Author: Ruth Jansen

Read a non-fiction book to learn something new! No matter what subject you like, there’s probably a non-fiction book about it. Here are a few suggestions:

Children’s Books –

• Catching Cryptids: The Scientific Search for Mysterious Creatures by Kim Long – J 001.944 LON
• The Big Book of Useless Science Knowledge: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable Science Facts You Won’t Be Taught in School by Neon Squid – J 032 BIG
• Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory by Monique Polak – J 153.12 POL
• Compassionate Kids by Stacy Bauer – J 177.7 BAU
• Amazing Immortals: A Guide to Gods and Goddesses Around the World by Dinah Williams – J 291.211 WIL
• Thor the Making of a God by Emma Adams – J 293.12 ADA
• I See Color: An Affirmation and Celebration of Our Diverse World by Valerie Bolling and Kailei Pew – J 305.8 BOL
• Get Dressed! A Historical Guessing Game for Fashion Lovers by Kathy Canales – J 391.009 CAN
• Sign Language & Hobbies by Bela Davis – J 419.7 DAV
• Intro to Japanese by Bela Davis – J 495.68 DAV
• A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough – J 551.37 BRO
• Mother Aspen: A Story of How Forests Cooperate and Communicate by Annette LeBox – J 577.3 LEB
• Waging Ancient Warfare by Marty Gitlin – J 623.409 GIT
• How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up by Ruth Spiro – J 629.892 SPI
• What Is Color?: The Global, Brain-Exploding Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art by Steven Weinberg – J 709 WEI
• Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina – J 796.426 MED
• Write Here Write Now by Rebecca Gardyn Levington – J 808.02 LEV
• The Bard and the Book: how the first folio saved the plays of William Shakespeare from oblivion by Ann Bausum – J 822.33 BAU
• Gold Rush: the untold story of the First Nations women who started the Klondike gold rush by Flora Delargy  – J 971.9 DEL
• It Happened in Salem by Jonah Winter – J 974.4 WIN

Teen Books –

• An Illustrated History of UFOS by Adam Allsuch Boardman – YA 001.942 BOA
• Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence – And How it Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough – YA 006.3 BRO
• Social Skills for Teens with Anxiety: Make Friends and Do Stuff Without Feeling Weird by Emily Davenport – YA 155.418 DAV
• What Now: a Teen Guide to Life After High School by Barbara Sheen – YA 158.1 SHE
• Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals by Donna Jo Napoli – YA 292.13 NAP
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan – YA 292.13 RIO
• Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson – YA 342.73 LEV
• The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day – YA 364.162 DAY/J 364.162 DAY
• Must Know: High School Basic Spanish by Jean Yates – YA 468.242 YAT
• The Hanmoji Handbook: Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji by Jason Li – YA 495.18 LI
• Discovering Life’s Story, volume 1: Biology’s Beginnings by Joy Hakim – YA 570.9 HAK
• Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers by Karen Latchana Kenney – YA 579.5 KEN
• The Survival Handbook (New Edition) by Colin Towell – YA 613.69 TOW
• The Lego Builder’s Handbook: Become a Master Builder by Deepak Shenoy – YA 688.725 SHE
• Cosplay the Marvel Way: Guide to Costuming Culture and Crafting Basics by Judy Stephens – YA 792.026 STE
• Greater Goal: the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch – YA 796.334 RUS
• Write a Poem, Save Your Life by Meredith Heller – YA 808.1 HEL
• Poems for Tortured Souls  edited by Liz Ison – YA 811 POE
• Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story) by Deborah Heiligman – YA 920 GOL
• America Redux: Visual Stories from our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg Riger – YA 973 ABE
• 83 Days in Mariupol: a war diary by Don Brown – YA GRAPHIC 83
• Victory. Stand! Raising my fist for justice by Tommie Smith – YA GRAPHIC VIC

Explore the world without leaving home by reading a book set in another country. Here are some suggestions:

