Library Adventures: Magical Lands

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Updated November 28, 2024
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Amari and the Great Game
Alston, B. B.
Paper Book
Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy--perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky,...
The Artist
Vere, Ed.
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world in this picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ed Vere. It's an inspiring exploration of the creative spirit, perfect for fans of What Do You Do with an...
The awakening storm
Yogis, Jaimal; Truong, Vivian
Paper Book
Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mom and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school. But when a mysterious old woman gifts her a dragon egg during a field...
Aya and the Star Chaser
McKean, Kaley
Paper Book
Gothic fairy tales meet South Asian myths and legends in this exciting new middle grade novel, set in a magical world inspired by Bengali folklore. Aya has been fascinated by the stars ever since she can remember. But never in her wildest imagination did she expect to get struck...
Best Bed for Me
Cornwall, Gaia
Paper Book
From the creator of Jabari Jumps and Jabari Tries, the tale of a stalling child with a lively imagination--and a passion for animal facts--makes for the best kind of bedtime story. Mama and Mommy would like Sweet Pea to settle into bed, but it's not quite...
Billy and the Epic Escape
Oliver, Jamie.
Paper Book
Share the adventure of a lifetime in this incredible sequel to Jamie Oliver's bestselling children's debut, Billy and the Giant Adventure! Billy and his best friends Anna, Jimmy and Andy are looking forward to a summer exploring Waterfall...
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Barrett, Judi
Paper Book
An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a favorite of grown-ups and children everywhere. The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town--except for its weather which came three...
Ellie's dragon
Graham, Bob
Paper Book
From master storyteller Bob Graham comes an adorable and affecting tale about imaginary friends and the bittersweet nature of growing up. When Ellie is very small, she finds a lovable newborn dragon on a carton of eggs in the grocery store. Ellie calls him Scratch, takes him home...
Eve
LaValle, Victor
Paper Book
A young girl, Eve, raised in a virtual reality embarks on a deadly cross-country quest to save her father... and our dying planet. WHAT WORLD HAVE WE LEFT OUR CHILDREN? When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now,...
Fairest of all : the graphic novel
Mlynowski, Sarah
Paper Book
The magic of the New York Times and PW bestselling Whatever After series comes to life in this brand-new graphic novel adaptation that will appeal to fans of the BSC and Wings of Fire alike! Fractured fairy tales have never been this fun. Once upon a time, Abby...
Femi and The Mindfulness Machine
DK.
Paper Book
This summer, comes a breath of fresh air for the bookshelf; a wonderful STEM story that sees Femi learn mindfulness techniques and overcome his fears before Science Day. Meet Femi, a hardworking little boy whose nerves can sometimes get the better of him. One evening, Femi is...
Forgotten fairy tales of unlikely heroes
Sebag-Montefiore, Mary
Paper Book
It is the unlikely heroes in stories that are sometimes the most inspiring of all. Stories about someone small, and seemingly unimportant or overlooked, who ends up being the one to stand tall. This collection of seven fairy tales, once much loved, now forgotten, breathes new life into old tales: a...
The Golden Frog Games
Ortega, Claribel A.
Paper Book
An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller! Get ready for more magic, mayhem, and monstruos in this magical sequel to Witchlings from Claribel A. Ortega, author of Ghost Squad and Frizzy. Every four years, the Twelve Towns gather for a...
Have you seen dinosaur?
Barrow, David
Paper Book
Play hide and seek with a boy, his animal friends, and a dinosaur that's surprisingly hard to spot in the city. The brilliantly interactive follow-up to international bestselling picture book Have You Seen Elephant? Best friends boy, dog, and elephant are VERY good at hide-and-seek. There...
How the Sun and Moon Came to Be
Luong, Wiliam.
Paper Book
When Jade Emperor drops two precious gems from heaven, he is devastated and his sorrow cloaks the whole world in darkness. To get them back, his children must journey to earth, traverse mountains and rivers, dive to the depths of the East Sea, and petition the Dragon Kings. With such a long and...
How to trick the Tooth Fairy
Russell, Erin Danielle
Paper Book
From the coauthor of Dork Diaries comes a witty and engaging picture book about a prankster who wants to pull off the best prank of all--pranking the Tooth Fairy! Kaylee loves pulling pranks: from dropping water balloons on passers by to even tricking Santa Claus, she's a prize...
I'm a unicorn
Loehr, Mallory
Paper Book
A magical Little Golden Book for a little unicorn lover's Easter basket! I am moonlight white. I have a magical horn. I look a lot like a horse, of course. . . So begins this charming Little Golden Book that introduces the magical...
