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Animals Welcome: a Life of Reading, Writing and Rescue
Author: Peg Kehret
The author shares true stories of some of the many animals rescued on her small wildlife sanctuary near Mount Rainier National Park. Ages 9-13
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Athena the Brain
Author: Joan Holub
Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school. Ages 8-12
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Best Best Friends
Author: Margaret Chodos Irvine
Mary and Clare do everything together at preschool, but Mary's birthday celebration puts a strain on the girls' friendship. Ages 3-6
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Boy Called Dickens
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Narrates the tale of twelve-year-old Charles Dickens who, despite poverty and long hours of factory work, still has time to discover and share the stories of other residents of 1824 London. Includes author's note about Dickens' life and some of the books he wrote. Ages 8-12
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Boy Had a Mother Who Bought Him a Hat
Author: Karla Kuskin
After a boy's mother buys him a hat, she buys him a mouse, shoes, boots, skis, mask, cello, and an elephant--none of which he is ever without. Ages 5-8
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Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet
Author: Graham Salisbury
New to fourth grade, Calvin Coconut catches the attention of the school bully. Ages 7-10
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Care for Our World
Author: Karen Robbins
Wild animals from every continent on earth will be discovered in their natural habitats along with a plea to take care of all living things on our planet. Ages 2-8
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Caribou Crossing: Animals of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Author: Andrea Helman; photographs by Art Wolfe
This nonfiction book provides just the right amount of information for young readers, along with outstanding photos. Ages 4+
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Carl at the Dog Show
Author: Alexandra Day
In this humorous, mostly wordless picture book, Carl and Madeleine have fun checking out the activities at the dog show. Ages 4-7
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Dinosoaring
Author: Deb Lund
When dinosaurs go flying in an airplane and attempt to do stunts, they soon tire of the adventure and seek other, more stable pursuits. Ages 4-8
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Dogs on Duty: soldiers' best friends on the battlefield and beyond
Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Documents the contributions of specially trained military dogs, profiling noteworthy canine heroes while covering of such topics as how they are trained and what happens to them when they retire. Ages 8-12
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Dumpster Diver
Author: Janet S. Wong
Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones. Ages 5-8
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Earth: Feeling the Heat
Author: Brenda Z. Guiberson
The effects of Global Warming on habitats and animals around the world are discussed, as well as the ways in which people can help. Ages 6-8.
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Ella, the Elegant Elephant
Author: Carmela D’Amico
Ella is nervous about the first day of school in her new town, but wearing her grandmother’s good luck hat makes her feel better – until the other students tease her and call her names. Ages 5 and under
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Eruption
Author: Roland Smith
Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imminent eruption of a volcano. Ages 9-13
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Friendship Doll
Author: Kirby Larson
Miss Kanagawa, one of fifty-eight dolls made to serve as ambassadors from Japan to the United States, travels the country learning to love while changing the lives of those who need her. Ages 9-13
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Give Up, Gecko!: A Folktale from Uganda
Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
Elephant was shouting and stomping. But could he stomp a hole deep enough to reach water for the thirsty animals? Maybe...maybe not. All the animals tried until tiny Gecko took a turn. He was small...but he was determined. And he was not going to give up! Ages 4-9 E MacDonald
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Hannah West in the Belltown Towers
Author: Linda Johns
While house-sitting with her mom in a swanky Seattle high-rise, 12-year-old Hannah West’s keen observational skills help uncover who is behind the attempted theft of a neighbor’s valuable artwork. Ages 9-12
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Hungriest Boy in the World
Author: Lensey Namioka
After swallowing the Hunger Monster, Jiro begins eating everything in sight, until his family finds a way to lure the monster out of Jiro’s stomach. Illustrated by Washington State artist, Aki Sogabe. Ages 6-8
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I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Over 100 new and different kinds of poems including, haiku, limericks, shape poems, humor and whimsy fill the pages of the first Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky’s newest work. Ages 5-10
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Imaginary menagerie: a book of Curious Creatures
Author: Julie Larious
A collection of poems that describe mythical creatures, including mermaids, firebirds, and the sphinx. Ages 7-11
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Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware
Author: M.T. Anderson
Boy Technonaut, Jasper Dash, and his friends Lily Gefelty and Katie Mulligan travel into the mist-shrouded heart of the forbidden mountainous realm of Delaware to try and unravel a terrible mystery. Ages 10-14
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Leprechaun Under the Bed
Author: Teresa Bateman
Brian the leprechaun enjoys his solitary life until a human builds a stone cottage above Brian's underground home. Ages 5-8
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Magic Rabbit
Author: Richard Jesse Watson
After a rabbit jumps out of a hat and performs some amazing magic tricks, he searches for someone to share things with. Ages 5 and under.
