Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

"First published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Circus, August 2020"--Title page verso.

Here Is the Beehive

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Donna Green

Ohio

A Mother's Memory Book

Illustrated with evocative oil paintings by a celebrated New England artist, an elegant keepsake book prompts mothers to write down their memories of their relationship with their daughters alongside poetry, quotations, and anecdotes.

To My Daughter, with Love

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Carl. Sandburg

Michigan

A Love Poem

With great difficulty a young man brings his sweetheart an aurora borealis for a birthday present to show his love for her.

Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday

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With Sincere Gratitude

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Beth Moore

Things Pondered... From the Heart of a Lesser Woman

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Helen Steiner Rice

Life Is Forever

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Marlo Thomas

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

All Year Long

Did you ever
dream of talking to a mermaid?

Can you imagine
facing off with a bully who
barely reaches your knees?

What would you do
with a box of golden coins?

Have you ever
said thank you to...a button?

And how would you respond if you met a magic genie who asked you for a handout instead of granting you a wish?

Free to Be...You and Me creator Marlo Thomas has once again produced a joyful volume for children and the grown-ups in their lives. Reaching into the heads and hearts of our most acclaimed writers, artists, and performers, Thanks & Giving celebrates the best things in life -- family, friendship, giving, thankfulness, and love (and just for fun, a few of their opposites -- stinginess, bullying, ingratitude, and the occasional urge to stamp your feet and throw a fit).

From Tiger Woods and Maurice Sendak to Hilary Duff and Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, this colorful collection of stories, poems, and songs will take readers on a lighthearted and thoughtful (but never overserious) adventure. Whether you're gazing at the brilliant child's-eye paintings of illustrator Eric Carle, or laughing out loud at the off-the-wall humor of Mel Brooks, you'll enjoy every step of the magical journey that the creators of Thanks & Giving have planned for you:

* Delight in Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's fractured fable starring a mouse, a bird, and a sausage who learn all about sharing -- the hard way.

* Hold on tight as Rosie Perez recounts the tale of a little girl confronted with a heart-stopping decision.

* Rock along with Kevin and Michael Bacon's funky valentine to sibling rivalry and brotherly love.

* And laugh with Ray Romano as he reveals how his life was changed by a giant burrito.

Designed for both cover-to-cover reading and selective excerpting (when you can't refuse that last impassioned call for "One more story!" just before lights-out), this sparkling anthology also includes marvelous contributions from Avi, Shel Silverstein, Tom Chapin, Arthur creator Marc Brown, Matt Groening, Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump, Frankie Muniz, Walter Dean Myers, Paul Newman, Sumner Redstone, Jerry Pinkney, Whoopi Goldberg, Sonia Manzano, the Sesame Street Muppets, Julianne Moore, Ed Koren, Wendy Wasserstein, and Paul O. Zelinsky.

Thanks and Giving

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Published 1990, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New Jersey

An Illustrated Anthology of Love Poetry

Scores of evocative love poems, drawn from the entire range of world literature, are matched with wonderfully vibrant works of art--paintings, sculpture, prints, collages, and stained glass to create an elegant anthology of love peoms and masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 140 color illustrations.

Art and Love

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New Mexico

Walt Whitman 

Poetry for Young People 

JoEllen's parents divorced when she was very young, so she was used to splitting her time between them, shuttling four blocks from one Cincinnati apartment to another. But when her dad moved to the old family farm last year, her life was suddenly divided. Now on weekdays she's a city girl, called Ellen, who hangs out with her friends, plays the sax, and loves old movies. And on weekends she's a country girl, nicknamed Joey, who rides horseback with her cousin, Hayden, goesfishing, and listens to bluegrass. So where do her loyalties lie? Who is the real JoEllen? Linked free-verse poems, illustrated with a quirky array of found objects and mementos, create the vivid, realistic portrait of a young girl at a defining moment in her life.

42 Miles

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Missouri

Goodnight Stories has 365 stories and rhymes to share for every bedtime. Children will fill their dreams with knights and lost kingdoms, unicorns and tigers, magic and mystery This treasury is filled with sweet illustrations, and your children will love to cuddle up and enjoy these wonderful stories. Night, night. Sleep tight

Goodnight Stories 365 Stories and Rhymes to Cuddle up With

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Jo Petty

Illinois

Apples of Gold

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Rhode Island

New and Selected Poems, 1972-2004

Offers a collection of poems that explore urban life, travel, and the depths of the human experience.

Crossing the Equator

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Barbara Kingsolver

California

Poetry

"A gorgeous collection...These poems unplug from TV and social media and the outrage of the moment and turn our attention to the immediate and the everlasting, human intimacy and the power and mystery of nature." (Tampa Bay Times)

"Kingsolver brings her gifts of observation and reflection to HOW TO FLY...For a reader wanting to escape, to fly while grounded, this book is a map that offers surprise and delight." (BookPage)

In this intimate collection, the beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and more than a dozen other New York Times bestsellers, winner or finalist for the Pulitzer and countless other prizes, now trains her eye on the everyday and the metaphysical in poems that are smartly crafted, emotionally rich, and luminous. 

