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Welcome
reating the coziest holiday can be quite simple. Buy books for everyone on your gift list, gather up your family, prepare some snacks, grab your favorite blanket, and enjoy many winter nights wrapped in the pages of a good book. When you shop this holiday, be sure to remember the wonderful gift of reading. The books in this catalog were selected to please everyone on your list—and to draw you into your local independent bookstore. It’s a bookseller’s unique pleasure to welcome your questions and help you find the coziest gifts you never knew you needed. And remember, if a bookstore isn’t near you, you can buy books at indie bookstores online or over the phone.
May you find peace and love this holiday season through the magic of books.
CONTENTS 1 Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards 2 Midwest Favorites 4 Great Fiction
8 Adult Nonfiction
11 Food Writing & Cookbooks 13 Children’s Nonfiction
16 Middle Reader & Young Adult 20 Children’s Picture Books
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Cover and interior illustrations by Matt Tavares, author and illustrator of Red & Lulu (Candlewick Press). See page 20.
Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards ADULT FICTION
ADULT NONFICTION
POETRY
The Immortalists
The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen
Don’t Call Us Dead
Sean Sherman With Beth Dooley
Graywolf
Chloe Benjamin G.P. Putnam’s Sons
$26.00 | 9780735213180
University of Minnesota Press $34.95 | 9780816699797
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
The Clue in the Trees: An Enchantment Lake Mystery
A Different Pond
Margi Preus
Capstone
University of Minnesota Press
$15.95 | 9781623708030
Bao Phi Illustrated by Thi Bui
$16.95 | 9781517902193
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Danez Smith $16.00 | 9781555977856
Midwest Favorites
Across the Great Lake
Madison in the Sixties
Prince: Before the Rain
Lee Zacharias
Stuart D. Levitan
University of Wisconsin Press
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Photography by Allen Beaulieu Foreword by Dez Dickerson
$23.95 | 9780299320904 In her eighty-fifth year, Fern Halvorson tells the story of a childhood journey across Lake Michigan—and the secret she has kept since that ill-fated voyage. Hers is a bittersweet love song to the ghosts we carry with us.
$29.95 | 9780870208836 An engrossing time-machine for readers, Stuart Levitan’s absorbing account details how the events of the tumultuous 1960s changed Madison, Wis.— and the country—forever, and presents a year-by-year account of the city, its Big 10 university, and more.
Minnesota Historical Society Press $29.95 | 9781681341217 An inside look at the early years of Prince, presented through both iconic and never-before-seen images taken by the photographer who was at his side through it all.
Heartland Sarah Smarsh
Desolation Mountain
Scribner
William Kent Krueger
$26.00 | 9781501133091
Atria Books
Jerry Apps
Part memoir, part cultural commentary, Heartland by Kansas native Sarah Smarsh is a deeply moving and uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country.
$26.00 | 9781501147463
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Set in the Minnesota wilderness, William Kent Krueger’s latest bestselling Cork O’Connor novel, Desolation Mountain, is a heart-pounding mystery that involves a senator’s plane crash and the suspicious disappearance of several first responders.
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Simple Things: Lessons from the Family Farm
$22.95 | 9780870208874 Jerry Apps returns to the simple things that defined post-Depression Era farm life—a fencepost, a trusty tool, a kerosene lantern—recalling stories and values that spring from even the most familiar objects in this companion to The Quiet Season.
Wisconsin in Watercolor: The Life and Legend of Folk Artist Paul Seifert
The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science
Tommy: My Journey of a Lifetime
David Blisten and Ken Burns
Joe Kapler
Rosetta Books
Tommy G. Thompson and Doug Moe
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
$24.95 | 9781948122290
University of Wisconsin Press $29.95 | 9780299320805
Part art history treatment, part coffee table book, and part Driftless Area love letter, author and museum curator Joe Kapler shines a long-awaited light on folk artist Paul Seifert and the land he so carefully rendered 100 years ago.
Featuring more than 400 compelling images, this book demonstrates how the Mayo Clinic’s remarkable 150-year history as a worldwide model for patient care, research, and education continues to inspire the way medicine is practiced there today—the companion edition to the Ken Burns PBS documentary.
