Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
It’s Only Natural: Beavers stay busy preparing for winter
Note: This article was originally published in the Nov. 11, 2011, issue of the Press. A beaver eats a poplar leaf: Poplar or…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 11/20/15
New for Children Old Wolf by Avi Hunting—the predator, and its prey—is at the heart of this suspenseful novel from Newbery Medalist Avi with…
Reflections: Defending Bronson Alcott
Since June I have been listening to people berate transcendentalist Bronson Alcott. Visitors to the Fruitlands farmhouse, where the Alcotts lived for seven months…
Reflections: ‘A beautiful pair’ … Remembering the Great Elms barn and house
I’ve been passing by her for years. She’s shy, kind of a wallflower. I can picture her in her earlier years as a willowy…
It’s Only Natural: Halloween Species
The month of October culminates with images of pumpkins, witches, and goblins. Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, is the beginning of the Christian religious…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 10/23/15
New for Children The Thickety: The Whispering Trees by J. A. White After Kara Westfall’s village turns on her for practicing witchcraft, she and…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 10/9/15
New for Children Firstborn by Tor Seidler Blue Boy, the alpha male of his pack, is the largest wolf many have ever seen, and…
It’s Only Natural: Moose love is in the air
Note: This article was originally published in the September 24, 2010, issue of the Press. Autumn is not commonly associated with the breeding…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 9/25/15
New for Children Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley Fans of “Big Fish,” “Peter Pan,” and Roald Dahl will fall in love with “Circus Mirandus,”…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 9/11/15
New for Children The Impossibly True Story of Tricky Vic—The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower by Greg Pizzoli In the early 1900s, Robert…
