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Contents Midwest Booksellers Choice Award Winners...... 2

Midwest Favorites...... 3–4

Great Fiction...... 5–8 The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association is your connection to the Our Fascinating World...... 9–10 best locally owned and operated independent bookstores throughout the Midwest. Visit our website to browse a Great Gifts...... 11–12 map of bookstores and enjoy a collection of exciting regional books through Cooking & Crafts...... 13–14 Midwest Connections. [email protected] Children’s Books...... 15–16 MidwestBooksellers.org Twitter.com/MidwestBooks Young Adult & Facebook.com/MidwestBooksellers Middle Reader Books...... 17–18 Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards 2014 Winners Adult Fiction Shotgun Lovesongs Nickolas Butler St. Martin’s Press $25.99 hardcover 9781250039811 Adult Nonfiction Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer Poetry Milkweed Editions $24.00 hardcover What the Heart 9781571313355 Knows: Chants, Charms, & Blessings Joyce Sidman Illustrated by Children’s Literature Pamela Zagarenski Houghton Mifflin Flora & Ulysses Harcourt Kate DiCamillo $16.99 hardcover Illustrated by 9780544106161 K.G. Campbell Candlewick Press $17.99 hardcover 9780763660406

Children’s Picture Book This Is a Moose Richard T. Morris Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Little Brown Books for Young Readers $18.00 hardcover 9780316213608

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Boy on Ice: The Life The Heart of and Death of Derek Things: A Boogaard Midwestern John Branch Almanac W. W. Norton & Co. John Hildebrand $26.95 hardcover Wisconsin Historical 9780393239393 Society Press The tragic death of $22.95 hardcover hockey star Derek 9780870206726 Boogaard at In this remarkable twenty-eight helped shatter the silence about book of days, John violence and concussions in professional Hildebrand charts the overlapping rings of sports. Now, acclaimed reporter John Branch life in the Midwest, locating the humor and tells the shocking story of Boogaard’s life and drama in ordinary life. With sharply observed heartbreaking death. essays, the Midwest isn’t “The Land Time Forgot,” but a more complicated and vastly The Road Back more interesting place. to Sweetgrass: A Novel Perimeter: A Linda Legarde Grover Contemporary University of Portrait of Lake Minnesota Press Michigan $24.95 hardcover Kevin J. Miyazaki 9780816692699 Wisconsin Historical Set in northern Society Press Minnesota, a $29.95 hardcover powerful debut novel of love, hardship, and 9780870206764 family bonds on an American Indian Photographer Kevin J. Miyazaki traveled the reservation—from the author of the 1,800-mile perimeter of Lake Michigan to award-winning short story collection The gather this diverse portrait of both people and Dance Boots. place, encapsulating the lake’s significance and those who are drawn to it. Blaze Orange: Whitetail Deer Hunting in Death Stalks Door Wisconsin County Travis Dewitz Patricia Skalka Wisconsin Historical University of Society Press Wisconsin Press $29.95 hardcover $26.95 hardcover 9780870206689 9780299299408 Photographer Travis Dewitz proves that Introducing The Dave “blaze orange” is more than just a color—it’s Cubiak Door County a tradition, lifestyle, and livelihood for the Mysteries: smart, more than 600,000 who hunt deer in hard-edged detective fiction in a setting of Wisconsin each year. Dewitz’s 129 featured stunning natural beauty along the pristine images capture the textures, tones, and shores of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. characters of the hunt.

