HPL Kids

When I walked into the picture book room last week, I noticed a delightful new story on display.  It features my favorite webslinging superhero, and it's all about his tour across the continent of Europe.  Usually, I'm not a huge fan of movie tie-in books, but this one is a winner.  After you read it (and love it), you'll probably want to read a similar story.  I suggest the Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat series by Russell Punter.  Each book focuses on a cat's adventure in a major European city.

Spider-Man: Swings Through Europe by Calliope Glass
E  SUP  NEW BOOK
Full of vibrant and hilarious original art, this picture book shows off the various European locations seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home, and is told from Peter Parker's unique point of view.   Whether he's riding in a gondola through the Venice canals or breaking out all his best moves to get a reaction from the Queen's Guard in London, Spider-Man is determined to have the best vacation ever.

Meet a pair of animal astronauts.  Wait . . . they're Russian.  Make that cosmonauts.

Dogs in Space by Vix Southgate
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"Readers learn the amazing story of how two street dogs—brown-spotted Strelka and fluffy white Belka—become unlikely space pioneers. The two pooches, plucked from the alleys of Moscow, survive training and a nail-biter of a launch to orbit the Earth before arriving back on the ground as tail-wagging global celebrities. Deppe’s charmingly gonzo illustrations of smiling, bug-eyed dogs cleverly incorporate references to ’80s-era sci-fi graphics and Russian Constructivist design, while Southgate’s larky imagined telling of a key scientific milestone balances an engaging plot, useful details, and an inspiring message: 'If two little dogs from the streets of Moscow can make history, then perhaps you can too!' Back matter includes timelines of animal launches and the Space Race." [from Publishers Weekly review]