DISPLAY: Burrow Buddies

Memoirs of a Hamster
By Devin Scillian
Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2013.

When a pet hamster is enticed by a cat to leave his cage, he soon realizes life is difficult outside the comforts of his cage.

Mrs. Mole, I'm Home!
By Jarvis
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.

Morris loses his glasses and decides to go home without them. But getting home when you can't see can be a little tricky.

No More Hitting for Little Hamster
By Bernette G. Ford
London : Boxer Books, 2011

Little Hamster has a bad habit of hitting his friends. Will he learn to use his hands for nice things?

Mole's Babies
By David Bedford
Great Britain : Egmont UK Limited, 2011

Mr. Mole tries all sorts of things to make his babies happy. He follows the lead of birds, ducks and bunnies before he realizes that he already gives his babies what they need.

Mole Had Everything
By Jamieson Odone
Maplewood, NJ : Blue Apple Books, 2012.

When Mole's friend tells him he'd be better off with more things, Mole starts collecting everything. As Mole acquires more and more things, he realizes he doesn't have time to do the things he loves.

The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit
By Emma Thompson
London : Frederick Warne, 2012

Peter Rabbit sneaks into Mr. McGregor's garden in the hopes of getting a nice lettuce snack. What he finds is even better: a picnic basket! When Peter crawls inside, he soon ends up on an adventure across the border.

Bunny's Big Surprise
By Phyllis Tildes
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2020.

When Bunny finds an egg, he can't seem to find the mother bird who lost it. What will he do when it hatches?

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
By Mo Willems
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2009.

Wilbur likes wearing clothes, but the other naked mole rats think he shouldn't. Can he convince the wise elder that wearing clothes is okay?

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Review: The Factory

The Factory By Catherine Egan New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2025. Fiction. 306 pages. Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle has been invited to join the Factory, a secretive research facility in the desert which ostensibly extracts renewable energy from the electromagnetic fields of its young recruits. But Asher soon realizes something sinister is going on. Kids are getting sick. The adults who run the Factory seem to be keeping secrets. And the extraction process is not only painful and exhausting, but existentially troubling. Asher makes a handful of new friends who help him with an investigation that turns into a resistance, which turns into...a cliffhanger! The Factory is a page-turning sci-fi with multidimensional characters, an intriguing plot, and refreshingly straight-forward writing. Egan weaves in detail about climate crises and social unrest, making the story's dystopian setting feel rich and plausible. With its sophisticated themes and accessible storytelling, I would recomm...

National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry

National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry Edited by J. Patrick Lewis National Geographic, 2012, 183 p. Poetry In this beautiful poetry collection, the National Children's Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis, has teamed up with the amazing photographers at National Geographic. The result is 200 poems about animals, all illustrated with stunning nature photography. The poems are well chosen and include rhyming, free verse, and shape poetry. Some of the poems are funny, many are contemplative and all are nicely typeset on top of the full color photographs. One of my favorites is a shape poem about flamingos, with a photograph of a flock of flamingos which seem to be standing the the shape of a flamingo (how did they do that?). Lewis ends the collection with a brief but interesting section about writing animal poetry. This selection is sure to turn any animal lover into a poetry lover.

Review: A Game of Noctis

A Game of Noctis By Deva Fagan New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. Fiction. 310 pages. On the island of Dantessa, social standings and wealth are determined by your place in the Great Game. If you keep on winning, you can reap treasures, power, and security for yourself and your family; but if you lose too many games, you'll be exiled to Pawn Island and a life of servitude. That's what happens to 12-year-old Pia's grandfather. Due to poor vision, he struggles to see the games, but also can't afford new eyeglasses without winning. When his score falls to zero, he is sent away. Desperate to bring him back, Pia joins a ragtag group of misfits to form a team for the annual game of Noctis. The game requires contestants to perform dangerous challenges in front of a live audience, and no one outside the wealthy Diamond District has ever won. Each member of Pia's team, the Seafoxes, has their own reason to compete, but if they're going to win they'll h...

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