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C is for country
By Lil Nas X. 2021
Parents who play Grammy winner Lil Nas X's 12-times platinum single Old Town Road on repeat will want to take…
their kids and ride on over to this ABC picture book from the music mega-star! A is for adventure . Every day is a brand-new start! B is for boots — whether they're big or small, short or tall. And C is for country. Join superstar Lil Nas X—who boasts the longest-running #1 song in history—and Panini the pony on a joyous journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown. Experience wide-open pastures, farm animals, guitar music, cowboy hats, and all things country in this debut picture book that's perfect for music lovers learning their ABCs and for anyone who loves Nas's signature genre-blending style. Featuring bold, bright art from Theodore Taylor III, with plenty of hidden surprises for Nas's biggest fans, C Is for Country is a celebration of song and the power inside us allBehind the song
By K. M. Walton, David Arnold, G. Love, K. M. Walton. 2017
An anthology of stories and personal essays exploring how music inspires creativity and can change a person's life. The pieces…
are written by award-winning young adult authors and contemporary musicians. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017The wide, carnivorous sky and other monstrous geographies
By John Langan. 2013
A collection of nine short works of dark fantasy and horror. In the title tale, a group of army soldiers…
hunt the vampire who destroyed their platoon in Iraq. Violence and some strong language. 2013Eight girls taking pictures: a novel
By Whitney Otto. 2012
Interlinking stories describe female photographers from different eras and places struggling to balance their desire for the art with societal…
expectations and domestic pressures. In "Cymbeline in Love" a married woman in the 1910s continues her photographic career despite an unsupportive husband, difficult pregnancy, and recent house fire. 2012Adaptations: from short story to big screen : 35 great stories that have inspired great films
By Stephanie Harrison. 2005
Tales that were transformed into screenplays for memorable movies from 1932 to 2003. Includes Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel," the…
basis for 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the stories behind Rear Window, Bringing Up Baby, My Friend Flicka, and other films. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2005The Year's best fantasy and horror: fifteenth annual collection (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror)
By Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, James Frenkel. 2002
Collection of forty-eight stories and poems ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror by such authors as Jeffrey Ford, Jane…
Yolen, Ursula LeGuin, and Gene Wolfe. Prefaced by an overview of 2001's works in this genre. Also includes list of Honorable Mentions. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Speaking with the angel: original stories
By Nick Hornby. 2000
Twelve first-person narratives by British and American writers. New short stories by Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Helen Fielding, Roddy Doyle,…
and Irvine Welsh. In Nick Hornby's "NippleJesus," a museum security guard recounts what happened to a controversial artwork. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000Boulevard of broken dreams: the life, times, and legend of James Dean
By Paul Alexander. 1994
In 1955 twenty-four-year-old actor James Dean died in an automobile crash. Although he acted in only three movies, Dean is…
considered by some to be "the greatest actor that ever lived." Alexander claims that Dean had multiple homosexual relationships and attributes Dean's popularity in part to his sexual appeal to both genders. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexEstatuas sepultadas y otros relatos
By Roberto González Echevarría, Antonio Benítez Rojo, Antonio B. Rojo. 1984
Ten stories by the Cuban author depict the alienation of certain groups as a result of the Cuban Revolution. The…
title story shows the aberrations of a middle-class family that has become isolated and secluded. The anthology includes an analytical prologue on the life and work of the author. Spanish language"A man faces the serious and mysterious consequences of his unusual paternity. A young peasant girl takes an eccentric villager…