Children’s Books –

• Bea’s Balikbayan Box of treasures by Christine Alemshah- EASY ALE
• A Pigeon in Paris: Petite takes flight by Paige Howard – EASY HOW
• Mariana and Her Familia by Monica Mancillas – EASY MCM
• Sakina and the Uninvited Guests by Zahra Marwan- EASY MAR
• Faruq and the Wiri Wiri : A Celebration of Family and Food by Sophia Payne – EASY PAY
• Peng’s Vase: a Chinese Folktale by Angus Yuen-Killick – EASY YUE
• Dora and Diego: Giant Tortoise Adventure adapted by Tina Gallo – READER1 E D
• How the Elephant Got It’s Trunk retold by Robert James – Reader1 E T
• Dodsworth series by Tim Egan – READER2 E E
• Rabia’s Eid by Rukhsana Khan – READER2 E K
• I Wish I Was an Elephant by Jennifer Bove – READER 3 E R
• Too Small Tola by Atinuke – READER4 E A
• Bodyguard: Ambush by Chris Bradford – SERIES BODYGUARD
• Enola Holmes: The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer – SERIES ENOLA
• Greetings from Somewhere: The Mystery Across the Secret Bridge by Harper Paris – SERIES GREETINGS
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus – J ALB
• The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander – J ALE
• Thirst by Varsha Bajaj – J BAJ
• Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar – J BEH
• Grenade by Alan Gratz – J GRA
• Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani – J HIR
• Seabird by Michelle Kadarusman – J KAD
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling – J KIP
• The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry – J LOW
• The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh – J MAR
• Uprising by Jennifer Nielsen – J NIE/J BOCD NIE
• The Cricket War by Tho Pham – J PHA
• Children’s Favorite Arabic Stories by Jehanne Moharram – J 398.2 MOH
• Food Around the World by Gill Budgell – J 641.3 BUD
• Henri Matisse: He Saw the World in Bold Color by Heather Alexander – J 759.4 ALE

Teen Books –

• Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake – YA BROWSING B
• The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar – YA JAI
• Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram – YA KHO
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee – YA LEE
• Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri – YA NAY
• The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor – YA TAY
• Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield – YA BROWSING S
• Stateless by Elizabeth Wein – YA WEI
• Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada – YA GRAPHIC BAN
• Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley – YA GRAPHIC LOS
• Song of a Blackbird by Maria Van Lieshout – YA GRAPHIC SON
• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed – YA GRAPHIC WHE/J GN WHE
• The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer – YA GRAPHIC WOR
• Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto – YA MANGA KAI
• You and I are Polar Opposites by Kocha Agasawa  – YA MANGA YOU

The Library has tons of books about animals. Readers of all ages can find a book about an animal or furry friend. Check out these suggestions below:

Children’s Books –

• A Horse Called Now by Ruth Doyle – EASY DOY
• Solar Bear by Beth Ferry – EASY FER
• Otter Oughta Know by Karyn Fiendman-Everham – EASY FRI
• If You Find a Fawn: A What-to-do for Wild Wanderers by Kellie DuBay Gillis – EASY GIL
• Duck, Duck, Goose! by John Hare – EASY HAR
• Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians by Kristi Mahoney – EASY MAH
• Giraffe and Jackal are Friends (Again!) by Lisa Robinson – EASY ROB
• Little Bear series by Britta Teckentrup – EASY TEC
• The Man who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood – EASY UND
• Flubby series by J. E. Morris – READER1 E M
• Norman’s Deep Dive by Ruthie Van Oosbree – Reader1 E V
• Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate – READER2 E A
• Diary of a Pug series by Kyla May – READER4 E M
• Together Forever! True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships by Mary Quattlebaum – SERIES NATIONAL
• The Scaredy Cat by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen – SERIES PURRMAIDS
• The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Mountain by Kathi Appelt – J APP
• Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas by Crispin Boyer – J BOY
• Stone Fox  by John Reynolds Gardiner – J GAR/JBOCD GAR
• Belly Up (Funjungle book 1) by Stuart Gibbs – J GIB/JBOCD GIB
• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry – J HEN/JBOCD HEN
• Rescue at Lake Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson – J JOH
• Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd – J LLO
• Braver: a Wombat’s Story by Suzanne Selfors and Walker Ranson – J SEL
• I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak – J SOR
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate – NEWBERY 2013/JBOCD APP
• Animal Careers by J.G. Minyard – J 331.7 AGI
• Cute Animals that Could Kill You Dead by Brooke Hartman – J 591.65 HAR
• Pearls in the Sand: Protecting Sea Turtles in Oaxaca by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez – J 639.977 GUT
• Don’t forget to check non-fiction for animal books as well! Check J 590-599 for zoology and wild animals, and J 636 for farm animals and pets.