In the meadow of fantasies
Muh?ammadi?, Muh?ammad Ha?di?
Paper Book
A young girl with a physical handicap gazes up at a mobile of spinning horses from her little pink bed in her room filled with leafy plants. As she watches them prance about, the tufted snout of a real live horse peeks through her bedroom door. Soon enough, our bright protagonist is off and...
Izzy the inventor and the unexpected unicorn
Davidson, Zanna
Paper Book
Science meets magic in a funny new fiction series starring Izzy the Inventor and a lovable unicorn. Izzy the Inventor LOVES science and does NOT believe in magic. That is until the day her Fairy Godmother appears and sends her to Fairytale Land to rescue Prince Charming from the Mountain of Doom,...
Juniper Mae : knight of Tykotech City
Soh, Sarah (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book
An action-packed sci-fi story for fans of Hilda and Amulet. "The incandescent artwork equally embraces both verdant homespun and cool, clean technological aesthetics to give us a new magical girl for readers to follow...A plucky heroine, a cute sidekick, and...
Leila and the Witchy Cake-Off
Drago, Flavia Z.
Paper Book
In this charming picture book from the author-illustrator of Gustavo, The Shy Ghost, a witch who is spellbindingly good at everything discovers that baking is no piece of cake. Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. She's the fastest...
Little Mo and the Great Snow Monster
Foreman, Michael
Paper Book
Home Alone meets Jurassic Park in this endearing story about a brave little mammal. Internationally renowned children's book illustrator Michael Foreman lends his compelling storytelling style to the tale of the world's first mammal: Little Mo. ...
The Little Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
Paper Book
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tender and magical classic fable, adapted for picture book readers for the very first time!Please - draw me a sheep.I blinked.The voice belonged to a charming little prince. The characters of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic tale have captured the hearts...
The lost book
Surnaite, Margarita
Paper Book
A rabbit who prefers real-life adventures to stories finds a lost book that takes him on an exciting journey in this charming picture book about the power of tales to inspire children and bring them together. Everyone in Rabbit Town loves to read. Well, everyone except for...
The magic paintbrush
Donaldson, Julia
Paper Book
With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. She is determined to keep her promise to paint only for the poor, but how can she...
The magician's elephant
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the...
Tidemagic : The Many Faces of Ista Flit
Harlow, Clare.
Paper Book
Magic, mystery, and monsters abound in this series opener about a girl with the rare magical ability to look like anyone she's ever seen. In misty Shelwich, magic rises and falls with the tides, everyone is born with a magical gift, and people have started to . . . disappear.
The Marvellers
Clayton, Dhonielle.
Paper Book
Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky --an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller! "The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live...
Meesh the Bad Demon, Vol. 1
Lam, Michelle.
Paper Book
A tale of unlikely heroes and myths is made real in this debut graphic novel series about a "bad" demon trying to find her place in the underworld. But she'll have to save it first! Meesh is a bad demon. "Bad" in that she always sees the good in those around her--which isn't...
Miles Morales Stranger Tides : An Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel
Reynolds, Justin A.
Paper Book
An original middle-grade graphic novel from Graphix starring Miles Morales, by bestselling author Justin A. Reynolds and Eisner nominee Pablo Leon! Join MIles Morales in his most epic adventure yet! Miles Morales has just about gotten used to this being Spider-Man thing. Keeping Brooklyn...
Moon girl and Devil Dinosaur : wreck and roll!
Williams, Stephanie (Comic books writer)
Paper Book
An all-new original graphic novel starring Marvel's Lunella Lafayette (Moon Girl) and her pet dinosaur!Just in time for the debut of her original Disney TV show, Lunella Lafayette -- aka the smartest person in the Marvel Universe -- gets her own original graphic novel! When a rad-skating band of...
Morris and the magic of stories
Lévy, Didier
Paper Book
A beautifully illustrated ode to reading, and in particular to reading aloud. Morris is a cat with a clever plan. Instead of chasing mice, he's going to make them come to him. And how will he do that? By reading them STORIES. But little does Morris realise that his brilliant...
Ms. Marvel. Stretched thin
Shammas, Nadia
Paper Book
An original middle-grade graphic novel starring breakout character (and New Jersey's own) Ms. Marvel! Kamala Khan (a.k.a Ms. Marvel) is stretched too thin-literally. She's having a hard time balancing schoolwork with being a good friend, being there for her family, becoming the best fanfic writer...
My Little Dragon
Humes, Rochelle.
