Brightstory 2023 Book Fair Catalog

TODDLER

ROAR: A BOOK OF ANIMAL SOUNDS

Katerina Kerouli

These are gaping mawsthe likes of which you've never seen! With some of the biggest mouths in lift-the-flap history, get up close and personal with five wild new friends. (Natural World)

$17 99 Hardcover with Flaps

ALL BETTER, BABY Sarah Gillingham

With lift-the-flaps, sliders, and pull out pieces, toddlers can learn to take care of baby's boo-boos ? and be better prepared for their own (Practical Life)

$12.99 Board Book

GRAB YOURPILLOW, ARMADILLO Haily Meyers

Make bedtime a romp with these sweet rhyming goodnight phrases that will encourage little onesto get to sleep

$14 99 Hardcover with flaps

HELLO WORLD, GARDEN TIME

Jill McDonald

Plant the seed in your little gardener with this simple intro to how food grows and endsup on our table (Environment)

$7 99 Board Book

SUNRISE DANCE & MOONLIGHT PRANCE

Serena Allen

Sweet rhymes about animals' daytime and nighttime activities, with spin wheels, sliders, and pull-outs that will keep kids coming back again and again (Natural World) $12.99 each, Board Book

Miguel Ordonez

Shape by shape, page by page, different animals and foodsare built, encouraging kids to guess at the next and laugh when they're all rearranged With subtle visual humor that parents will appreciate (Logic) $9.99 each, Board Book

EVERYBODYIN THE RED BRICK BUILDING - Anne Wynter

With glorious sound effects to read aloud, watch as everybody in the red brick building is awakened in the night...and then, one by one, soothed back to sleep (Community)

$17 99 Hardcover

NEW! A BEAR, A BEE, AND A HONEYTREE

Daniel Bernstrom

A hungry, bumbling bear learns just what happens when you messwith the hive Will he get his sweet reward? (Natural Consequences) $18.99 Hardcover

NEW! FIRE CHIEF FRAN - Linda Ashman

When the bellsring ? CLANG! ? Fire Chief Fran and her team have to move FAST! Whether rescuing a stuck puppy, fighting a brushfire, or cleaning up after a storm, the crew at the fire station is always ready to drop what they're doing to help. (Community)

$17 99 Hardcover

TELL SOMEONE - Debra Shumaker

When our kids are proud, angry, lonely, happy, or hurt, teaching them to share their feelings with someone else is a way to validate emotions and create both safety and a sense of belonging (Relationships)

$17.99 Hardcover

BUILDING

- Henry Cole

"Building, building That is what beaversdo best " With spectacularly detailed pencil drawings, Cole highlights the heart and remarkable industry of the beaver and their magnificent impact on their habitat (Natural World)

$17.99 Hardcover

PRIMARY

TOP PICK!

COMPARROTIVES& LLAMAPHONES

Janik Coat

This droll parrot and llama are hilarious guides through comparative adjectives (silly sillier!) and homophones(see/sea) in these oversize, heavy-duty board books with texture and wit. (Literacy)

$15.99 and 16.99, Board Books

YES! NO!

Megan Madison

In the latest installment from this series about first conversations, kids share how to be the boss of our own bodies and how to respect others' preferences for theirs (Consent)

$8.99 Board Book

HOW TO READ A STORY

Kate Messner

On their face, the lessonshere might seem like no-brainers, but the foundation they build will set kids up for a lifetime of happy reading, on their own or with a buddy. (Literacy)

$16.99 Hardcover

NEW! SKATERCIELO

Rachel Katstaller

A modern take on the classic "get back up and try again" lesson. Cielo practically lives on her skateboard, but when she can't seem to master the new bowl at the park, she wonders if maybe she should just give it up altogether. (Perseverance)

$18 99 Hardcover

make'em giggle

BOOKSTHAT DRIVE KIDSCRAZY

Beck Stanton

Nothing makes kids happier than correcting parents and the mistakes you'll be making with these two gems will have them thinking you've lost your marbles altogether. (Language, Logic)