Page 3 Minnesota’s Little Hawk and Own: Preserving the Lone Wolf: Our Grand Homes A Memoir Larry Millett Raymond C. Photography by Kaquatosh Matt Schmitt Wisconsin Historical Minnesota Historical Society Press Society Press $22.95 hardcover $49.95 hardcover 9780870206504 9780873519298 In this rare Larry Millett and photographer Matt Schmitt first-person narrative of a Menominee invite us into twenty-two lovingly preserved Indian’s coming of age, Raymond Kaquatosh Minnesota homes through over two hundred shares a story that is wise, often funny, and color photographs and Millett’s in the end, deeply moving. After his father’s captivating stories of their construction, death, Ray remained a lonely boy in a full original owners, and restoration. house until he met and befriended a lone timber wolf. Chasing the Light: The Cloud Cult Story The Great Sand Mark Allister Fracas of Ames University of County Minnesota Press Jerry Apps $16.95 paperback University of 9780816696536 Wisconsin Press Mark Allister traces $26.95 hardcover the heartbreaking yet 9780299300708 affirming journey of In the sixth novel Cloud Cult, one of indie rock’s most loved and in the Midwest’s spiritual bands. Features rarely-seen beloved Jerry Apps’s photographs and passionate testimonials by “Ames County series,” a proposed frac sand fans. mine in the local community park divides small-town neighbors into factions, offering readers an amazing glimpse into the issues Rhoda’s Rock of a rural town. Hunt Molly Beth Griffin Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell Minnesota Historical Society Press $16.95 hardcover 9780873519502

Rhoda is on a long hike on the hunt for one thing: ROCKS. She finds them in all shapes and patterns, from hearts and hats to stripes and sparkles. After hours of play and discovery, it’s time to head for home. By now, Rhoda’s pack is too heavy to lift. Will she give up her rocks and return?

Page 4 Edge of Eternity: Book Three of the Century Trilogy Ken Follett Great Dutton Books $36.00 hardcover 9780525953098 Fiction Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy follows the fortunes of five inter- twined families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they make their way Five Days Left through the twentieth century. In this finale, Julie Lawson Timmer the families are brought together in an unfor- Putnam gettable tale of passion covering the tumultu- $26.95 hardcover ous era of the 1960s through the 1980s. 9780399167348 A heart-wrenching The Good Girl debut about two peo- Mary Kubica ple who must decide Mira Books how much they’re $24.95 hardcover willing to sacrifice for 9780778316558 love, Five Days Left is destined to be a book Born to a Chicago judge club favorite, exploring the power of rela- and his socialite wife, tionships—and how loving someone means Mia Dennett moves both holding on and letting go. against the grain as a young inner-city The Midnight Plan art teacher. One night, Mia enters a bar and of the Repo Man unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. W. Bruce Cameron An addictive, suspenseful, and tautly written Forge Books thriller, The Good Girl shows us that even in the $24.99 hardcover perfect family, nothing is as it seems. 9780765377487 With a sweet romance, Flesh and Blood murder mystery, Patricia Cornwell lazy-but-loyal dog, and a William Morrow & Co. town full of cabin-fevered characters you can’t $28.99 hardcover help but love, the author of the 52-week New 9780062325341 York Times bestselling novel A Dog’s Purpose Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds brings us another irresistible read. herself in the unset- tling pursuit of a serial Little Mercies sniper who leaves no Heather Gudenkauf incriminating evi- Mira Books dence. The victims $15.95 paperback appear to have had nothing in common, and 9780778316336 there is no pattern to indicate where the Veteran social worker killer will strike next. Then she comes face to Ellen Moore has seen the face with shocking evidence that implicates worst side of humanity. someone she would least expect, her own She is a fiercely dedicat- flesh and blood. ed children’s advocate and a devoted mother and wife. One blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined. Page 5 The Paying Guests The Slow Regard of Sarah Waters Silent Things Riverhead Books Patrick Rothfuss $28.95 hardcover Daw Books 9781594633119 $18.95 hardcover Short-listed for the 9780756410438 Man Booker Prize A companion novel three times, Sarah to the bestselling Waters has earned Kingkiller Chroni- a reputation as a cles, Patrick Roth- great writer of historical fiction, and here fuss brings us into the world of one of the she has delivered again. A romance, a Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full tension-filled crime story, and a beautifully of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard atmospheric portrait of a fascinating time of Silent Things is the story of a broken and place, The Paying Guests is Waters’ girl trying to live in a broken world. finest achievement yet.

