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"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall."
- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Welcome to the Mahar Drygoods bookshelf at Powells.com!

We're so pleased to be partnering with this brilliant independent bookseller
and thrilled to offer up recommendations for 100 handpicked literary favorites.


Books 1 - 10 of 100 next »


Wabi Sabi Wabi Sabi
by Mark Reibstein
Publisher Comments
Wabi Sabi, a little cat in Kyoto, Japan, had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant. At last, the master says, "That's hard to explain." And that is all she says. This unsatisfying... (read more)
List Price $16.99
Your Price $9.00
Used - Hardcover


When You Were Small When You Were Small
by Sara O'leary
Synopsis
"Why do I have to go to bed?" wonders a young boy in "When You Were Small. His father wants him to go to bed, but he'd rather be out playing. This story addresses a common complaint heard by parents everywhere, offering a novel way to make bedtime a... (read more)
Your Price $16.95
New - Hardcover


Little Hoot Little Hoot
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace
Publisher Comments
It's not fair. All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no... Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing... (read more)
List Price $14.99
Your Price $6.98
Sale - Hardcover


The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
Publisher Comments
Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel... (read more)
List Price $24.99
Your Price $17.55
Used - Hardcover


Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books)
by Crockett Johnson
Staff Pick
A wonderful first book for your baby, this wordless picture book is about a little boy with a purple crayon, and as he draws across the page the illustrations come to life. When I "read" this book to my babies, I saw their eyes following the purple line.... (read more)
Your Price $4.95
Used - Trade Paper


Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
Publisher Comments
Viorst's classic tale of a little boy who must accept the reality that "some days are like that," when everything he does goes awry, is one of her most popular works. "The clever text shines."--"School Library Journal," starred review. ALA Notable... (read more)
Your Price $3.98
Sale - Trade Paper


How I Became a Pirate How I Became a Pirate
by Melinda Long
Publisher Comments
Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view. So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who... (read more)
Your Price $7.50
Used - Hardcover


Oh, David! (Diaper David) Oh, David! (Diaper David)
by David Shannon
Publisher Comments
With the same irresistible humor and vibrant style as his award-winning No, David! books, the Caldecott Honor-winning artist takes readers back to the "early years" of his most beloved character in a new series of board books, available in English and... (read more)
Your Price $6.99
New - Board Book


Spoon Spoon
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher Comments
Meet Spoon. He's always been a happy little utensil.  But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it.  He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much better than him.  But do they?  And what do they... (read more)
Your Price $16.99
New - Hardcover


Lost and Found Lost and Found
by Oliver Jeffers
Staff Pick
In Lost and Found, a young boy finds a lost penguin on his stoop and embarks on a journey to help the penguin find its way home. But, after a big trip in a tiny rowboat — all the way to the South Pole — the boy realizes that the penguin was... (read more)
Your Price $11.95
Used - Hardcover


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