$16 99 each, Hardcovers

BATHE THECAT - Alice B. McGlinty

An absurd comedy of errors and miscommunicationsoccurs when these two dads frantically try to prep the house for grandma's visit Kids will roll with laughter as Sarah tries to feed the floor and Bobby sweeps the baby (Family Fun, Practical Life)

$17.99 Hardcover

POOPSIEGETSLOST

Hannah E Harrison

When Poopsie gets goaded (by the narrator, no less)into leaving her cushy life of leisure for adventure in the wild, we find out what this pampered feline is really made of (Grit)

$18.99 Hardcover

PIERRE & PAUL: DRAGON!

Caroline Adderson

In a rare French/English dual-language story, the fearless Pierre and Paul defeat a fire-breathing dragon, navigate a poisonous swamp and sail the violent seas in search of treasure, all while taking out the garbage. (Imagination, Language)

$16 95 Hardcover

PRIMARY

HOW DID THAT GET IN MYLUNCHBOX?

Chris Butterworth

Kids will be surprised to see all the stepsthat go into producing our favorite lunch foods From growing wheat to baking bread to picking cocoa podsto melt into chocolate bars, there are a lot of people working hard to get food into our hands. (Food)

$7.99 Paperback

IF THE WORLD WERE 100 PEOPLE

Jackie McCann

If there were only 100 people on Earth, how many do you think would speak Japanese? Have electricity? Have red hair? Guaranteed some of these numbers will surprise you! (Our World)

$18 99 Hardcover

FASTEST WOMAN ON EARTH

Francesca Cavallo

Told in simple language, the story of Tatyana McFadden rising from a Russian orphanage to the gold medal podium at the Paralympics encourages kids to pursue their dreams and do things their own way. (Adversity, Determination)

$18 99 Hardcover

BOOK OF DINOSAURS

Gabrielle Balkan

This oversized resource with textured skeletons and illustrations will have budding paleontologists guessing at which dino had the sharpest eyes, the biggest belly, the most horns and many more Hint: theyr're not alwayswhat you think! (Natural History)

$19.95 Hardcover

NEW! THE STORYORCHESTRA:

I CAN PLAY

Jessica Tickle

With a built-in keyboard, beautiful illustrations, and eight classical songs to learn from greats like Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, this hands-on book will delight budding musicians Bonus points if you play the original piece for them first! (Music) $24.99 Hardcover

DOGGO AND PUPPER

Katherine Applegate

Doggo is old and comfortable in his ways, but Pupper is about to shake life up! (Patience, Friendship) $9.99 each, Hardcover

GERALDINE PU SERIES- Maggie Chang

Geraldine Pu is a girl working hard to figure out just who she is and what she likes A thoughtful introduction to graphic novels ? and TaiwaneseAmerican culture ? aspart of the "Ready to Read, Graphics" series. (Individuality, Heritage) $6.99 each, Paperback, Graphic Novel

NEW! OURFRIEND HEDGEHOG: A PLACE TO CALL HOME & THE STORY OF US- Lauren Castillo

The latest snowy Hedgehog tale is perfect for curling up with. When Hedgehog discovers a community of fellow hedgehogs preparing to hibernate, will she decide to leave her friends for the winter and miss all the fun of snowball fights and snowhogs? (Friendship) $16.99 & $17.99, Hardcover

NEW!

Mac Barnett

For gross-out humor, gnarly illustrations, fun foodie rhymes, and a payoff kids will love, this Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen retelling can't be beat. (Fantasy)

$18 99 Hardcover

PREHISTORIC PETS

Dean Lomax

Did you know your guinea pig descended from a rodent the size of a bull? Or that the Titanoboa snake was more than three meters in diameter?! The enormous popups and remarkable evolution of seven popular pets of today will bring new awe to what life might have been like in prehistoric times (Natural History)

$17 99 Hardcover with pop-ups

MR. FERRISAND HISWHEEL

Kathryn GibbsDavis

What is this guy thinking? A wheel that can carry people into the sky? With only a few monthsbefore the World's Fair, the organizers finally decide to let him take a crack at his "Monster Wheel" What really stands out in this story is how Ferris was entirely undaunted by skepticism and setbacks (STEM)

