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Jul

3

2025

Thursday Theme: A “Wild Robot” Sweep

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. This week, every book in the Wild Robot series by …

Nov

15

2021

Skunk and Badger/ Egg Marks the Spot written by Amy Timberlake, with illustrations by Jon Klassen

The publisher’s description of Skunk and Badger calls it a mash-up of Wallace and Gromit and Winnie-the-Pooh. The classic odd couple trope gets a fresh (or not-so-fresh) take when Skunk becomes Badger’s new roommate. Zany adventures ensue–the wrong “enemy” gets sprayed, tails “get flipped,” and apparently there are a lot of chickens! This series from …

Sep

24

2021

photo by Amy Wang for The Oregonian/ Oregonlive.com

From The Oregonian: “‘Wildwood’ is going Hollywood”

By Amy Wang for The Oregonian/ Oregonlive.com September 18, 2021:  “It’s happening! It’s really happening!” That was Portland author and musician Colin Meloy‘s delighted tweet on Wednesday. “I’m super excited to see what these guys do with Wildwood,” Meloy added. That would be “Wildwood” as in the 2011 children’s fantasy novel set in Portland’s Forest Park that put …

Apr

15

2020

Zoey & Sassafras #7: Grumplets and Pests by Asia Citro

The slim volumes in the Zoey & Sassafras series have much more in them than you’d expect—mystery, fantasy, and actual science. In each book, Zoey and her feline sidekick come to the rescue of a new magical creature by using a combination of gumption and smarts, modeling the research and study practices scientists use in …

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