Smithsonian Notecards for Every Occasion

From the team at Smithsonian Books Smithsonian Books has released four new Smithsonian-museum inspired notecard sets that make perfect gifts for nature lovers! Notecards offer a personal touch in a fast-paced, digital world, and these vintage designs from across the Smithsonian’s collections offer a beautiful way to stay in touch, express thanks, or even use

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New from Jon Klassen: The House with Nobody in It

Peek through doors and windows to explore a mysterious house in this innovative shaped novelty book for young readers who relish the lightly spooky, from the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times bestselling Jon Klassen, creator of I Want My Hat Back and The Skull. Here are the things in this house: a chair, a clock on the wall, a

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Where Wonder Meets Fine Art: Discover WHERE DO POSSIBILITIES LIVE?

By Kimberly Goode, Marketing Editor at Compendium Some picture books tell a story. Where Do Possibilities Live? invites readers to imagine their own—the story of who they are and who they might become. Written by New York Times bestselling author Kobi Yamada (What Do You Do With an Idea?) and illustrated by artist Juan Pablo Neira Zúñiga, this imaginative book

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Food-tastic Kids Titles from Tiger Tales!

From the Tiger Tales Staff Bite into these yummy, adorable food themed titles including Tiger Tales’ new sweet, sensory cloth book, You’re One in a Melon! With an elasticated strap with a hook-and-loop closure, this book is perfect for carry-along adventures in the car or stroller! The youngest of readers can take this cozy book

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Books for Their Backpack: Back to School Season

It may be the middle of summer, but back to school season is closer than you think! With many school districts heading back to class in early August, now is the best time to start planning your back to school assortments. From heartfelt lunch box notes and encouraging children’s books to college dorm survival guides

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Staff Picks + Upcoming Titles: August

☀️ August 2026 Staff Picks Our August staff picks are packed with cozy creativity, early fall gifts, and delicious inspiration for every kind of customer! Help shoppers ease into autumn with coloring books full of capybaras, creepy-cute designs, and daring adventures from Baldur’s Gate 3. Or stock up on screen-free, analog entertainment with the Sibley Songbirds

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Nature Meditations for Unwinding: New from Jackie Morris

New from Chelsea Green, take a breath and reconnect with the peaceful rhythms of nature with artist Jackie Morris’s beautiful, accordion-style meditation books: Fox and Otter.                             An accordion book doesn’t open, it unfolds. One side is filled with beautiful watercolour images

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