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Last Week
A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying.
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Once there was a runaway … The third book in the Crow Stories trilogy is a haunting tale of a young boy’s resilience and hope.
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José Speaks Out
José Mujica is a former revolutionary, past president of Uruguay and climate activist. José's speech to the UN is part of the Speak Out series.
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Look! Look!
A girl in India discovers an ancient step well in this companion book to the creators’ much-loved Out of the Way! Out of the Way!
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Coco and the Caterpillars
A boy loves his garden and everything in it, especially the caterpillars who will become butterflies. But his pet chicken Coco loves them too ...
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In \u003cem\u003eLittle Crosses\u003c\/em\u003e, Sabrina Reeves wades into the maelstrom with her heart on the outside, and it’s that vulnerability that sets the pace here, that makes this book so hard to set down. Cassie’s is a compelling journey, one that many of us will recognize intimately, and painfully, as true.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Sina Queyras, author of Autobiography of Childhood","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003eNina Wolfe is a force of nature, a free spirit, and the life of the party—but as her children know, she can also swallow people whole. Her story sucked me in and left me with a deep respect for writer Sabrina Reeves, who clearly understands the push and pull of dealing with a larger-than-life parent in crisis. \u003cem \u003eLittle Crosses\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a big talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Neil Smith, author of Jones","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003eA magnetic read. 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Little Crosses
A daughter examines her complicated relationship with a charismatic, narcissistic mother who now lives with alcohol-related dementia.
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At once a detective story, a meditation on art in the Anthropocene, and a speculative encounter with the liveliness of things, Mandy-Suzanne Wong’s startling novel is literature for our times.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSofia Samatar, author of \u003cem\u003eThe White Mosque\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Sofia Samatar, author of The White Mosque and Tender","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Wong's limpid, precise prose has a nineteenth century vibe, while her focus, an inanimate object, could not be more contemporary. 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A stunning graphic novel debut, A Year Without Mom follows twelve-year-old Dasha through a year full of turmoil after her mother leaves for America.
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These dynamic, vigorous, tender poems are part of an ongoing search, a scanning of our human horizons for moments of lasting value.
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She climbs a candle to get a better look.","id":22336857145403,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.582,"height":316,"width":500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a4bf0a90-3731-4418-8744-ad89d277642a.jpg?v=1657308582"},"aspect_ratio":1.582,"height":316,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_a4bf0a90-3731-4418-8744-ad89d277642a.jpg?v=1657308582","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eCelia Barker Lottridge decided it was time to expand the range of tales for the very young beyond \"Little Red Riding Hood\" and \"Goldilocks and the Three Bears.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from sources the world over, she searched out tales that had all the magic properties of the old favorites. Through years of telling and retelling these stories to children, she has crafted a new nursery classic. Accompanied by gentle and appealing watercolors, these truly are ten small gems.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 2
to 8
/ grades P
to 3
Ten Small Tales
A new nursery classic that draws inspiration from sources the world over, with all the magic properties of your old favorite tales.
