Summer Reading Lists: Bubbles

All throughout the Summer, we will be highlighting books that are inspired by our Summer at Your Library performers! This week we are featuring books about bubbles! 

If you haven't made it to a show yet, check our calendar for times and locations of the rest of the Wild Child Adventure bubble shows.

(Click on the book covers below to view them in our catalog and place a hold on them. Additionally, click on the arrow to make the book list bigger).

Not quite what you're looking for? Search our catalog for more options.

Win it Wednesday: Elmore and Pinky

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

Elmore and Pinky by Holly Hobbie 

Elmore the porcupine feels warm and comfortable in his neighborhood, and has many friends. But lately he has been feeling that he is missing someone, someone who will always be there -- a best friend. Then Elmore meets Pinky, a skunk who has a similar problem. Likely companions for Pinky are deterred because...well, he stinks! As the two commiserate and spend time together, they accept each other's shortcomings and develop what each of them wants most: a real friendship with a best friend.

Fill out this form for a chance to win our next Win it Wednesday! 

Win it Wednesday: A Possibility of Whales

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

A Possibility of Whales  by Karen Rivers 

Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility that she’ll see whales on the beach near her new home, that the boy she just met will be her new best friend, that the photographers chasing her actor father won’t force Nat and her dad to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses and loves Nat—and is waiting for Nat to find her.

The thing is, Nat doesn’t even know who her mother is. She left Nat as a baby, and Nat’s dad refuses to talk about it. Nat knows she shouldn’t need a mom, but she still feels like something is missing.

In this heartfelt story about family, friendship, and growing up, Nat’s questions lead her on a journey of self-discovery that will change her life forever.

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1st Chapter Saturdays: A Small Zombie Problem

Join Miss Teresa as she recommends a middle grade book and reads the first chapter.  This month's book is A Small Zombie Problem by K. G. Campbell.

Book Recommendations: Middle School Pride Reads

To celebrate Pride Month, Miss Tiffany recommends these Middle School reads. Request them online!

The Insiders by Mark Oshiro

The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Blake

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

The Best at It by Maulik Pacnholy

Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker

A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner

Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

Drew Leclair Gets a Clue by Katryn Bury

Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper

Rainbow Revolutionaries by Sarah Prager

Win it Wednesday: The Runaway Princess

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski

Robin? Robin? Robin?! Where are you?

She couldn't have gone far. . . .

Princesses don't run away to have their own adventures. Right?

Princesses stay quietly and obediently at home. They would never want mermaids and swamps and pirates and getting kidnapped to be a part of their lives.

Not this princess!

Adventures await when Robin (bored of princess-ing all the time) embarks on the best adventure of her life--meeting friends along the way as she travels through the magical landscape of her country. But her parents aren't so pleased--and they're coming to find her and bring her back to the castle, no matter how she feels about it!

Congratulations Payton B., you are our Win it Wednesday winner! 

Win it Wednesday: This Is Not That Kind Of Book

Every Wednesday we will give away a new book. For a chance to win, just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and you'll be entered into a drawing. The drawing will run from Wednesday through 11:59 PM Sunday. Winners will be announced on Mondays. (Note: you must be a Fresno County resident to be eligible for Win it Wednesdays.)

This Is Not That Kind Of Book  by Christopher Healy 

This clever alphabet book... Wait, that's not right. This original fairy tale... Nope. Mystery? Joke book? Superhero story? Pirate adventure? This delightful mash-up features every kind of character found in the picture-book universe--all in one book. Just when the reader is convinced the story is going in one direction, it spins off in another!

Congratulations Madison R., you are our Win it Wednesday winner!