Paper Book
A reassuring little adventure to help make mealtimes fun, from bestselling children's author, entrepreneur and broadcaster Rochelle Humes Meet Blake and his secret animal friends! It can be tricky looking after magical creatures all on your own - especially when one of them is a...
Nibbles : The Book Monster
Yarlett, Emma.
Paper Book
Follow a rambunctious little monster as he nibbles his way through fairy tale books! A fun, interactive picture book complete with lift-the-flaps, mini book tip-ins and peek-through pages. Nibbles loves to nibble toes, and Nibbles nibbles hooks. But Nibbles' favourite thing of...
Ning and the night spirits
Fong, Adriena
Paper Book
A beautifully illustrated tale that shows no matter how small you feel, your actions can help make big changes. "Ning is a gentle hero in this magical bedtime adventure." --Devon Holzwarth, creator of Found You Ning has always heard tales of the...
The Ogre Who Wasn't
Morpurgo, Michael.
Paper Book
A fresh, funny modern fairytale about a little princess who hates the stuffy palace, but loves the creatures she meets in the garden, from superstar duo Michael Morpurgo and Emily Gravett. Clara is a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches, and...
Perfectly pegasus
Sima, Jessie
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! A lonely pegasus looks for the perfect friend in this sweet and adorable picture book companion to the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal! Nimbus has always lived among the clouds. She's a...
The Polar Express
Van Allsburg, Chris
Paper Book
The Polar Expressis a treasured holiday tradition. This lavish gift set includes a CD audio recording read by Liam Neeson, a keepsake "All Aboard" ornament, and a note from author Chris Van Allsburg. Awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal...
The princess and the (greedy) pea
Hodgkinson, Leigh
Paper Book
A gluttonous pea runs afoul of a very hungry princess in this playful cautionary tale inspired by a favorite cumulative rhyme and a classic fairy tale. There was a green pea who swallowed a sprout. Without a doubt, a brussels sprout. What's that about? ...
Future Hero
Blackwood, Remi
Paper Book
The start of a thrilling, highly illustrated series about a boy who finds a portal to a legendary world in his local barbershop . . . and learns he's the hero they've been waiting for. For younger fans of Black Panther and Last Gate of the Emperor! Jarell has never quite...
Sai's magic silk
Smith, Shyala
Paper Book
Sai loves to play with his amma's saris. Under each billowing drape of magic silk, he is transported to a new world. He's traveled from the depths of the ocean, to the forests of Sinharaja - even to the moon and back! But can he find someone to share his adventures with?
The singing mermaid
Donaldson, Julia.
Paper Book
Did you ever go to Silversands on a sunny summer's day? Then perhaps you saw the mermaid who sang in the deep blue bay.The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly,...
Storm dragon
Hofmeyr, Dianne
Paper Book
Storm! Storm! Rain raps the window, wind rattles the door. "Let's look for storm dragons," says Grandpa. "Watch out, dragons. We're coming!" Off they go, Grandpa and grandchild, down to the beach for a wild and wonderful adventure . . . They find dragon footprints, dragon jewels, and even a...
The Thief of Farrowfell
Guron, Ravena
Paper Book
Readers love the world of Farrowfell: 'Very exciting. I love the edible magic.' 'I absolutely adored it.' 'Highly recommended.' 'A very entertaining, well plotted and fast paced story.' 'The idea of edible magic was original and...
The thing at 52
Montgomery, Ross (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
Uni the unicorn
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
Paper Book
Amy Krouse Rosenthal's New York Times bestselling picture book about a unicorn who believes that little girls are REAL is perfect for anyone interested in stories of friendship, unicorns, and the power of believing!   Uni the unicorn is told there's no such thing...
When I was a pirate
Silson, Tom
Paper Book
A heartfelt story with nautical illustrations about one grandfather's daring adventures as a heroic pirate sailing the seven seas! The perfect readalong picture book to be shared between grandparent and grandchild. "A sweet intergenerational read...touching and fun!" ...
Try it on
Other
Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf. This iconic story has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. When Max dresses in his...
Winnie and Wilbur meet Santa
Thomas, Valérie
CD
When Winnie and Wilbur write their letters to Santa they never imagine that they are actually going to meet him on Christmas Eve! After the crisis of Santa getting stuck in their chimney, Winnie and Wilbur join him on his sleigh in a desperate race against time to make sure children everywhere wake...
The wizard of Oz
McLaren, Meg
Paper Book
When Little Dot's home is swept up by a tornado, she finds herself in the strange land of Oz. Dot and her little dog Toto bravely embark on a journey to the Emerald City, together with Tin Can, Scarecrow, and Lion. Can Little Dot find her way safely home and help her new friends on the way?...

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