Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Candlewick Press,U.S. Utterly Lovely One
Book SynopsisTender, playful, and full of joy, this ode from mother to child makes an utterly lovely baby gift and will resonate with readers big and small.Oh, my Yummy One, my Utterly Lovely One!Look at you, so gorgeous! So opens a glorious praise song from a parent crane to her little cranelet — drawing many other species into the circle of love as she sings. Warm, funny, and full of energy and affection, this is another gem from Mary Murphy, whose springlike palette is well suited to the story's celebratory air.
£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. When Charley Met Grampa
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£14.39
Candlewick Press,U.S. And Then Comes Christmas
Book SynopsisA lyrical invitation to watch for signs of the approaching season — and revel in the homespun rituals that warm a family celebration.From icicles clinging to roofs and houses strung with colorful lights to visiting Santa and hunting for the perfect tree, this classic-in-the-making celebrates all of the holiday’s excitement. Evoking both winter’s changes to the world outside and well-loved traditions taking place within, here is a story to encourage readers to curl up with their loved ones and bask in the magic of the Christmas season.
£14.39
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Unforgotten Coat
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Tia Isa Quiere Un Carro
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£7.59
Candlewick Press,U.S. Poor Louie
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£17.09
Candlewick Press,U.S. Night Job
Book SynopsisWith lyrical narration and elegant, evocative artwork, Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and illustrator G. Brian Karas share the nighttime experience of a father and child.When the sun sets, Dad’s job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There’s the smell of lilacs in the night air, the dusky highway in the moonlight, and glimpses of shy nighttime animals to make the dark magical. Shooting baskets in the half-lit gym, sweeping the stage with the game on the radio, and reading out loud to his father in the library all help the boy’s time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse’s quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Hop Hop
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£8.54
Candlewick Press,U.S. Poppy the Pirate Dog
Book SynopsisBest-selling author Liz Kessler makes her first foray into early fiction with a funny tale about an aspiring pirate dog who is afraid of boats.Poppy the dalmatian can’t wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family. And when they tie a skull-and-crossbones scarf around her neck, she’s sure a pirate’s life of adventure on the open seas awaits. But to be a pirate dog, Poppy must find her perfect pirate ship. Unfortunately, boats bob up and down a lot. Waves splash over the side. Strange creatures live in the water. After trying — and failing — to be a brave pirate dog on a fishing boat, a seal-spotting cruise, a pedal boat, and a speedboat, Poppy has almost given up. Will she manage to find her pirate ship before the family heads back home? From New York Times best-selling author Liz Kessler comes a full-color early reader for adventurous young scalawags and their pirate pooches.
£999.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. Heather Has Two Mommies
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£999.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. A New Years Reunion
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£7.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. Finding Monkey Moon
Book SynopsisWhere could Monkey Moon be? A parent and child share a tender moment as they search the park at night for a favorite toy.Every night at half past seven, Michael and his stuffed monkey go hippity-hop, hippity-hop, up the stairs to bed. But one night when Michael calls out for Monkey Moon, he’s not in any of his favorite places. Dad thinks he must still be at the park, so he and Michael bundle up and head outside, into the dark street, to retrace their steps. As an owl gives a soft hoot, hoot, the two pass silent swings and sleeping ducks, brushing away leaves and looking behind trees, searching the sandbox and peering into the playhouse. Will Michael ever find his beloved toy? With a lyrical narrative and lovely soft art, Finding Monkey Moon transforms a child’s familiar experience into a nighttime adventure.
£14.39
Candlewick Press,U.S. Time for Bed
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£7.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Robber Girl
Book SynopsisPart literary mystery, part magical tour de force—an incantatory novel of fierce beauty, lyricism, and originality from a National Book Award FinalistA brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that’s rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to Gentleman Jack: Fetch unto me the mountain’s gold, to build our city fair. Fetch unto me the wingless b
£17.09
Candlewick Press,U.S. Guess How Much I Love You Oversized Board Book
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£13.49
Candlewick Press,U.S. Juana Lucas Muchos Changes
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£13.49
Candlewick Press,U.S. Gorilla
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£9.49
Templar Books More and More
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£11.69
Templar Books Greenling
Book SynopsisA modern fable about nature's power from a Kate Greenaway Medal winnerMr. Barleycorn picks a green baby growing on his land, unleashing the incredible power of nature. When zucchinis flower in the kitchen and carrots sprout out of their television, Mr. Barleycorn’s wife insists that the Greenling has to go. But the bounty and beauty of nature have a strange power — the power to bring a whole community together.
