Champ is an incredible picture book about being yourself despite family pressure. Translated from Iranien, Champ is truly a treasure. The illustrations are very unique and I really love the main character who decides to stay unique and different. Despite all the difficulties, he really tries to please his family, but things don’t go as expected.
No Sun and quite cold: the weather decided I should be in an armchair with a blanket, reading. The book is "Poirot: the greatest detective in the world" by Mark Aldridge (check my previous post if you want to see the cover). Two chapters to finishing it.
The #book is protected by a crochet cover I made myself. Wasn't sure, but it works really well. It was quite simple: 21 granny squares sewed together ☺️
New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.
A bisexual teen girl tries to make her ex jealous by faking an Instagram romance that leads to surprisingly real feelings in this hijinks-filled rom-com perfect for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and She Gets the Girl .
A SCANDALOUS 1865 DIVORCE case offers a window into New York high society—the defendant was a cousin of Edith Wharton, no less—and the time’s changing attitudes about marriage, women’s rights, and sexuality. Great balance of gossip and context. B PLUS
What an incredible piece of art ! This book will delight flower lovers and artists alike. I am in love with all these beautiful flowers. So many details and colors ! This book is visually captivating and an interesting guide of common meadow and garden plants and flowers.
We are Parrots is an interesting picture book sharing lots of interesting facts about parrots. Young children will enjoy discovering the different types of birds and their specifications.
This simple book is perfect for early readers and young bird owners who wish to know more about this colorful animal.
I got all my books!! Floored by the quality! A LUXURY GIFT for yourself, housewarming, wedding, birthday, anniversary, holidays and more! Rich archival colors and thick 80 lb paper. Poetry and haiku to bring joy and positive energy. Each page is frame worthy. 🙂 Made to order. Allow about 2 weeks to ship.
For readers of Dolly Alderton and Candice Carty-Williams, a spiky bisexual love story that introduces the unforgettable Ada—a free-spirited Holly Golightly for the age of DMs who follows the whimsies of her heart wherever they lead.
Perfect for readers of the Diary of a Pug series and future fans of Bridgerton and Jane Austen, the adorably illustrated pages of Puggleton Park are sure to charm chapter book readers.
It's finally here. I'm rolling out the second book of The River City Chronicles, Down the River, on a weekly basis on my blog starting today. Here's chapter one:
Dante's new series revolves around the mystery of the journal that was discovered in “The Rough Edges” series. a fast-paced, action-packed story that's filled with suspense and surprises... I highly recommend “The Collector.”
A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE THRESHOLD between student and adult, between her early childhood in China and her life in Canada, and even between English and Mandarin, is haunted by memory and her younger self as her mother drifts into illness. B PLUS
Last - but surely not least - @poconnor has released a new update to her newsletter. Updates on PKU Community as well as her upcoming book "The Red Hat Stories"
I read a #scifi#book about an ice hauler that gets suddenly sent out of the solar system at relativistic speeds on the back of something that apparently isn't a comet, it starts as a survival story and then turns really interesting and weird.
PC Gamer is remembering "the weird HeroQuest novel that combined Beowulf, Discworld, Dying Earth, and American Psycho", and I am reminded of the completely surreal Zork Chronicles by George Alec Effinger.
Umbrella is a beautiful and poetic picture book about empathy and community. As young Clara is bored in the park, with no friend to play with, she finds an old and abandoned umbrella. Little does she imagine that it is everything, but ordinary. « Look inside me » whispers the black shelter. And as she complies, magic happens.