Rocky Pond Books 6/6/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: I love the quirky illustrations in this alphabet book, and each page is two activities in one: the child can point out everything in the illustration that starts with the letter in question and then both the child and adult can try to twist their own bodies into the shapes. This would be a great alphabet book for slightly older children who are now learning to write their letters. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Flatiron 6/6/2023. New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Store pick: Only Cosby?s beautiful prose could make a dark story about the racist south so enjoyable. The mystery ? who killed and mutilated 7 young black children and who is now killing anyone who may know who he is ? holds the book together, but the real story is about Titus and his struggles with a past that still haunts him and about him trying to do the best job he can for everyone as the first black sheriff in his small hometown, even though he knows half of the town hates him. -Nancy M., store volunt... View More...
ATTIC JOURNALS 10/4/2022. hardcover Brand New in Good jacket. An Attic Journal is a unique piece of the past that was handmade to hold important bits of your story. Harvested at the cusp of the landfill, the creator uses hard-bound vintage school & library books that were destined for dumpsters, but given new life in their Portland production studio. Each journal is made to last with approximately 75 pages of blank 22 or 24# sustainably sourced paper, and a sturdy wire binding that allows your journal to lay flat or fold over so you can jot down your thoughts wherever your story takes you. Eac... View More...
Ballantine Books 11/29/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Lisa Wingate is a master storyteller and I am particularly attached to her historical fiction. Each time I read one of the books I learn of a part of our southern past that is mostly forgotten, or in the case of the Tennessee Children's Home, swept under the rug. Rill is an amazing child faced with horrors most of us will be unable to imagine. We have Lisa Wingate to bring them to life and paint a picture of horrible corruption and poverty, but also show the amazing determination that can survive anything. The book is an expose and deepl... View More...
Ballantine Books 5/21/2019. New paperback. Store pick: Lisa Wingate is a master storyteller and I am particularly attached to her historical fiction. Each time I read one of the books I learn of a part of our southern past that is mostly forgotten, or in the case of the Tennessee Children's Home, swept under the rug. Rill is an amazing child faced with horrors most of us will be unable to imagine. We have Lisa Wingate to bring them to life and paint a picture of horrible corruption and poverty, but also show the amazing determination that can survive anything. The book is an expose and deeply... View More...
Paula Wiseman Books 9/27/2022. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. Illustrated by Melissa Castillon. Store pick: Gorgeously illustrated, this simple picture book teaches children the first step of resilience: how to reframe situations. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
Greenwillow Books 3/1/2016. New paperback. Store pick, recommended by Jill: For all the geeks, outcasts, and kids who walk to the beat of a different drummer, Blackbird Fly holds out a hand of friendship and invites you to join Filippino immigrant Analyn (known as Apple) as she recovers from her best friend's betrayal and subsequent bullying and finds that music can save one's soul, that you don't have to believe others' opinions of you, and that moms can surprise you. -Jill Hendrix, store owner Signed by author. View More...
WorthyKids 8/22/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 8/22/23. Pre-order today! Store pick: A gorgeously illustrated picture book for older children teaching the value of kindness, friendship, and learning to look past first impressions. -Jill Hendrix, store owner View More...
