Check out our "What's New in Children's Podcast!" Featuring Children's Services Director, Rose Hopkins-LaRocco, Children's Services Librarian, Margaret Stec, and Technical Services Assistant, Louise Graff. We chat about new books and since Margaret and Louise are retiring we learn about their experiences at the La Grange Park Public Library and their plans for the future.

Special thanks to Catie Synowicz, IT Librarian, for her help in recording this podcast and to Blaine Teppema for editing.

See below for a list of the books discussed and link to our catalog so you can check them out for yourself.

Another Word for Neighbor: A Gentle Tale of Friendship for Kids by Angela Pham Krans, ill. Thai My Phuong

Nightsong by Sally Soweol Han

The Treasure of the Dinosaurs by Alicia Acosta, ill. Mónica Carretero

Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, ill. Cátia Chien

The Polar Bear and the Ballerina by Eric Velásquez

My Dog Laughs by Rachel Isadora

Thank You, Rain by Dan McCauley, ill. Jo Loring-Fisher

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive by Leslie Barnard Booth, ill. Alexandra Finkeldey

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Big Enough by Regina Linke

The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess, ill. Sirin Thada

The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan

Finding the Way to Faraway Valley by Cecilia Heikkilä

Words Apart by Aimee Lucido, ill. Phillippa Corcutt & Rachael Corcutt

The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

Fooled by Susan Haas & Lexi Haas

Choir Grrrl by Ashley Granillo

Visit our catalog to see if these titles are available or to place holds:https://lps.swanlibraries.net/?browseCategory=lps_new_and_on_shelf