The Boy: His Stories and How They Came to be
By: Oliver Jeffers
4.44
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internati…
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1. The Dark
By: Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen
4.08
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo. Laszlo lives in a house. The da… read more
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"Without the dark, everything would be light, and you would never know if you needed a lightbulb."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That's why the dark is always close by. The dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door, and you can see the dark up in …"-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
2. Bartleby the Scrivener
By: Herman Melville
3.93
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more
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"I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
3. The Day the Crayons Quit
By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Hardcover
Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more
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4. Press Here
By: Hervé Tullet , Christopher Franceschelli
3.29
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP!, LET'S PLAY!and now SAY ZOOP!Collect all four interactive books from Herve T… read more
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5. I Want My Hat Back
By: Jon Klassen
4.35
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more
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"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back
6. I Just Ate My Friend
By: Heidi McKinnon
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This beautiful, innovate picture book from an enormously talented new creator will make you laugh o… read more
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7. Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping
By: Mélanie Watt
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Scaredy Squirrel is not too comfortable with the idea of camping ? unless it's on his couch! There … read more
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8. Iggy Peck, Architect
By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty
4.25
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing Meet Iggy Peck--creative, independent, and … read more
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9. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen
4.19
Format: 45 pages, Hardcover
This is a story about a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a wolf. Early one morning a mouse met… read more
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10. The Christmas Promise
By: Catalina Echeverri , Alison Mitchell
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A captivating retelling of the Christmas story showing how God kept His promise to send a new King.… read more
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11. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)
By: Peter Brown
4.05
Format: 12 pages, Hardcover
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more
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12. Pretty Ugly
By: David Sedaris
3.55
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more
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13. The Pigeon Has to Go to School
By: Mo Willems
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more
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14. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
By: Andrea Beaty
4.37
Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition
The newest picture book from the creators of Iggy Peck, Architect ; Rosie Revere, Engineer ; and Ad… read more
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15. The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)
By: Jory John
4.33
Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition
This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a… read more
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16. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)
By: Jory John
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more
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17. The Mysteries
By: Bill Watterson
3.76
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more
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18. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
19. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)
By: Jory John
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more
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20. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)
By: Jory John
4.36
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more
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21. A Guest in the House
By: Emily Carroll
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more
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"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House
22. The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters
By: Joanna Gaines
3.48
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
We all have a story to tell. This happens to be mine—every chapter a window into who I am, the jour… read more
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23. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Sophie Blackall
4.38
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more
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24. The Good Egg (The Food Group #2)
By: Jory John
4.35
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
In this follow-up to Jory John and Pete Oswald’s popular picture book The Bad Seed, meet the next b… read more
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25. We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
By: Simu Liu
4.35
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bri… read more
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"Nobody forced us to come here,"-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
"Canada is not unilaterally friendly, nor is “friendly"-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
"Acting, like life, gets a bit stale when you only make safe choices."-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
"Jared had taught me the value of swinging for the fences and being the master of my own destiny."-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
26. What You Need to Be Warm
By: Neil Gaiman
4.20
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more
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27. The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be
By: Joanna Gaines
4.45
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In the #1 New York Times bestseller The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be, Joanna Gaines and illu… read more
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28. The Friend Who Forgives: A True Story About How Peter Failed and Jesus Forgave (Tales That Tell the Truth)
By: Dan DeWitt
4.62
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Do you ever talk before you think? Mess up? Let others down? Thats what Peter did, again and again … read more
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29. The Boy: His Stories and How They Came to be
By: Oliver Jeffers
4.44
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
A spectacular collection of four much-loved modern classics from the multi award-winning, internati… read more
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30. Jesus and the Very Big Surprise: A True Story about Jesus, His Return, and How to Be Ready
By: Randall Goodgame
4.63
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Based on the parable in Luke 12 v. 35-38, a look at the ways Jesus' coming, ways, and words were of… read more
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31. The Big Wide Welcome: A True Story About Jesus, James, and a Church That Learned to Love All Sorts of People (Tales That Tell the Truth)
By: Trillia J. Newbell
4.61
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Bible storybook that inspires young children to be like Jesus and love others. This beautiful ha… read more
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