HOLIDAY The Best of the Independent BOOKS Northwest 2014

BIG THINGS IN STORE On the Cover Best of the Northwest

A Sudden Light: A Novel Garth Stein Falling from Horses: A Novel Generations of secrets haunt a once-powerful Pacifi c Molly Gloss Northwest family in the rich, atmospheric new novel from From the author of The Hearts of Horses and the bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain. The Jump-Off Creek comes “a beautiful, moving $26.95 Simon & Schuster novel, cut from the American heartwood.” —Ursula K. Le Guin $25.00 Houghton Miffl in Harcourt

My Heart is a Drunken Compass: A Memoir Domingo Martinez From the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy Kings of Texas comes an illuminating new memoir of loss, grief, resilience, and recovery that inspires readers by The Story of Paul Bunyan showing that it is through adversity and redemption Barbara Emberley, illus. by Ed Emberley that we truly come to understand who we are. This story traces the outdoor adventures of one $26.95 Globe Pequot Press of the most famous and popular North American folk heroes, Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack. Illustrated with woodcuts, this graphically stunning book, originally published in 1963, is another great addition to AMMO’s new list of vintage classic reissues. The Pacifi c Northwest Garden Tour: The 60 Best Gardens $17.95 (ages 4+) AMMO Books to Visit in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Donald Olson The Pacifi c Northwest is home to some of the best public gardens in North America. This defi nitive guide highlights 60 of the most beautiful spots and provides the details readers need to make the most of their visits. $24.95 Timber Press The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books Azar Nafi si A hymn to the power of fi ction to change people’s lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. A Taste of Washington: “A passionate argument for returning to key Favorite Recipes from the Evergreen State American novels in order to foster creativity Michele Morris and engagement.” —Kirkus Reviews Showcases the Evergreen State’s deliciously diverse $28.95 Viking cuisine with 120 mouth-watering recipes from the fi nest restaurants, inns, lodges, bistros, cafés, and B&Bs. $29.95 Farcountry Press

This Holiday Books guide is a project of the Pacifi c Northwest Booksellers Association and its The Peripheral: A Novel member stores. PNBA supports William Gibson independent bookselling in The New York Times bestselling author Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, returns with a fresh and inventive new novel, his fi rst in four years.“One of the Washington and British Columbia. most visionary, original, and quietly *Post production changes in price and infl uential writers currently working.” on-sale date, as provided by the publisher —The Boston Globe prior to publication, are beyond the $28.95 Putnam 2 control of PNBA stores. 3 Best of the Northwest Best of the Northwest

A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories Sherwood Nation: A Novel Renee Erickson with Jess Thompson Benjamin Parzybok Step inside the kitchen of James Beard Award-nominated chef As drought-stricken Portland, Oregon, falls apart, Renee Erickson—better yet, grab a seat at her dinner table. a new nation rises from within under the leadership In this luscious cookbook, Renee shares menus and recipes of a young woman known as Maid Marian. featuring fresh seasonal foods of the Pacifi c Northwest. “A frighteningly plausible near future.” —Shelf Awareness $40.00 Sasquatch Books $16.00 Small Beer Press

Available Nov 25 Susan Point: Works on Paper Dale Croes, Susan Point, Gary Wyatt This stunning collection of prints shows why Point is considered among the greatest artists to come out of the Pacifi c Northwest. $25.00 Figure 1 Publishing

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Alaska: A Visual Tour of America’s Great Land Epic Quest for Gold at the Bob Devine 1936 Berlin Olympics The Look of Love: A Novel An incomparable tour through the 49th state’s Daniel James Brown Sarah Jio history, culture and landscape, with stunning “If you imagined a great New York Times bestseller Sister and I in Alaska imagery and informative text celebrating its regatta of books about rowing, Sarah Jio tells the enchanting Emily Carr expansive and singular beauty. then Brown’s Boys in the Boat tale of Jane Williams, born Carr’s recently discovered $40.00 National Geographic Books certainly makes the fi nal during a Christmas blizzard illustrated diary recounts her heat…..” —Boston Globe and blessed with a rare gift: seminal trip to Alaska—a trip $17.00 Penguin the ability to “see” true love. that would dramatically change $16.00 Plume her life, and the art world. $19.95 Figure 1 Publishing

