreciate what makes us exceptional.
Diverse Books for Your Classroom
We recently held a program titled Diverse Books to Share With Your Classroom for educators in our community. Thousands of books are published every year, making it hard sometimes to keep with all the great new titles that could be used in classrooms. Library staff are happy to help by narrowing down the choices and…
