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Little Boo is the best! Until Little Boo is the worst...Why couldn't Big Boo have a little witch or even a little vampire for a younger sibling? A picture book featuring a pesky little sibling paired with gentle social emotional learning--perfect for Halloween or any time of year when a new baby arrives and brings change.
When the antics of their little sibling start to get to Big Boo, they decide to trade for a friend's younger sibling, Little Howl. At first this seems like a great idea, but soon enough Big Boo finds that the grass isn't always greener and Little Howl is a whole new level of monster. This sweet and humorous story about sibling relationships acknowledges the frustrations but, ultimately, the love that comes with a new addition to the family.
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Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers
A Scientific American Favorite Book of 2025 The riveting story of the McKissack family--the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today--in a moving celebration of resilience and innovation. Captured in his native West Africa and enslaved on American shores by a North Carolina plantation owner, Moses McKissack I began to build his way to emancipation right from the start. Becoming an enslaved craftsman, he picked up the trade his family would become famous for in the earliest years of the 19th century, passing his learnings down to his children and seeing them off to freedom after the Civil War. The family would settle in Tennessee, getting its bearings in the building trades despite rampant discrimination, establishing a foothold that now sees its latest generations working at the absolute peak of its industry. The family's fingerprints have been left all across the United States, spanning from Reconstruction to contemporary times, through projects like the Morris Memorial Building, Capers C.M.E. Church, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. Here, Cheryl McKissack Daniel, CEO and president of McKissack & McKissack, reveals the full fascinating story of her family. So much more than an exploration of architectural achievements, The Black Family Who Built America is also a compelling illustration of how history rhymes and reverberates, and a celebration of the human spirit's ability to overcome adversity and drive change. From Moses's humble beginnings to Cheryl's current role as a trailblazer and champion of diversity, the family's journey underscores the importance of perseverance, innovation, and strategic vision in shaping a legacy that continues to inspire and impact the construction industry. -
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The ghosts of Fear Street-- they'll haunt you forever!Do you believe in ghosts? Don't say no until you take a walk down Fear Street. Past the woods-- where no birds sing. Past the lake-- where something lurks beneath the water. Past the cemetery-- where everyone is dying to meet you.
The cemetery. That's where Randy Clay has been invited for a game of hide-and-seek-- with a ghost. If the ghost tags her, Randy will lose more than the game. She'll become the newest ghost on Fear Street.
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Wisdom of the Stoics Boxed Set (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
The Wisdom of the Stoics boxed set includes Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and How to Live: The Enchiridion and Discourses by Epictetus. These works encapsulate Stoic philosophy, offering timeless wisdom on leading a virtuous and fulfilling life. Seneca provides practical advice on resilience, Marcus Aurelius offers reflections on morality and self-discipline, and Epictetus teaches strategies for mastering desires and achieving tranquility. Together, they form a comprehensive guide to Stoic ethics and personal development.
Stoic teachings for personal growth and fulfillment.
- Offers practical guidance on overcoming adversity and building resilience.
- Includes insights on key life aspects such as friendship, happiness and the quest for virtue.
- In-depth exploration of Stoic philosophy through the works of Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius.
- Provides strategies for controlling desires and attaining inner peace.
- Promotes ethical living and presents a moral framework for making wiser life decisions.