The Mukluk Ball
Hush Hush, Forest
Katharine Johnson Illustrated by Alicia Schwab
Mary Casanova Illustrated by Nick Wroblewski
$29.95 | 9780870208911
Minnesota Historical Society Press
University of Minnesota Press
$16.95 | 9781681341163
$16.95 | 9780816694259
With help from his friends, Karhu dances his way to Finn Town’s liveliest winter event, the Mukluk Ball, featuring the tango, the conga, and even the Bear Hug Twist.
Picturing the rituals of creatures big and small as they prepare for the long winter’s sleep, this charming book captures a time of surpassing wonder for all readers—and bids everyone in the hushed forest a peaceful good night.
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The many facets of Tommy G. Thompson—small-town grocer’s son, brash campaigner, shrewd political strategist, savvy policy wonk, and ebullient promoter of Wisconsin—come across vividly in this timely memoir.
Great Fiction
A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl Lava Falls Lucy Jane Bledsoe University of Wisconsin Press $24.95 | 9780299318505 “From Antarctica to suburbia to the ancient past and a post-apocalyptic future, these tales of kick-ass women adventurers and survivor girls are big-hearted, breathtaking, and profound.”—Micah Perks, author of What Becomes Us
Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Louise Penny Minotaur Books
$28.99 | 9781250066206 Armand Gamache receives a peculiar letter to kick off Louise Penny’s highly anticipated 14th installment, in her #1 New York Times bestselling series set in Three Pines.
Jean Thompson Simon & Schuster $26.00 | 9781501194368 From National Book Award finalist Jean Thompson comes a moving family saga about three generations of women who struggle to find freedom and happiness in their small Midwestern college town. Fans of Anne Tyler and Ann Patchett will love A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl.
Sea Prayer Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Books
$15.00 | 9780525539094 The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner responds to the heartbreak of the current refugee crisis with this deeply moving, beautifully illustrated short work of fiction for people of all ages, all over the world.
Nine Perfect Strangers
Bridge of Clay
Liane Moriarty
Markus Zusak
Flatiron Books
Knopf Books for Young Readers
$28.99 | 9781250069825 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes her newest novel: Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out... “A treat for Big Little Lies fans.” —People
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$26.00 | 9781984830159 Markus Zusak has returned with his first novel since the groundbreaking bestseller The Book Thief. This complex family saga spans three generations, culminating in a single miracle: a boy and his bridge.
Virgil Wander Leif Enger Grove Press $27.00 | 9780802128782 “Incredible and improbable, and totally wonderful” (Sally Wizik Wills, Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery), Virgil Wander is the unforgettable tale of Greenstone, Minnesota and its inhabitants, a cast of flawed characters imbued with a sweetness and optimism that is both believable and refreshing.
John Woman Walter Mosley
The Travelling Cat Chronicles Hiro Arikawa Translated by Philip Gabriel Berkley
$20.00 | 9780451491336 An instant international bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they travel in a silver van across Japan and learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.
The Lost Queen of Crocker County
Grove Press
Elizabeth Leiknes
$26.00 | 9780802128416
Sourcebooks Landmark
A convention-defying novel by bestselling writer Walter Mosley, John Woman recounts the transformation of an unassuming boy named Cornelius Jones into John Woman, an unconventional history professor—while the legacy of a hideous crime lurks in the shadows.
$15.99 | 9781492663799 Jane Willow may have moved to Los Angeles to become a famous film critic, but when a family tragedy prompts her return to Crocker County, Iowa, for the first time in eighteen years, she is forced to confront everything she left behind.
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The Beautifull Cassandra: A Novel in Twelve Chapters Jane Austen Afterword by Claudia L. Johnson and artwork by Leon Steinmetz Princeton University Press $16.95 | 9780691181530 One of Jane Austen’s most charming youthful “novels”-in-miniature— presented in a deluxe illustrated edition that will delight Austen fans. Featuring elegant watercolor drawings by Leon Steinmetz, and an illuminating afterword from Austen scholar Claudia Johnson, who calls The Beautifull Cassandra “among the most brilliant and polished” of Austen’s youthful writings.
Great Fiction
Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners The Winter Soldier Every Breath Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing
$28.00 | 9781538728529 In the romantic tradition of The Notebook, New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with a story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals—transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.
Daniel Mason Little, Brown and Company
$28.00 | 9780316477604 “A dream of a novel,” raves bestselling author Anthony Doerr, The Winter Soldier is a sweeping and unforgettable love story about a young doctor and nurse at a remote field hospital in the First World War.
