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Our Suggestions - Fantasy
Babies
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Picture Books |
Early Readers
If you like to be whisked away to magical realms or futuristic societies there is sure to be a new title here for you.
Two girls + two worlds = another magical novel by Charles De Lint. When 14-year-old T.J. and her family move to the Newford suburbs, T.J. is lonely, depressed and furious…until she makes a new friend. Meet Elizabeth, a teenage runaway trying to find her way in the world, who happens to be a “Little,” standing just 6 inches tall and living in the walls of T.J.’s house. The story of two girls learning whom to trust and whom to keep at a distance, and how to rely on their instincts to find kindred spirits.
After his parents go missing, Henry York is sent to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins. One night, after hearing strange noises, he wakes to see that two knobs have broken through the wall, and one of them is slowly turning… Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers 99 cupboards of all different sizes, and all of them are portals to other world. How is this possible and could it have anything to do with his parents?
Another grand adventure beautifully written by the great Cornelia Funke. Igraine’s only birthday wish for her 12th birthday is to become a knight. It doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, until a boy shows up with a nefarious plan to capture Pimpernel Castle and steal her mom and dad’s magic books. Her parents misspeak a spell and accidentally turn themselves into pigs, so it’s up to Igraine to save the day – and the books.
I was squealing with delight when I found out that China Mieville was coming out with a children’s book. This excitement is what prompts me to say corny things like “Un Lun Dun is un-believably good.” But is it unbelievably good! Un Lun Dun is London through the looking glass, it is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book. When 12-year-old Zanna finds the secret entrance to the city, it looks like the prophecy has come true. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong. |