£16.19
Candlewick Press,U.S. Poppy the Pirate Dog Candlewick Sparks
Book Synopsis“Good pacing and appealing artwork. . . . Engaging fare for young readers.” —BooklistPoppy the dalmatian can’t wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family; she thinks it will be fun to be a pirate dog. But she’s afraid of boats! After trying—and failing—to be brave on a fishing boat, a seal-spotting cruise, a pedal boat, and a speedboat, Poppy has almost given up. Will she manage to find her pirate ship before the family heads back home? From New York Times best-selling author Liz Kessler comes a full-color early reader for adventurous young scalawags and their pirate pooches.
£7.74
Candlewick Press,U.S. Playing from the Heart
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£14.39
Candlewick Press,U.S. Hour of the Bees
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Dog Ray
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£13.59
Candlewick Press,U.S. Wild Honey from the Moon
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£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. Sea Glass Summer
Book SynopsisAuthor Michelle Houts and illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline explore the magic of one of the seaside’s greatest wonders and the bonds that link us through time.One summer, a boy named Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gives him a magnifying glass that once belonged to his grandfather, and with it Thomas explores the beach, turning grains of sand into rocks and dark clamshells into swirling mazes of black, gray, and white. When his grandmother shows him a piece of sea glass, Thomas is transfixed. That night he dreams of an old shipyard and the breaking of a bottle. Could the very piece of sea glass on his nightstand have come from that bottle? For the rest of the summer, he searches for more sea glass and hopes to have dreams that will reveal more of the sea’s secrets. A stunning ode to stories and the seaside, this picture book invites readers to imagine the ocean of possibility that lives in every small or forgotten treasure.
£18.04
Candlewick Press,U.S. Tom Gates Excellent Excuses and Other Good Stuff
Book SynopsisHits the elementary-school-boy sweet spot. . . . Hilarious. — BooklistNo school for two whole weeks! Now Tom has plenty of time for the good stuff, like finding new ways (so many!) to annoy his big sister, Delia. Or band practice for Dogzombies in his best friend Derek’s garage. All that stands between this band and rock greatness is, well, a song (besides “Delia’s a Weirdo”). And finding a drummer. And landing a gig. Will Tom let a killer toothache and pesky overdue homework get in his way?
£8.54
Candlewick Press,U.S. Peck Peck Peck
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£9.49
Candlewick Press,U.S. Windows
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£17.09
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Button War
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Mama Baby
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£999.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. Slider
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Time Now to Dream
Book SynopsisA mysterious forest sound sets a curious girl and her timid younger brother on an evening adventure with an unexpectedly heartwarming outcome.Alice and Jack are out playing catch when they hear a strange sound coming from the forest. Jack wants to know what it could be, and Alice decides to go find out. 'But what if it's the Wicked Wolf?' Jack asks. 'Shhh,' says Alice. 'Everything is going to be all right.' As the two go deeper into the woods and get closer to the odd noise, Jack grows more afraid. But Alice reassures him as she guides him along, and together they make a surprising and sweet discovery. Author Timothy Knapman balances the excitement of adventuring into the unknown with the comfort of returning home safe and sound, while Helen Oxenbury's classically charming illustrations make this a perfect bedtime book to share with little explorers, both the brave ones and those who may need some reassuring that everything is going to be all right.