Somewhere Safe The Children Act with Somebody Ian McEwan Good: The New Nan A. Talese Mitford Novel $25.00 hardcover Jan Karon 9780385539708 Putnam A quietly exhilarat- $27.95 hardcover ing and profound 9780399167447 book from a Booker #1 New York Times– prize–winning bestselling author author, Ian McEwan Jan Karon returns—and invites her mil- shows readers the world of Fiona Maye, a lions of fans to join her again in Mitford. High Court Judge in London, attempting to Readers will love the chance to spend time resolve her latest urgent case as well as in the comic and human presence of Jan her crumbling marriage. Karon’s characters, who have never been more engaging. Dirty Copper Gutenberg’s Jim Northrup Apprentice Fulcrum Publishing $15.95 paperback Alix Christie 9781555918644 HarperCollins $27.99 hardcover The prequel to Walk- 9780062336019 ing the Rez Road, Dirty Copper tells This enthralling lit- the story of Luke erary debut evokes Warmwater, an An- one of the most ishinaabe soldier, as he returns to the res- momentous events ervation after serving in Vietnam. Northrup in history, the birth of printing in medieval provides an insightful and unflinching view Germany—a story of invention, intrigue, and of the veteran experience both as a soldier betrayal, rich in atmosphere and historical and as a Native American. detail, told through the lives of the three men who made it possible. Gift cards always make the perfect gift! The High Divide A Sudden Light Lin Enger Garth Stein Algonguin Books Simon & Schuster $24.95 hardcover $26.95 hardcover 9781616203757 9781439187036 A breathtaking The bestselling author of portrait of the vast The Art of Racing in the plains landscape, Rain presents a spellbinding The High Divide new novel in which a boy blends pivotal historical events—the trying to save his parents’ marriage uncovers a bloody turmoil of expansionism, the near vast legacy of family secrets. A triumphant work total demise of the bison herds, and the of a master storyteller at the height of his power. subjugation of the Plains Indians—seam- lessly with an intimate story of a family’s Only the Dead sacrifice and devotion. Vidar Sundstøl University of Minnesota Press Best to Laugh $22.95 hardcover Lorna Landvik 9780816689422 University of A Norwegian tourist has Minnesota Press been found murdered on $24.95 hardcover the shore of Lake Superior 9780816694532 where an Ojibwe man may have been killed a Lorna Landvik, the century ago. Steeped in the history of Lake hilarious author of Superior’s rugged North Shore, this psychological Patty Jane’s House thriller deepens the mystery begun in the first of Curl, is back with an irresistible new volume of Vidar Sundstøl’s Minnesota Trilogy, The character, Candy Pekkala, a Minnesota Land of Dreams. funny girl trying to take Hollywood by storm. Best To Laugh is equally sad and A Quilt for hilarious—and hard to put down. Christmas Sandra Dallas St. Martin’s Press Some Luck $17.99 hardcover Jane Smiley 9781250045942 Knopf Publishing From a New York Times $26.95 hardcover 9780307700315 bestselling author, a Christ- mas novel set during the From the winner of Civil War in which a woman makes a quilt for the Pulitzer Prize: a her war-bound husband and unexpectedly learns powerful, engross- about love, grief, forgiveness, and healing with a ing new novel—the woman and child made vulnerable by war. life and times of a remarkable Iowa fam- ily over three transformative decades The Life We Bury in America. Taking us through cycles of births and deaths, passions and betray- Allen Eskens als, among characters we come to know Seventh Street Books $15.95 paperback inside and out, Some Luck is a tour de 9781616149987 force by a beloved writer. In this mesmerizing debut mystery novel, a college student juggles family drama and confronts a childhood trauma while trying to uncover the truth of a thir- ty-year-old crime and exonerate a dying vet. Page 7 Reunion Let Him Go Hannah Pittard Larry Watson Grand Central Milkweek Editions Publishing $16.00 paperback $25.00 hardcover 9781571311030 9781455553617 A retired sheriff The author of the highly ac- and his wife go claimed The Fates Will Find after their young Their Way returns with an grandson in a engaging and intelligent novel about a far-flung riveting tale of familial love. Let Him Go family reunited for one weekend by