THOMAS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Below are new additions to the Gabriel A. Zimpritch Poetry & Writing Collection, an extensive special collection of poetry books and journals, as well as resources for writers on craft and publishing.   

The Miró worm and the mysteries of writing / Sven Birkerts.

How to become a black writer : creating and honoring black stories that matter / Marita Golden.

We will be shelter : poems for survival / edited by Andrea Gibson.

I hope you remember : poems on loving, longing, and living / Josie Balka.

Living at the movies / Jim Carroll.

Late to the search party : poems / Steven Espada Dawson.

Three leaves, three roots : poems on the Haiti-Congo story / Danielle Legros Georges.

Pole dancing to gospel hymns / Andrea Gibson.

The madness vase : a collection of poetry / by Andrea Gibson.

The ghost forest : new and selected poems / Kimiko Hahn.

Mosquito & ant : poems / Kimiko Hahn.

The artist’s daughter / Kimiko Hahn

The narrow road to the interior : poems / Kimiko Hahn.

A little daylight left / Sarah Kay.

Lonely women make good lovers / Keetje Kuipers.

Poetry is not a luxury : poems for all seasons / edited by the curator of @Poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.

In the bone-cracking cold : poems / by M. Bartley Seigel.

Into the hush / Arthur Sze.

Love is for all of us : poems of tenderness and belonging : from the LGBTQ+ community and friends / edited by James Crews & Brad Peacock foreword by Richard Blanco art by Lisa Congdon. : selected poems / Tove Ditlevsen translated from the Danish by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell foreword by Olga Ravn.

Below you can browse all of our new children’s titles. To browse these titles by age level and genre, please visit our Kids & Families page.

The pigeon won’t count to 10! / numbers and pictures by Mo Willems.

Witches of Brooklyn. 5, Curse & reverse / Sophie Escabasse.

Dog Man. Big Jim believes / story, art, pencils, inking, and lettering by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

Dog Man. Big Jim believes / story, art, pencils, inking, and lettering by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

The going to bed book / by Sandra Boynton.

Are you a cow? / by Sandra Boynton.

Little Pookie / by Sandra Boynton.

George goes to the potty / [written by David Gomez].

Frogs / text by Ruth A. Musgrave.

The pigeon won’t count to 10! / numbers and pictures by Mo Willems.

The Pigeon has feelings, too! : a smidgeon of pigeon / by Mo Willems.

Hello, airplane! / by Martha Day Zschock.

Frozen 5-minute stories.

Life on Mars / Jon Agee.

Mossy / Jan Brett.

A pocket for Corduroy / story and pictures by Don Freeman.

Wemberly worried / Kevin Henkes.

Be quiet! / Ryan T. Higgins.

The good egg / Jory John and Pete Oswald.

I want my hat back / Jon Klassen.

The rock from the sky / Jon Klassen.

An extraordinary egg / by Leo Lionni.

What pet should I get? / by Dr. Seuss.

Ladybug Girl / [pictures] by David Soman and [text by] Jacky Davis.

Nanette’s baguette / words and pictures by Mo Willems.

The pigeon needs a bath! / words and pictures by Mo Willems.

Naked mole rat gets dressed / text and illustrations by Mo Willems.

How do dinosaurs get well soon? / Jane Yolen illustrated by Mark Teague.

How do dinosaurs say good night? / Jane Yolen illustrated by Mark Teague.

How do dinosaurs stay friends? / Jane Yolen illustrated by Mark Teague.

Ada Twist, scientist / by Andrea Beaty illustrated by David Roberts.

Rosie Revere, engineer / by Andrea Beaty illustrated by David Roberts.

Dream snow / Eric Carle.

Dinosaur discoveries / by Gail Gibbons.

My, oh my– a butterfly! / by Tish Rabe illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu.

How to train your dragon / by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock II translated from the Old Norse by Cressida Cowell.

Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone / by J.K. Rowling illustrations by Mary GrandPré.

The poison jungle / by Tui T. Sutherland.

The complete Brambly Hedge / Jill Barklem.

Danny the Champion of the World / Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake.

No brainer / by Jeff Kinney.

Big shot / by Jeff Kinney.

The ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney.

Wrecking Ball / by Jeff Kinney.

Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-popular party girl / Rachel Renée Russell.

Charlotte’s web / E.B. White pictures by Garth Williams [foreword by Kate DiCamillo]..

The baby-sitters club. 5, Dawn and the impossible three : a graphic novel / by Gale Galligan with color by Braden Lamb.