Gretchen Anthony Park Row
$16.99 | 9780778307860 A formidable matriarch goes to wild efforts to wrest back control of her family in this sidesplitting dramedy set in the Midwest—perfect for fans of This is Where I Leave You and The People We Hate at the Wedding.
Laurentian Divide The Collector’s Apprentice B. A. Shapiro
Broken Ice Matt Goldman Forge Books
$25.99 | 9780765391315 Minnesota detective Nils Shapiro returns in this thrilling, standalone sequel to the New York Times bestseller Gone to Dust by Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman. Harlan Coben says Nils Shapiro “is sure to be a fan favorite.”
Algonquin Books
$27.95 | 9781616203580 The bestselling author of The Art Forger and The Muralist returns with another stellar historical art thriller, this time set against the backdrop of 1920s Paris. “Readers will be swept away by this thoroughly rewarding novel.” —Publishers Weekly
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Sarah Stonich University of Minnesota Press $22.95 | 9781517905620 “With seamless grace, Sarah Stonich has again woven the towering majesty of Minnesota’s Arrowhead Country with the endearing miscellany of its denizens, creating a tapestry both elegant and earthy. Here, reader, are joy and artistry.” —Faith Sullivan, author of Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse
She Would Be King
November Road
Wayétu Moore
Lou Berney
Graywolf Press
William Morrow
Andrew Shaffer
$26.00 | 9781555978174
$26.99 | 9780062663849
Quirk Books
She Would Be King reimagines Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters whose superhuman powers help them fight the trans-Atlantic slave trade. This historical, magical, and transcendent story of the African diaspora marks the arrival of a major new author.
From Edgar Award-winning author Lou Berney, a poignant and evocative crime novel featuring a cat-and-mouse chase across 1960’s America in the wake of the Kennedy assassination.
$14.99 | 9781683690399
Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery
Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama team up in this high-stakes thriller that combines a mystery worthy of Watson and Holmes with the laugh-out-loud bromantic chemistry of Lethal Weapon’s Murtaugh and Riggs.
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Adult Nonfiction
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive
DK Foreword by James Naughtie
Stephanie Land
DK
Maxwell King
$35.00 | 9781465474773
Abrams Books
From Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, this lavishly illustrated DK book features more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives and loves of each.
$30.00 | 9781419727726 The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a champion of compassion and kindness. Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal and artistic life through decades of work.
Hachette Books
$27.00 | 9780316505116 Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land’s memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich.
The Travel Atlas Lonely Planet
I’ll Be There for You: The One about friends The Hunter’s Way: A Guide to the Heart and Soul of Hunting
Kelsey Miller
Craig Raleigh
The definitive retrospective of the most beloved tv show of all time, this celebration of Friends incorporates interviews, history, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes to explore how a sitcom about six twenty-somethings changed television forever.
Dey Street Books
$24.99 | 9780062839329 An appreciation of hunting culture and the great outdoors, exploring the hunter’s mindset, generational impact, and long-term significance.
Hanover Square Press
$26.99 | 9781335928283
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Lonely Planet $50.00 | 9781787016965 This is the ultimate world atlas for globetrotters. Combining extensive mapping experience and unrivalled destination insight and knowledge, Lonely Planet’s first dedicated atlas makes it easy for you to plan adventures and discover remarkable places around the planet.
Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross Alex Ross and Chip Kidd Pantheon
$50.00 | 9781101871973 The long-awaited retrospective celebration of the legendary Alex Ross and the Marvel Comics characters currently ruling the world, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four.
On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle
Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers
Hampton Sides
Sterling
Doubleday
$27.95 | 9781454930624
$30.00 | 9780385541152
Celebrate women who rock! Award-winning radio personality Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War.
The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
These Truths: A History of the United States
Edited by Elizabeth Z. Samet
Jill Lepore
Liveright
W.W. Norton & Company
$45.00 | 9781631492440
$39.95 | 9780393635249
Elizabeth Samet has annotated this lavish edition of Grant’s landmark memoir and expands the Civil War backdrop against which this monumental American life is typically read. With kaleidoscopic, trenchant, path-breaking insights, Samet has produced the most ambitious edition of Ulysses Grant’s memoirs yet published.
In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history.
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Meredith Ochs
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A LifeChanging List James Mustich Workman $35.00 | 9781523504459 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die is a book about books, as readable and entertaining as the volumes it recommends. It not only reveals why the particular title you’re reading about is vital, but also gives you the feeling that you need to drop everything, right now, and read that book.