their father’s is the return of the celebrated author death. of Montana 1948 to the American West. “Brilliant.” —Alice LaPlante Florence Gordon Brian Morton Houghton Mifflin Painted Horses $25.00 hardcover Malcolm Brooks 9780544309869 Grove Press $26.00 hardcover A wise and entertaining 9780802121646 novel about a woman who has lived life on her own In the mid-1950s, terms for seventy-five defi- America was flush ant years, only to find herself suddenly thrust to with prosperity, the center of her family’s various catastrophes. while the West was Told with Brian Morton’s trademark wit, sophis- still wild. In this ambitious, incandescent ticated intelligence, and a tender respect for debut, Malcolm Brooks animates that humanity in all its flaws. time and rugged landscape in a richly textured, sweeping tale of the modern Sins of Our Fathers and the ancient, of love and fate, and of heritage threatened by progress. Shawn Lawrence Otto Milkweed Editions $26.00 hardcover Alphabet 9781571311092 Kathy Page JW is a small-town banker, Biblioasis Books caught embezzling to sup- $16.95 paperback port his gambling addiction. 9781927428931 From the screenwriter of the “A moving novel Oscar-nominated House of Sand and Fog, a fierce, about knowledge, elegant, page-turning novel about race, money, self-awareness, and the American Dream. and the power of words, set in the purgatory of prison. The Hundred Year Simon Austen’s life demands our atten- House tion and refuses to let go . . . simply Rebecca Makkai an epiphany.” —Kirkus, starred review Viking Books $26.95 hardcover 9780525426684 The acclaimed author of The Borrower returns Great with a dazzlingly original, mordantly witty novel about the secrets of an old-money family and their turn-of-the-century Fiction estate, Laurelfield. Rebeca Makkai has crafted an unforgettable novel about identity, fate, and the incredible surprises life can offer. Page 8 Our The Men Who United the States Fascinating Simon Winchester Harper Perennial $16.99 paperback World 9780062079619 How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? Simon Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators. He treks Oklahoma’s Most vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Notorious Cases Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle Kent Frates to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating The RoadRunner people who played a pivotal role in creating Press today’s United States. $24.00 hardcover 9781937054335 My Family and Populated by Other Hazards: stranger-than-fic- A Memoir tion characters, June Melby Kent Frates Henry Holt & Co. enlivens six cases still the talk of U.S. $25.00 hardcover courtrooms: Machine-Gun Kelly Trial, U.S. 9780805098310 v. David Hall, Girl Scout Murders, Karen When June Melby Silkwood Case, Sirloin Stockade Murders, was ten years old, and the Oklahoma City Bombing. her parents decided on a whim to buy the miniature golf course in the small Wisconsin town where they The World: vacationed every summer. Without any busi- A Traveler’s ness experience or outside employees, the Guide to the Planet family sets out to open Tom Thumb Minia- ture Golf to the public. Naturally, there are Lonely Planet bumps along the way. Lonely Planet Publications $29.99 paperback Animal Stars: 9781743600658 Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Lonely Planet Animal Actors gives you The World! This must– Allen & have collector’s reference, inspirational gift, Linda Anderson and planning guide includes 1,200+ color New World Library photographs and maps and 960+ pages of $22.95 hardcover destination highlights, fascinating facts, 9781608682638 and Lonely Planet’s trusted travel tips From Joey in War about every country on the planet. Horse to the wolves in Game of Thrones, eye-popping, heartwarm- ing stories reveal the trainers, actors, direc- tors, and animals in behind-the-scenes glory. Animals on set are lovable, full of personality, and at times as frustrating as the animals in our homes. Page 9 Atlas of Indian Nations Anton Truer National Geographic Society $40.00 hardcover 9781426211607 Atlas of Indian Nations is a compre- hensive resource for those interested in Native American history and culture. Told through maps, photos, art, and archival cartography, this is the story of American Indians only National Geographic can tell.