The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby William Dietrich This year is the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act, which has helped protect one of the nation’s crown jewels—the North Cascades. This book is a great gift for anyone who loves our backyard treasure. $29.95 Braided River

Hild: A Novel The Ploughmen: A Novel First Wilderness: My Quest Nicola Griffi th Kim Zupan in the Territory of Alaska Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for “Like Game of Thrones without A young sheriff and a Sam Keith Fermenting 80 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, the dragons” (Manda Scott), hardened killer form an uneasy A lost manuscript for 40 years, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes a brilliant, sweeping historical and complicated bond in this this prequel to Keith’s bestseller, Kirsten and Christopher Shockey novel of the most powerful mesmerizing fi rst novel that One Man’s Wilderness, shares With 140 recipes, using 80 different vegetables and woman of the early middle captures the heart of Montana. his journey into Alaska’s wilds herbs, this is the must have guide to creating both ages: Hild. $26.00 Henry Holt & Co. and how he met naturalist icon traditional and contemporary fermented dishes. $18.00 Picador Dick Proenneke. $24.95 Storey Publishing $17.99 WestWinds Press 4 (also available in hardcover) 5 Best of the Northwest Book Lovers

The Year of Reading Dangerously The Portlandia Cookbook: Andy Miller Cook Like a Local An editor and writer’s vivaciously entertaining, and often Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein moving, chronicle of his year-long adventure with 50 great The companion cookbook to the hit show books (and two not-so-great ones). A true story that reminds by its Emmy-nominated stars and writers, us why we should all make time in our lives for books. with 50 delicious recipes for every food lover, $14.99 Harper Perennial freegan, organic farmer, and food truck diehard. $24.95 Clarkson Potter

How to Bake a Book Ella Burfoot Sometimes the Wolf: A Novel Fans of The Snatchabook will fall in love with this delicious story about a little girl who bakes up the perfect story! Urban Waite Set in the Pacifi c Northwest, $16.99 (ages 3–6) Sourcebooks Jabberwocky a spellbinding story of family, violence, and unintended consequences that showcases the searing prose, soulful Violet and Victor characters, and vivid sense of Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book place of the acclaimed writer Alice Kuipers, illus. by Bethanie Deeney Murguia of The Carrion Birds. This fi rst book in a new series explores the importance $26.99 William Morrow of imagination and the joy of storytelling and Beautiful You Seattle Seahawks Super introduces adorable twins Violet and Victor Small! Chuck Palahniuk Season: Notes from a 12 $17.00 (ages 5–8) A revolutionary new sex toy on the Best Season in Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is about to change the male- Seahawks History female dynamic forever. Mark Tye Turner Can a lone secretary from Experience the triumph Queens stop the battery- again! Relive the Seahawks Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree powered madness? thrilling 2013 season full of Naoko Stoop “Palahniuk continues to unforgettable games, plays, In the third book of the bestselling series, Red Knit push limits in this satire of and athletes that brought Cap Girl and friends turn one ordinary tree into a sex and consumerism….” victory to Seattle. The perfect very special place: a library! —Publishers Weekly gift for every Hawks fan. $17.00 (ages 3–6) $25.95 Doubleday $16.95 Sasquatch Books Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Books! Murray McCain, The Crimson Spoon: illus. by John Alcorn Plating Regional Cuisine on the Palouse This re-released 1962 Jamie Callison with Linda Burner Augustine, New York Times book of photos by E.J. Armstrong the year is beloved for its This lavishly illustrated cookbook features 105 recipes to charming, hand-drawn create mouthwatering cuisine that celebrates this unique illustrations, inventive Washington region and the Pacifi c Northwest. typography, and sweet $38.00 Washington State University College of Business homage to the very nature of books themselves. $17.95 (ages 5+) AMMO Books