Adult Nonfiction
History as They Saw It: Iconic Moments from the Past in Color None of My Business P.J. O’Rourke Grove Press $27.00 | 9780802128485 Hailed as the “funniest writer in America” by Wall Street Journal, political satirist P. J. O’Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet—business, investment, finance, and the political chicanery behind them. From investment scams and Bitcoin, None of My Business is P.J. O’Rourke at his finest.
Wolfgang Wild and Jordan Lloyd Chronicle Books $40.00 | 9781452169507 Featuring 120 historic black-and-white photographs thoroughly restored and rendered in color, this book illuminates some of the most iconic moments in history.
Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President JELL-O Girls: A Family History
Rebecca Sive Foreword by Julia M. Stasch
Allie Rowbottom
Agate Midway
Little, Brown and Company
$19.95 | 9781572842618
$28.00 | 9780316510615
From a veteran advocate for women’s rights, this is an empowering, practical guide that explains why and how to elect the first Madam President of United States in 2020, presented in a high-end two-color package with illustrations throughout.
A “gorgeous” (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America’s most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade—told by the inheritor of their stories.
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In Pieces Sally Field Grand Central Publishing
$29.00 | 9781538763025 In this intimate, haunting literary memoir, an American icon tells her story for the first time, and in her own gorgeous words.
Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border Porter Fox W.W. Norton & Company $26.95 | 9780393248852 America’s northern border is the world’s longest international border, yet it remains obscure even to Americans. Travel writer Porter Fox spent two years exploring its length by canoe, freighter, and car—delivering here the little known history of the region and a riveting account of his travels.
Food Writing and Cookbooks
The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, Stories & 100 Essential Recipes for Winter
Cooking Scrappy: 100 Recipes to Help You Stop Wasting Food, Save Money, and Love What You Eat
Affordable Paleo Cooking with Your Instant Pot
Fourth Estate
Joel Gamoran
$21.99 | 9781624146015
$35.00 | 9780008298494
Harper Wave
From the bestselling author of Eat, The Kitchen Diaries, and Toast comes a new book featuring everything you need for the winter season.
$29.99 | 9780062862945
Jennifer Robins, author of the bestselling Paleo Cooking with Your Instant Pot®, shows you how to use easy-to-find, cheaper ingredients to create amazing meals with your Instant Pot®. Includes options for 21-Day Sugar Detox®, low carb, vegetarian, ketogenic and AIP.
Nigel Slater
From the National Chef of Sur La Table and star of the A&E show “Scraps” comes an innovative guide to using every resource in your kitchen, featuring 100 delicious recipes to expand your mind, the way you cook, and the way you live.
Jennifer Robins Page Street Publishing
The German Cookbook Alfons Schuhbeck Phaidon Press $49.95 | 9780714877327 This authoritative book showcases the diversity of German home cooking, with 500 recipes including both beloved traditional cuisine and contemporary dishes representing the new direction of German cooking. An introduction showcasing the culinary cultural history of the country introduces the origins of the classic recipes.
The Nordic Baking Book
Where to Drink Beer
Magnus Nilsson
Jeppe Jarnit-BjergsØ
Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press
$49.95 | 9780714876849
$29.95 | 9780714876016
In The Nordic Baking Book, acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson delves into all aspects of Nordic home baking— modern and traditional, sweet and savory—with recipes for everything from breads and pastries to cakes, cookies, and holiday treats.
In Where to Drink Beer, 500 of the world’s most revered brewers reveal the little-known, eclectic, and surprising destinations they visit for their ultimate beer. With 1,600 listings in more than 70 countries, this book is comprehensive and vetted by experts.
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Food Writing and Cookbooks
Let’s Eat France! François-Régis Gaudry
The State of Craft Beer
Artisan
Author and photographer Matthew Janzen Creative director Chris Walker State of Craft Beer $45.00 | 9780692865910 Focus your lens on this fascinating visual journey through the craft beer industry. You’ll meet brewers, learn some of their lingo, and see the far-reaching effects of their willingness to work with friends, neighbors, and local artisans of nearly every trade.
$50.00 | 9781579658762
The Great Minnesota Cookie Book: AwardWinning Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest
Let’s Eat France! is a book that feels literally larger than life; it is a feast for food lovers and Francophiles, packed with classic recipes and profiles of French food icons. You’ll open Let’s Eat France! anywhere— and never want to close it.
Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson University of Minnesota Press $24.95 | 9781517905835 A celebration of the rich traditions, creativity, and taste of the region, The Great Minnesota Cookie Book collects the best-loved recipes and baking lore from fifteen years of the Star Tribune’s popular holiday cookie contest.
Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast Christopher Kimball
Martina’s Kitchen Mix
Little, Brown and Company
Martina McBride
$35.00 | 9780316437318
Oxmoor House
More than 200 simple weeknight dinners that deliver big weekend flavors in under an hour—with many that take only 25 minutes—from Christopher Kimball, one of Epicurious’ 100 Greatest Home Cooks of All Time.
$30.00 | 9780848757632 At home or on the road, Martina knows how to entertain. She shows her love for friends and family with delicious meals. In her second cookbook, she shares all her family favorites.
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Children’s Nonfiction
New from America’s Test Kitchen and Sourcebooks, the most authoritative resource for reliable, kitchen-tested recipes and cooking information, come three fun and engaging books that will change your child’s relationship with food! A Is for Artichoke America’s Test Kitchen Kids, Maddie Frost Sourcebooks Jabberwocky $9.99 | 9781492670032 A is for Artichoke features words and definitions that are sure to delight babies and foodies alike. From artichoke to ganache and from ice cream to sauerkraut, this board book is the perfect exploration of what’s happening in the kitchen and the science surrounding it.
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs America’s Test Kitchen Kids
1 2 3 the Farm and Me
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
America’s Test Kitchen Kids, Maddie Frost
$19.99 | 9781492670025
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America’s Test Kitchen has created THE cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Recipes include breakfasts, snacks, main dishes, desserts and more with step-by-step photos and how-to information perfect for the emerging young cook!
$9.99 | 9781492670049
Disney Ideas Book
What ingredients make up the food you eat? How does the food you eat get to your table? This innovative board book will have readers counting along as they go from farm, to store, to kitchen, and finally to their table to share a meal.
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
An Anthology of Intriguing Animals
DK
Trudi Trueit
DK
$24.00 | 9781465467195
Under the Stars
$19.99 | 9781465477026
Bring your love of Disney to life with more than 100 amazing and creative projects and activities in Disney Ideas Book: arts and crafts, party games, puzzles, papercraft, and much more, perfect for adults and children. © 2018 Disney/Pixar
$16.99 | 9781426331596
Children will discover the amazing stories and myths behind more than 100 animal favorites—from tigers to koalas—in An Anthology of Intriguing Animals. With incredible photographs and beautiful illustrations, this book makes the perfect gift for every curious kid.
Elizabeth Dowsett
Danger and adventure await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school for explorers. Inspired by real-life explorers from National Geographic.
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Children’s Nonfiction
Seeing Stars: A Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations Sara Gillingham
8 Little Planets
Phaidon Press
Chris Ferrie Illustrated by Lizzy Doyle
$24.95 | 9780714877723
To the tune of “Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” comes a new bedtime story board book from bestselling author Chris Ferrie that’s sure to get little ones excited about the solar system while learning new facts about each planet!
This artful and accessible introduction to constellations equips readers with the information they need to locate, name, and explain all 88 internationally recognized constellations. Complete with star maps and a glossary, this keepsake volume of visual reference and beauty is perfect for inquisitive young stargazers.
Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn, Radical Suffragist
Baby Loves Science! Board Boxed Set
Angelica Shirley Carpenter
Ruth Spiro Illustrated by Irene Chan
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky $10.99 | 9781492671244
South Dakota Historical Society Press
Charlesbridge
$19.95 | 9781941813188
$35.96 | 9781632890351
An excellent restoration of a forgotten heroine. Matilda Joslyn Gage worked with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to get women the right to vote. Angelica Shirley Carpenter explores Gage’s life, including her rise and fall within the movement she helped build.
Big, brainy science in four little board books to inspire baby’s sense of wonder. Includes an adorable periodic table poster of the alphabet. “Fantastic.” —Gugu Guru
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Glorious Fourth of July and Other Stories from the Plains Artwork and stories by Catherine Rademacher Gibson Recounted by Mary Gibson Sprague South Dakota Historical Society $19.95 | 9781941813157 Real stories for young and old and everyone in-between. Living through everyday childhood exploits, a young girl grows up on the American plains. As the storyteller, Catherine gives insight into a bygone era with childlike enthusiasm and a reflective nature brought on by the passing years.
The Poetry of US: More than 200 Poems that Celebrate the People, Places, and Passions of the United States Edited by J. Patrick Lewis National Geographic Children’s Books $24.99 | 9781426331855 Join former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis on a lyrical journey through the United States to experience the wonders of America’s people and places through 200+ inspiring poems and stunning photographs.
Muskrat and Skunk, Sinkpe na Maka: A Lakota Drum Story Written & illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux Lakota Translation by Agnes Gay
The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco Illustrated by Joy Ang
South Dakota Historical Society
Workman
$19.95 | 9781941813164
The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is an expedition to 100 of the world’s most mesmerizing places. Imagine the most ingenious tour guide with an unlimited budget, and this is the journey you’d take: hopscotching from country to country in a daisy chain of attractions.
Animals dance as Muskrat and Skunk thump on a hollow log. This retelling of the origins of the drum uses traditional legends that Lakota people still tell today. Perfect for young readers and reading aloud. Learn about the rhythm of the drum and its connection to Mother Earth.
Fly With Me: A Celebration of Birds Through Pictures, Poems, and Stories Jane Yollen, Heidi Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple National Geographic Children’s Books $24.99 | 9781426331817 This beautifully curated collection highlights the role birds play in human life. Paired with stunning art and photography and beautiful design, this treasury is sure to become a classic for all bird enthusiasts.
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$19.95 | 9781523503544
Middle Reader and Young Adult
Esme Dooley and the Kirkkomaki Circus
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
Jane Donovan and Holly Trechter
James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein Illustrated by Beverly Johnson
Sky Candle Press $19.99 | 9781939360052 A winner of gold medals from both the Foreword INDIES and Mom’s Choice, this middle-grade adventure is another exciting chapter in the lives of Esme and Tommy Dooley. “An old-fashioned melodrama that fuses peril with friendship.” —Clarion Reviews
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Jimmy Patterson
$14.99 | 9780316523967 What Harry Potter did for magic, Max Einstein does for kids’ imaginations! Officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives, this unputdownable story follows Max Einstein, a girl genius tasked with solving the world’s toughest problems using science.
Magick Box Deborah Lerme Goodman and R.A. Montgomery Choose Your Own Adventure (Chooseco)
$22.99 | 9781937133689 The first new Choose Your Own Adventure set in a decade! Contains four bestselling titles in a bright pink box. Visit Stonehenge, ancient Greece, and ride a unicorn in the stealth reading program that puts YOU in the driver’s seat.
Mascot Antony John HarperCollins
Hey Kiddo
$17.99 | 9780316508919
$16.99 | 9780062835628
Jarrett. J. Krosoczka
The captivating and heart-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling and #1 Kids’ Indie Next Pick Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow finds heroine Morrigan Crowe battling a new evil.
This witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity follows Noah, a boy left fatherless and in a wheelchair after a devastating accident, as he struggles to come to terms with his new reality.
Scholastic
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$14.99 | 9780545902489 The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.
A Map of Days
Harbor Me
Monstrous Devices
Ransom Riggs
Jacqueline Woodson
Damien Love
Dutton Books for Young Readers
Nancy Paulsen
Viking Books for Young Readers
$22.99 | 9780735232143
Jacqueline Woodson’s first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories. It starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat.
Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in.
$17.99 | 9780399252525
Dactyl Hill Squad Daniel José Older Scholastic $16.99 | 9781338268812 In the summer of 1863, the Civil War rages between dinosaur-mounted armies down south. Magdalys Roca and the other children at the Colored Orphan Asylum in New York City are trying to navigate and survive a very uncertain future.
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$17.99 | 9780451478580 Twelve-year old Alex receives a package: an old tin robot from his grandfather. “This one is special,” says the enclosed note, and when strange events start occurring, Alex suspects this small toy is more than special; it might be deadly.
Middle Reader and Young Adult
Dork Diaries 13 : Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday Rachel Renée Russell Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
$13.99 | 9781534426382 Find out if Nikki Maxwell’s birthday will be a blast or a bust in the 13th installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. Exclusive independent bookstore edition comes with a collectible birthday card!
The Truth About Martians
Sam Wu Is Not Afraid of Ghosts
Melissa Savage
Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang Illustrated by Nathan Reed
Crown Books for Young Readers
Sterling Children’s Books
$16.99 | 9781524700164
$12.95 | 9781454932550
Don’t miss this heartfelt story about friendship, adventure, and the secrets of the universe from Melissa Savage, author of Lemons.
A funny, touching, and charming story of ghost hunting, escaped pet snakes, and cats with attitude! “Reluctant readers and fans of the Wimpy Kid series and its ilk will appreciate the book’s dynamic type, graphics galore, cartoonish illustrations, and ironic footnotes.”—Kirkus
The Cardboard Kingdom Chad Sell
Flashback
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Shannon Messenger
$20.99 | 9781524719371
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Discover a place where imagination reigns supreme! In The Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be—imagine that!
$19.99 | 9781481497435 Join the next global phenomenon! In this unforgettable seventh book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie must let the past and present blur together, because the deadliest secrets are always the ones that get erased.
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24 Hours in Nowhere Dusti Bowling Sterling Children’s Books
$14.95 | 9781454929246 “Reminiscent of Louis Sachar’s Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Good Rosie Kate DiCamillo Illustrated by Harry Bliss Candlewick $16.99 | 9780763689797 Beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo and cartoonist Harry Bliss introduce some delightfully doggy dogs in a warm, funny tale of a timid pup who needs a friend.
The Magic Misfits: The Second Story
Louisiana’s Way Home
Neil Patrick Harris
Candlewick
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
$16.99 | 9780763694630
Kate DiCamillo
Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by The New York Times Book Review, the heartbreakingly irresistible Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in Raymie Nightingale—and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story.
$16.99 | 9780316391856 From award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris comes the magical second book in the New York Times bestselling series with even more tricks up its sleeve! Like the first, the heartfelt story comes with hidden codes and magic tricks for young readers to learn.
Dive into reading with Narwhal and Jelly! Each book features three hilarious adventures told in graphic novel format. The first two books are available in paperback and hardcover. Paperback prices listed below unless otherwise indicated. Book #1 Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea $7.99 | 9781101918715
Book #2 Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt
Narwhal and Jelly Book 1 and Puppet Set
$7.99 | 9781101919194
$19.99 | 9780735265349 Kids will love this adorable Narwhal and Jelly plush finger puppet set, paired with the paperback edition of Book #1 (shown here on the right) of this blockbuster series!
Book #3 Peanut Butter and Jelly $12.99 | 9780735262454 Hardcover / Paperback coming January 2019
Written and illustrated by Ben Clanton | Published by Tundra Books
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Children’s Picture Book
Red and Lulu Written and illustrated by Matt Tavares
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise
Winter Is Here Kevin Henkes Illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Candlewick
Written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein
$17.99 | 9780763677336
Candlewick
$17.99 | 9780062747181
Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a new Christmas classic.
$16.99 | 9780763688424
An award-winning husbandand-wife team introduce concepts of winter with Laura Dronzek’s gorgeous and expressive art and short, lyrical text from Kevin Henkes.
Surprise! The little red chicken is back–and as endearingly silly as ever–in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken.
Greenwillow Books
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Turning Pages Sonia Sotomayor Illustrated by Lulu Delacre Philomel Books $17.99 | 9780525514084 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the first time! As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her?
A Unicorn Named Sparkle’s First Christmas Written and illustrated by Amy Young Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
$16.99 | 9780374308131 It’s Sparkle’s first Christmas and Lucy is showing him how to celebrate. Make a snowman, hang stockings, and buy presents! In pure Sparkle fashion, nothing goes as planned, but Lucy learns that love is what Christmas is all about.
The Snowy Nap Written and illustrated by Jan Brett G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
$18.99 | 9780399170737 When winter comes, Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn’t miss out on the fun his friends are having. Snow is on the way, and his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates.
If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don’t! Written and illustrated by Elise Parsley
Grow Up, David!
Business Pig
David Shannon Scholastic
Written and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
$17.99 | 9781338250978
Sterling Children’s Books
Twenty years after No, David! Caldecott award–winning author David Shannon returns with a new adventure. Humor abounds when David annoys his big brother. David careens from one mischievous antic to the next—until he finally wins his brother’s approval.
$16.95 | 9781454926849 “In this playful story about staying true to oneself, surprising and expressive illustrations wittily expand on the narration. Jasper the Business Pig makes the sale with silliness and charm.” —Kirkus
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
$17.99 | 9780316466776 The fourth book in the New York Times-bestselling Magnolia Says DON’T! series that started with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do... when you visit Santa.
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Cover and interior illustrations by Matt Tavares, author and illustrator of Red & Lulu (Candlewick Press). See page 20.
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