$17.99 Hardcover

POLARBEAR- Candace Fleming

The power duo behind 2021's Sibert-winning Honeybee is back with a poetic tribute to the polar bear, through the eyesof a mother and her two new cubs. Filled with the tension of warming temps, melting ice, and scarce food. Includes robust back matter information about polar bear anatomy, behavior and climate-change impact (Natural World)

$18 99 Hardcover

THE ELEPHANTSCOME HOME - Kim Tomsic

A deeply moving story about the bond that forms between an angry, displaced herd of elephants and the tender, compassionate couple that adopts and cares for them (Love, Trust, Kindness)

$18 99 Hardcover

NEW! CAVES- Nell Cross Beckerman

Mesmerizing art turns this part-picture book, part-educational text into a truly sensory journey inside some of the world's most incredible cave systems, from the ancient paintings of Lascaux to the bright glowworms of New Zealand (Natural World)

$19.99 Hardcover

SHARKS: A MIGHTYBITE-YHISTORY Miriam Forster

If there's something about sharks that's NOT in this awesome oversize book, it probably isn't worth knowing! Spotlights on individual species, different eras of evolution, and key physical features, along with an approachable voice, will make this a go-to for any budding marine biologist (Natural World)

$24 99 Hardcover

NEW! THE UNIVERSE IN YOU - Jason

Chin

Start with the tiniest bird in the US(the Calliope Hummingbird, 8cm) and zoom in ? and IN ? through hairs, cells, and nuclei, until you reach the most elementary particles...and discover the incredible, massive universe inside all of us With mind-blowing illustrations that will forever change your understanding of these invisible building blocks (STEM)

$18.99 Hardcover

LOWEREL

SIMON AND CHESTER- Cale Atkinson

Simon and Chester are best friends, except Simon is a ghost who's supposed to be haunting Chester's house! Instead, he turns out to be Chester's greatest champion, encouraging him to face his fears and be true to himself, with a great dose of ghostly humor (Friendship, Individuality, Confidence)

Super Sleepover, $9.99 Paperback, Graphic Novel

TOP PICK!

NEW! Super Family, $12.99 Hardcover, Graphic Novel

MONSTERAND BOY

Hannah Barnaby

A quirky, silly story about a kind monster who lives under the bed When he gets surprised one night, he accidentally swallows the boy that he loves. Oops! How will they ever get back to normal? With a wry narrator who constantly breaks the fourth wall. (Fantasy, Friendship) $7 99 Paperback

NEW! AUDREYL & AUDREYW Carter Higgins

Audrey Locke is super-duper excited for second grade That is, until another Audrey arrives? and she seemsto be good at everything! Will they have anything in common?Can they help each other be more themselves, or is Audrey L going to be second best again? (Friendship, Empathy) $14.99 each, Hardcover

WIND RIDERSSERIES- Jen Marlin

Follow Max and Sofia aboard the magical abandoned sailboat, Wind Rider, as they're transported around the globe to tackle real-life environmental crises, from saving sea turtles in Hawaii to protecting macaw chicks in the Amazon rain forest. (Environment, Climate)

$5 99 each, Paperback

JUST HARRIET & NEW! HARRIET SPIES

Elana K Arnold

When Harriet and her cat, Matzo Ball, land on quaint Marble Island after 3rd grade to spend the summer with her grandmother, she isn't sure what to think, but an old key and a mystery just dying to be solved might make it a summer to remember. (Integrity) Plus, pre-order the latest installment of Harriet's summer adventures, Harriet Spies, out February 7!

