**June Staff Picks**

By Caroline O'Connor | May 29 2020 | AdultsChildren'sPop CultureGeneralAllGift

Summer is here and the staff picks are easy! Check out more titles on sale this month HERE.

Drink What You Want
Drink What You Want
The Subjective Guide to Making Objectively Delicious Cocktails
John deBary
9780525575771
A nonjudgmental, back-to-basics approach to making custom cocktails that's as fun as it is definitive--from a renowned New York City bartender who's worked everywhere from PDT to Momofuku.
$25.00 US
Jun 02, 2020
6-1/2 x 9
Hardcover
224 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Eventide
Eventide
Recipes for Clambakes, Oysters, Lobster Rolls, and More from a Modern Maine Seafood Shack
Arlin Smith, Mike Wiley, Sam Hiersteiner, Andrew Taylor
9781984856326
Turn your kitchen into your own personal seafood shack and oyster bar with 120 recipes from the James Beard Award-winning restaurant that personifies the allure of Maine.
$32.99 US
Jun 02, 2020
7-3/8 x 9-1/8
Hardcover
272 Pages
Ten Speed Press
New York Shuffle Playing Cards
New York Shuffle Playing Cards
Two Standard Decks
9780525573685
A pair of professional-grade playing card decks featuring whimsical paintings of 52 quintessentially New York City characters and objects from two-time Caldecott winner and bestselling author Sophie Blackall.
$16.99 US
Jun 02, 2020
5-1/2 x 3-15/16
Cards
108 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Uni the Unicorn: A 3-in-1 Card Deck
Uni the Unicorn: A 3-in-1 Card Deck
Card Games Include Go Fish, Concentration, and Snap
Brigette Barrager, Amy Krouse Rosenthal
9780593137130
The beloved characters from the bestselling Uni the Unicorn books make playing Crazy Eights, Snap, and Concentration a brand-new adventure for kids and parents alike.
$12.99 US
Jun 02, 2020
3-9/16 x 5-1/8
Game
54 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Age 4-8 years
Minimal New York City
Minimal New York City
Graphic, Gritty, and Witty
Michael Arndt
9780593137291
Make your way from the Flatiron to Flatbush with award-winning designer Michael Arndt, who, with sharp minimalist art and wit, expertly reflects New York City in all its self-aware, shapeshifting glory.
$19.99 US
Jun 30, 2020
8 x 8
Paperback
192 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Growing Up
Growing Up
A Modern Memory Book for the School Years
Korie Herold
9781944515966
A modern, chic memory book to capture your child's milestones from kindergarten through high school!
$39.99 US
Jul 27, 2021
10 x 10
Hardcover
138 Pages
Paige Tate & Co
Child of Galaxies
Child of Galaxies
Blake Nuto, Charlotte Ager
9781912497423
Your body was made from the stuff of the stars, You're a child of galaxies dreaming.
$16.95 US
Jun 02, 2020
10-5/8 x 9
Hardcover
40 Pages
Flying Eye Books
Age 3-5 years
A Family for Louie
A Family for Louie
Alexandra Thompson, Alexandra Thompson
9781984813213
A foodie French bulldog finds a forever home in this heartwarming and adorable debut picture book, sure to appeal to fans of Gaston, Ellie, and Little Elliot, Big City.
$18.99 US
Jun 09, 2020
10 x 10
Hardcover
40 Pages
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
Antiracist Baby Board Book
Antiracist Baby Board Book
Ibram X. Kendi, Ash Kwak Lukashevsky
9780593110416
From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new board book that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves.
$8.99 US
Jun 16, 2020
7 x 7
Board Book
24 Pages
Kokila
Age 0-3 years
Good Night, Little Engine
Good Night, Little Engine
Janet Lawler, Jill Howarth
9780593094570
The 90th anniversary celebrations continue with this charming original title featuring everyone's favorite little train is the perfect book for bedtime.
$14.99 US
Jun 23, 2020
9 x 9
Hardcover
32 Pages
Grosset & Dunlap
Age 3-7 years
Mr. Boddington's Studio: Washington, DC ABCs
Mr. Boddington's Studio: Washington, DC ABCs
Mr. Boddington's Studio, Mr. Boddington's Studio
9781524793517
Air and Space Museum! Ben's Chili Bowl! Capitol Hill! Based on the chic designs of Mr. Boddington's Studio, this board book brings to the life the ABCs of the capital city, Washington, D.C.
$9.99 US
Jun 23, 2020
7 x 7
Board Book
28 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 3-5 years
Growing Sustainable Together
Growing Sustainable Together
Practical Resources for Raising Kind, Engaged, Resilient Children
Shannon Brescher Shea
9781623174712
Tips, tools, advice, and activities for raising eco-friendly kids while nurturing compassion, resilience, and community engagement.
$16.95 US
Jun 16, 2020
6 x 9
Paperback
256 Pages
North Atlantic Books
This Is What I Know About Art
This Is What I Know About Art
Kimberly Drew, Ash Kwak Lukashevsky
9780593095188
"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves. She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."--Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer "Powerful and compelling, this book gives us the courage to discover our own journeys into art."--Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in Kensington Gardens, and co-editor of the Cahiers d'Art review"This deeply personal and boldly political offering inspires and ignites."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewIn this powerful and hopeful account, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew reminds us that the art world has space not just for the elite, but for everyone.
$9.99 US
Jun 02, 2020
4-3/8 x 6-1/4
Paperback
64 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 12 and up
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half
A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
Brit Bennett
9780525536291
From The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
$27.00 US
Jun 02, 2020
6 x 9
Hardcover
352 Pages
Riverhead Books
How to be a Happier Parent
How to be a Happier Parent
Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
KJ Dell'Antonia
9780735210509
An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from the former lead editor of the New York Times' Motherlode blog and author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, The Chicken Sisters
$18.00 US
Jun 02, 2020
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
320 Pages
Avery
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