Childrens

Bear and Wolf

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Bear and Wolf By Daniel Salmieri Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781592702381
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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - February 27th, 2018

The perfect book for a snowy day in January! Bear and Wolf meet while taking a walk out in the forest, enjoying the gentle solitude of the lonesome woods, the freshly falling snow, the sharp bite of the winter air. Each soon discovers that the quiet company of a friend makes a winter walk even more enjoyable! A lovely tale of friendship, fate, and the passing of time paired with gorgeous colored pencil illustrations.

Catherine


Something Great

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Something Great By Jeanette Bradley Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781646141715
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Published: Levine Querido - October 11th, 2022

If you thought it was impossible to have fun with a recycled milk carton and piece of string, think again! In this sweet story about friendship, imagination, and creativity, Quinn makes their own fun in their own way. Not everyone understands why Something Great is so great, but you certainly will by the end of this book!

Jane


A Great and Terrible Beauty

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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #1) By Libba Bray Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780385732314
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Published: Ember - March 22nd, 2005

A Great and Terrible Beauty earns its status as the start of one of the best YA trilogies of the last 20 years. Hands down, Libba Bray has created a world rich and vibrant, while managing to make characters that are recognizable and fresh at the same time. The scenery is lush, the dialogue crisp. For fans of the Gothic, portal fantasy, and complex femme characters, this is the ticket.

Jen


I Kissed Shara Wheeler

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I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel By Casey McQuiston Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250244451
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Published: Wednesday Books - May 3rd, 2022

There's simply no better way to start the year than alongside this snappy, prickly, hilarious cast with the mystery of a lifetime to uncover. So deliciously, mouth-wateringly good.

Cindy


My Strange Shrinking Family

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My Strange Shrinking Parents By Zeno Sworder Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781760762957
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Published: Thames & Hudson - January 10th, 2023

This is a strange, touching, beautiful fable about a boy whose immigrant parents literally, physically shrink with each sacrifice they make to their new country. One of those rare picture books which are sort of more for grownups than they are for children, although children can and should read them.

Piera


The Whispering Dark

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The Whispering Dark By Kelly Andrew Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781338809473
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Published: Scholastic Press - October 18th, 2022

Continuing the theme of reading creepy literature in winter time, this one is a promising Young Adult tale that follows a deaf student who's accepted into a prestigious academy that teaches students how to travel between parallel worlds. Ghostly partnerships, tales of sacrifice, love, and obsession, this is a story that you can't go wrong with.

Engel


Dealing with Dragons

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Dealing with Dragons: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One By Patricia C. Wrede Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780544541221
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Published: Clarion Books - September 15th, 2015

A childhood classic, I had just as much fun reading this book at 25 as I did at 8. Princess Cimorene, the daughter of a very proper king, runs away to live with a very powerful dragon, Kazul and in doing so turns every fairytale rule you know on its head. Perfect for precocious elementary schoolers who love reading and to be right, or adults who were once precocious elementary schoolers who loved reading and to be right. Princess Cimorene belongs in the same category as middle grade heroines like Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle and Ella of Frell from Ella Enchanted.

Katherine


Planet Life

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Planet Life: The Amazing History of Earth By Aina Bestard (Illustrator), Museu de Ciències Naturals in Barcelona Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9781734761870
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Published: Tra Publishing - March 1st, 2022

Come wander through this beautiful book where translucent overlays, paper flaps, and beguiling images reveal the history of our planet. What did the earth look like 300 million years ago? What was the earliest lifeform? How long did dinosaurs roam earth? When did our ancestors first appear? Inspired by an exhibit at the Museu de Ciencies Naturals in Barcelona, through art this book lets children and adults "see Earth as a delicately balanced system that is nonetheless constantly changing."

Robin


The Roar

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The Roar By Eoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Eoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9780571374342
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Published: Faber & Faber Children's - September 13th, 2022

All the animals try cheering up an angry tortoise, but they’re not going about it the right way (smelly old boots don’t help me either). A silly story that’s a lesson in empathy and handling negative emotions.  

Katie


A Velocity of Being

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A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader By Maria Popova (Editor), Claudia Bedrick (Editor) Cover Image
By Maria Popova (Editor), Claudia Bedrick (Editor)
$34.95
ISBN: 9781592702282
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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - December 31st, 2018

This is a powerhouse of a collection that will ignite or reaffirm your love for reading, literature, art and life. Personal and passionate letters addressed to the reader by various names ranging from Jane Goodall to Shonda Rhimes showcase how reading has shaped their lives and holds the power to shape yours. Paired with an illustration created by a celebrated artist, the writing and visuals are woven so perfectly together, you could land on any page and feel as though that is exactly where you were meant to be.

Jane


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