$7 99 Paperback

$18.99 Hardcover, PRE-ORDER

NEW! ALWAYS, CLEMENTINE - Carlie Sorosiak

When Clementine ? a certified-genius lab mouse ? is freed by a compassionate technician, she discovers a whole new world on the outside (speed chess!). But can she enjoy it knowing that her dear friends, like Rosie the chimpanzee, are left behind? Told entirely in letters from Clementine to Rosie (Friendship, Curiosity)

$17.99 Hardcover

UPPEREL

NEW! THE 500 MILLION DOLLARHEIST - Tom Sullivan

More than 30 years ago, two thieves pretending to be police officers stole 13 incredible works of art ? including several priceless paintings by Rembrandt ? in the middle of the night from a Boston museum. To this day, the case has never been solved. Can you piece together the clues that have stumped detectivesfor decades? (History)

$12 99 Paperback, Graphic Novel

NEW! SORT OF SUPER- Eric Gapstur

Wyatt Flynn has been struggling to hide his newfound superpowers, but when pets start mysteriously disappearing in his hometown, can he team up with his annoying little sister (wait, SHE has superpowers, too?!) to figure out who's behind it ? without revealing his identity?

$12.99 Paperback, Graphic Novel

THE PEARAFFAIR- Judith Eagle

Nell's beloved au pair Perrine (Pear!) has suddenly gone missing and Nell is determined to get to the bottom of it. With the help of Xavier, a bellboy at her parents' fancy hotel, and his loyal friends, will she find her dear friend and figure out how to stop the mold that's infesting the city's boulangeries?

$18 99 Hardcover

OMARRISING - Aisha Saeed

When Omar gets a scholarship to a prestigiousboarding school in Pakistan, he can't wait to join all the clubsand play all the sports But when he discovers he isn't on equal footing with all the other students, he must find his voice and figure out how to advocate for himself against power and money (Equality)

$17.99 Hardcover

THE ADVENTURESOF A GIRL CALLED BICYCLE

Christina Uss

When 12-year-old Bicycle decidesto pedal cross country to meet her bike racing hero, she gets way more adventure than expected! With a wildly quirky sense of humor, great optimism, and a delightful cast of wacky characters. (Determination, Positivity, Friendship)

$8 99 Paperback

TOP PICK!

NEW! A ROVER'SSTORY

Jasmine Warga

Mars rover Resilience (aka Res) prepares to take the ultimate journey, where he's been programmed for any eventuality. But the feelings he developsfor his friends ? the coders who built him, excitable drone Fly, and no-nonsense satellite Guardian ? are anything but planned (STEM, Friendship)

$17 99 Hardcover

LIGHTFALL: THE GIRL & THE GALDURIAN & SHADOW OF THE BIRD

- Tim Probert

Bea never knew her family were keepers of the EndlessFlame, until darknessthreatens to take over the planet Irpa, and she must team up with an optimistic Galdurian named Cad to overcome her worries and lean into her strength Featuring a wondrous, sweeping world and a fascinating group of motley characters (Family, Friendship, Anxiety, Courage) $12.99 each, Paperback, Graphic Novel

UPPEREL

NEW! THEREPLAY: 25 GREATEST MOMENTSIN SPORTS- Adam Skinner

You know names like Usain Bolt, Brandi Chastain, and Jackie Robinson, but do you know the name of the first person to land a 1080 in snowboarding? Or why Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico? Time to find out!

$22.99 Hardcover

THERE'SNO HAM IN HAMBURGERS

Kim Zachman

Zachman exposeseyebrow-raising facts and history about our favorite foods, from chicken fingers to ice cream to hamburgers Case in point: Genghis Khan's men used to keep raw meat pattiesunder their saddles to tenderize them before eating Ew (Culture)

$16.99 Hardcover

THE COMIC BOOK LESSON Mark Crilley

In the ultimate meta move, illustrator Crilley has written a comic book about how to write comic books! Aspiring artists will learn all kinds of tricksfrom the characters to get started on their own work, like character development, shifting perspectives, and panel arrangement (Fine Art)

$18.99 Paperback, Graphic Novel

BROTHERS&

NEW! AMARI AND THE GREAT GAME

B B Alston

Now's the time to jump into this blockbuster series about Amari Peters, who discovers she's been nominated to compete for a spot at the Bureau of Supernatural affairs ? and hopes the competition will lead her to answers about her missing brother, a star agent for the Bureau (Courage, Fantasy)

$8.99 Paperback, $18.99 Hardcover

WILDOAK - C.C. Harrington

Maggie Stephens's stutter often makes her feel alone and helpless ? except when she's with animals, where she can speak freely and easily. When she's sent away to live with her grandfather in Wildoak Forest and discovers an abandoned snow leopard cub, will their connection be enough to help her keep it safe? (Adversity, Natural World)

$17 99 Hardcover

FREEWATER- Amina Luqman-Dawson

TOP PICK!