Literary Listography: My Reading Life in Lists Lisa Nola, illus. by Holly Exley Real Gardens Grow Natives: A delightfully illustrated journal with more than 70 Design, Plant, & Enjoy a Healthy Northwest Garden entertaining and thought-provoking list topics that Eileen M. Stark will help you keep track of your literary life. Garden designs and 100 select plant recommendations $16.95 Chronicle Books from a Portland, Oregon landscape designer to start planning a beautiful, wildlife-friendly garden using Northwest native plants. 6 $24.95 Skipstone Press 7 PERFECT GIFTS PERFECT GIFTS

Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Blue Horses: Poems Deserving of a Wider Audience Mary Oliver Shaun Usher In this stunning collection, the Pulitzer Prize winner A compendium of letters, from Virginia Woolf’s returns to the imagery that has defi ned her life’s heartbreaking suicide letter to Gandhi’s appeal for calm. work, describing with wonder both the everyday and This engrossing collection captures the humor, sadness the unaffected beauty of nature. and brilliance that make up all of our lives. $24.95 Penguin Press $40.00 Chronicle Books

Train: The World of Ice & Fire: The Defi nitive Visual History The Untold History of Westeros DK and the Game of Thrones Features amazing images, virtual engine tours and profi les George R.R. Martin of key innovators, designers and engineers from the fi rst The defi nitive companion to the Game of steam engines to today’s high speed bullet trains. Thrones universe. This lavishly illustrated $40.00 DK full-color volume features hundreds of pages of new material from George R. R. Martin. $50.00 Bantam

LEGO® Architecture: The Visual Guide DK National Geographic Stunning Photographs Beautifully illustrated and annotated, and packaged Annie Griffi ths in a protective slipcase, this dynamic tour takes a A vibrant tapestry of images showcasing deep look at the artists, builders and inspiration photography’s ability to reveal extraordinary behind the popular LEGO® Architecture series. wit and discovery, harmony and intimacy, $40.00 DK energy and joy, all in a single moment. © 2014 The LEGO Group. $40.00 National Geographic Books

The World: A Traveller’s The World of PostSecret Guide to the Planet Frank Warren Lonely Planet An addictive collection of new full-color postcard secrets Lonely Planet gives you and app secrets from the author of the smash bestselling The World ! Nearly 1,000 PostSecret books. pages of destination $29.99 William Morrow highlights, travel planning tips and fascinating facts about every country A Year in the Life on the planet. of Downton Abbey: $29.99 Lonely Planet Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes Jessica Fellowes Molecules: This better-than-ever Downton Abbey companion book follows a The Elements and the Architecture of Everything year in the life at a grand estate, with all-new images throughout and hours of exciting content to delight even die-hard fans. Theodore Gray $29.99 St. Martin’s Press In the sequel to The Elements, Gray’s breathtaking photography and exhilarating prose demonstrate how elements bond to create the molecules that make up our world. $29.95 Black Dog & Leventhal Eames: Beautiful Details Demetrios Eames, Charles Eames, Ray Eames National Geographic The Covers: This exhibit within a book celebrates the Iconic Photographs, Unforgettable Stories seamlessness and fl uidity in which Charles and Mark Collins Jenkins Ray Eames operated as both husband and wife This defi nitive cover collection from the world’s and as designers unrestricted by traditionally most beloved magazine reveals the stories behind professional boundaries. the images, charting our evolving understanding $59.95 AMMO Books of global culture decade by decade. 8 $50.00 National Geographic Books 9 TABLE & BAR TABLE & BAR

Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking Also from London’s Ottolenghi available Liquid Intelligence: Yotam Ottolenghi The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail The hotly anticipated Dave Arnold follow-up to the bestselling A revolutionary approach to making better-looking, and award-winning cookbook better-tasting drinks. Arnold brings readers behind Plenty, featuring 120 the counter and into the lab in search of ways to vegetarian dishes organized enhance classic cocktails and invent new ones. by cooking method. $35.00 Norton $35.00 Ten Speed Press