Inventing Scrooge: A Mark Twain The Incredible Christmas: A True Story Behind Journey Across Charles Dickens’ Three Christmas Legendary A Seasons Christmas Carol Carlo DeVito Carlo DeVito Cider Mill Press Cider Mill Press $15.95 hardcover $18.95 hardcover 9781604334487 9781604335002 A Mark Twain When Charles Dickens conceived of A Christmas tells the Christmas Carol, little did he know it would charming, heartwarming, and sometimes reinvent the way we keep Christmas. While heartbreaking stories of three Christmas the timeless tale inspires us every year, seasons in the Twain household, revealing Inventing Scrooge tells the story behind the more about this beloved writer than we ever story. knew before.

Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History Joel Christian Gill Fulcrum Publishing $23.95 paperback 9781938486296 A collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Page 10 Dogs in Cars Great Lara Jo Regan Countryman Press $19.95 hardcover Gifts 9781581572797 Photographer Lara Jo Regan’s photographs of cruising canines, tak- en from incredible perspectives, with tongues hanging and ears flapping, became a global Peanuts: A Internet sensation. The energy of the photo- Scanimation Book graphs is impressive and visceral. You’ll laugh out loud and share the book with everyone Rufus Butler you know. Seder Workman Publishing Dogface $14.95 hardcover Barbara O’Brien 9780761181774 Penguin Putnam Good grief! Scanimation meets Charlie $16.00 hardcover Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the crew 9780525426653 in ten memorable scenes from the most O’Brien’s winsome popular comic strip of all time. collection reveals dogkind’s enduring I Am Africa and essential character—the goofiness of the boisterous Border Collie, the decorum of the Carl R. Sams & Great Dane, the curiosity of the Corgi—all of Jean Stoick them and more are captured here in captivat- $19.95 hardcover ing detail. 9780982762561 Children of all ages will enjoy Coding for Kids exploring this for Dummies rich tapestry of ecosystems, teeming with Camille McCue wildlife, as they discover who should John Wiley & Sons claim the title, “I Am Africa.” $29.99 paperback 9781118940327 An easy-to-grasp Unbroken: An introduction to coding Olympian’s concepts for kids. Broken into small projects Journey from Airman to to teach a foundation for building a game, an Castaway to application, or other tools, this is a full-color, Captive accessible guide in everyday language. Laura Hillenbrand Random House Big Magic for Children’s Books Little Hands: 25 $19.99 hardcover Astounding 9780385742511 Illusions for Young The #1 New York Times bestseller—soon to Magicians be a major motion picture—has now been Joshua Jay adapted by the author for young adults. Workman Publishing Beautifully illustrated throughout, this $19.95 hardcover riveting biography includes more than 100 9780761180098 black-and-white photos, as well as Big Magic for Little Hands is packed with 25 exclusive content. astonishing illusions for kids ages 7 and up. In other words, it’s sleight of hand for the Page 11 small of hand. Photography: The Definitive Visual History Tom Ang DK Publishing $50.00 hardcover 9781465422880 Written by world–renowned photographer, writer, and broadcaster Tom Ang, Photography lavishly celebrates the most iconic photographs and photographers of the past 200 years.

The Planets The Smithsonian DK Publishing $30.00 hardcover 9781465424648 Featuring all–new 3D models built using data gathered by NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets is an awe–inspiring journey through the Solar System, from Earth to Mars and beyond.

Great Maps Jerry Brotton DK Publishing $25.00 hardcover 9781465424631 The world’s finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy’s world map to the Hereford’s Mappa Mundi, to the latest maps of the Moon, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages.

Blue Horses: Poems The New Mary Oliver Annotated H. P. Penguin Press Lovecraft $24.95 hardcover H. P. Lovecraft 9781594204791 Edited by Leslie S. Klinger A new poetry collection Liveright Publishing from New York Times $39.95 hardcover bestselling poet and 9780871404534 winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In this stunning From across strange eons comes the collection, Mary Oliver returns to the imag- long-awaited annotated edition of “the 20th ery that has defined her life’s work, describ- century’s greatest practitioner of the classic ing with wonder both the everyday and the horror tale.” —Stephen King. With 300 illus- unaffected beauty of nature. trations and more than 1,000 annotations, Klinger illuminates every hidden dimension of 22 of Lovecraft’s most canonical works.

