Exciting news! Compendium has joined the Penguin Random House family, bringing a proven line of bestselling, sentiment-driven gifts to our extensive and ever-growing catalog. Since 1985, Compendium has been creating meaningful moments with beautiful, thoughtfully made gifts that center connection and celebrate occasions both big and small. From greeting cards to inspirational books to impulse-friendly add-ons, Compendium

Father’s Day is coming up on June 21! Celebrate all the hard-working dads, grandfathers, and uncles out there with our top picks for Father’s Day gifting. For punny dads who can’t resist a dad joke, sporty dads with season tickets to their favorite game, foodie dads who love getting creative in the kitchen, and more,

May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month and every month, celebrate the many cultures and stories within the AANHPI community with books by authors of East Asian, South & Central Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage and cultures. Explore our favorite picks for this month by AANHPI authors,

This May, celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with this diverse list of reads! From biographies and memoirs to art, history, cookbooks, and children’s books, there are so many books for you to read all month long and throughout the year! Find some of our favorite picks below, and explore our Jewish American Heritage Month title

🐝 May 2026 Staff Picks May is all about fresh starts, thoughtful gifting, and getting ready for warm weather adventures. For May’s staff picks list, we’re spotlighting books that tap into this season’s biggest moments: Mother’s and Father’s Day, graduation, and summer’s big marquee events—the FIFA World Cup and America 250! Ease into summer with cozy

By Jaclyn Withers – Sales Coordinator, Candlewick There’s a wave of excitement as we get closer to the FIFA World Cup 2026! This year, sixteen cities in three countries across continental North America will be hosting the games, including eleven in the US. To prepare for this monumental occasion, Candlewick Press will be releasing two new

We’re excited to share that Prakash Books, India’s fastest growing and largest publisher, are now available to order from Penguin Random House! Boasting several imprints, Prakash Books publishes a wide array of beautifully packaged gift books, children’s titles, and luxe display books about Indian culture. Fingerprint Publishing is their main adult imprint, offering elevated classics

A universal story of kindness, compassion, and the importance of looking for the best in others by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Do with an Idea? You have to wonder what they’re thinking. The other people. They’re not from here. They’re over there. They’re different. Standing by the hedge

🌷 April 2026 Staff Picks April is about to be in full bloom, and our staff picks are tapping into all the season’s biggest moments—from Mother’s Day and graduation gifting to warm weather wanderlust and big budget movie releases. Whether you’re putting the final touches on your spring assortments or looking ahead to summer themes like

by Jaliza Burwell, Charlesbridge, with Mary Wagley Copp, author of Sometimes We Pray In Sometimes We Pray, author Mary Wagley Copp celebrates the diversity of prayer practices around the world while highlighting the shared human longing for connection, hope, and belonging. Available as both a picture book and a board book, Sometimes We Pray encourages

The Easter bunny is getting ready for egg hunts and springtime fun! For anyone helping him build those all-important Easter baskets, we’ve got curated lists of some of our favorite new children’s books for Easter, along with bestselling favorites from the backlist. From fun activity books that keep little ones entertained even after all the

Mother’s Day is May 10, 2026! It’s the perfect time to celebrate the hard-working moms, grandmothers, aunts, and everyone who had a hand in raising us with a meaningful gift. Invite moms to unwind and de-stress with gifts that promote relaxation and self-care, or build a floral display around beautiful photo books of gardens and