The Playgrounds of Babel
By: JonArno Lawson
3.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A few children gather around an old woman in a playground to listen to a story inspired by the Towe…
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1. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
By: Marjane Satrapi , Mattias Ripa
4.26
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from … read more
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"To each his own way of calming down."-Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
"Saying goodbye is a little like dying."-Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
"My natural optimism just leads me to be skeptical."-Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
"I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one."-Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
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3. Whopper Cake
By: Will Hillenbrand , Karma Wilson
3.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Today is Grandma's birthday, and Granddad has an ichin', to bake a WHOPPER chocolate cake and traum… read more
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4. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
By: Allie Brosh
4.17
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to ex… read more
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"I couldn't even muster the enthusiasm to hate myself anymore."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"On a fundamental level, I am someone who would throw sand at children."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"I don't just want to do the right thing. I want to WANT to do the right thing."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"We're going to play a different game now. It's called "who can yell 'help' the loudest and the most."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
5. Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Molly Moon, #1)
By: Georgia Byng
2.50
Format: 52 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Hypnotism Molly Moon is no ordinary orphan. When she finds a myst… read more
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6. Grandpa Green
By: Lane Smith
3.00
Format: None pages,
From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Bookcomes a timeless story of family history, le… read more
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7. Tikki Tikki Tembo
By: Blair Lent , Arlene Mosel
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one mil… read more
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8. The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings
By: Anna Llenas
3.75
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
"This sensitive book . . . encourages young ones to open up and discuss how they feel, even when th… read more
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9. Hot Dog
By: Doug Salati
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more
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10. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)
By: Christopher Denise
4.51
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A Caldecott Honor Winner and New York Times Bestseller! A determined Owl builds strength and … read more
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11. Watercress
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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12. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
By: Jon Klassen
4.26
Format: 105 pages, None
Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more
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13. Time Is a Mother
By: Ocean Vuong
3.94
Format: 114 pages, Hardcover
In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershoc… read more
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14. Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories
By: Kate Atkinson
3.71
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author o… read more
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"Hello, Boy," Franklin said. He liked dogs, they were uncomplicated. "I'm a girl, actually," the dog said."-Kate Atkinson, Normal Rules Don't Apply: Stories
15. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
By: Lana Del Rey
3.98
Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio
The highly anticipated spoken word poetry collection from Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards over … read more
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"Live your life like no one’s listening"-Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
"You don't want to be forgotten You just want to disappear"-Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
"and in that moment i decided to do nothing about everything"-Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
"Stay on your path Sylvia Plath don't fall away like all the others"-Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
16. There’s a Ghost in This House
By: Oliver Jeffers
4.43
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Olive… read more
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17. Love in the Library
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more
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18. Revenge of the Librarians
By: Tom Gauld
3.94
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the … read more
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19. Solutions and Other Problems
By: Allie Brosh
4.21
Format: 519 pages, Hardcover
Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. … read more
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"If you can't win, start playing a different game and score just as many points."-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems
"Death can take away your friends and pets, but it can't take away the weird shit they did."-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems
"That's the scary thing about decisions: you don't know what they are when you're making them."-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems
"Woah there, Scooter...looks like you might be starting to veer towards nihilism...anyway, it's sand time now."-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems
20. Nevada
By: Imogen Binnie
3.97
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
A beloved and blistering cult classic and finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fi… read more
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"James does what anybody would do when they see somebody they'd like to know: he ignores the shit out of her."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"It's like I got drunk all the time not because I'm a total addict but because it was a coping mechanism to deal with being unhappy"-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"Oh, Williamsburg. There was a point when you seemed like a scary, tough neighborhood, but now it's obvious that the graffiti on your walls gets put there by art students."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
"Eventually you can't help but figure out that, while gender is a construct, so is a traffic light, and if you ignore either of them, you get hit by cars. Which, also, are constructs."-Imogen Binnie, Nevada
21. Evergreen
By: Matthew Cordell
4.30
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more
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22. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
By: Danielle Greendeer
4.36
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more
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23. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
By: Shannon Stocker
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more
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24. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
4.42
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more
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25. Dear Mr. Dickens
By: Nancy Churnin
4.44
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of… read more
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26. The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
By: Cynthia Levinson
4.16
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated biography of Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn“The first thing I can remember,” B… read more
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27. If You Cry like a Fountain
By: Noemi Vola
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A quirky and surprisingly funny picture book about the many practical uses for tears, for fans of B… read more
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28. The Paper Kingdom
By: Helena Ku Rhee
4.15
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons i… read more
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29. Expedition Backyard
By: Rosemary Mosco
4.31
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Join two best friends—a mole and vole—on their everyday expeditions to find beautiful plants, meet … read more
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30. The Playgrounds of Babel
By: JonArno Lawson
3.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A few children gather around an old woman in a playground to listen to a story inspired by the Towe… read more
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31. Forever Truffle
By: Fanny Britt
3.87
Format: 114 pages, Hardcover
Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault are back with a new graphic novel, this time featuring Truffle, … read more
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