Page 12 Ruhlman’s How to Roast: Foolproof Cooking & Techniques and Recipes for the Home Cook Crafts Michael Ruhlman Little Brown & Co. $25.00 hardcover 9780316254106 Wild Rice Goose As an award-winning cookbook author and and Other culinary expert, Michael Ruhlman has Dishes of the developed a reputation for providing Upper Midwest no-nonsense cooking advice as sharp as a John C. Motoviloff good chef’s knife. In this first in a new University of series of books focusing on cooking meth- Wisconsin Press ods, Ruhlman explores one of the most $24.95 paperback fundamental cooking techniques—roasting. 9780299299040 More than one hundred original recipes for preparing wild foods—small and large game, A Perfect Pint’s fish, fowl, and plants—all found in the Upper Beer Guide to Midwest, plus information on wild foods the Heartland purveyors and restaurants. Michael Agnew University of Illinois Press Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science $24.95 paperback of the Perfect 9780252078279 Cocktail Beer writer and Dave Arnold Certified Cicerone® W. W. Norton & Co. Michael Agnew crisscrossed Illinois, Iowa, $35.00 hardcover Minnesota, and Wisconsin sampling the 9780393089035 astonishing variety of beers on offer at breweries and brewpubs. The result is a In Dave Arnold’s region-wide survey of the Midwestern craft world, the shape of beer scene. an ice cube, the sug- ars and acids in an apple, and the bubbles in a bottle of champagne are all ingredients Crochet with One to be measured, tested, and tweaked. A rev- Sheepish Girl: Easy olutionary approach to making better-look- Lessons & Sweet ing, better-tasting drinks. Designs for Wearing, Living & Doodle Stitching: Giving The Holiday Meredith Crawford Motif Collection Sixth & Spring Books Aimee Ray $17.95 paperback Lark Books 9781936096787 $16.95 paperback The popular blog One Sheepish Girl comes 9781454708599 to life in this new book by Meredith Craw- The newest ford, which features a vintage–yet–modern installment in the Doodle Stitching series collection of 24 crochet projects! Includes by Aimee Ray is the ultimate year-round step-by-step tutorials. stitching guide, giving embroiderers a festive new collection of 20+ projects and 300+ new motifs to try for every holiday! Page 13 Indian For Everyone: The The Old Home Cook’s Rittenhouse Inn Guide to Cookbook: Meals & Traditional Memories from the Favorites Historic Bayfield Anupy Singla B&B Agate Publishing Mark Phillips $35.00 hardcover Lake Superior Port Cities 9781572841628 $24.95 paperback The third book by Anupy Singla, the 9781938229190 bestselling author and America’s favorite Overlooking the quaint town of Bayfield authority on Indian home cooking. Includes stands Old Rittenhouse Inn, Wisconsin’s first 125 of the most popular Indian dishes and B&B. This cookbook shares favorite recipes adds quick and easy adaptations for mak- and kitchen secrets alongside stories of the ing them vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free. beloved mansion, the family who owns it, and its visitors for over four decades. Fabio’s American Home The American Kitchen: More Plate: A Than 125 Culinary History in Recipes with an 100 Bites Italian Accent Libby O’Connell Fabio Viviani Sourcebooks Hyperion Publishing $26.99 hardcover $30.00 hardcover 9781492603023 9781401312848 The lead historian at the Bravo star, chef, and restaurateur Fabio History Channel delivers Viviani re-imagines classic American food a mouthwatering history of the evolution of with his own “Italian Accent” for home American food and takes modern readers on a cooks everywhere, focusing on family dish- tantalizing culinary journey through the evolu- es from Maine to California. tion of our vibrant cuisine and culture.

The Wreath My Prairie Recipe Book: Cookbook: Year-Round Memories and Wreaths, Swags, Frontier Food and Other from My Little Decorations to House to Yours Make with Melissa Gilbert Seasonal Photography by Branches Dane Holweger Alethea Stewart, Tabori, & Chang Harampolis & Jill Rizzo $24.95 hardcover Artisan Publishing 9781419707780 24.95 hardcover Comforting family classics and cherished 9781579655594 mementos from the star of the hit TV From the authors of the widely popular Flower show, Little House on the Prairie. Recipe Book, The Wreath Recipe Book pro- Includes behind-the-scenes stories and vides 100 step-by-step seasonally organized never-before-seen photographs. “recipes” for wreaths that will decorate your house all year round.