12-year-old Homer and his younger sister escape lives of slavery on a Southern plantation and are welcomed by a group of former slaveswho have built Freewater, an entire settlement buried deep in the swamplands, hidden from the rest of the world When they hatch a plan to rescue their mother and bring her to safety, they must rely on the skills of their new friendsto help Based on real storiesof swamp communitiesduring slavery (Equality, History)

$16.99 Hardcover

NEW! BLACK BIRD, BLUEROAD - Sofiya Pasternack

A magical tale of Jewish culture and sibling loyalty in the Byzantine era. Ziva's kind, brilliant twin brother Pesah has been sick for a very long time, but before her parents can send him away, she decidesshe must take him to the storied city of Luz, where he can be healed and live forever Accompanied by Almas, a sheydim they rescue, the siblings embrace adventure, hard decisions, and what it really means to live and love (Loyalty, Filial Love, Fantasy)

$16.99 Hardcover

7TH&8TH

THE LAST CUENTISTA Donna Barba Higuera

The 2021 Newbury winner! It's2061 and Petra Pena is one of the few who gets to leave Earth to start a new colony on Sagan But when she wakes yearslater on the ship, she discovers that the group in charge is reprogramming the passengersto eradicate all memories of Earth. How will she preserve the wonders of their past and find a way to protect them in the future? (Storytelling, Courage)

$18 99 Hardcover

BOMB

Sheinkin & Nick Bertozzi

Steve Sheinkin's award-winning classic about the WWII race to build (or steal) the atomic bomb is now a graphic novel, with illustrations conveying the urgency of both the science and the spycraft of the time

$17.99 Paperback, Graphic Novel

RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE - Rajani Larocca

A Newbury honor novel in verse about finding your place when you're torn between two worlds. During the week, Reha hangsout with her school friends, but her weekends are spent exclusively with her Indian community. When her mom gets very sick, will Reha's world get separated again?(Identity, Loss)

$16 99 Hardcover

Steve

I MUST BETRAYYOU - Ruta Sepetys

17-year-old Cristian fears that no one knows how bad life has become in Romania in 1989 under evil dictator Nicolae Caeusescu When he's blackmailed into becoming an informant for the Communist regime, can he manage to keep his family safe and pursue the life he dreams of, when everyone he knows might be an informant, too? Sepetyshas crafted a thrilling, exceptional story, as always (History, Loyalty)

$19.99 Hardcover

MAZIE - Melanie Crowder

Mazie Butterfield has dreamed of Broadway since the moment she began performing When she leaves Nebraska for New York, will the big city eat her up and send her back home? Or will she have to turn her back on who she is for the chance to finally catch her big break?

$10.99 Paperback

THE INHERITANCEGAMESSERIES

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When Avery Grambsinheritsa fortune (as in, billions) from a complete stranger, she's thrown into his world of puzzles, riddles and codes ? and has to prove to his four enigmatic grandsons that she's up to the challenge. With a fourth book on the way in 2023!

The Inheritance Games, $10 99 Paperback

The Hawthorne Legacy, $10.99 Paperback

NEW! The Final Gambit, $18.99 Hardcover

THE IMPOSSIBLE FIRST Colin O'Brady

54 days, a 375-pound sled, and 932 miles The story of Colin O'Brady's punishing race against SASCaptain Louis Rudd to be the first to cross Antarctica... completely alone. (Determination, Grit)

$11 99 Paperback

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNBELIEVABLE FACTS- Louise Lockhart

These questionsand answers are onesyou may never have thought to ask, but that will be hard to forget, including "What did ancient Egyptians do in their spare time?" and "How much gunk does your nose make?" Ages 5+

$27 99 Hardcover

A YEARFULL OF CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS- Claire Grace

Organized by season, kids can learn about celebrations and holidays from all over the world and acrossall different kindsof religions, from the serious to the bizarre ? like La Tomatina in Spain, when people fill the streets to throw tomatoes at each other! Ages 6-10.

