The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
By: Mac Barnett
4.21
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, and o…
Want to Read"There are patterns in a life, and patterns in a story, but in real lives and good stories the patterns are hard to see... But sometimes you find a book that feels as strange as life does. These books feel true. These books are important."-Mac Barnett, The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
"There are patterns in a life, and patterns in a story, but in real lives and good stories the patterns are hard to see... But sometimes you find a book that feels as strange as life does. These books feel true. These books are important."-Mac Barnett, The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
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4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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2. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
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3.86
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3. Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks
By: Mick Foley , WWF
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Format: 371 pages, Paperback
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4. Thomas Jefferson: Author of America
By: Christopher Hitchens
4.12
Format: 543 pages, Hardcover
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5. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
By: William Steig
3.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more
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6. Creepy Pair of Underwear!
By: None , Peter Brown
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not a… read more
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7. Me: Stories of My Life
By: Katharine Hepburn
4.50
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Admired and beloved by movie audiences for over sixty years, four-time Academy Award-winner Kathari… read more
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8. The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
By: Jeanette Winter
4.34
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
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9. Alma and How She Got Her Name
By: Juana Martinez-Neal
3.47
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10. I Am a Truck
By: None
3.91
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A tender but lively debut novel about a man, a woman, and their Chevrolet dealer. Agathe and Rejean… read more
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11. It's a Long Story: My Life
By: Willie Nelson
3.71
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . … read more
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12. Hot Dog
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4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
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By: David Sedaris
3.55
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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By: Michaela Goade
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more
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By: Andrea Wang
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more
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4.31
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A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more
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24. Saturday
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4.50
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
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26. The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown
By: Mac Barnett
4.21
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, and o… read more
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27. Blurp's Book of Manners
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Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
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