Frank Carlson Library

"Thirteen-year-old Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Gulf Coast hurricane makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills--and bravery--to the test"--Provided by publisher.

Complemented by a coloring poster, a Pete the Cat story based on the Amazon original series finds Pete and his friends planning a special surprise for a classmate whose mother cannot attend Parents' Day at school because of her military tour of duty.

Animals have fathers, too, just like you do! Animal fathers play with their children and love them, too. Find out about these little fathers and the children they look after in this new classic picture book.

Little fish Adri promises to remember his parents' words of wisdom about how to live his life, such as "Find your own way. You don't have to follow the crowd" and "Make wishes on the stars in the nighttime sky."

"This sweet and heartfelt picture book celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning"--

In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.

Llama Llama has lots of errands to run for Mama Llama, but gets distracted when he sees his friends around town all having fun.

In 1994, Fig looks back on her life and relates her experiences, from age six to nineteen, as she desperately tries to save her mother from schizophrenia while her own mental health and relationships deteriorate.

A cat tricks two dogs into trying to raise a bird to be a good dog, but the bird may get the last laugh.

Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her. "From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather-lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived...