Washoe County Library System

"A family of ten rabbits teaches a hungry lion to eat carrot stew--so that he won't eat them!"--

"Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"--

"Petunia’s birthday is today, and she’s got everything a birthday girl needs: An excited smile. The perfect bow. A big party. Wait...where is the party?! It was just here a second ago! The balloons, streamers, and guests are all gone!! In a mad dash to find it, Petunia calls the best detective in town, Agent Lion. He runs through the halls, follows clues, and even takes a quick swim—but will Agent Lion find Petunia’s celebration in time?"--Amazon.com....

A mighty lion takes a reluctant reader on a journey through their imagination at the library. After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience and Fortitude, the two stone lions who guard the New York Public Library. Soon, he's magically whisked away from his cozy home in the Bronx, and the two mighty lions show him the wonder of the library. There, the inquisitive Latino boy discovers...

Warning readers who dare to open the book that there is a lion hiding inside, this surprising story helps them discover what is really lurking in the pages of this interactive adventure. Readers beware―there’s a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion already. First its bristly tail, then clashing claws, twitchy ears, fearsome fangs… and it’s lying in wait to turn any unsuspecting passerby into a child cheeseburger...

Patience and Fortitude emabark on a journey around New York City in search of their library's missing books. " Curious Patience and steadfast Fortitude wait every morning to greet visitors of the New York Public Library―and slip away every night to read in the Children's Center. But one day, Patience and Fortitude find the Children's Center empty! The two lions set out into the city to locate their missing books and encounter some literary landmarks...

Based on the Disney Jr. animated series for preschoolers! Kate goes on the adventure of a lifetime in Mimiloo as Little Kate Riding Hood! This leveled reader is a sweet interpretation of a classic story that emerging readers are sure to love.At head of title: Kate and Mim-Mim.When Little Kate Riding Hood travels through the woods to get to Grand-Mim's house, she must outsmart the sneaky lion who wants to steal her carrot cake.

"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...

From the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of Max the Brave comes an inspiring and adorable picture book about a pair of unlikely friends who face down a pack of bullies. In this timely and charming story about the importance of being true to yourself, mindfulness, and standing by your friends, we meet Leonard, a lion, and his best friend Marianne, a . . . duck. Leonard and Marianne have a happy life togethertalking, playing, writing poems,...

Invites the reader to see the sun, bright as a flower, a flower on a hill that looks like a lion, a lion that dreams of flowers as big as the sun, and more. "A sun. A flower. And a lion. With three visual motifs, three colors, and fewer than 200 words, renowned Caldecott Medal winner and #1 New York Times-bestseller Kevin Henkes cracks open the wide world and the youngest child’s endless imagination. This irresistible board book is a must-have...