Washoe County Library System

A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--

While riding her toy giraffe from her apartment to a city park and back, a girl's fantasies transport her to a land of giants, dragons, and magicians.

Though he is used to the city streets, Barney's horse becomes frightened of the noisy new overhead trains.

When the weather turned cold and snowy, the alley cat Moe McTooth was glad to become an apartment cat, until the return of spring made him long for the outdoors.

The catawampus cat walks with a slant. And his skewed point of view has everyone in town looking at everything with fresh eyes. Even Bushy Brows Billiam who never notices anything, including what time class is over, spots the catawampus cat, and now he’s a star student! And when the town librarian sees the catawampus cat, she pulls the “wrong” book from the shelf, sending her into a life of adventure. The catawampus cat is in town and everything...

Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and nurtures a small neglected pine tree, making them the best on the street.

At the same moment that Jodie's baby brother takes his first step, a city's worth of moments unfold.

"Boy with dog and grandfather with beard watch holiday lights turn on in the city"--

Abigail, Ralphie, and the other citizens of Lumberville struggle to endure a week-long heat wave.