$22 99 Hardcover

WOULD YOU RATHER?

FAMILYCHALLENGE

Lindsey Daly

Perfect for road trips or the dinner table, these 160 silly questionswill make you giggle (and get to know each other better) Ages 7+

$7 99 Paperback

THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF ANIMALS

Anne-Sophie Baumann

The interactive Ultimate Book series nails it again with a plethora of fascinating facts about all kinds of animals, organized by theme, like "Eating and Drinking" and "Animal Bodies". Ages 5-9.

$22 99 Hardcover with Flaps and Pop-ups

AMAZING TREASURES

David Long

The subtitle here is "100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind", and it's true From sunken gold to natural wonders, it'll also remind you that the meaning of treasure depends on who you are and what you need. Ages 7-11.

$24 00 Hardcover

ATLASOBSCURA EXPLORER'S GUIDE FORTHEWORLD'SMOST ADVENTUROUSKID

Dylan Thuras

If your child is already filled with wanderlust, this guide to 100 unique sites and adventures in 47 countries will give them plenty of bucket list to start on. Ages7-11.

$14 95 Paperback

NEW! HOW EVERYTHING WORKS DK

Thismassive resource with extremely detailed illustrations revealshow pretty much everything in our world works, from our immune system to electric cars to supermarkets to volcanoes to a space probe. Ages 10+.

$34.99 Hardcover

ACTIVITY

99 TOMATOES& ONE POTATO Delphine Chedru

This first intro to seek-and-find challenges is perfect for the youngest readers, who will delight in finding the mouse among 99 cats, the pine cone among 99 leaves, and, yes, that potato among tomatoes Ages 3-5

$15.99 Board Book

ED EMBERLEYDRAWING GUIDES

Ed Emberley

Learn from the master doodler how to create all kinds of animals (and faces and monsters) using basic shapes and simple to follow step-by-step illustrations Ages 6+

Animals or Faces, $8 99 each, Paperback Monsters, $10.99 Paperback

ALL ABOUT ME! ART JOURNAL

Pamela Chen

YThis sketchbook journal focuses on art-based answers to easy questions that will help kids think more about who they are and what their life is like Ages 6-8 $16.99 Paperback

BRAVE, KIND & GRATEFUL: A DAILY GRATITUDE JOURNAL - Jessica Hische

Practicing gratitude is one of the very best ways to lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life Get started early with this simple, guided journal that helps you start and end every day with intention and a full heart Ages 9+ $12.99 Paperback

BETWEEN MOM AND ME: A MOTHERDAUGHTERACTIVITYJOURNAL

Worldwide Creativity

With straightforward questions(some easy and some that might take a little more thought!) and shorter response areas, this journal is a low-pressure way for moms and daughtersto deepen their connection Ages 8+ $9.99 Paperback

OUTDOORSCHOOL SERIES- Various Authors

This interactive seriescalls both beginners and seasoned nature lovers to the outdoors with lessons covering multitudes of techniques(handling extreme weather, spotting scat, identifying minerals) as well as necessary gear, plus pages for journaling experiencesand recording observations Ages 10-13 $14.99 each, Paperback

PARENTS

CORK DORK - Bianca Bosker

If you ever thought it might "just be fun" to know a lot about wine... Wine-novice Bosker heads deep into the insanely grueling lifestyle of the elite sommelier as she herself attemptsto pass the Certified Sommelier Exam in just 18 months The characters she encounters and their single-minded dedication to the craft will at once intrigue, impress, and ? possibly ? deter you $18.00 Paperback

FOURTHOUSAND WEEKS- Oliver Burkeman

In his philosophical and novel approach, Burkeman reminds us that the human lifespan is wildly, absurdly short With wit and logic, he argues that the point of time management isn't to"get more done", but to figure out how to create a meaningful life.

