Summer Reading Continues at Pearl River Public Library

Keep Reading! Check out this week's summer reading suggestions from the Pearl River Public Library.

If the Pearl River Public Library does not have what you are looking for, stop by and ask a librarian!

Preschool

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Recently added to our collection is a brand new 25th anniversary edition of this classic story by Maurice Sendak. This book was a Caldecott Honor book from 1970. It’s here at the library waiting for a new generation of readers!

The Listening Walk by David Kirk
As night falls in Sunny Patch, Miss Spider’s bashful bug Wiggle comes down with a bad case of the bug-a-boos. Hoot and toots and tweets and twitters give him the nighttime jitters! Luckily Miss Spider has the perfect solution: “A listening walk is all you need, a nighttime forest tour.”

Early Elementary

Brave adapted by Elle D. Risco
For the new Disney movie Brave fans we have the Big Golden Book story of Disney’s newest heroine: Merida.

Bink and Gollie, Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
The state fair is in town and now Bink and Gollie – utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire – must use teamwork and their grey matter to navigate its many wonders. As the undaunted duo steps into the mysterious tent of fortuneteller Madame Prunely, one prediction is clear: readers can count on a bonanza of laughs.

Older Elementary/Tween

The Art of The Adventures of Tintin by Chris Guise
The artists at Weta Digital and Weta Workshop were thrilled to get the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg to bring Herge’s wonderful characters to the big screen in The Adventures of Tintin. This book focuses on the creative process, showing the story as told by the artists themselves.

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton
A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book, and a ukulele. The bear assures the boy that they are traveling a short distance and it really shouldn't take very long.

Younger Teens

National Geographic Answer Book: 10,001 Fast Facts About Our World
This book is for readers that ponder the vastness of our universe, the rich variety of our planet and the endlessly fascinating world of knowledge that surrounds us. National Geographic explores topics from the universe to climate and weather to the human world, science and technology. There is something in this book for everyone.

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery
From earliest childhood, Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, stood out with her "odd" ways. Her own father wanted to institutionalize his "retarded" child. Luckily Temple had friends who appreciated her creative mind and a mother who steadfastly believed in her and sought out schools, teachers and therapists who began to help develop her many talents. Today, Grandin is a world authority and consultant on the respectful, humane treatment of animals being raised for food and has designed groundbreaking facilities and equipment that protect livestock from fear and suffering.

Older Teens

The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir by Gaby Rodriguez
This is a true story about Gaby Rodriguez and how she faked a pregnancy to unmask stereotypes and find out what really happens to teen moms. Wearing a wire-and-cloth pregnancy belly, Rodriguez made her way through six months of "pregnancy" while enduring all the stares, disappointed looks, and nasty comments from family, friends, and teachers. This social experiment uncovered many eye-opening situations young teen moms experience in today’s society.

Dan Eldon: Safari as a Way of Life by Jennifer New
The short life of a talented young artist and traveler Dan Eldon is chronicled among reproductions of his art, photos, and journals. In 1993, at age 22, Eldon was in Somalia with a group of journalists photographing rebel violence when he was clubbed to death. African politics and social realities are interspersed along with Eldon’s passion for life within this biography.