Kids 5/22

Escargot

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Escargot By Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Escargot (Hardcover)

By Dashka Slater, Sydney Hanson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374302818
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 11th, 2017

Escargot is the sweetest, fiercest, fastest, most beautiful French snail you'll ever meet. A charming interactive story and an opportunity to read in your best French accent - if the snail wasn't already your favorite animal, it soon will be.

Katie

The Lady & the Unicorn

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The Lady and the Unicorn By Béatrice Fontanel, Vanessa Hié (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Lady and the Unicorn (Hardcover)

By Béatrice Fontanel, Vanessa Hié (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781648961236
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Published: Princeton Architectural Press - March 15th, 2022

Inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, this is a phenomenally illustrated AND educational book about art history, magic, and all of the qualities that makes a good fairytale. The back matter is amazingly detailed and a fun read for future artists or art historians!

Engel

A Perfect Fit

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A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion By Mara Rockliff, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion (Hardcover)

By Mara Rockliff, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358125433
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Published: Clarion Books - April 12th, 2022

It's easy to forget sometimes that there was a real person behind a name. Thankfully, there are picture books like this one to tell the stories of amazing people who struggled and persevered like Lena Bryant. An absolute beauty of a book that is a perfect fit for the subject matter, with such a great message for those of us who always feel like we're sewing without a pattern.
Stacey
 

The Girl Who Fell Beneath

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Hardcover)

By Axie Oh
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250780867
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - February 22nd, 2022

 

A breathtakingly beautiful retelling of a classic Korean legend. Mina travels to the underworld to save her people and take charge of her own fate, resulting in a tale of love and mystery and adventure. Combine the quiet friendships and wonder of Spirited Away with the longing of Hadestown and you'll get this book.

Katherine

Alone

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Alone (Paperback)

By Megan E. Freeman
$8.99
ISBN: 9781534467576
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Published: Aladdin - May 3rd, 2022

 

Alone is a middle grade novel in verse that follows the story of Maddie and her Rottweiler George as they settle into the aftermath of a surprise evacuation of their small town. Abandoned and entirely alone, Maddie and George have to figure out creative ways to survive, though they quickly find out that the hardest part about this is not fighting off packs of wild animals, but rather the bone-deep loneliness of total isolation from the rest of the world. Perfect for any kiddos and adults who enjoy a gripping story and a plotline that is superbly unexpected.

Cindy

The Capybaras

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The Capybaras (Hardcover)

By Alfredo Soderguit, Alfredo Soderguit (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781771647823
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Published: Greystone Kids - April 13th, 2021

 

Full of hilariously expressive illustrations and charmingly understated narration, THE CAPYBARAS is a fun, beautiful story about how we all have more in common than we think, and building communities across differences makes everybody stronger.            

Piera

My Dearest Darkest

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My Dearest Darkest (Paperback)

By Kayla Cottingham
$10.99
ISBN: 9781728236414
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Published: Sourcebooks Fire - March 29th, 2022

 

This is a YA sapphic horror novel that asks the question: What would you give to achieve your deepest wishes? It's an atmospheric, creepy novel that at the same time manages to have sweet romance and funny moments. Read it for a marriage of Jennifer's Body and The Craft or give it to the horror-loving teen in your life.

April

The Penderwicks

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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy By Jeanne Birdsall Cover Image

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (Paperback)

By Jeanne Birdsall
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440420477
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Published: Yearling - March 13th, 2007

 

A perfect summer read for any middle-grade reader with sisters! I read this book when it first came out, and it is part of what jumpstarted my love for reading. The story follows four sisters' adventures over their summer vacation at a family estate. It has been fifteen years since I first read it along with my sisters, and we still make reference to it, specifically the M.O.P.S. (Meeting of the Penderwick Sisters) and M.O.O.P.S. (Meeting of the Older Penderwick Sisters) of which we created our own variation.

Morgan
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