NLS Operations Alert
No. 22-100
DATE : October 11, 2022
TO : Network Libraries
FROM : Alice O’Reilly, Chief, Collections Division
SUBJECT : FY23 print/braille titles
We are excited to announce fifty titles selected by the Print/Braille Advisory Group that NLS will produce in print/braille during FY23.
The advisory group’s enthusiasm, expertise, and dedication to our youngest patrons made this year’s list the best yet! The Collection Development
Section would like to thank the following network librarians who served on the advisory group: Erin Groth (WA1A), Kayleigh Matheson (TX1A), Meghan McCormack (MO1A), LaShawn Miles (MD1A), and Carolyn Reese (PA2A).
This year’s print/braille list features Spanish/bilingual books, easy readers in comic book format, and tactile graphics.
English Titles
Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum
Big Truck, Little Island by Chris Van Dusen
Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder
Chester van Chime Who Forgot to Rhyme by Avery Monsen
Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds
Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho
Fish and Sun by Sergio Ruzzier
Go, Otto, Go! The Adventures of Otto by David Milgrim *
Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
How to Catch a Witch by Alice Walstead
I Am Golden by Eva Chen
I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner
Island Born
by Junot Diìaz
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
Leaping Laddoo by Harshita Jerath
Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest by Phoebe Wahl
Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld
My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf
My Two Border Towns by David Bowles
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Night before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing
Our Planet! There’s No Place like Earth by Stacy McAnulty
Passover Guest
by Susan Kusel
P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar
Poo-Dunit? A Forest Floor Mystery by Katelyn Aronson
Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson
Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster by Manka Kasha
Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani *
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge by Rauìl the Third
Watercress by Andrea Wang
Welcome to the Cypher by Khodi Dill
Zip, Zoom! Ty’s Travels by Kelly Starling Lyons
* Includes tactile graphics
Spanish/Bilingual Titles
Alma y Cómo Obtuvo Su Nombre by Juana Martinz-Neal
Areli Es una Dreamer by Areli Morales
Conejito Andarín by Margaret Wise Brown
De Aquí Como el Coquí by Nomar Perez
Gustavo: El Fantasmita Tímido by Flavia Z. Drago
María Had a Little Llama by Angela Dominguez
Mis Dos Pueblos Fronterizos by David Bowles
Mi Papi Tiene una Moto by Isabel Quintero
My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders by Reneì Colato Laiìnez
Nosotros Means Us: Un Cuento Bilingüe by Paloma Valdivia
Pasando Páginas: La Historia de Mi Vida by Sonia Sotomayor
Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale by Derek Taylor Kent
Pulpo Guisado by Eric Velasquez
Si Le Das un Pastilito a un Gato by Laura Numeroff
That Girl on TV Could Be Me! The Journey of a Latina News Anchor by Leticia
Ordaz
¿Te Gusta Mi Bicicleta? by Norm Feuti
For more information, please contact:
Alice O’Reilly
Chief, Collections Division