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Holiday 2016/Winter 2017 314 Heights Road, Darien barrettbookstore.com Dear Customers a passport to explore the world, to reach beyond boundaries of race or religion, and to imagine lives different from one’s n a recent article titled ‘Advice for Living,’ Ruth Bader own—the essential key to empathy and compassion. GI insberg remarked that she is often asked how she navi - gated the road that led her to the Supreme Court, a position There are many great books out this season, a sampling of from which she could advocate the equal-citizenship stature which are noted in the following pages. Our knowledgable of women and men as a fundamental constitutional princi - staff look forward to seeing you and helping you select the ple. She said, “What enabled me to take part in the effort to perfect gift for everyone on your list. free our daughters and sons to achieve whatever their tal - ents equipped them to accomplish, with no artificial barri - Besides books, we have a huge selection of Christmas cards, ers blocking their way? First, a mother who, by her example, wrapping paper, calendars of every kind, datebooks, includ - made reading a delight and counseled me constantly to ‘be ing the popular Mom Agenda, beautiful Artifact wooden jig - independent,’ able to fend for myself, whatever fortune saw puzzles, handcrafted Tegu magnetic blocks, and lots of might have in store for me.” stocking stuffers. Also, Santa has left his special mailbox for children to send their letters! This message has special meaning for me. Until the age of twelve, I was an indifferent reader. During a family vacation As always, we are so grateful for your support and kind (I was one of nine), when it rained every day, my own words during the year. All of us at Barrett Bookstore wish mother handed me an Agatha Christie novel into which I you and your families peace and joy for the holidays and blissfully escaped! She went on to introduce me to a host of throughout the coming year. wonderful authors and a love of reading that has enriched my life. No matter what you hope for your child, there's no better thing you can impart than a love of reading. It's truly From left to right, back row: Robin Harvey, Yvette Morgan, Tatum Fichthorn, Suzanne Martella, Rosanna Nissen, Libby Stowell, Cheryl Bailey; front row: Brianna Schneider, Riley, Sheila Daley, Sally Lovegrove Gingerbread Christmas, Jan Brett Brett’s Gingerbread Baby re - turns in a fun-filled Christ - Christmas in the Barn, Margaret Wise B rown mas caper! Gingerbread Baby &‘ ATnnias De wtdhneye (I lluSstreatoar) son and his friend, Matti, take his First published in 1952, this gingerbread band to the reissued edition tells the Na - Christmas Festival where tivity story in lovely rhyming they are a hit until the aroma text interpersed with snippets of gingerbread reaches the of familiar carols. Set in a rural children, signaling that it is landscape, the farm animals time to run away. Clever are brought to life by the won - Matti uses snow to disguise the gingerbread instruments derfully expressive art work of while Gingerbread Baby leads the audience on a merry chase Anna Dewdney, creator of the to the smartest hiding place ever--a giant Christmas tree. beloved Llama, Llama series. This gentle tale is a delightful way to introduce young chil - Stick Man, Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheppler dren to the true meaning of Christmas. “Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their The Nutcracker, The New York City Ballet, stick children three.” Valeria Docampo (Illustrator) But one day, Stick Man is carried off For the first time, this beloved hol - by a mischievous dog who wants to iday story is told based on George play fetch! Things go from bad to Balanchine’s famous production. worse as Stick Man is carried farther The storyline of this gorgeous pic - and farther away from home. Lonely ture book mimics the choreogra - and lost, Stick Man wants nothing phy of the famous ballet and the more than to be home with his family illustrations are inspired by the for Christmas. And when he helps Santa Claus out of a bind, backdrops and scenery from the he finds the perfect ticket home! actual production. A holiday tradi - tion for many families, now read - ers who can’t travel to New York The Christmas Boot , Lisa Wheeler, will be able to experience this col - Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) orful celebratory story. Lonely Hannah is delighted to dis - cover a warm black boot as she The Great Spruce, John