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Monkey and Elephant
Author: Carole Lexa Schafefer
Blue elephant and a purple monkey in this early chapter book, search for shade, sing together, and challenge wildcats who want to make a snack of their friend Monkey. Ages 5-7
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My Homework Ate My Homework
Author: Patrick Jennings
When Zaritza is assigned to care for her class ferret Bandito over winter break, he escapes and eats her other assignments, leaving her with an unbelievable excuse!" Ages 8-12 J Jennings
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Mysterious bones: the story of Kennewick Man
Author: Katherine Kirkpatrick
Presents the story of Kennewick Man, one of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in America near the Columbia River in Washington.
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Once Upon a Toad
Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
When her mother goes on a NASA mission, Cat Starr is sent to live with her father, stepsister Olivia, and younger brother Geoffrey, but interference by her inept fairy godmother causes toads to appear when Cat speaks and gems to fall from Olivia's mouth, bringing one to the attention of jewel thieves and the other to a secret government laboratory. Ages 9-12
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Our Three Bears
Author: Ron Hirschi
Takes readers on a fascinating journey through the secretive world of three bears--the grizzly, the polar bear, and the black bear, revealing their habitats, survival skills, and much more. Ages 7-11
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Peanut and Fifi Have a Ball
Author: Randall De Seve
Squabbling over a toy ball, two sisters finally learn that if they share ideas and play together they will have much more fun. Ages 3-6 E DeSeve
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Petunia Goes Wild
Author: Paul Schmid
Petunia decides to stop being a human child and start living the life of a wild animal, much to her parents' displeasure. Donning a tiger tail, she eats her breakfast off the floor, bathes in mud, and insists that her parents find her a cave. Being human is just "Too careful. Too clothed. Too combed. Too quiet." Her parents don't understand, but Petunia learns that there. Ages 3-6
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Polar Opposites
Author: Erik Brooks
Alex, a polar bear, and Zina, a penguin, are very different but they can still find ways to meet in the middle. Ages 5-7
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Author: Beverly Cleary
Ramona enters the third grade, and Quimby family adventures continue. Ages 6-8
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Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea
Author: Gloria Rand
Captain Madsen’s four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the cargo ship John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century. Age 6-8
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Sasquatch Escape
Author: Suzanne Selfors
Spending the summer in his grandfather's rundown town, ten-year-old Ben meets an adventurous local girl and together they learn that the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. (Imaginary Veterinary, Book I) Ages 8-12 J Selfors
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Scab for Treasurer? Secrets of a Lab Rat series
Author: Trudi Trueit
Scab McNally has set his sights on a new challenge--proving once and for all that his classmate, Missy Malone, is really an alien in disguise. When she runs for class president, Scab decides to run against her, but as she gains more supporters he must pull off the ultimate stunt. Ages 8-12
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Scared Stiff
Author: Willo Davis Roberts
When their mother disappears, two brothers go to stay with a great uncle in a mobile home park next to an abandoned amusement park and begin a search which puts them in danger.
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Sea Star: Poems from the Coast
Author: Eric Ode
In these coastal poems for kids, children meet sea lions, starfish, jellyfish, and other animals in the ocean, and dream about sandcastles and other beach activities. Ages 4-8 E 811.6 Ode
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Seaglass Summer
Author: Anjali Banerjee
While spending a month on an island off the coast of Washington helping in her Uncle Sanjay's veterinary clinic, eleven-year-old Poppy Ray soon questions her decision to follow in her uncle's footsteps. Ages 8-12
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Sniffles for Bear
Author: Bonnie Becker
Certain that no one has ever been as sick as he is, Bear resists Mouse's efforts to cheer him and cure his cold. Ages 3-7
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Squiggle
Author: Carole Lexa Schaefer
A girl sees a red string on the ground as her class walks to the park and has fun imagining all the things that squiggle of a string could become.
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Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest
Author: Marcia K. Vaughan
Black Bear, Brown Bear, and other creatures help Blue Bear, a stuffed teddy, to search for the "silver box with wheels" where his boy lives, showing him Pacific Northwest forests, seas, and skies along the way. Ages 5-8
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Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?
Author: Brianna Caplan Sayres
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal what trucks, tractors, and construction vehicles do to get ready for bed after a hard day's work. Ages 2-5
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Where Do I Sleep? A Pacific Northwest Lullabye
Author: Jennifer Blomgren
Rhyming text describes some of the young animals, from a gray wolf pup and a horned puffin to a cougar kit and a small brown bat, as they settle down to sleep. Ages 5 and under
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Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar?
Author: George Shannon
Many ingredients and hands across the world help in making a cookie for someone to enjoy. Ages 3-8 E Shannon
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Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom
Author: Joan Holub
When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt. Ages 7-10 J Holub
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