National Geographic Kids Cookbook: A Year-Round Fun Food Adventure Barton Seaver Join master chef Barton Seaver on a culinary adventure with mouthwatering recipes, tips for healthy eating, awesome crafts and activities, and food-focused challenges. $19.99 (ages 8–12, also available in hardcover) National Geographic Kids Books

The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites Libby H. O’Connell A delicious history of the Simple Recipes for Joy: evolution of American food More Than 200 Delicious from the lead historian at Vegan Recipes Mexico: The Cookbook Whiskey Distilled: A Populist the History Channel. Sharon Gannon Margarita Carrillo Arronte Guide to the Water of Life $26.99 Sourcebooks Vegan recipes for vegans and The defi nitive bible of Heather Greene omnivores alike from the Mexican home cooking, and New York City’s fi rst female world-renowned founder Robin Robertson’s a Publishers Weekly Top 10 whiskey sommelier translates of the Jivamukti yoga Cookbook pick for fall. More today’s hottest spirit for a new Vegan Without Borders method. Beautiful four-color than 700 recipes! generation of imbibers. Robin Robertson photography throughout. $49.95 Phaidon $25.00 Putnam The renowned chef invites foodies on a vegan culinary $40.00 Avery trip around the globe with these 150 delectable and accessible recipes from more than 20 countries. Fabio’s American Home Kitchen: $40.00 Andrews McMeel Publishing More Than 125 Recipes with an Italian Accent Fabio Viviani The Bravo star/chef/restaurateur reimagines classic Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes American food with his own “Italian Accent” for Dominique Ansel home cooks everywhere, focusing on favorite dishes The creator of the world-renowned Cronut, is a he cooks for family and friends. modern-day Willy Wonka. In his fi rst cookbook, he $30.00 Hachette Books shares the secrets to his wildly creative confections. $35.00 Simon & Schuster

The Messy Baker: More Than 75 Delicious Recipes from a Real Kitchen Charmian Christie America—Farm to Table: A celebration of baking Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers as it happens in the real Mario Batali and Jim Webster world—sweet, savory, The bestselling author and iconic chef pays messy, boisterous, fun and homage to the American farmer—from Maine not always gorgeous, but to Los Angeles—in stories, photos, and recipes. always delicious. $35.00 Grand Central Publishing 10 $24.99 Rodale 11 BEST FRIENDS FUN STUFF

The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Dogs in Cars Why I Run Long Distances Lara Jo Regan The Oatmeal First we had dogs underwater, then From this #1 Pacifi c Northwest and NYT bestselling dogs shaking off the water…so why author comes a hilarious, poignant collection of stories not dogs soaking up the exhilarating about running, eating, and one cartoonist’s reasons for no holds barred pleasure of a car ride? jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off. It’s full speed happiness! $16.99 Andrews McMeel Publishing $19.95 Countryman Press

CraftFail Heather Mann Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): Hey—not everyone can be a DIY superstar. A True Story About Best Friends This is exactly what happens when homemade Brittni Vega crafts go horribly wrong. The ultimate holiday gift for dog-lovers $12.95 Workman everywhere, featuring “the most adorable best friends in the world.” —Buzzfeed $22.95 Putnam

WTF, Evolution?!: A Theory of Unintelligible Design Mara Grunbaum Underwater Puppies This hilarious book combines science, photographs Seth Casteel and tongue-in-cheek captions about the strange In more than 80 previously unpublished and wacky creatures that emerged from the portraits of underwater puppies, we see primordial soup. It’s hard not to wonder man’s best friends at their most playful what evolution really was thinking. and exuberant. $12.95 Workman $21.00 Little, Brown & Co.

