Paige Bentley-Flannery

Merci Suárez Plays It Cool Written by Meg Medina Are you ready for middle school? Friendships are always changing, especially for Merci. Summer has been busy helping out with the twins and spending time with the rest of her family. It’s been forever since she’s seen her friends and now eighth grade is starting. When […]

Big and Small and In-Between Written by Carter Higgins Illustrated by Daniel Miyares What do you see up, down and around you? Enjoy an interactive picture book filled with imaginative surprises about the size of experiences. Turn the page and picture the sun, a mess, a blue sky, a donut and an elephant tea party. […]

I Like the Snow by Sarah Nelson, illustrated by Rachel Oldfield Are you ready to make a snowman? And what is snow anyway? From the first winter flurries to catching snowflakes on your tongue and making snow angels, Nelson’s rhyming words take the reader on a snowy adventure. Whether you are playing in the snow or cozy […]

Twins by Varian Johnson illustrated by Shannon Wright Twins Maureen and Francine Carter are best friends. They do everything together! They have the same friends and work on all of their school projects together. Right before 6th grade, things quickly change. Francine decides she wants to be called Fran, wear fashionable clothes and join the […]

Ice! Poems About Polar Life by Douglas Florian What animals live in the polar region? Discover the Arctic through a selection of animal poems and interesting facts. What is a Ptarmigan? Does it live in the Arctic? And why is everyone eating krill? Get ready to yell out rhyming words, howl like a gray wolf […]

Mistletoe: A Christmas Story by Tad Hills Are you ready for winter? Snow is falling all around and it’s starting to feel like Christmas. Mistletoe is ready for a walk with her friend Norwell. But Norwell thinks it’s too cold outside for an elephant. Instead, he enjoys time by the toasty fire. How will she […]

Who Am I?: A Peek-Through-Pages Book of Endangered Animals by Tim Flach Guess what animal is on each page? Through beautiful photographs and fun clues, readers learn about one-dozen endangered species. The engaging combination of animal portraits, photographs of the environment and riddles is both fun and informative! Peek and guess — “I spend nearly […]

Bookshelf: Recommended by Paige Bentley-Flannery Community Librarian at Deschutes Public Library Croc & Turtle Snow Fun! by Mike Wohnoutka Are you ready for snow? Best friends, Croc and Turtle are back in a snow adventure- “woooooooshhh!” They make a list of all the winter things they want to do together. Croc is ready, but Turtle […]

The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Be the King of Kindergarten and surround your day with shapes, the alphabet and new stories. Barnes’s latest picture book depicts a young boy’s first day of kindergarten.  He is the King of Kindergarten from the moment he wakes up to his full day […]