Children's & Young Adult Literature
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How to Read Like an Anti-Fascist: Storytelling and Narrative Literacy for Young People
$24.95 Add to cartOn the urgent need to promote critical reading skills amidst rising authoritarianism
Children’s author Philip Pullman famously said that “There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fict- Author: Wannamaker, Annette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1531509800
- Language: English
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Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-The-Pooh
$33.00 Add to cartFor the 100th anniversary of the publication of “Winnie-the-Pooh,” Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne.
Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear- Author: Brandreth, Gyles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1250429900
- Language: English
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Quentin Blake’s Fantastic Journeys
$19.99 Add to cartSavor the work of the well-loved and lauded illustrator Quentin Blake in this keepsake collection of fun, quirky drawings that will delight both longtime devotees and emerging young fans.
A chef in m- Author: Blake, Quentin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1536245089
- Language: English
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The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation: Essays on Nurturing a Passion for Reading
$30.00 Add to cartInspired by Robert Macfarlane and curated by Jennie Orchard, an anthology of essays about the joys of giving books to children and young people, from some of the world’s most beloved writers.
Remember
- Author: Orchard, Jennie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1964992125
- Language: English
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Worlds of Wonder: Celebrating the Great Classics of Children’s Literature
$29.95 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children’s literature, spanning more than twenty countries and one hundred and fifty years
From Little Women to Harry Potter, chi- Author: Hahn, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0691274630
- Language: English
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You’re Telling My Kids They Can’t Read This Book?: Our Hundred-Year Children’s-Literature Revolution and How We’ll Keep Fighting to Support Our Famili
$14.00 Add to cartPASSIONATELY FIGHTING BOOK-BANNING AND CENSORSHIP: HOW & WHY
In this timely broadside against censorship, Laties weaves together stories from his fifty years as a bookseller, activist, and parent, whil
- Author: Laties, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: July 01 2025
- ISBN10: 9798990844858
- Language: English
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Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader
$20.00 Add to cartGet Your Child Hooked on Books
Reading can become a favorite part of any child’s life–even children who think they hate to read. And, with the help of this unique book, it’s easy to put your reluctan… [more below]- Series: Prima’s Home Learning Library
- Author: Backes, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 17 2001
- ISBN10: 0761527559
- Language: English
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Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
$28.00 Add to cartIn this revised and updated edition of Reading Magic, bestselling author and literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their abi… [more below]
- Series: Harvest Original
- Author: Fox, Mem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 04 2001
- ISBN10: 0151006245
- Language: English
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We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers
$19.99 Read more“We Are the Baby-Sitters Club is the ultimate companion guide for a generation of devout superfans. This book revisits the beloved series through grown-up eyes–but never loses the magic we all felt t… [more below]
- Author: Crawford, Marisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1641604905
- Language: English
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Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls
$24.99 Read more“Ms. Perkins personal anec-dotes are a delight.” –Wall Street Journal
The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives. But it is never too late to discover that transformative spar
- Author: Perkins, Mitali
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 1506469108
- Language: English
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Becoming Ezra Jack Keats
$25.00 Read moreBecoming Ezra Jack Keats offers the first complete biography of acclaimed children’s author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) intended for adult readers. Drawing extensively from his unpubli… [more below]
- Series: Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography
- Author: Butler, Virginia McGee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1496844742
- Language: English
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Children’s Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling
$40.00 Add to cartChildren’s picturebooks are the very first book we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children?
Ch- Author: Salisbury, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1786275732
- Language: English
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Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult
$18.99 Add to cartAn irresistible, nostalgic, insightful–and “consistently intelligent and funny” (The New York Times Book Review)–ramble through classic children’s literature from Vanity Fair contributing editor (an… [more below]
- Author: Handy, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1451609965
- Language: English
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How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published
$21.99 Add to cartYour one-stop guide to writing and selling books for children
Get the tools you need to:- Develop story ideas that work
- Strengthen your writing skills
- Improve your work habits
- Write for different age group
- Author: Seuling, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 233
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0471676195
- Language: English
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What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child–and All the Best Times to Read Them
$24.00 Add to cartRead Pam Allyn’s posts on the Penguin Blog
The books to read aloud to children at the important moments in their lives. In What to Read When, award-winning educator Pam Allyn celebrates the power of- Author: Allyn, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 02 2009
- ISBN10: 1583333347
- Language: English
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The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
$21.99 Add to cartThe best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and prac
- Author: Klein, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 06, 2016
- ISBN10: 039329224X
- Language: English
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Willy Whitefeather’s Outdoor Survival Handbook for Kids
$13.95 Add to cartFrom treating a bee sting to building an overnight shelter, kids will gain the knowledge and confidence they need to survive outdoors.
- Series: Willy Whitefeather’s
- Author: Whitefeather, Willy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: March 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0943173477
- Language: English
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The Origins of Science Fiction
$11.95 Add to cart‘I seemed to gaze upon a vast space, the limits of which extended far beyond my vision…’
This anthology gathers together seventeen gripping tales from the nineteenth and early twentieth century that- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Newton, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0198891946
- Language: English
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The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators
$31.95 Add to cartUpon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists
- Author: Silvey, Anita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 26 2002
- ISBN10: 0618190821
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
$15.99 Add to cartFrom wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell o… [more below]
- Author: Warner, Marina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 28 2016
- ISBN10: 0198779852
- Language: English
