FOR RELEASE  July 12, 2009

 

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was given by Sid and Selena Strebeck in memory of Haevyn Baisley.  One of those truly rare books that can be enjoyed equally by a child and a grown-up, this classic story is about a boy who gets sent to bed without supper but finds a forest growing in his room filled with wild things who somehow manage to be scary-looking without ever really being scary.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle was given by Sid and Selena Strebeck in memory of Haevyn Baisley. Filled with vibrant and luminous artwork, this book teaches the life cycle of a butterfly, counting to five, the days of the week, and different types of food as a caterpillar munches his way through the journey from cocoon to butterfly.

They Have Killed Papa Dead! The Road to Ford’s Theatre, Abraham Lincoln’s Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance by Anthony Pitch revisits one of the most tragic moments in the American experience, based on contemporary documents that offer eyewitness clarity.

Promises in Death by J.D. Robb takes us to New York City in 2060 where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces down a cop killer who returns the slain officer’s gun and badge along with a note that Eve will be next.

Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love by Myron Uhlberg tells the heart-tugging and hilarious story of a young boy growing up in a silent apartment in Brooklyn, a world that he found unaccountably beautiful even as he longed to escape it.

The Samaritan’s Secret: An Omar Yussef Mystery by Matt Rees begins as the body of a young man is discovered, an ancient sacred scroll is missing, and hundreds of millions of dollars of government money has been stolen.