Duvall gathers wood in the forest. Poor & Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator) woman, she doesn't have proper shoes on her cold feet. "Glory be! I Alec loves to climb trees. His fa - only wish I had your mate," she vorite is the great spruce, with its says, and the next morning, to her sturdy trunk and branches that great surprise, there is not just one stretch up to the sky. Alec’s boot but two sitting by her bed! grandpa planted it as a sapling More wishes bring even better years before Alec was born, and gifts—but the best is still to come: A every Christmas, they decorate the visitor arrives at her door—a man with a big white beard, tree together. One day, some men wearing a red suit and only one boot. Who could this magical come by and asked if they could cut visitor be? Santa Claus, of course! And he has one more sur - it down to take to the city where it prise in store for Hannah: She wakes up the next morning to will be enjoyed by thousands of find a new puppy waiting for her! people who come to celebrate. Though it’s a huge honor, Alec’s heartbroken and comes up with a plan to save his favorite tree in this joyful holiday tale. The Biggest Smallest Christmas Present, Harriet Muncaster A Night of Great Joy, Mary Engelbreit Every year, Clementine tries to tell Santa she’s small. But the In her signature style, the author cookies she ices with a message celebrates the joyful season of to Santa are eaten, and the Christmas. This book tells the story words she stamps out on the of the nativity through the per - roof are covered by fresh snow. formance of a children’s Christmas It’ll take a whole lot of Christ - pageant. With adorable illustra - mas spirit for Clementine to tions and simple storytelling, En - find the right way to reach gelbreit paints a wonderful picture Santa—and when she does, she of the night that Jesus was born. just might get the toy of her dreams! PERFECT PAIRS CBeforhe Miolrdninrg, eJoynce S’sidm aPn & iBcetht Kuromrme es In a bustling city, busy people come and go during a day. But, a child wishes for a different sort day and uses the power of words, in the form of an invocation, to persuade fate to bring her family a ‘snow day’—a day slow and unhurried enough to spend at home together. The simple These irresistible, cuddly plush animals from text and the beautiful scratchboard art perfectly capture the magic of a world Jellycat make a wonderful add-on to three of our turned soft and white and inside-out. favorite pictures books of the season. Ages 4-7 Panda Pants, Jacqueline Davies Teacup , Rebecca Young & Matt Dudley & Sydney Hanson A boy must leave his home and find A hilarious battle of wills ensues another. He brings with him a when a young panda tries to con - teacup full of earth from the place vince his father why pants make where he grew up, and sets off to perfect sense. (Even though, as Dad sea. At last, the boy finds land, but points out, Pandas DON’T wear it doesn't feel complete—until an - pants). After all, pants are soft, other traveler joins him, bearing pants keep you warm. Some pants the seed to build a new home. With even have POCKETS! In spare text lyrical text and gorgeous artwork, and deliciously droll illustrations, this poignant picture book offers this gentle funny tale is a delight! the perfect framework for dis - Ages 3 - 5 cussing life’s toughest challenges— a big move, long-distance separation, or even the current refugee Henry & Leo, Pamela Zagarenski crisis—in a reassuring way. Ages 4-8 Leo isn’t just a stuffed toy, he is Henry’s best friend and brother. He A Child of Books, Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston is as real as a tree, a cloud, the sun, A little girl sets sail on her raft the moon, the stars, and the wind. across a sea of words, arriving at the But when the two are accidentally house of a small boy. She invites him separated, no one in Henry’s family to join her on an adventure into the believes Leo is real enough to find world of stories. And, as they chart his way home. With beautiful their way through a fantastical mixed-media paintings, the Calde - landscape ingeniously composed of cott Honor–winning artist Pamela exerpts from childrens’s literature, Zagarenski explores the transcen - they discover the power of imagina - dent nature of friendship and love. tion to enrich life. This clever and vi - Hooray! Another gorgeous book sually stunning book, is a reminder from this amazing artist and author. Ages 4-7 to all readers of how richly books can enlarge the world and allow us to share the lives of others.