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The Story Of Owen : Dragon Slayer Of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

This is a truly original story with elements of adventure and fantasy, yet it is also so real. The relationships between the characters are authentic and deep. People are the...

Posted by on October 27, 2016

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Move! by Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters

Roar and stomp like a dinosaur, steer your car down a bumpy road, or hold the book tight while spinning like a flying saucer! Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters are...

More Things in Heaven and Earth by Jeff High

Are you missing the town of Mitford? Do you long for a trip to Lake Wobegon?  I have another small, quaint town for you to visit this summer. Watervalley, Tennessee...

Posted by on June 30, 2015

Paper Cowboy by Kristen Levine

I am very much a native of the western suburbs of Chicago. My only homes have been in Downers Grove and Westmont, and I’ve always felt that suburbia was a...

Mouse Mansion by Karina Schaapman

Each week, I feel privileged to share some beautiful, fun, and educational picture books with large groups of children in our storytimes here at the Westmont Library.  Lately, though, a...

Posted by on April 3, 2015

The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

As a very young child, before I can even remember, I apparently caused trouble by playing in my older sister’s dollhouse.  Fortunately, I had a mother who understood the undeniable...

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