as her lover and pays for her audacity. A group of revelers experience horror at the abuses and vicissitudes of a strange visitor. We accompany a sick man on his journey through the landscapes of his feverish delirium, only to get lost along the way and arrive at the end that was not. A man emigrates from his homeland in search of a bait in the form of a woman and ends up facing a fantastic opponent. These are some of Pedro Cabiya's Tremendous Stories, the first book by the then very young writer and a fundamental text that forever changed the rules of the game in Caribbean literature." -- Translation provided by NLSNo Horses in the House!: The Audacious Life of Artist Rosa Bonheur
By Mireille Messier, Anna Bron. 2023
If you're groovy and you know it, hug a friend! (Groovy Joe Ser. #3)
By Eric Litwin. 2018
What my girlfriend doesn't know
By Sonya Sones. 2007
Robin, Sophie's boyfriend from What My Mother Doesn't Know (BR 14156), relates in free verse his perspective on love and…
heartache. Robin fears that Sophie may dump him because he is a social outcast and she catches him kissing another girl. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2007Nous sommes les musiciens!: chansons traditionnelles (Livre-disque)
By Carmen Campagne. 2007
Carmen Campagne nous offre ici une collection de ses succès traditionnels, de La laine des moutons à J'ai tant dansé…
en passant par La petite chèvre, superbement illustrés par Marie Lafrance. Pour ne pas oublier les chansons qui ont bercé tant d'enfances ...Mes comptines de Noël à écouter (Mes comptines à écouter)
By Maryse Letarte. 2020
Dans ce superbe livre CD, les petits et les grands pourront retrouver 10 comptines et chansons de noël interprétées par…
Maryse Letarte, avec les superbes illustrations vibrantes de Lilidoll ! Les comptines seront sur le CD et sur le site auzou.ca (accessible via le mot de passe contenu dans le livre!)Un concert d'été au clair de lune: une histoire, une chanson
By Han Han, Hanhan. 2021
Au quatrième étage de l'immeuble où elle vit, Xiaomi aide ses parents à préparer le repas alors que le jour…
se couche et que la Lune ainsi que les étoiles brillent déjà à la fenêtre. Le logement se plonge tout à coup dans la noirceur et la fillette entend ainsi ses voisins se plaindre qu'il y a une panne d'électricité. Même si la vaisselle et les devoirs ne sont pas complétés, son papa propose de prendre l'erhu et l'accordéon et de faire un petit concert au jardin. La douce musique attirera bientôt tous les résidents du bâtiment, qui délaisseront leurs peurs pour profiter dans la bonne humeur d'une danse d'été. [SDMC’est enfin le printemps et Minime flâne à la terrasse d’un café. Attablé au milieu de la cohue, un homme…
rêveur est si absorbé par sa lecture qu’il ne remarque pas la présence de l’intrépide souris. Minime grimpe sur son épaule et en profite pour lire un peu de poésie. Lorsque l’homme se met à gribouiller des notes de musique sur un coin de nappe, Minime est de plus en plus intrigué. Mais il a aussi très faim! Ayant repéré un morceau de gruyère, il s’élance comme une flèche. Malheur, il s’agit d’une souricière ! Heureusement que « Monsieur rêveur », Franz Schubert, est là pour le sauver.Une fête sous la Lune: l'extraordinaire voyage de la bande à Bébert (L' extraordinaire voyage de la bande à Bébert)
By Christiane Duchesne, Jérôme Minière. 2020
l était une fois quatre amis qui ne se quittaient jamais comme ils avaient toujours beaucoup de plaisir ensemble. Après…
un voyage plein de surprises qui s’est terminé avec un grand pique-nique au soleil, les membres de la bande à Bébert décident de s’installer loin des pluies torrentielles, au sommet de la montagne Bleue. Dans ce nouveau pays, ils feront la connaissance d’une grande petite fille extraordinaire prénommée Alice, qui n’a qu’à claquer des doigts pour devenir minuscule ou géante… Ensemble, ils passeront une nuit magique à chanter et à danser sous les étoiles filantes, à planer autour de la lune !Écoute et découvre l'orchestre (Livre sonore)
By Paule Battault. 2021
Un beau recueil de comptines à écouter pour les tout-petits. 2 CD de 15 comptines complètes se trouvent dans une…
pochette à l'intérieur du recueil. Un livre recto-verso : les premières comptines d'animaux au recto et les premières comptines de Noël au verso.