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EPL names Listen to the Language of the Trees winner of the 2022 Blueberry Award

March 24, 2023

The Evanston Public Library has named Listen to the Language of the Trees:  A Story of How Trees Communicate Underground by Tera Kelley and illustrated by Marie Hermansson the winner of the second annual Blueberry Award.  The Blueberry Awards honor children’s literature that strengthens kids’ connections with nature and fosters action for the planet. The […]

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Borrow a birdwatching kit and find a bufflehead

January 5, 2023

You might not think winter is a good time to look for birds but while colorful warblers have headed south, ducks of all sorts are spending the winter right in our neighborhood. Northwestern University and the lakeshore are great places to see diving ducks like Buffleheads, pictured above.  Buffleheads are small chubby ducks with a […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Picture Books

November 21, 2022

Picture Books A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, ill. Brandon James Scott Fuzzy bear. Angry bees. Yummy honey. Silliness abounds in this delightful read aloud full of ursine hijinks.Call Number: JPicture Berns.D Berry Song by Michaela Goade Like their Tlingit ancestors before them, a grandmother and child gather gifts from […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Religious Tales

October 21, 2022

Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales Carrimebac: The Town That Walked by David Barclay Moore, ill. John Holyfield When old Rootilla Redgums and her grandson Julius Jefferson walked into Walkerton, Georgia, no one was ready for their wisdom and magic. And when the Black people in town are threatened by a hooded mob, these two will […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Easy Books and Early Chapter Books

October 21, 2022

Easy and Early Chapter Books Astrid the Astronaut: The Astronomically Grand Plan by Rie Neal, ill. Talitha Shipman Astrid has an Astronomically Grand Plan to be the first astronaut with hearing aids, and she couldn’t be more excited! But when she realizes her best friend isn’t on board with all her plans, can Astrid figure […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Poetry

October 21, 2022

Poetry Book of Questions / Libro de Las Preguntas: Selections by Pablo Neruda, ill. Paloma Valdivia, translated by Sara Lissa Paulson Neruda’s last great work of poetry is reimagined for kids in this sumptuous collection. 70 questions of the original 320 are presented thematically to kids, with results ridiculous, thoughtful, and often unanswerable. Call Number: […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Fiction

October 21, 2022

Fiction Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King Does he dare disturb the universe? Mac’s used to speaking out when he sees something wrong, so when he discovers that his school copy of The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen has certain words blacked out, he and his friends set out to uncover the […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Comics and Graphic Novels

October 21, 2022

Graphic Novels The Flamingo by Guojing While visiting her grandmother, a child hears story after story about a girl long ago that raised a flamingo chick from an egg. An artful, nearly wordless tale with the feel of a Miyazaki film. Call Number: JGraphic Guojing Freestyle by Gale Galligan It’s bad enough that Cory can’t […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Non-Fiction Picture Books

October 21, 2022

Nonfiction Picture Books Before Music: Where Instruments Come From by Annette Bay Pimentel, ill. Madison Safer Music from rocks. Music from shells. Music from seed pods, cocoons, and ore. Come see a fantastic array of worldwide instruments, many of which you will have NEVER heard of before. Call Number: x784.19 Pimen.A Blue by Nana Ekua […]

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Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2022: Nonfiction for Older Readers

October 21, 2022

Nonfiction for Older Readers American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the American South by Gail Jarrow What made workers in the American South so tired and feeble during the 19th and early 20th centuries? This exciting medical mystery uncovers the secrets of the parasitic hookworm. Call Number: x616.9654 Jarro.G Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of […]

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