The baby-sitters club. 3, Mary Anne saves the day : a graphic novel / by Raina Telgemeier [lettering by John Green].

The witches : the graphic novel / Roald Dahl adapted and illustrated by Penelope Bagieu.

Witches of Brooklyn. 5, Curse & reverse / Sophie Escabasse.

PAWS. 1, Gabby gets it together / Michele Assarasakorn Nathan Fairbairn.

InvestiGators. Off the hook / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green with color by Aaron Polk.

InvestiGators. All tide up / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green with color by Wes Dzioba.

InvestiGators. Ants in our P. A. N. T. S. / written and illustrated by John Patrick Green with color by Wes Dzioba.

Agents of S.U.I.T. [2], From badger to worse / written by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings illustrated by Pat Lewis with color by Wes Dzioba.

Emmie & friends. [1], Invisible Emmie / Terri Libenson.

Emmie & friends. [2], Positively Izzy / Terri Libenson.

Emmie & friends. [3], Just Jaime / Terri Libenson.

Emmie & friends. [4], Becoming Brianna / Terri Libenson.

Emmie & friends. [5], Truly Tyler / Terri Libenson.

Emmie & friends. [8], Always Anthony / Terri Libenson.

Besties. [1], Work it out / by Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino illustrations by Kristina Luu.

Magic tree house. 1, Dinosaurs before dark : the graphic novel / adapted by Jenny Laird with art by Kelly & Nichole Matthews.

Big Nate. Hug it out! / by Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate. Release the hounds! / by Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate blasts off / Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate. Move it or lose it! / by Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate. Say good-bye to Dork City / by Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate goes for broke / Lincoln Peirce.

Big Nate strikes again / Lincoln Peirce.

Dog Man. Big Jim believes / story, art, pencils, inking, and lettering by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

Dog Man. Big Jim believes / story, art, pencils, inking, and lettering by Dav Pilkey as George Beard and Harold Hutchins with color by Wes Dzioba.

Dog Man. Grime and punishment / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Dog Man. Lord of the fleas / written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, as George Beard and Harold Hutchins, with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians. 1, The lightning thief : the graphic novel / by Rick Riordan adapted by Robert Venditti art by Attila Futaki color by Jos? Villarrubia cover and layouts by Orpheus Collar lettering by Chris Dickey.

The heroes of Olympus. Book two, The son of Neptune : the graphic novel / by Rick Riordan adapted by Robert Venditti art by Antoine Dode color by Orpheus Collar lettering by Chris Dickey.

Wings of fire : the graphic novel. Book five, The brightest night / by Tui T. Sutherland adapted by Barry Deutsch and Rachel Swirsky art by Mike Holmes color by Maarta Laiho.

Wings of fire : the graphic novel. Book six, Moon rising / by Tui T. Sutherland adapted by Barry Deutsch and Rachel Swirsky art by Mike Holmes color by Maarta Laiho.

I survived. The sinking of the Titanic, 1912 / Lauren Tarshis adapted by Georgia Ball with art by Haus Studio pencils by Gervasio inks by Jok and Carlos Aón colors by Lara Lee.

Hooky. [Volume 1] / Míriam Bonastre Tur.

Forget-Me-Not Lake / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

Hattie in the spotlight / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

Lightning Bug light show / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

The great bake off / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

The ladybug party / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

The maple festival / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

The whispering woods / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

Under the weather / by Poppy Green illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.

The princess in black / Shannon Hale & Dean Hale illustrated by LeUyen Pham.

Dory Dory black sheep / Abby Hanlon.

Captain underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space : (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds) / Dav Pilkey, with color by Jose Garibaldi.

Panda-monium / Stuart Gibbs.

Spy school / Stuart Gibbs.

What was the plague? / by Roberta Edwards illustrated by Dede Putra.

Jamberry / story and pictures by Bruce Degen.

We’re going on a bear hunt / retold by Michael Rosen illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.

Freight train / Donald Crews.

The littlest airplane / written by Brooke Hartman illustrated by John Joseph.

The Little snowplow wishes for snow / Lora Koehler illustrated by Jake Parker.

Goodnight, goodnight, construction site / Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld.

5-minute stories.

I hear the snow, I smell the sea / Janice Milusich illustrations by Christopher Raschka.

Blueberries for Sal / Robert McCloskey.

What do we know about the kraken? / Ben Hubbard.

¡Hoy volaré! / por Mo Willems adaptado al español por F. Isabel Campoy.