Page 14 Louise Loves Art Kelly Light Balzer & Bray $17.99 hardcover Children’s 9780062248176 Meet Louise! Louise loves art. It’s her Books imagination on the outside. Celebrate the brilliant artist in all of us with Kelly Light’s picture book debut!

Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the My Pet Book Letters Bob Staake Oliver Jeffers Random House Philomel Books for Young $26.99 hardcover Readers 9780399167911 $17.99 hardcover Jeffers, the #1 New 9780385373128 York Times bestselling In this rollicking illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit, delivers picture book by an a creative tour de force from A through Z. Slyly award-winning au- funny and gorgeously illustrated, this series of thor/illustrator, a boy’s search for the perfect interconnected stories and characters explores pet leads him to the bookstore, where he the alphabet in an unforgettable way. finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend. It’s an Orange Aardvark! Love Monster Michael Hall and the Perfect Greenwillow Books Present $17.99 hardcover Rachel Bright 9780062252067 Farrar, Straus & Acclaimed author and Giroux illustrator Michael $17.99 hardcover Hall’s imaginative 9780374346485 show-stopper uses In this follow-up to Rachel Bright’s bestsell- the colors of the rainbow to tell a silly story ing Love Monster, the lovable monster of about a group of ants and a big surprise Cutesville is back in a story about gift-giving that’s ideal for any holiday. On the Wing David Elliott Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander Candlewick Press $16.99 hardcover 9780763653248 David Elliott’s witty verse takes flight with gorgeous illustrations in an enchanting look at fifteen avian species—from the tiny hummingbird to the majestic bald eagle. For birders of all ages. Louise Loves Art James Herriot’s Kelly Light Skippyjon Balzer & Bray Treasury for Jones Snow Children $17.99 hardcover What 9780062248176 James Herriot Judy Illustrated by Ruth Schachner Brown & Dial Books Peter Barrett $17.99 hardcover St. Martin’s Griffin 9780803737891 $24.99 hardcover In this latest entry in the #1 New York Times 9781250058133 bestselling series, Skippyjon Jones, the These famous stories—radiantly illustrat- Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Chihuahua, ed by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown—are stars in a Snow White-esque fairy tale set in perennial favorites comprising a wondrous the winter wonderland of his imagination. Herriot menagerie, a family treasure that Includes a bonus CD. will be passed, with joy and affection, from generation to generation.

Winter Bees & Other Poems of That’s a Hat the Cold Betty Selakovich Casey Joyce Sidman The RoadRunner Illustrated by Rick Press Allen $17.95 hardcover Harcourt Brace & Co. 9781937054373 $17.99 hardcover 9780547906508 A southwesterly blows a rancher’s hat into the desert, leav- Why don’t snakes freeze to death? ing the animals that find it to ponder what How does the tiny honeybee survive frost? it could possibly be. Some are convinced Learn about the secret lives of animals it’s just a highfalutin’ tumbleweed. Others happening under the snow and how they aren’t so sure. Children will enjoy the clever bud into spring! Winter Bees & Other Poems uses the animals attribute to the cowboy summons forth the charms and of the Cold hat before its owner finally reclaims it. dictates of winter.

Goodnight Sparky! Loon Abe Sauer Jenny Offill Illustrated by Illustrated by Nathaniel Chris Appelhans Davauer Schwartz & Wade University of $16.99 hardcover Minnesota Press 9780375870231 $9.95 hardcover 9780816697038 When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn’t good at Author Abe Sauer and illustrator Nathaniel tricks or hide-and-seek—or much of anything. Davauer created this book as a tribute to Still, there’s something about Sparky that is the cherished favorite Goodnight Moon irresistible. A hilarious, touching picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown. The sto- perfect for young animal lovers. ry rhymes, rocks, and soothes while the illustrations give even the youngest child something to search for on every page. The perfect bedtime book—and where else will you find walleye eating rhubarb pie?

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