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Sold outBear and the Three Goldilocks
You'll laugh out loud at this funny fractured folktale with pictures by a popular artist! The Goldilocks family leave their campsite to go on a hike while their s'mores cool off . . . when along comes Bear. "What's that yummy smell?" Bear wonders. S'mores, of course: too gooey, too chocolatey . . . and just right! Bear eats them all. Bear continues to wreak havoc by breaking a chair, smashing musical instruments, and extinguishing the fire. When the Goldilocks return, they are flabbergasted. They try to make a lot of noise to shoo away the bear . . . when Mama Bear and Papa Bear show up. Mama and Papa apologize profusely for the behavior of their naughty offspring, but the Goldilocks don't speak "Bear." They just hear a lot of LOUD GROWLING. So they decide to hightail it out of there, and the Bear family gets to enjoy the tents and snacks that are left behind. This hilarious story, a perfect readaloud, and its hilarious pictures will delight children and parents alike. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps
The untold story of Clara Driscoll, a nature lover with the mind of a creative innovator and the unsung genius who designed and engineered the iconic Tiffany lamp Drawing inspiration from her childhood gardens, Clara Driscoll created designs for Louis C. Tiffany's stained glass windows. Clara had such a flare for glass that Tiffany put her in charge of a special workroom, staffed with women--called the Tiffany Girls. But Clara wanted more. She wanted to create a three-dimensional work that would make light bloom. So she figured out how to engineer a lamp--how to shape and bend glass and light it so that her designs sprung to colorful, vivid life. Today, we all recognize Tiffany lamps, but we almost forgot the woman who created them. Extensive back matter features more information about Clara Driscoll, her letters, and her design and manufacturing process, as well as bibliography and sources.Sold out -
Bigger Than Fashion: How Streetwear Conquered Culture
The kaleidoscopic story of how an underground American subculture reshaped the global fashion industry. The world now calls it "streetwear." This is the story of how this fiercely guarded counterculture launched a lifestyle and fashion movement that has endured for nearly fifty years. It was born out of the undergrounds of American culture--a unique fusion of graffiti, hip-hop, surf, skate, and punk. These designers and brand operators established a creative tradition and cottage industry that they could call their own. It was a provocation of art and fashion, exclusivity and commerce that forever challenged the by-the-book definitions of artist, designer, and entrepreneur. Since the first recognizable wave of streetwear labels started to form in the 1980s, it was a slow and steady swell over the next three decades until the clothes eventually exploded into mainstream fashion and popular culture. These brands turned T-shirts, hoodies, and sneakers in a covetable totems of status and big business wanted in on the magic. Streetwear's mindset and motifs soon dominated nearly every corner of the marketplace, from American malls and Tokyo boutiques to the luxury runways in Paris and Milan. Bigger Than Fashion tells the decades-long journey--featuring brands like Stüssy, BAPE, Supreme, The Hundreds, and Off-White--that led the once-underground subculture of outsiders to mainstream sartorial dominance. It is a sweeping story of a unbridled creativity, unflinching DIY ethos, and an unstoppable drive to challenge the status quo. -
Sold outElvis & Romeo
From the bestselling creators of the Ladybug Girl series comes a picture book about the misadventures of two very different dogs who become unlikely friends. Elvis, the bulldog, just wants a little peace and quiet. Romeo, the doodle, really wants to make new friends, and play at the dog park. When they first meet, it seems Elvis and Romeo have nothing in common. But little by little, these polar-opposite pooches may just become the closest of canines.Sold out -
Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944: The Summer That Changed Everything
The Kennedys considered their home in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, 'the big white house', to be a haven from their busy lives. Yet in the summer of 1944, against the backdrop of WWII, the events that unfolded for them there changed the family forever.
Beginning in the May of that year, The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 paints an intimate picture of those few months. As the younger Kennedy children and their parents settled into their summer home, it follows the family drama that unfolded. From the scandal of the eldest daughter, Kick, marrying William 'Billy' Cavendish, and the eldest son, Joe Jr's, dangerous and secret bombing missions over Europe, to second son Jack's quiet recovery from injury sustained in the line of duty, younger daughter Rosemary's conspicuous absence and the youngest son, Ted's, loneliness, it explores the innermost hopes, fears and anxieties of each Kennedy. Following these events as they played out over the summer of 1944, it culminates with the event that would change them forever: the tragic death of Joe Jr. Offering a close account of the months leading up to this momentous moment, The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 is an unparalleled and never-before-revealed account of how the family experienced and responded to this tragedy, which was later described as a 'turn in the road' for their family. The summer of 1944 changed all their lives, and in propelling the second brother, Jack Kennedy, into the political limelight, changed the course of American political history.Sold out -
Local Man Deluxe Hardcover
"A thought-provoking send-up to one of comics' weirdest eras, and if you're not reading it right now, you are absolutely missing out." --ComicBook.com STRAY DOGS creator TONY FLEECS teams with REVIVAL's TIM SEELEY for a wildly critically acclaimed story that combines rural crime noir and superhero action. Once, JACK XAVER, star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, had it all. But when controversy sends CROSSJACK crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up. Now, the small town hero known as "Local Man" must investigate a sprawling conspiracy while navigating former teammates, local law enforcement, interdimensional crossovers, a geriatric dog and the girlfriend who stayed behind. Collects issues 1-13, 25, and the GOLD and BAD GIRLS one shots.