Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. I’m grateful for everything that’s green. –Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) Something from Nothing: A Cookbook Alison Roman (#14 …
[This picture book is] filled with stunning illustrations and poetic text and a subtle and sweet (but not saccharine) message. The reader tracks colors through the seasons with beauty and wonder. I just wanted to dive in and swim around in this book, and bathe in its “sunflakes.” –Jessica, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT Bathe in …
Today’s Face Out offers a rave for a gorgeous arty kids’ book called Seasons from Carol Santoro, of Santoro’s Books in Seattle. Seasons is the kind of book you have to pick up and turn its pages to really get. Santoro says she’s displaying it as part of a section called “Books You Must Touch,” …
“The author, a French comics illustrator, has created a wonderfully engaging children’s/graphic art book for all ages. It’s a tour through the seasons, with each page depicting a scene or object reminiscent of that time of year. The artwork is somewhat retro and the mood varies from being playful to sometimes ironic (as ‘fragrance’ leads …