DogFace Barbara O’Brien A winsome collection of doggie mug shots that reveals each dog’s essential character in gorgeous four-color photography. $16.00 Putnam

The Who, the What, and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks of History How to Speak Brit: Much Ado About Stuffi ng: Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman The Quintessential Guide The Best and Worst of and Matt Lamothe to the King’s English, Cockney @CrapTaxidermy Written by a notable historian Slang, and Other Flummoxing Adam Cornish and illustrated by a top indie British Phrases A hilarious, hugely Shake Puppies artist, this offbeat history Christopher J. Moore giftable collection of the Carli Davidson reveals 65 people you probably A quintessential A to Zed best and worst taxidermy The highly anticipated follow-up to have never heard of, but who guide to British English, specimens as featured on the bestselling book Shake features helped shape the world as we perfect for every egghead Twitter’s hugely popular 61 dogs caught mid-shake—only know it. and bluestocking looking @CrapTaxidermy feed. this time they’re even more adorable $24.95 Chronicle Books to conquer the language $9.99 Andrews McMeel and laughter inducing. barrier. Charming Publishing $17.99 Harper Design illustrations throughout. 12 $20.00 Gotham 13 LAND & WATER NONFiction

Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time Beth Moon The Wild Truth Nearly 70 mesmerizing black-and-white portraits Carine McCandless of the world’s most majestic ancient trees. The complete story of Chris McCandless’s life and $49.95 Abbeville Press his journey has not yet been told—until now. The missing pieces are fi nally revealed in The Wild Truth, written by Chris’s beloved and trusted sister. Opulent Oceans: $27.99 HarperOne Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum Also available of Natural History Library Melanie L.J. Stiassny, PhD Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: This gorgeously illustrated A True Tale of Intrigue and volume of essays includes 40 Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine frameable prints and will appeal Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz to every seafaring and natural- A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical science enthusiast. An epic innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded oceanic journey. the country’s most famous museum of medical oddities. $50.00 Sterling Signature $27.50 Gotham Ocean: A Photicular Book A Path Appears: Dan Kainen and Carol Kaufmann See the ocean come to life through eight mesmerizing, Transforming Lives, “photicular” images of creatures of the deep—from the Creating Opportunity glow-in-the-dark anglerfi sh to the haunting, hook- Nicholas D. Kristof toothed tiger shark. and Sheryl WuDunn $25.95 Workman An essential, galvanizing book about making a difference here and abroad—a road map to becoming the most effective global citizens Great Maps we can be. Jerry Brotton $27.95 Knopf From Ptolemy’s world map to the Hereford’s Mappa Mundi, through Mercator’s map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. $25.00 DK

Trees Up Close: The Beauty of Bark, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds Nancy Ross Hugo, photos by Robert Llewellyn Reinhold Messner: Intimate photographs capture the majesty of leaves, My Life at the Limit fl owers, cones and bark. It’s the perfect gift for nature Reinhold Messner, lovers who want a closer look at the world of trees. Interviewed by Thomas Huetlin A companion to the NW bestseller Seeing Trees. This book presents a revealing $15.00 Timber Press conversation with one of the world’s greatest adventurers, The Gardener’s Garden a living legend, whose tactics Phaidon editors in conquest—often moving How We Got to Now: alone, fast and light— 250 gardens from around the Six Innovations That Made world, selected by a panel of Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington infl uenced a generation the Modern World of explorers. experts, brought to life in 1,200 Terry Teachout Steven Johnson $19.95 Mountaineers Books vivid color photographs and This critically acclaimed and From the New York Times (also available in hardcover) detailed plans. A must have compelling biography from bestselling author of Where volume for anyone interested the author of Pops: A Life Good Ideas Come From, a in garden design. of Louis Armstrong tells the new look at the power and $79.95 Phaidon unvarnished truth about legacy of great ideas. the enigmatic genius. $30.00 Riverhead 14 $20.00 Gotham 15 Fiction Fiction

The High Divide Lin Enger The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft In 1886, a father leaves his edited by Leslie S. Klinger family seeking redemption, From across strange eons comes the long-awaited causing his wife and two annotated edition of “the 20th century’s greatest sons to follow him across practitioner of the classic horror tale.” —Stephen King the mountains and plains, 300 illustrations and more than 1,000 annotations. searching for the truth about $39.95 LiveRight Publishing his motives and identity. $24.95 Algonquin Books

