In June, 1974, Jan Bruton and Lynn Kelly, filled with a passion for children’s books and music, opened A Children’s Place Bookstore in a tiny storefront just off NE Broadway [Portland, OR]. Over the years, the bookstore would move locations, change owners, and expand in size but always with the same mission: provide the very …
Ai Weiwei‘s art and story fuse together in this picture book. As you learn about his art and his story, ask yourself what the color orange means to you. That’s what author Joanna Ho asked me, and and I hope that you ask others. —Laura DeLaney, Rediscovered Bookshop, Boise, ID Think about the world in …
Sashiko’s Stitches is a new picture book from local favorite Sanae Ishida (Little Kunoichi: The Ninja Girl). Sashiko is a little girl with overwhelming fears and worries. One day, her mother teaches her about a style of decorative traditional Japanese stitching also called sashiko, which was originally used to repair fishermen’s clothes. As Sashiko begins …
Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this. But every time I write a book, it’s only at the very end that I find out what it was actually about. Somehow, I’m surprised every single time this happens. I write middle-grade narrative nonfiction, which may seem like it’s straightforward. My books all stem from questions I have or …
On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. Our weekly regional list indicates titles that are not on the national bestseller …
So sweet! As someone who had not experienced this tradition, I loved being welcomed into Amira’s family’s culture and seeing family and friends celebrating her new baby sister in such a loving way. This would make a great baby shower gift. –Tegan, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Celebrate life with books from Queen Anne …
This morning, the American Library Association announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, and among the winners is Tacoma, WA author and illustrator Corey Tabor, who won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for his early reader book, Fox Has a Problem. The Geisel Award is given to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most …
Phinney Books welcomes you to the 14th annual Holiday Bookfest featuring dozens of authors signing their books. Along with the author signings, a selection of authors will be reading from their books, and Greenwood’s Bureau of Fearless Ideas tutoring center will create an interactive Bookmakers Space, where new or seasoned writers can put together a …
Brick & Mortar Books of Redmond, WA is hosting the first Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival at Redmond Town Center September 9, 2023 from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm. There will be oodles of amazing local authors with fun for the whole family! You can click here to see the full line-up and more!
This is a book I wouldn’t have picked up if it hadn’t been a gift. But now I’m very glad that I did. Fifth-grader Kazu sees a strange ghost-girl in the middle of the night and the next morning at school he sees her again. Except this time she’s his classmate, and everyone acts as …
