BPS Library Newsletter K-7

Big mammals like elephants, hippos, and giraffes get a lot of press, but what about the little guys? From pint-sized flying squirrels to itty bitty chipmunks and teeny tiny mouse lemurs, learn all about the mini-est mammals from around the world, depicted at their real-life size.

Pocket Bear had his “becoming” during World War I. One hundred years later he’s gotten a second chance at finding a home while he organizes the lost and forgotten stuffed toy troop for their next home. When Zephyrina, the kleptocat, brings home another bear, no one has any idea that his find will change the lives of more than one child.

A lonely raccoon secretly lives inside a fine French restaurant and yearns to be a chef, ventures into the woods for the first time to help a baby crow reunite with his family. And along the journey, she might just find a family to call her own, too.

Award-winning poet Joyce Sidman explores both in this lyrical picture book. Whether it’s a small bubble writing to the enormous sky, or a mighty oak reassuring its tiny acorn, these surprising and delightful poems examine how we’re all connected—in both big and small ways.

Before moving away, a child creates a hand-drawn guidebook to his neighborhood and home to leave behind for the child moving in after him. He’s crafted and annotated maps of his neighborhood, school, and house—no slide, orange tree, or chicken coop left uncharted.

In ancient Chang’An, Han Yu sells steamed buns in a bustling market full of whispers about his ability to summon tigers.In New York’s Depression-era Chinatown, Luli gazes out from the roof of her parents’ restaurant, dreaming of dim sum and Chinese art. Familiar rhythms rule the contained-but-contented lives of Han Yu and Luli. But when plague strikes Chang’An and financial crisis threatens Luli’s family, Han Yu and Luli must each venture out into the larger world—and into danger-filled adventure—to save what they love most.