The 2022 Blueberry Award Winner, Honors and Changemakers!
Title: Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground
By: Tera Kelley, illustrated by Marie Hermansson
Published: 2022
Blueberry Winner/Nonfiction. Think trees can’t communicate? Think again. Trees have a sophisticated underground system sending nutrients, messages, and even alarm signals to one another. Learn more about this amazing wood wide web! You’ll never look at a tree the same way again. Age Range: 4 - 8 Years
Call Number: x582.16 Kelle.T
Title: Agatha May and the Anglerfish
By: Nora Morrison and Jessie Ann Foley, illustrated by Mika Song
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book. When a daydream-prone student is allowed to research her favorite creature, the anglerfish, she dazzles her classmates and teacher with her report! Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Call Number: JPicture Morri.N
Title: Building
By: Henry Cole
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book. What other animal alters habitats to suit its needs? A beautifully rendered look at everyday beaver life as they build the structures that help the ecosystems around them. Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Call Number: JPicture Cole. H
Title: Climb On!
By: Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book. What’s a kid to do when your dad wants to watch TV on a beautiful day? Get ready to climb the highest mountain and to scale the steepest paths. A hiking book with a view to remember. Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Call Number:JPicture Paul. B
Title: The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope and Rebuilding
By: Karina Nicole González, illustrated by Krystal Quiles
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book. Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might be singing, “You are home.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens. A story of natural and human resilience. Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Call Number: JPicture Gonza. K
Title: Maybe You Might
By: Imogen Foxell, illustrated by Anna Cunha
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book. A young girl makes a choice to plant a seed by a long dead riverbed. Little does she know that from this single, small act, a vibrant ecosystem will grow. This inspiring poem - bursting with hope for a greener world - is a love letter to our ailing planet. Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Call Number: JPicture Foxel.I
Title: Odd Birds: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Flock
By: Laura Gehl, Illustrated by Gareth Lucas
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Board Book. Meet nature’s oddballs in this charming and beautifully illustrated board book about some of the most unique birds in the world. Age Range: 2 -4 years
Call Number: J Boardbk (Board books are not reservable.)
Title: Uncle John’s City Garden
By: Bernette G. Ford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Picture Book.When the projects are built, a single plot remains. So Uncle John and his nieces and nephew set about bringing it to life with delicious food. A smart, touching memoir to a real life garden. Age Range: 4-8 years
Call Number: JPicture Ford. B
Title: Beware the Burmese Pythons and other invasive species
By: Etta Kaner; illustrated by Phil Nicholls
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. A kid-friendly introduction to invasive animal species that explores how they get into new ecosystems and what damage they cause. Find fun, eye-catching formats, ranging from comic strips to posters to newspaper articles, highlighting what scientists are currently doing to help. Age Range: 8-12 years
Call Number:x591.62 Kaner.E
Title: Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill
By: Matt Lilley, illustrated by Dan Tavis
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. Follow the Antarctic krill from blobby egg to shrimplike maturity, where they are surrounded by “krillions” of fellow crustaceans and a few hungry-looking seals, penguins, and whales. The author makes hilarious observations on successive growth stages, bioluminescence, and this keystone species’ role in the Southern Ocean’s food chain. Age Range: 6-8 years
Call Number:x595.389 Lille.M
Title: Hello, Puddle!
By: Anita Sanchez, illustrated by Luisa Uribe
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. Explores a deceptively simple but unexpectedly crucial resource for wildlife: puddles! This lyrical book is perfect for young science learners and nature lovers. Watch various animals, big and small, interact with a little puddle. Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Call Number:x551.48 Sanch.A
Title: Hidden Animal Colors
By: Jane Park
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. From brilliant green eggs to pink sweat and blue blood, the natural world loves a hidden surprise. Check out these creatures and critters, captured on film, and perfect for read alouds. Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Call Number:x591.472 Park.J
Title: Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama
By: Loree Griffin Burns, Photography by Ellen Harasimowicz
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. Follow honeybee rescuer Mr. Nelson as he expertly removes a colony of bees from Mr. Connery's barn (with a vacuum!) and helps it relocate back to a hive. Nature lovers and scientists-to-be will be abuzz as they learn all the ways to keep honeybees (and our ecosystem) safe. Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Call Number: x638.1 Burns.L
Title: The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration
By: Amy Hevron
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. Follow the epic annual migration of an Arctic Tern on its sixty-thousand-mile journey to the South Pole and back again, the longest such migration in the animal kingdom. Age Range: 5- 8 years
Call Number: x598.338 Hevro.A
Title: A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
By: Patricia Newman, illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction Picture Book. When the Elwha River was dammed up it not only decimated the salmon population but flooded the lands of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. So what happens when you remove the dams? A powerful story of activism and nature’s recovery. Age Range: 8 - 11 years and up
Call Number: x639.9 Newma.P
Title: Operation Pangolin: Saving the World's Only Scaled Mammal
By: Suzi Eszterhas
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction for Older Readers. Join author and photographer Suzi Eszterhas in this exploration of the jungles of Vietnam where Thai Nguyen works with the Save Vietnam's Wildlife organization to save endangered pangolins. Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Call Number: x591.31 Eszte.S
Title: Rewilding: Returning Wildlife Back Where It Belongs
By: David E. Steen, illustrated by Chiara Fedele
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction for Older Readers. Rewilding means returning animals or plants to places where they used to live. In this book, meet the scientists determined to turn back the hands of time to create a greener future – and the animals returning to their ecosystems. Age Range: 8 - 10 years and up
Call Number: x333.72 Steen.D
Title: Save the People! Halting Human Extinction
By: Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Nicole Miles
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction for Older Readers. This book delivers an action-packed look at past extinction and current threats to humanity's survival, including climate change -- with the ultimately reassuring message that humans probably have a few more millennia in us. Age Range: 10 and up
Call Number: x576.84 Mcanu.S
Title: The Snowy Owl Scientist
By: Mark Wilson
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Nonfiction for Older Readers. Venture into the Alaskan arctic and the summer realm of these gorgeous predator birds! Discover the diverse species necessary for owl survival, how climate change is affecting the landscape of their nesting site of past millennia, and what it takes to do field research in the tundra! Age Range: 10 - 12 Years and up
Call Number: x598.97 Wilso.M
Title: Serengeti
By: Leslie Bulion, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Poetry. “Parched soil bed of volcano ash / roots asleep in a tangled mesh.” Lyrical poetry brings to vibrant life the interconnectedness of insects, plants, and animals in a singular ecosystem. Evocative and informative. Age Range: 6 years and up
Call Number: x577 Bulio.L
Title: Wait - and See
By: Helen Frost, photography by Rick Lieder
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Poetry. “If a quick small movement takes you by surprise/ stop and look - move nothing but your eyes.” Jaw-dropping photography accompanies a delicate poem following the life of an ever patient praying mantis. Age Range: 3 - 7 years (and up!)
