Juvenile & Young Adult / Animals

Falcon

by Tim Jessell

A young boy imagines what it would be like to fly as a falcon and see the world from on high. Soaring through the skies, he describes the sights and sounds of the world below. From snow-capped mountains to lush...

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle & Bruce Brooks

The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of master mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most accomplished stories. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson confront one of their most difficult cases ever:...

Dinothesaurus

by Douglas Florian

This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back...

Neena the Baby Elephant

by Louisa Korschenko

Book Synopsis:

Lovingly illustrated, this wonderful true story introduces the author's five-year-old son, Jonathan, who travels to Phuket, Thailand, where he meets Neena the Baby Elephant.

The two form a strong...

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book III

by Maryrose Wood & Jon Klassen

Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves."

The Incorrigible children actually were.

Since returning from London, the three Incorrigible children and their plucky...

Neversink

by Barry Wolverton & Sam Nielson

Barry Wolverton's masterful middle-grade debut, Neversink, is an epic tale of some very un-epic birds, a fast-paced and funny story of survival, friendship, and fish, in the vein of Watership Down and Kathi...

Little Fur #1: The Legend Begins

by Isobelle Carmody

Who is Little Fur? Why, she's a half elf, half troll, as tall as a three-year-old human child, with slanted green eyes, wild red hair that brambles about her pointed ears, and bare, broad, four-toed feet. Little...

The Ruby Bottle

by Janet Reid

Winner, IP Picks 2011 Best Junior Prose When Amber discovers a dusty red bott le in her elderly neighbour's shed, she knows at once that it's meant to be hers. Then she meets the strange djinn that lives in...

Kali's Song

by Jeanette Winter

Renowned picture book author and illustrator Jeanette Winter brings us the enchanting story of a boy named Kali who lived thousands and thousands of years ago. Kali must learn to hunt, like the rest of the men...

The House at the End of Ladybug Lane

by Elise Primavera & Valeria Docampo

Angelina Neatolini came from a long line of neat and tidy people. In fact, her great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather invented the garbage can. Her mother ironed her linguini and her father vacuumed...

The Golden Christmas Tree

by Jan Wahl & Leonard Weisgard

From the Golden Books archives comes a classic Christmas tale by a master storyteller and one of the great Golden Books illustrators.

A forest is hushed for the animals' Christmas. The elephant brings a fir tree...

Things We Should All Know about Dragons

by Leonard Ericks

Book Synopsis: A spellbinding tale of a wise and friendly dragon as he sits down to write a special incantation to all children and reveal the magnificent true nature of dragons in, What We Should All Know About...

Soldier Dogs

by Maria Goodavage

A leading reporter offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them.

People all over the world have been...

Trickster #3

by Laurie Anderson

As soon as he sees Trickster, the new horse at Quinn?s Stables, David knows he?s found the horse he was born to ride. But David?s got a reputation as a troublemaker . . . and Trickster?s still recuperating from...

The Shy Little Kitten

by Cathleen Schurr & Gustaf Tenggren

One beautiful day, a shy little kitten embarks on a journey filled with adventure! In the course of her wanderings, she meets an interesting and often amusing collection of fellow creatures. The Shy Little Kitten...

Just Batty

by Brenda M. Spalding & Caitlyn Teagle

Synopsis: Just Batty is the endearing story about a caring young boy named Hayden, who learns about bats in school and how they are struggling to survive in a world filled with ecological pitfalls.---- Hayden...

The Wind Blew

by Pat Hutchins

The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind...

E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!

by William Joyce

Forget the bunny trail.…In this addition to the groundbreaking series from the legendary William Joyce, Guardian E. Astor Bunnymund is on the warpath.

Pitch, the Nightmare King, and his Fearlings had been soundly...

Good Night, Owl!

by Pat Hutchins

How was Owl to sleep, with the bees buzzing, the crows creaking, the starlings chittering, the jays screaming -- and all the other inhabitants of the hollow tree pecking, calling or crunching? Owl tried to sleep,...

Freddy The Detective

by Walter R. Brooks

The delightful detective story about the beloved animal characters on Mr. Bean's farm, whose adventures have entertained so many children. Freddy the pig, stimulated by reading Sherlock Holmes, sets up in a...