Some Luck Jane Smiley The Good Girl From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: a powerful, Mary Kubica engrossing new novel—the life and times of a remarkable A suspenseful and tautly written thriller, The Good family over three transformative decades in America. Girl is a propulsive debut that reveals how, even $26.95 Knopf in the perfect family, nothing is as it seems. $24.95 MIRA Books

Olive Editions Little Mercies Harper Perennial Olive Editions are small format editions of some of our bestselling titles featuring Heather Gudenkauf beautiful and unique hand-drawn cover illustrations. Available for a limited time only. From the author of The Weight of Silence comes $10.00 each Harper Perennial a powerfully emotional, ripped-from-the-headlines new novel that explores how one innocent mistake can have life-altering consequences. $15.95 MIRA Books

The Art of Racing The Financial Lives The Monkey Native Son in the Rain of the Poets Wrench Gang Richard Wright Garth Stein Jess Walter Edward Abbey Edge of Eternity: Book Three of the Century Trilogy Ken Follett #1 bestselling author delivers Somewhere Safe the stunning conclusion with Somebody Good: to The Century Trilogy. A New Mitford Novel An unforgettable novel set Jan Karon The Paying Guests against the most dramatic #1 New York Times bestselling Sarah Waters events of our lifetime. author returns and invites her From the bestselling author $36.00 Dutton millions of fans to join her of The Little Stranger, an again in Mitford, in the often enthralling novel about a comic and utterly human widow and her daughter who presence of her characters. take a young couple into their $27.95 Putnam home in 1920s London. $28.95 Riverhead State of Wonder Telegraph Avenue A Tree Grows Under the Volcano Ann Patchett Michael Chabon in Brooklyn Malcolm Lowry 16 Betty Smith 17 Middle Reader,/Young Adult Middle Reader,/Young Adult

Lonely Planet Kids Amazing World Atlas: Pennyroyal Academy Bringing the World to Life M.A. Larson Lonely Planet A girl from the forest arrives with no name and no memory. Through lively maps, illustrations, photographs She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and and infographics, this essential reference invites knights are trained to battle witches and dragons. young readers to explore countries’ geography, $16.99 (ages 10+) G.P. Putnam’s Sons history, pop culture, sports, school life and more. $20.00 (ages 8+) Lonely Planet

A Snicker of Magic Natalie Lloyd Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: thunderstorms and dance up sunfl owers. Volumes 1 and 2 But that was long ago, before a curse Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell drove the magic away—but Felicity is P. Craig Russell’s stunning graphic convinced the magic is still there. novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s $16.99 (ages 8–12) Scholastic Press Newbery Medal winner with illustrations by an extraordinary team of renowned artists. Volume 1 contains Minecraft: Chapters One through Five, plus the The Complete Handbook Collection Interlude. Volume 2 contains Chapter $19.99 each (ages 8–12) Scholastic, Inc. Six through the end. Minecraft’s four bestselling handbooks are now available in HarperCollins a stunning, gold-foiled boxed set! This ultimate collection includes the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook. ® $31.96 (ages 8–12) LEGO Ninjago : The Visual Dictionary Scholastic DK Go behind the scenes to explore the creation and stories of LEGO® Ninjago with an annotated gallery of every Ninjago minifi gure and set ever created. Limited minfi gure included. $21.99 (ages 6+) DK © 2014 The LEGO Group. Coding for Kids for Dummies Camille McCue This hands-on, friendly guide for teaching kids coding is an easy-to-grasp introduction to the basic concepts needed to build a game, application, or other tool. $29.99 (ages 10–14) John Wiley & Sons Skink—No Surrender Carl Hiaasen #1 New York Times bestselling author debuts his fi rst teen book. Skink’s quest for a missing girl is nail-bitingly tense and laugh-out-loud funny! Terra Tempo: $18.99 (ages 12+) Knopf The Academy of Planetary Evolution David Shapiro, illus. by Christopher Herndon The third volume in the Terra Tempo graphic series starts off The Iron Trial: Magisterium Book 1 with a big bang as our trio Holly Black and Cassandra Clare race from the Cenozoic Callum Hunt completes the Iron Trial and era to the modern age. enters the Magisterium, a place that’s both $17.99 (ages 8+) sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his Craigmore Creations past and a twisty path to his future. A heart- stopping plunge into the magical unknown. $17.99 (ages 8–12) Scholastic Press 18 Also available 19 Middle Reader,/Young Adult Kids