Call Number: x595.727 Frost.H
Title: Bee and Flea and the Compost Caper
By: Anna Humphrey, illustrated by Mike Deas
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor Book/Fiction. Bee is bored. She wants to do more than just collect pollen all day, so when Flea hires her to join her investigation into the local compost heap, she’s on board. A magnificent deep dive (literally) into the ecosystem of compost and soil. This funny book could get any kid into composting! Age Range: 6- 9 years
Call Number: JChapter Humph. A
Title: The First Rule of Climate Club
By: Carrie Firestone
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Fiction. When twelve-year-old Mary Kate joins a special science pilot program focused on climate change, she and her friends come up with big plans to bring lasting change to their community. Age Range: 10 years and up
Call Number: JFiction Fires. C
Title: Odder
By: Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Fiction. A little otter needs help! He needs to go to an animal rehabilitation center after a scary incident with a shark. This moving free verse novel is from Odder’s otter point of view. Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
Call Number: JFiction Apple.K
Title: Little Monarchs
By: Jonathan Case
Published: 2022
Blueberry Honor/Graphics. This dystopian graphic novel adventure tells the story of 10-year-old Elvie and her crucial mission to save humanity from extinction after a sun shift has changed life on earth as we know it. And yes, Monarch Butterflies are part of the solution! Age Range: 9+ years
JGraphic Case. J
Title: Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style
By: Raina Deslisle
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction for Older Readers. An introductory discussion for young eco-conscious readers about climate impacts in the fashion industry from the present hot fashion to historical practices from the Industrial Age. Filled with lots of suggestions for how to enjoy fashion while lessening harm to both humans and the environment. Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Call Number: x338.4 Delis. R
Title: Lion Lights: My Invention that Made Peace with Lions
By: Richard Turere and Shelly Pollock, illustrated by Sonia Possentini
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction. Richard grew up in Kenya, herding his Maasai family’s cattle, which represented their wealth and livelihood. Richard’s challenge was to protect the cattle from the lions who prowled the night, visiting from the nearby national park. Learn how a 12 year old without special schooling used electronics to save lions -- and his family's cattle! Age Range: 6- 9 years
Call Number: x967.62 Turer.R
Title: Make Way for Animals! A World of Wildlife Crossings
By: Meeg Pincus
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction. Because highways cut through natural spaces, wild animals are blocked from the resources they need to survive, or must make dangerous crossings to get to them. Solving this problem has inspired some creative solutions! Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe, from grassy badger bridges to underpasses for elephants. Learn how crossings save lives and preserve ecosystems. Age Range: 5- 9 years
Call Number: : x333.954 Pincu.M
Title: Meltdown: Discover Earth's Irreplaceable Glaciers and Learn What You Can Do to Save Them
By: Anita Sanchez, illustrated by Lily Padula
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction. Meltdown introduces kids to global warming, exploring what will happen to our planet—and us—if the glaciers keep disappearing. Meltdown is proactive, offering actionable steps for kids and their families to reduce their carbon footprints and support a planet that supports glaciers. Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Call Number: x551.3 Sanch. A
Title: Our Green City
By: Tanya Lloyd Kyi illustrated by Colleen Larmour
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction. A charming, child-friendly tour around an ideal sustainable city with a uniquely positive environmental message. Can you find the yellow butterfly on each page? Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Call Number: x307.76 Kyi.T
Title: Rush Hour: Navigating our Global Traffic Jam
By: Erin Silver
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/NonFiction. Traffic. It's not only frustrating, it's hurting the planet. Emissions from cars, buses, trucks and planes are one of the leading causes of pollution in North America. Even though they can't drive yet, kids can help drive change, from walking to school to petitioning the government. Learn about fascinating new technologies, too. Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Call Number: x388.3 Silve.E
Title: Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Fiction. The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and people wait in long lines at the communal taps. Now, that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity. Age Range: 10 - 12 years
Call Number: J Bajaj.V
Title: Your Planet Needs You: A Kids' Guide to Reducing Waste and Recycling
By: Philip Bunting
Published: 2022
Blueberry Changemakers/Nonfiction. Each year, a single person can create up to a ton of garbage. That's the weight of a small hippo! Where does that waste come from? Where does it end up? How does composting work? And what else can we do to help our planet? Packed with simple explanations of how kids and their families can reduce, re-use, and recycle! Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Call Number: x640.286 Bunti.P