Teen Books –

• Watership Down by Richard Adams – YA ADA/YA BOCD ADA
• The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – YA BROWSING B
• Our Divine Mischief by Hannah C Howard – YA HOW
• Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa – YA KAG
• The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London – YA LON
• Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston – YA POS
• Rebel Boys and Rescue Dogs or Things that Kiss with Teeth by Brianna R Shrum – YA BROWSING S
• When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger – YA STE
• Animal Watching: the Definitive Interactive Nature Guide by Mary Kay Carson – YA 590.723 CAR
• Learning to Be Wild: How animals achieve peace, create beauty, and raise families by Carl Safina – YA 591.782 SAF
• Where Have All the Birds Gone? Nature in Crisis by Rebecca E. Hirsch – YA 639.978 HIR
• Cute Animals: Draw Over 50 Adorable Animals in 10 Easy Steps by Justine Leouffe – YA 741.2 LEC

Get in the Winter spirit with these books with chilly settings and snowy weather!

Children’s Books –

• Good Morning, Snowplow by Deborah Bruss – EASY BRU
• Winter Magic by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor – EASY BUR
• So Cold! by John Coy – EASY COY
• Snow Is… by Laura Gehl – EASY GEH
• Two Little Red Mittens by Kirin Hayashi – EASY HAY
• Here Comes Jack Frost by Kazuno Kohara – EASY KOH
• Little Fox in the Snow by Jonathan London – EASY LON
• Frostfire by Ellie Mackay – EASY MAC
• Winter Friends by Mary Quattlebaum – EASY QUA
• Over the River and Through the Wood by Emma Randall– EASY RAN
• When the Snow is Deeper Than My Boots are Tall by Jean Reidy – EASY REI
• Wintercake by Lynne Rae Perkins – EASY PER
• Winter Lullaby by Dianne White – EASY WHI
• Go Sled! Go by James Yang – EASY YAN
• How to Rock a Snow Day by Jean Reagan – READER1 E R
• Woof and Quack in Winter by Jamie Swenson – READER1 E S
• Fox versus Winter by Corey R Tabor – READER1 E T
• Chicken in Mittens by Adam Lehrhaupt – READER2 E L
• Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days: The Fifth Book of Their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant – READER2 E R 
• Cornbread and Poppy by Matthew Cordell – READER3 E C
• All the Fun Winter Things by Erica S. Perl – READER3 E P
• Captain Awesome Saves the Winter Wonderland by Stan Kirby – READER4 E K
• JoJo Makoons: Snow Day by Dawn Quigley – READER4 E Q
• Babysitters Club: Babysitter’s Winter Vacation by Ann M. Martin – SERIES BABYSITTERS
  
• Isla of Adventure: Island Snow by Dela Costa – SERIES ISLA
• Little Penguin Rescue by Rachel Delahaye – SERIES LITTLE ANIMAL
• Magic Tree House: Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborn – SERIES MAGIC TREE HOUSE
• Mermaid Tales : The Winter Princess by Debbie Dadey – SERIES MERMAID TALES
• The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena by R.L. Stine – SERIES STINE
• The Twistrose Key by Tone Almhjell – J ALM
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater – J ATW/JBOCD ATW
  
• The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el – J BAR
• The Sea in Winter by Christine Day – J DAY/JBOCD DAY
  
• The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave – J HAR
• The Song of Orphan’s Garden by Nicole M. Hewitt – J HEW
• The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan – J MAC
• School for Unusual Magic: The Winter Frost by Liz Montague – J MON
• The Barren Grounds by David Robertson – J ROB
• The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz – J SCH
• Winterkill by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch – J SKR
• Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu – J URS/JBOCD URS
  
• Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen – NEWBERY 1957
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George – NEWBERY 1973
• Waiting for Winter: A True Story of Resilience and Joy in the Face of Climate Change by Stephen Gorman – J 599.786 GOR
• 50 Things to do in the Snow by Richard Skrein – J 796.5 SKR
• Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman – J 811.54 SID

Teen Books –

• House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig – YA CRA
• Love and Other Train Wrecks by Lean Konen – YA KON
• A Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai – YA LAI
• Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long – YA LON
• Snow Drowned by Jennifer D. Lyle – YA LYL
• Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll – YA MCN
• Winter Blunderland by James Patterson – YA SERIES MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Trapped by Michael Northrup – YA BROWSING N
• Dogsong by Gary Paulsen – YA PAU
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – YA PUL
• Ski Weekend by Ross Rektok – YA BROWSING R
• Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds – YA REY
• Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards – YA RIC
• Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton and others – YA WHI