Blizzard John Rocco Based on Rocco’s childhood experience during the now infamous New England Blizzard of 1978, this companion to his Caldecott Honor-winning Blackout tells the story of how one intrepid explorer becomes the hero of his neighborhood. $17.99 (ages 4–7) Disney-Hyperion

Little Elliot, Big City Mike Curato Blue Lily, Lily Blue: The Raven Cycle Book 3 Jackaby Little Elliot, the polka-dotted elephant, is about Maggie Stiefvater William Ritter to fi nd out that life is full of sweet surprises— “As for the characters, they are—not to put too Doctor Who meets Sherlock in the fi rst book in sometimes in the smallest of packages. fi ne a point on it—to die for. And the tone, at a series. Jackaby, a detective of the paranormal, $16.99 (ages 4–8) Henry Holt Books for Young Readers once foreboding, mysterious, and fi lled with and his adventurous assistant, Abigail, investigate dread, is a perfect match for the material… a string of murders in a tale brimming with simply, a triumph.” —Booklist, starred review quirky humor and a dose of the macabre. $18.99 (ages 14+) $16.95 (ages 12–15) Scholastic Press Algonquin Young Readers The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore, illus. by Barbara Reid Barbara Reid reimagines everyone’s favorite Christmas poem with her signature Plasticine illustrations, featuring a lively cast of creatures anticipating the most exciting night of the year! Rebels of the Kasbah: Book 1 $16.99 (ages 4–7) Albert Whitman & Co. Wrath of the Caid: Book 2 Joe O’Neill Red Hand Adventures is an award- winning swashbuckling adventure series for middle readers. Parents and teachers Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale also love them for the educational value Eric A. Kimmel, illus. by Matthew Trueman and subject matter and for how popular From the author of many classic picture books comes they are with reluctant readers. These a fantastic new Hanukkah tale full of miracles, from books are absolute page turners! surviving a shipwreck to befriending a polar bear, $9.95 each (ages 9–13) illustrated with luminous paintings. Black Ship Publishing $16.99 (ages 4–7) Disney-Hyperion

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales I’ll Give You the Sun by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small Jandy Nelson James Herriot, illus. by Ruth Brown and Peter Barrett At 13, Jude and her brother Noah are incredibly close Herriot’s farmyard world comes to vibrant life in this twins, but three years later, Jude and Noah are barely classic collection of heartwarming children’s animal speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins tales, now in a brand-new format! in different and divisive ways. $24.99 (ages 4–8) $17.99 (ages 14+) St. Martin’s Griffi n Dial Books for Young Readers

TodHunter Moon, The Heaven of Animals Book One: PathFinder Nancy Tillman The bestselling author and artist explores the magical Angie Sage heaven of animals in a beautiful message of comfort Return to the world of Septimus Heap! Pathfi nder to those who have lost a beloved animal friend. tells the story of Alice TodHunter Moon, who $17.99 (ages 4–8) Feiwel & Friends comes to the Castle with a Magyk all her own. 20 $17.99 (ages 8–12) Katherine Tegen Books 21 Kids Kids

Letters of the West: An ABC Book of the Many Plants, Ivan: The Remarkable True Story Animals, and Other Curious Features of the West of the Shopping Mall Gorilla Michelle E. Walch and John Maddin Katherine Applegate, illus. by G. Brian Karas The fl ora and fauna of the Western wilderness are In a moving picture book, Applegate tells the true captured in this artistic alphabet book fi lled with a story of the gorilla who inspired her Newbery variety of landscape marvels rendered in delightfully Award–winning novel, The One and Only Ivan. bold and whimsical illustrations. $17.99 (ages 4–8) Clarion Books $17.99 (ages 4+) Craigmore Creations

Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination Emily Winfi eld Martin Wonderful rhymes and gorgeous illustrations that Skippyjon Jones Snow What celebrate the imagination and will have children dreaming Judy Schachner day and night! A beautiful companion to the Pacifi c Skippyjon Jones fi nds himself in a magical Northwest Book Award-winning Dream Animals. snowy forest of make-believe where he must $17.99 (ages 3–7) Random House wake up Nieve Que, the frozen princess! $17.99 (ages 3–5) Dial Books for Young Readers Monster Party! Annie Bach I Would Tuck You In Monster’s invited, and monster’s delighted! Sarah Asper-Smith, Come and join the monster bash. There’s spinning illus. by Mitchell and pinning, high-fi ving and jiving and munching, Fox on the Loose Watley crunching and buggy-food lunching! Matthew Porter $9.95 (ages 2–5) Sterling Children’s Books

Enzo Races in the Rain Garth Stein, illus. by R.W. Alley Tails Chasing Tails This picture book adaptation of Garth Stein’s Matthew Porter Larry Loves Seattle! bestselling adult novel The Art of Racing in the Rain John Skewes chronicles puppy Enzo’s journey from farm to city. $17.99 (ages 4–8) HarperCollins Board Books from Little Bigfoot Toddlers and parents alike will love the bold and colorful illustrations in these fun stories perfect for bedtime, playtime, and anytime in between. $9.99 each (ages 0–3) Little Bigfoot Sparky! Jenny Offi ll, illus. by Chris Appelhans This author and illustrator team has created The Problem with Not Being Scared of Monsters a hilarious and touching picture book about a little girl and her mail-order pet sloth. Dan Richards, illus. by Robert Neubecker $16.99 (ages 4–8) Schwartz & Wade Understated text and outlandishly funny illustrations will have kids laughing out loud and imagining what other crazy things a friendly but misbehaving monster might do. $15.95 (ages 4–8) Boyds Mills Press

Five Famous Mice Meet Winston of Churchill Jean Davies Okimoto, Once Upon an Alphabet: illus. by Jeremiah Trammell Short Stories for “All creatures are endangered! Not All the Letters just polar bears!” Five mice try to Winston of Churchill: Oliver Jeffers spread the word: climate change One Bear’s Battle Against A stunning collection of words and artwork effects everyone…even mice! Global Warming A heartwarming and funny story that is a storybook, alphabet book, and $9.95 each (ages 5+, also available in hardcover) about a serious topic delights in this gorgeously designed art book all in one. Endicott and Hugh Books 22 $26.99 (ages 3–5) Philomel sequel to Winston of Churchill. 23 Cold Spell Deb Vanasse “A love story, a coming-of-age tale, and a glimpse into a rarely seen slice of Alaska, the story reminds us that a life without dreams and without love might not be living at all.” —Don Rearden, The Raven’s Gift $15.95

A King Salmon Journey Debbie S. Miller and John H. Eiler, illus. by Jon Van Zyle “Scientifi cally accurate and gorgeously illustrated, A King Salmon Journey is sure to delight the curious of any age.” —David R. Montgomery, King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon $15.95 (ages 8–12) Pup and Pokey Seth Kantner, illus. by Beth Bill A boisterous wolf pup and an awkward young porcupine are unlikely allies in this tale of friendship set on Alaska’s tundra. $14.95 (ages 4+)

Ollie’s First Year Jonathan London, illus. by Jon Van Zyle A lively wildlife adventure that follows Ollie the Otter through a year of new experiences. $12.95 (ages 4–8) You Haven’t Asked About My Wedding or What I Wore: Poems of Courtship on the American Frontier Jana Harris “The voice of Jana Harris is unique in American poetry...hers is a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.” —Alicia Ostriker $17.95