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Children and Young Adults


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The Polar Express
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
Staff Pick
Could a bookseller's favorite book really be a children's Christmas picture book? I am often asked to name my favorite book — an impossible question to answer, really — and I find myself mentioning The Polar Express time and again (not without... (read more)

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Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
by Taro Gomi
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With a straightforward text and illustrations showing beasts and bugs doing it, younger children are shown a natural part of life. "Elephants and mice, fish and raccoons, grown-ups and children, all in their own style do it. The candor is refreshing and... (read more)

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Series of Unfortunate Events #09: The Carnivorous Carnival
Series of Unfortunate Events #09: The Carnivorous Carnival
by Lemony Snicket
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Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun - as long as one has a family, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans,... (read more)

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Uncle Shelby's Abz Book
Uncle Shelby's Abz Book
by Shel Silverstein
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The notorious early Silverstein classic you WON'T want your children to read. I is for Ink Ink is black and wet. Ink is fun. What can you do with ink? What rhymes with ink? "D - R - __ - __ - __ ."... (read more)

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Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
by Lemony Snicket
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Widely praised and beloved by children, adults, and critics alike, Adam Gidwitz delivers a third serving of eerie new landscapes and fear-inducing creatures in a story sure to delight and frighten fans old and new. In the final book in the series, Adam's... (read more)

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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
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Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was published. It's gone on to become one of the most beloved children's books of all time. To celebrate this milestone, the renowned Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has written a... (read more)

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Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
by Taro Gomi
Publisher Comments
Finally, a beginning science book that really addresses the needs and interests of the very young child. Since we all eat, we all must poop. It is this basic message that this wonderful book presents in a form that is both humorous and informative.... (read more)

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Zathura
Zathura
by Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher Comments
On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now after twenty years, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happens when Danny and Walter roll... (read more)

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The Runaway Bunny
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
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New York Times Outstanding Book of the... (read more)

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His Dark Materials Boxed Set: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass
His Dark Materials Boxed Set: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
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I read Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy back-to-back-to-back. By the time I'd reached the middle of the first book, The Golden Compass, I was content to exist half in my own world and half in Philip Pullman's. It seemed appropriate, if somewhat... (read more)

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Coraline
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Publisher Comments
Enter an exciting new world of shadows from Hugo Award nominee Adam-Troy Castro. Meet Gustav Gloom. Fernie What finds herself lost in the Gloom mansion after her cat appears to have been chased there by its own shadow. Fernie discovers a library full of... (read more)

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Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for Children
by Hilaire Belloc
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For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance   Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and... (read more)

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The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh/Wtp
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-The-Pooh/Wtp
by A A Milne
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This 75th anniversary collector's edition presents Milne's complete stories and verse on Winnie the Pooh in one deluxe volume. Features a color bookplate, headbands, and foil stamping. Full color.... (read more)

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Mad Professor: Concoct Extremely Weird Science Projects
Mad Professor: Concoct Extremely Weird Science Projects
by Mark Frauenfelder
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Within these tantalizing pages lie the keys to the mysteries of science. For here, in strange and delectable detail, are dozens of hitherto secret experiments for concocting slimes and putties, inventing miniature robots and transport devices, growing... (read more)

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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
by Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is a cause for celebration, landmark work that gathers in one volume many of Africa's most cherished folktales. Mandela, a Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected these thirty-two tales with the specific hope... (read more)

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick: Portfolio
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick: Portfolio
by Chris Van Allsburg
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Since its publication in 1984, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original fourteen drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, a newly discovered... (read more)

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A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories
A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories
by Dr Seuss
Publisher Comments
Come join us for the celebration of the Cat's fortieth birthday. Following the stunning success of Six by Seuss, which has sold over 734,000 copies, is the delightful debut of A Hatful of Seuss--304 pages of wonderfully nonsensical vintage material. This... (read more)

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The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science)
The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science)
by Shinta Cho
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Helping young children know how their bodies function and how and why gas is produced and eliminated, this book is presented with humor that's appealing to children and adults alike. (Baby/Preschool)... (read more)

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The Pig in the Spigot
The Pig in the Spigot
by Richard Wilbur
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A PIG in a spigot? An AX in a taxi? An ELF in a belfry? Richard Wilbur has been playing with his words again! Aided and abetted by illustrator J.otto Seibold, he reveals that you must choose your words carefully--because you never know what you'll find... (read more)

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Alphabeasts
Alphabeasts
by Wallace Edwards
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From the weird and wonderful imagination of an amazing new artist comes an alphabet book like no other. Kids will delight in discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. They?ll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing... (read more)

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