$28.00 Hardcover

NEW! SPARE - Prince Harry

Whatever your feelings on Prince Harry may be, with first day sales of 1.4 million copies, thisis THE book everyone will be reading and talking about this month (year?). Penned with Pulitzer-winning J.R. Moeringer.

$36 00 Hardcover

compulsively readablefiction

THE MEASURE

Nikki Erlick

If you could know just how long your life would be, would you want to? And how, exactly, would you choose to live it? These charactersfind out ? and maybe so will you?

$28 99 Hardcover

HORSE Geraldine Brooks

A dual storyline links the greatest racehorse ever, his beloved, enslaved trainer, and a contemporary art historian with an unidentified painting

$28 00 Hardcover

LESSONSIN CHEMISTRY

Bonnie Garmus

Don't let the pink cover fool you ? this is smart, witty fiction about a no-nonsense scientist, glass ceilings, love, a faithful dog, and... a cooking show?

$29 00 Hardcover

TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW Gabrielle Zevin

If someone hasn't already pushed this absolute triumph of friendship into your hands, this is your moment Sam and Sadie have a long history that they turn into a brilliant professional partnership as video game developers Bogged down by old wounds, failures, disability, and heartbreak, they wage epic, hopeful internal battlesto save the most important thing of all

$28.00 Hardcover

REMARKABLYBRIGHT CREATURES- Shelby Van Pelt

This heartwarming debut about a 70-year-old woman finding a confidante in an elderly octopus is perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman's AnxiousPeople, deftly grappling with loss, grief, and aging in a way that is (yup) remarkably hopeful, funny, and warm $27.00 Hardcover

PARENTS

hopeand laughsfor messy lives

I MISSYOU WHEN I BLINK & BOMB SHELTER: LOVE, TIME AND OTHEREXPLOSIVES

Mary Laura Philpott

A wonderfully endearing set of essays that lays bare the pressures, worries, and joysof modern middle age women They will definitely make you laugh and maybe make you cry, but you can't help but feel seen in at least one of these Those with older kids will relate to her (slightly) more serious follow up: Bomb Shelter Blink, $17.99 Paperback Bomb Shelter, $27.00 Hardcover

FROG AND TOAD ARE DOING THEIR

BEST (A PARODY)

- Jennie Egerdie

This slim, silly parody of the children'sclassic is the perfect little treat to slip into the hands of that friend who's feeling just a little exhausted by life these days From Frog & Toad's frustrations with technology to failed attempts at self-care, it capturesour modern anxieties in a spot-on simulation of the voice of the original works.

NEW! GOOD INSIDE - Dr. Becky Kennedy

By prioritizing connection, empathy, and validation, Dr Becky has become the go-to parenting expert for the next generation Featuring pitch-perfect scriptsthat are easy to remember in the moment, plus incredible compassion for the tremendous challenge that is parenting ("This feels hard because it is hard ") This will fit on your bookshelf right next to Love & Logic.

$28.99 Hardcover

MONTESSORI FOREVERYFAMILY - DK

This useful guide presents an enormousarray of practical Montessori concepts for the home in a short and modern way, from preparing the home environment (aka organizing kids' bedrooms)to holding family meetings to creating meaningful traditions.

$19 99 Hardcover

NEW! SMITTEN KITCHEN KEEPERS

Deb Perelman

She's back! For anyone who hasn't yet marveled at what Deb can dish out from her tiny Manhattan kitchen, she's put together an incredibly accessible (but exciting!) collection of surefire recipes that will make you a rabid fan. And if the food isn't enough reason to pick this up, the hilarious and humble headnotesare.

$35 00 Hardcover

SNACKING CAKES- Yossy Arefi

What's that you say? Cakes are now snack food?This collection of easy, beautiful, so-delicious-you'll-eatevery-last-crumb cakes will cover you from morning to night and make your kitchen the most popular on the block.

$24 00 Hardcover