Washoe County Library System

In the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature Thorne Rooms, the Thorne Rooms key and a mysterious set of rings lead Ruthie and Jack to new historical eras and a woman who went missing as a young girl.

"The town of Newtonburg has been invaded by all sorts of creepy-crawlies from mosquitoes to bees to ants and more! What's worse is that they are all mysteriously swarming toward Dr. Bunsen's house when the kids get shrunk down to the size of insects"--

"The world treats Twinky like a dinky dog. The only problem is that Twinky doesn't feel dinky. What can a little dog do to prove the age-old adage that size doesn't matter?"--

For a teeny-tiny dog seeking a home in a daunting world, big hopes and a bit of ingenuity go a long way.Itty Bitty is a very, very tiny dog. But when he finds an enormous bone, he goes straight to work, gnawing out doors and windows and hollowing out the entire inside. When his work is done, however, his cavernous house still feels incomplete. Where can he find some itty-bitty things that will make this bone a home? Everyone from dollhouse lovers...

The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.

"Time to play outside! It’s easy for a young boy to feel small in a world that is made up of big, big things. But when he takes a closer look, he discovers that he is big, too. His dog is smaller than he is, and his cat is smaller than his dog. And the teeny-tiny ant crawling through the grass? Even smaller! I’m Not Small will spark family and classroom conversations about the concepts of size and size comparisons, about growing up, about feeling...

"La gran ciudad representa muchos nuevos retos y experiencias para el pequeño Elliot, el elefantito de lunares de colores. Pero nuestro amigo está a punto de descubrir que las sorpresas más dulces de la vida vienen en envase muy pequeño,"--flap of dust jacket. Elliot the little elephant has a hard time with a lot of things in the city he loves until he meets Mouse, who is even smaller--and hungrier.

Jaiceon's wish to be bigger starts out as a grand adventure of fantastical grown-up fun, but as he grows, the situation grows out of control along with him, and he starts to wonder if being small was not so bad after all. "Jaiceon wishes he was big―bigger than his whole family, bigger than everyone! If he were big, he could reach the cookies on the counter, or make his own sandwich. He could stay up really late, swim with sharks, and even be best...

"When his feathered friend gets into a scary situation and the other lions are too big to help, Little Lion faces his fears and discovers that maybe he is a little bit brave after all!"-- "From the illustrator of Bob Dylan’s If Not for You comes a wildly cute, encouraging picture book about a lovable lion who learns to be brave and that you’re never too small to make a difference. Lions are BIG and they’re BRAVE, we all know that. But not...

Born to a death sentence in a near-future America, rebellious sisters herald a revolutionif they can survive.Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the Rule of One simply by existing. The single-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texass Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common.But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates...