Andrews McMeel 2020 Fall

Andrews McMeel Summer-Fall 2020

Fifty Feminist Mantras- Amelia Hruby An illustrated journal for feminists looking to raise their consciousness and strengthen their well-being in a positive, inclusive, and radical way.

9781524858827 • $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 5 ¾ x 7 ¾ , 192 pp, ppb flexbound • 10/06/20

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Give Yourself Margin- Stacie Bloomfield A gorgeously illustrated interactive guide to changing your mindset, rekindling creativity, and embracing imperfection.

9781524856168 • $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ , 104 pp, HC•09/15/20

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Everyday Smiles- Guy Kopsombut Positive, motivational comics and concise prompts and activities to promote self-reflection, this book helps to focus on the day-to-day joys that already exist in your life.

9781524858292 • $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 6 x 9, 144 pp, ppb • On Sale 11/10/20

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Take Care: Inspired Activities Take Care by Posh is a series of beautiful pocket-sized books that invite you to practice small moments of self-care through mindful activities, inspirational words, and thought-provoking journal prompts. Each book has over 100 pages of puzzles--including dot-to-dot, coloring pages, crosswords, spot the difference, and finish the drawing. These books host inspirational words, journal prompts, and interactive activities on themes like mindfulness, calm, reflection and gratitude. 4 x 6 128 page- 08/11/20, $8.99

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Take Care: Inspired Activities

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Posh Glitter Glitter Coloring Books Bohemian Spirit and Secret garden coloring books are filled with gorgeous coloring pages with a mixed media twist. These unique and magical coloring books have highly designed coloring pages combined with built-in glitter sections.

Posh Glitter Coloring Book Bohemian Spirit 9781524862138• $12.99• 8x10, 80 ppb• 09/22/20 Posh Glitter Coloring Book Secret Garden 9781524862145• $12.99• 8x10, 80 ppb• 09/22/20

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Posh Glitter Glitter Coloring Books

Posh Glitter Coloring Book Bohemian Spirit 9781524862138• $12.99• 8x10, 80 ppb• 09/22/20 Posh Glitter Coloring Book Secret Garden 9781524862145• $12.99• 8x10, 80 ppb• 09/22/20

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How to Draw a Reindeer and Other Christmas Creatures with Simple Shapes in 5 Steps- Lulu Mayo Anyone can learn to draw an adorable Santa and other cute holiday characters using simple shapes and 5 easy steps.

9781524861216 • $12.99 US ($17.99 CAN) • 7.25 x 9.5, 64 pp, PPB • On Sale 09/08/20

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Peanuts Origami Celebrate 70 years of Peanuts with 20 Playful origami projects.

Peanuts Origami includes: • Special sheets of illustrated origami paper, custom designed to fold two of each project • Easy-to-follow instructions with illustrations for every step • Photography of the real, finished origami for helpful reference • Bonus quizzes and puzzles centered around Peanuts trivia

9781524851187 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 8 ½ x 8, 240 ppb, 09/15/20

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Peanuts Origami

9781524851187 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 8 ½ x 8, 240 ppb, 09/15/20

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Believe in Your Own Magic Oracle Deck USA Today bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents this stunning new oracle deck based on her celebrated poetry series, women are some kind of magic.

Contains: • Compact Box • 45 full-color cards • Illustrated guidebook

9781524854539 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 4 ¾ x 6 ½ , 72 pp, mixed media • On Sale 07/14/20

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Believe in Your Own Magic Oracle Deck

9781524854539 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 4 ¾ x 6 ½ , 72 pp, mixed media • On Sale 07/14/20

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Wonderful Zodiac Fortune Telling Cards These retro, vintage, and accessible cards will let you capitalize on the popularity of tarot without being lost in the endless sea of tarot decks. Easy to learn and easy to use!

8-deck set with display, 9781524860592• $120.00 US ($160.00 CAN) • 5.4 x 3.7, 8 decks• 6/16/20 Individual deck, 9781524860400• $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 2.6 x 3.6, 31 cards• 6/16/20

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Takeout Card Game In Takeout, players are a group of young backpackers in a tiny noodle shop down an alley in China. The object of the game is to get one dish of each flavor (sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter) and a cold drink into your meal, before any of your friends do. Use your superior chopstick skills or a Mandarin-English phrasebook to attack your friends.

•Social card game with fun food theme •Chinese culture and language elements •Easy to learn •2-4 players •Tabletop Showcase selection for Boston Festival of Indie Games 2017

8-deck set with display, 9781524860585• $135.00 US ($180.00 CAN) • 5.4 x 3.7, 8 decks• 6/16/20 Individual deck, 9781524860394• $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 2.6 x 3.6• 6/16/20

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Neverland- Andrew Kolb Mermaids, swordfights, and adventures through Neverland are all fun and exciting- until you’re staring down the mouth of a crocodile big enough to topple a castle. Journey into the world of Peter Pan and its mysterious inhabitants in the Neverland Role Playing Game.

9781524860202 • $24.99 US ($33.99 CAN) • 8.5 x 10.25, 176 pp, HC• On Sale 10/06/20

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Super Serious- Mandee Johnson An oral history of Los Angeles independent stand-up comedy with a collection of comedian portraits from a decade of the beloved independent comedy show, The Super Serious Show. Foreword by Demetri Martin, afterword by Reggie Watts, and features some big-names and up-and-comers, this gives you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of LA independent comedy.

9781524855055• $34.99 US ($46.99 CAN) • 8.75 x 10.5, 304 pp, HC • 8/18/20

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Floriography An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia by author Jessica Roux for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or greenthumbed friend.

9781524858148• $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 6.25 x 8.25, 224 pp, HC• 09/15/20

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Major Arcana- Frances Denny A photo-based exploration of modern-day witches from all over America, beautifully capturing the various ways “witch-ness” belongs to those who claim it.

Featured on CNN, Buzzfeed, Revolver, Refinery 29 and more

9781524858339 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 7 x 10, 160 pp, HC • On Sale 10/13/20

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The Spirit of Botany- Jill McKeever A lushly photographed and illustrated guide to the healing power of plants, Jill McKeever offers valuable insight into the sustainable use of essential oils, hydrosols, and whole herbs for physical and emotional wellness.

9781524854591 • $24.99 US ($33.99 CAN) • 7 ½ x 9 • 160 pp, HC 10/13/20

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The Breakup Hair Handbook- Jenna Luecke A funny, lighthearted guide to heartbreak hairdos, and a supportive companion for anyone navigating the end of a relationship.

9781524858889• $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 8 x 6 ½ , 80 pp, PPB• 09/29/20

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Banana Cookbook- Sam Brooks

9781524860639 • $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 6.4 x 6.2, 128 pp, HC • 6/16/20

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How to Vegan A hilarious, illustrated guide to eating veganwithout judgment.

9781524860820• $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 5 x 7.75, 128 pp, HC• 09/15/20

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Poetry 9781524858285 432 pp, PPB- 9/22/20 From New York Times bestselling author r.h.

Sin

9781524854522 288 pp, PPB- 8/4/20 Final installment of bestselling series by Courtney Peppernell

9781524858322 224 pp, PPB- 9/15/20

Poetry collection from LA based author and actress Mirtha Michelle Castro Marmol

DKMH 9781524861650 PPB- 10/27/20 From actor Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things)

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LEWSER! A mirthful and merciless skewering of the Trump administration from the senior statesman of political cartooning, Garry Trudeau.

9781524859503 • $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 8.5 x 9, 128 pp, PPB • 07/07/20

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I Hope This Helps- Tommy Siegel Incisive and hilarious send-up of millennial culture, everyday anxieties, and our social-media driven reality. 200+ pages of comics, essays, and extremely helpful guides to coping with 21st century panic.

9781524860738 • $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 7.25 x 8.25, 208 pp, PPB • 10/06/20

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Thoughts of Dog- Matt Nelson Based on the beloved Twitter sensation, Thoughts of Dog, contains never-before-seen, sweet and funny reflections on life from the pup-spective of a gooooob dog, who, above all else, love their human.

9781524853648 • $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 6 x 6, 128 pp, HC • 10/06/20

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100 Ways Your Two-Year-Old Can Hurt You No one captures the messy but heartwarming experience of becoming a mother as accurately and hilariously as Messycow Comics.

9781524855635 • $14.99 US ($19.99 CAN) • 6.5 x 8, 144 pp, PPB • On Sale 09/15/20

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One Yellow Sun Award-winning author and illustrator Michael Arndt uses eye-catching, creative designs and die-cut pages to teach children colors, counting, and caring in these bright and beautiful board book.

9781524858179• $12.99 US ($14.99 CAN) • 7 x 7, 32 pp, hc- board book • 07/14/20

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Little Big Nate: No Nap!

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Nickelodeon is taking the misadventures of Big Nate from page to screen with an all-new animated TV series based on the best-selling books written and drawn by Lincoln Peirce!

9781524860660 • $7.99 US ($10.99 CAN) • 7 x 7, 12 pp, Board Book • On Sale 09/01/20

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Baby Montessori Set A Montessori-inspired series of board books for your baby’s first year. Combining the latest science with Montessori theory, this beautifully illustrated series follows babies as they grow and change during their first year of life. The set explores themes using shapes and colors friendly to a babies developing eyes and minds.

Books in the set: • Big or Small?

• The Garden • Animals • Follow Me!

9781524862718 • $35.99 US ($48.99 CAN) • 6.3 x 6.3, HC set • On Sale 10/20/20

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Rise Up

Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories This book features tales from amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. From the gutsy tale of Greta Thunberg striking against climate change to Julian Koepcke’s survival story of a plane crash in the jungle, you won’t believe the incredible challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome.

9781524855291 • $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 7 1/2 x 9 ¾ , 120 pp, HC • 01/14/19

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Generation Brave- Kate Alexander An Illustrated celebrations of Gen Z activists fighting to make our world a better place.

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Thandiwe Abdullah Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino Students of IntegrateNYC Elias Rosenfeld Yara Shahidi Joshua Wong Newtown Activits Autumn Peltier Parkland Survivors Naomi Wadler Fionn Ferreira Jerome Foster II Helena Gualinga Greta Thunberg Jamie Margolin/Zero Hour Activists US Youth Climate Strikers Simone Biles Marley Dias Jazz Jennings Kavya Kopparapu Nadya Okamoto Jaden Smith Hailey Hardcastle Sameer Jha Sam Orley and Max Rothman Satvik Sethi Haile Thomas

9781524860684 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 7.5 x 9.125, 128 pp, HC • 09/22/20

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You Can Change the World- Lucy Bell Kids around the world are working together to make our planet a better, safer, happier place—and now you can join in with this practical guide!

9781524860929 • $19.99 US ($26.99 CAN) • 7.25 x 9.75, 224 pp, HC • 10/06/20

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The Book of Knowing A little book for big feelings. Informative and accessible, this book is a friendly, therapeutic guide for young people to understand an control their feelings. Written by clinical psychologist Gwendoline Smith, she writes with a Gen Z–friendly approach to cognitive behavioral therapy.

9781524860455• $16.99 US ($22.99 CAN) • 5.5 x 8, 192 pp, PPB• 09/08/20

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Big Nate, Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Peanuts 9781524861773 448 pp, PPB- 7/7/20

9781524860653 176 pp, PPB- 9/1/20

Next installment in the enormously popular Big Nate Series.

Special edition includes all of the comics and bonus materials from Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Unicorn on a Roll

9781524860707 176 pp, PPB- 9/1/20

9781524861797 448 pp, PPB- 8/4/20

Special edition includes all of the comics and bonus materials from Snoopy: Cowabunga!

And Charlie Brown and Friends

Series with over 1/6 million copies sold, perfect for middle-grade readers.

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