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Little Witch Hazel : a year in the forest
Wahl, Phoebe
Paper Book
Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid explorer, a hard worker and a kind friend. In this four-season volume, Little Witch Hazel rescues an orphaned egg, goes sailing on a raft, solves the mystery of a haunted stump...

Picturebook

Autumn story
Barklem, Jill 
Paper Book
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in! Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain begins. Primrose, Lord...

Picturebook

Witch Hazel
Idle, Molly Schaar
Paper Book
Something magical happens when Hazel and Hilda are together. As the seasons pass, Hazel's broom whisks the dust off many years of joyful memories, and young Hilda watches them come to life. But is it magic making memories...or are memories making magic? This poignant tale and...

Picturebook

Mushroom lullaby
Kraegel, Kenneth, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
From the creator of Wild Honey from the Moon comes a fanciful lullaby as cozy and unique as a mushroom home. Here is your mushroom at the end of the day. The sun stretches out and sets far away. In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical...

Picturebook

The queen in the cave
Sarda?, Ju?lia
Paper Book
In her debut as author-illustrator, Júlia Sardà spins an enthralling and evocative tale, rich with layers of meaning to be discovered. One night, Franca has a dream about a marvelous queen who lives in a dark cave, deep in the forest. She cannot sit still until she knows if her...

Picturebook

Frog and toad are friends
Lobel, Arnold
Paper Book
Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad--a Caldecott Honor Book!  From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other--just as best friends should be. This...

Reader

A true home
George, K.
Paper Book
When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety,...

Primary fiction

Legends & lattes : a novel of high fantasy and low stakes
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022 A Library Reads Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high...

Adult fiction/sci-fi

Kiki's delivery service
Kadono, Eiko 
Paper Book
Read the modern classic about a young witch and her clever cat that started it all! Nostalgic fans of the Hiyao Miyazaki film, Kiki's Delivery Service and newcomers alike will love this exciting new translation of the beloved fantasy story. "A gentle story of magic-tinged...

Intermediate fiction

The Tea Dragon Society
O'Neill, Katie (Cartoonist)
Paper Book
The Tea Dragon Society is the two-time Eisner Award-winning gentle fantasy that follows the story of a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. Winner of the 2018 Eisner Award for...

Graphic novel

Snapdragon
Leyh, Kat
Paper Book
Kat Leyh's Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself. Snap's town had a witch. At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks...

Graphic novel

Pilu of the woods
Nguyen, Mai K., author, artist. 
Paper Book
"Pilu of the Woods is a heartwarming tale full of natural wonder, with wise and lovely messages about coping with grief, facing your feelings, and learning to forgive yourself." - K. O'Neill, Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Society For fans of...

Graphic novel

The witch boy
Ostertag, Molly
Paper Book
From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage -- and magic.In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross...
Graphic novel
Mooncakes
Walker, Suzanne
Paper Book
"Mooncakes is that spellbinding, magical-girl queer romance you've been looking for." --Readers Digest "If Mooncakes were a spell, it would be a housewarming charm that settles with care into the softest parts of a home and makes the houseplants grow. I wish I...

Graphic novel

Bookshops & bonedust
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023 When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may...
Adult fiction/sci-fi
Shady Hollow
Black, Juneau 
Audiobook
The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative...

Adult fiction (mystery)

A psalm for the wild-built
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award! In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools;...
Adult fiction/sci-fi
A prayer for the Crown-Shy
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller! "Tender and healing... I'm prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary." --Sarah Gailey on book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness...

Adult fiction/sci-fi

My neighbor Totoro [DVD video]
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- 
Paper Book

DVD

The hidden world of gnomes
Soloy, Lauren
Paper Book
This book is an introduction to the hidden folk called gnomes, who live in a happy place they call The Pocket. Where is The Pocket, you ask? Well, it's all around you, all the time. Gnomes are curious little creatures, and they're very shy. But after reading this book, you will learn to spot the...

Picturebook

Wild witchcraft : folk herbalism, garden magic, and foraging for spells, rituals, and remedies
Beyer, Rebecca (Witch)
Paper Book
Learn how to cultivate your own magical garden, begin your journey with folk herbalism, and awaken to your place in nature through practical skills from an experienced Appalachian forager and witch. Witchcraft is wild at heart, calling us into a relationship with the...

Adult Non-fiction

The rooted life : cultivating health and wholeness through growing your own food
Rhodes, Justin
Paper Book
Have you ever wanted to experiment with growing your own food but didn't think you had the space, the time, or the knowledge? Justin Rhodes thought the same thing-until after years battling systemic illness and struggling to provide the kind of wholesome food he wanted for his family, he bought a...

Adult Non-fiction

Growing vegetables : all the know-how and encouragement you need to grow and fall in love with! your brand-new food garden
Sowards, Jessica
Paper Book
Growing Vegetables (The First-Time Gardener) is an essential tool for newbie gardeners, handing them all the practical and inspirational know-how they need to grow a fruitful garden, even if its their very first time sinking a seed into the soil.

Adult Non-fiction

The perfect loaf : the craft and science of sourdough breads, sweets, and more
Leo, Maurizio (Chef)
Paper Book
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER . IACP AWARD WINNER . NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A dynamic, authoritative sourdough baking bible for those looking to build confidence in the craft with a wide range of foolproof recipes, from pan loaves to pizza to doughnuts, by the beloved blogger and resident...

Adult Non-fiction

Alchemy of herbs : transform everyday ingredients into foods & remedies that heal
Foret, Rosalee de la
Paper Book
Just as alchemists transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, with this book you can transform everyday herbs and spices into effective healing herbal remedies. Rosalee de la Forêt, a clinical herbalist, examines the history and modern-day use of 29 herbs, offering clinical studies to...

Adult Non-fiction

The beginner's guide to mushrooms : everything you need to know, from foraging to cultivating
Bunyard, Britt Allen
Paper Book
From foraging to cultivating, The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is a complete introduction to everything a mushroom enthusiast might want and definitely needs to know.

Adult Non-fiction


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