Washoe County Library System

"For a tiny mouse, a sneaker can be a bed and a few crumbs can be a meal"-- The illustrator of the best-selling Biscuit books has created an adorable mouse who inhabits a Borrowers-like world. To a tiny creature like Squeak, a sneaker can become a bed, a toy can become a vehicle, and a few crumbs can become a meal. Readers will be fascinated by the contrast in scale between the giant human world (inhabited by two unsuspecting children) and the diminutive...

From the Publisher: Anyone who's 50 or older should have this intelligently conceived, wonderfully illustrated, room-by-room guide. With advice on everything from creating multilevel countertops to installing grab bars in the bathroom, it explains how to make your beloved house safe, easy to navigate, and conducive to independent living, as you or your parents get older. Three sections help you plan for any necessary remodeling, present makeover...

The definitive field guide to creating simple, beautiful interiors from the team behind the inspirational home site Remodelista.com. Learn how to achieve this thoughtful aesthetic with lessons from personality-filled houses, as well as a close look at standout kitchens and baths. You will also find easy ingenious DIY and storage ideas, editors' picks of the 100 most enduring (and attractive) household objects, and a primer on the ins and outs of...

Purple Little Bird leaves his almost-perfect purple home in search of a better place, but although Brown Bear, Yellow Camel, and others live in very nice places, none is quite right for him.

Offers insulating and weatherizing advice from choosing the best insulation materials and improving window performance to planning energy conserving upgrades and sealing air leaks in an attic.

It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn's and Maggie's...

With humor and a dose of reality, Paige Rien gives readers actionable steps to adapt and make their homes work for them, imploring them to ignore outside influences and look inward for inspiration. Readers are asked to think about what makes them unique, not what style they prefer, making their lives and experiences the central focus in composing a very personal, very functional home. As opposed to traditional design books that are often a catalog...