£15.29
Candlewick Press (MA) Hour of the Bees
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£9.49
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Stars at Oktober Bend
Book SynopsisBeautiful, lyrical prose, told in two voices, lifts up a poignant story of two traumatized teens who find each other in a small riverside town.i am the girl manny loves. the girl who writes our story in the book of flying. i am alice.Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone. Something inside Alice is broken: she remembers words, but struggles to speak them. Still, Alice knows that words are for sharing, so she pins them to posters in tucked-away places: railway waiting rooms, fish-and-chips shops, quiet corners. Manny is sixteen, with a scar from shoulder to elbow. Something inside Manny is broken, too: he once was a child soldier, forced to do terrible, violent things. But in a new land with people who care for him, Manny explores the small town on foot. And in his pocket, he carries a poem he scooped up, a poem whose words he knows by heart. The relationship between Alice and Manny will be the beginning of love and healing. And
£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Fat Angie Rebel Girl Revolution
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£15.29
Candlewick Press (MA) HushABye Bunny
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£9.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. Louisianas Way Home
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. My Grandma and Me
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£16.14
Candlewick Press,U.S. Nana Says I Will Be Famous One Day
Book SynopsisSchool event? Ball game? Nana is there. But who will cheer on Nana after she takes a tumble? A sweet and spirited intergenerational story.Nana cheers the loudest at her grandson’s basketball game. She dances in the aisles at the spring concert. She yells at the umpire that he needs to get his eyes checked when he doesn’t call the strikes her grandson pitches. But when this go-go-go grandmother takes a tumble trying to get a front-row seat at the basketball game, it’s her grandson who roots her on in her recovery. Author Ann Stott celebrates our families’ biggest fans in a lively first-person narrative from the grandchild’s point of view. Andrew Joyner’s illustrations are as energetic and upbeat as Nana, who sparks much comic action, purse by her side. Filled with humor and heart, this tale will have readers — especially grandparents and their grandchildren — whistling and woo-hoo-ing!
£999.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Tale of Angelino Brown
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£15.29
Candlewick Press,U.S. Pick a Pine Tree
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£16.19
Candlewick Studio The Dam
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£17.09
Candlewick Press,U.S. The Boy Who Went to Mars
Book SynopsisWhen Mom has to go out of town, Stanley decides to blast off to outer space. But who’s this small martian returning in his place who doesn’t follow earthling rules?On the day that Stanley’s mom takes a work trip overnight, Stanley decides to leave planet Earth. But when his spaceship touches down again in the backyard, a young martian crawls out, proclaiming to Stanley’s dad that residents of Mars don’t wash before dinner, eat their vegetables, or brush their teeth. It just so happens that martians tend to act out in school, too. . . . With whimsy and sympathy for a familiar dilemma, Simon James ushers us into the coping fantasies of an imaginative, sensitive kid — and shares the pleasure of his sheepish reunion with a most accepting family.
£999.99
Candlewick Press,U.S. Play
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£14.39
Candlewick Press,U.S. Mr. Poseys New Glasses
Book SynopsisIn a charming tale of an elderly man and his obliging young friend, former poet laureate Ted Kooser and newcomer Daniel Duncan invite us to look at the world with fresh eyes.Mr. Posey is feeling gloomy. Everything seems dull. Maybe he needs new glasses? Perhaps a trip to the Cheer Up Thrift Shop with his energetic young neighbor, Andy, will help. But when the duo try on the glasses in the shop’s barrel, they’re in for a big surprise. One pair with stars for frames shows only constellations in a night sky. Round frames reveal a world all aswirl, while a heart-shaped pair makes everything pink. And as soon as Mr. Posey puts on the cat-eye framed glasses, fierce dogs start chasing him. No, thank you! But when Andy makes a simple observation, Mr. Posey’s view opens to a whole new world — and finally everything is brighter, different, and exciting.
£15.29
Candlewick Press Happy
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£10.99
Candlewick Press (MA) Wish
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£10.44
Candlewick Press,U.S. Baby Clown
Book SynopsisAn award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist introduce an adorable new circus star — who won’t stop wailing!When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, everyone in the circus is over the moon. But there is just one problem: Baby Clown won’t stop crying! Frieda and Boffo try everything: putting on their silliest faces, driving him around in their tiny car. They even try taking off his red nose and big shoes. But that just makes Baby Clown cry more. Can Frieda and Boffo turn his little clown frown upside down in time for the sold-out show? Kara LaReau deftly juggles wit and warmth in this hilarious nod to parental persistence, while Matthew Cordell’s big-top-bright illustrations bring Baby Clown and his circus family to humorously frazzled life. Older siblings, in particular, will step right up to this applause-worthy picture book, joining Baby Clown in many a heartfelt “WAAAAH!”
£15.29
