Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Reading Challenge: A Book in Translation
2024 Reading Challenge: Book in translation or by an author from outside the United States
Book Picks: March 2023
2024 Reading Challenge: Book in translation or by an author from outside the United States
Book Picks: March 2023
Description
"In 1981, a young father and son set out on a road trip across Argentina, devastated by the mysterious death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travels to her family home near Iguazú Falls, where they must confront the horrific legacy she has bequeathed. For the woman they are grieving came from a family like no other--a centuries-old secret society called the Order that pursues eternal life through ghastly rituals....
4) Flashlight
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this story without words, a boy explores the woods after dark with a flashlight.
5) First snow
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family of young rabbits goes into a meadow at night to explore and play in winter's first snow.
10) Moon dreams
Author
Publisher
Templar Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Luna, who loves to look at the moon, wonders where it goes during the day.
11) Polar bear night
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den.
12) Dusk
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Boy with dog and grandfather with beard watch holiday lights turn on in the city"--
13) The moon jumpers
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2012, c1959
Language
English
Description
Features simple text that describes a cool, moonlit night and a group of children who meet outside to dance in the grass and play tag while the wind blows gently around them.
14) Little Night
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, Little Night, to get ready for bed.
15) The night world
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night. There they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here.".
17) No go sleep!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A baby does not want to go to sleep, even as everything else around her wishes her a good night.
Author
Series
Sheldon Horowitz novels volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After witnessing a murder in Olso, elderly former Marine sniper and watch repairman, Sheldon Horrowitz, flees to safety with the newly orphaned son of the victim and becomes haunted by memories of his own son who died in Vietnam.
19) Goodnight bear
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books, a division of Bonnier Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As the moon shines brightly, baby animals are encouraged to go to sleep.
20) Night repair
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When a group of Scrapadactyls launch a nighttime attack, the Dinotrux must shed some light on the situation and fix their friends.
Interlibrary Loan Request
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Des Moines Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? If the item was published recently, submit a purchase suggestion. Submit Request