Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Social scientist Bren̐Μe Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives -- experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. Now Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe...

"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.

A young lemming is haunted by doubts about the purpose of the great march westward to the sea.

In the Kingdom of Ayortha, Aza, an unattractive woman with a magical voice, learns to balance her appearance with her talent, meanwhile, her singing attracts both Prince Ijori, who cannot resist it, and Queen Ivi, who plots to use it to benefit herself.

Mouse struggles to find the right way to express his anger, modeling the behavior of Hare, Bear, Hedgehog, and Bobcat, only to discover that his own way may be the best way of all.

Franny believes that nothing in the world compares to being a mad scientist and she's absolutely convinced that, if given the opportunity, every kid in her class would feel the same way. So Franny makes it her mission to bring out her classmates inner mad scientist.

A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.

"Worms don't take good family photos, do they? Find out in this hilarious picture book from a Caldecott Honor illustrator and debut author about a young worm who comes to appreciate her very unusual family for who they are."--Provided by publisher.

A "dreamer maximus" describes the many ways one can dream, and the importance of being a happy dreamer.

Leo is a lop-eared rabbit in a colony of bunnies whose ears stand up, and he is hurt by the teasing of the other rabbits--until a possum teaches him about individuality.