In her second poetry collection, Barbara Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild. She begins with "how to" poems addressing everyday matters such as being hopeful, married, divorced; shearing a sheep; praying to unreliable gods; doing nothing at all; and of course, flying. Next come rafts of poems about making peace (or not) with the complicated bonds of friendship and family, and making peace (or not) with death, in the many ways it finds us. Some poems reflect on the redemptive powers of art and poetry itself; others consider where everything begins.

Closing the book are poems that celebrate natural wonders--birdsong and ghost-flowers, ruthless ants, clever shellfish, coral reefs, deadly deserts, and thousand-year-old beech trees--all speaking to the daring project of belonging to an untamed world beyond ourselves.

Altogether, these are poems about transcendence: finding breath and lightness in life and the everyday acts of living. It's all terribly easy and, as the title suggests, not entirely possible. Or at least, it is never quite finished. 

How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

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Jenny Stow

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This is the house that Jack built - in a splendid Caribbean setting! The lush vegetation, bright colours, blazing skies and gentle rhythms of Jenny Stow's illustrations breathe fresh life into this familiar nursery rhyme, that has delighted young listeners for centuries.

The House That Jack Built

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Karen Beaumont

Exuberant rhymes and wild illustrations celebrate self-acceptance and self-love, from the New York Times bestselling creators of I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves--inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what!

Here's a little girl who knows what really matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's vibrant illustrations unite in a book that is sassy, soulful . . . and straight from the heart.

I Like Myself belongs on the shelf alongside such favorites as The World Needs More Purple People and I Am Enough.

I Like Myself! Lap Board Book

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Caroline Kaufman

Georgia

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Adultolescence, this compilation of short, powerful poems from teen Instagram sensation @poeticpoison perfectly captures the human experience. In Light Filters In, Caroline Kaufman—known as @poeticpoison—does what she does best: reflects our own experiences back at us and makes us feel less alone, one exquisite and insightful piece at a time. She writes about giving up too much of yourself to someone else, not fitting in, endlessly Googling “how to be happy,” and ultimately figuring out who you are. This hardcover collection features completely new material plus some fan favorites from Caroline's account. Filled with haunting, spare pieces of original art, Light Filters In will thrill existing fans and newcomers alike. it’s okay if some things are always out of reach. if you could carry all the stars in the palm of your hand, they wouldn’t be half as breathtaking

Light Filters in: Poems

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This is a self-published book about the authors history of Newberry, Michigan. It is both fact and fiction. It is both poetry and short story. No dust jacket. #hardcover #michigan #newberry #shortstories #minnieidamattson #poetry #history #selfpublished 

To Humanity With Love

Shannon Hill

A sweet book to share with a distant friend. Includes many quotations about friendship and some Bible scriptures. Like new, 40 numbered pages.

When a greeting card isn't enough, these greeting books really shine. The colorful hardback covers carry greeting card sentiments, but inside are forty pages of stories, quotations, Scriptures, and more - all to express your feelings at an affordable price. In fact, the price of thes e books is less than many greeting cards, and free envelopes are provided for mailing.

Even Though We're Far Apart

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Ellen Hopkins

New York

“Fall’s most provocative YA read.” —Entertainment Weekly A New York Times bestseller. Someone will shoot. And someone will die. A compelling and complex novel about gun violence and white supremacy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. People kill people. Guns just make it easier. A gun is sold in the classifieds after killing a spouse, bought by a teenager for needed protection. But which was it? Each has the incentive to pick up a gun, to fire it. Was it Rand or Cami, married teenagers with a young son? Was it Silas or Ashlyn, members of a white supremacist youth organization? Daniel, who fears retaliation because of his race, who possessively clings to Grace, the love of his life? Or Noelle, who lost everything after a devastating accident, and has sunk quietly into depression? One tense week brings all six people into close contact in a town wrought with political and personal tensions. Someone will fire. And someone will die. But who?

People Kill People

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Edward Lear

Francesco Marciuliano

Iowa

A collection of humorous poems delves into the cat psyche, covering such topics as separation anxiety, scratching at closed doors, and trips to the veterinarian.

I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats (Gifts for Cat Lovers, Funny Cat Books for Cat Lovers)

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Laurie Halse Anderson

A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson! Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. Shout speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice-- and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.

Shout

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Retired school library book. Pen marking on the inside cover. Inscribed page. The rest of the pages are in like new condition.

Poems of soaring uplift, inspiring faith, spiritual challenge, and down-to-earth directness that speaks to the heart.

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Here Is the Beehive

Donna Green

To My Daughter, with Love

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Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday

Ellyn Sanna

With Sincere Gratitude

Beth Moore

Things Pondered... From the Heart of a Lesser Woman

Helen Steiner Rice

Life Is Forever

Marlo Thomas

Thanks and Giving

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Art and Love

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Poetry for Young People

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Apples of Gold

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Crossing the Equator

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How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

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The House That Jack Built

Karen Beaumont

I Like Myself! Lap Board Book

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Light Filters in: Poems

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To Humanity With Love

Shannon Hill

Even Though We're Far Apart

Ellen Hopkins

People Kill People

Edward Mendelson

Poetry for Young People

Francesco Marciuliano

I Could Pee on This: and Other Poems by Cats (Gifts for Cat Lovers, Funny Cat Books for Cat Lovers)

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Shout

Helen Steiner Rice

A Collection of Love Gifts