• Our children’s book buyer has written an incredible letter to the children’s publishing industry at large advocating for greater racial transparency in children’s books. Please take a moment to read the letter and sign the petition! . It has always been vital for kids to have stories that are both windows and mirrors. And if what we continue to sell as “mirror stories” are inauthentic, then we deny kids the right to truly see themselves reflected back in the books they are picking up. It’s time to hold the publishing industry accountable. Diversity is about more than what is depicted on a book jacket. It’s about who’s words are beneath that book jacket. (Link in bio). . . . #weneeddiversebooks #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #earlychapterbook #booklover #bookbusiness #publishing #diversitymatters #diversityinpublishing #signthepetition #mgreads #thirdplacebooks #tpbkids #bookstagram #publishingpaidme #windowsandmirrors #illustratedbooks #bookishlife #book #reader #readersofig #bibliophile #bookish #readinglist #blackvoices #blackvoicesmatter #childrensbookillustration
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    Our children’s book buyer has written an incredible letter to the children’s publishing industry at large advocating for greater racial transparency in children’s books. Please take a moment to read the letter and sign the petition! . It has always been vital for kids to have stories that are both windows and mirrors. And if what we continue to sell as “mirror stories” are inauthentic, then we deny kids the right to truly see themselves reflected back in the books they are picking up. It’s time to hold the publishing industry accountable. Diversity is about more than what is depicted on a book jacket. It’s about who’s words are beneath that book jacket. (Link in bio). . . . #weneeddiversebooks #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #earlychapterbook #booklover #bookbusiness #publishing #diversitymatters #diversityinpublishing #signthepetition #mgreads #thirdplacebooks #tpbkids #bookstagram #publishingpaidme #windowsandmirrors #illustratedbooks #bookishlife #book #reader #readersofig #bibliophile #bookish #readinglist #blackvoices #blackvoicesmatter #childrensbookillustration
  • It’s back in stock! The book that booksellers Claire and Rene can’t stop gushing over. . “Pitch-perfect rom-com...The queer prom romance you didn’t know you needed.” -Kirkus Reviews “Readers will fall in love with this refreshing book that celebrates the beauty of individuality.” -School Library Journal “Debut author Johnson easily channels the self-effacing coolness of 1990s teen comedies with a 2020 sensibility in this heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny YA rom-com.” -Publishers Weekly ... Grab a copy while they’re still here! . . . #youshouldseemeinacrown #leahjohnson #bookstagram #yabookstagram #yabooks #pridereads #pride #romcom #yacontemporary #newbooks #backinstock #blackvoices #supportblackauthors #prom #prombooks #amreading #igreads #teenlit #teenbooks #newreads #thirdplacebooks #thirdplacebookskids #tpbkids #seattlebookstores #indiebookstore #queerbooks #bookseller #booksellerrecommends
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    It’s back in stock! The book that booksellers Claire and Rene can’t stop gushing over. . “Pitch-perfect rom-com...The queer prom romance you didn’t know you needed.” -Kirkus Reviews “Readers will fall in love with this refreshing book that celebrates the beauty of individuality.” -School Library Journal “Debut author Johnson easily channels the self-effacing coolness of 1990s teen comedies with a 2020 sensibility in this heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny YA rom-com.” -Publishers Weekly ... Grab a copy while they’re still here! . . . #youshouldseemeinacrown #leahjohnson #bookstagram #yabookstagram #yabooks #pridereads #pride #romcom #yacontemporary #newbooks #backinstock #blackvoices #supportblackauthors #prom #prombooks #amreading #igreads #teenlit #teenbooks #newreads #thirdplacebooks #thirdplacebookskids #tpbkids #seattlebookstores #indiebookstore #queerbooks #bookseller #booksellerrecommends
  • Celebrate #pride with these spectacular picture books! . 1. Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by @michaelgenhart 2. Daddy, Papa, and Me by #lesleanewman 3. Peanut Goes for the Gold by @jvn 4. My Two Dads and Me by Michael Joosten 5. My Maddy by @pitman_g 6. My Two Moms and Me by #michaeljoosten 7. Jack (Not Jackie) by #ericasilverman 8. Except When They Don’t by @authorlauragehl 9. Plenty of Hugs by @franmanushkin 10. Queer Heroes by @arabellesicardi @quartokids 11. The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier by #robsanders 12. The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by @lilmisshotmess 13. Tabitha and Magoo Dress Up Too by @michelleteaz 14. The GayBCs by @mattwebbdraws . . . #pridebooks #pridemonth2020 #pride🌈 #lgbtq🌈 #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #picturebooks #illustratedbooks #storytime #celebrate #childrensbooks #pridereading #igreads #kidsread #storybook #celebratepride #june2020 #displaybooks #thirdplacebooks #tpbkids #seattlebookstores #indiebookstore #readinghour #booksbooksbooks
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    Celebrate #pride with these spectacular picture books! . 1. Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by @michaelgenhart 2. Daddy, Papa, and Me by #lesleanewman 3. Peanut Goes for the Gold by @jvn 4. My Two Dads and Me by Michael Joosten 5. My Maddy by @pitman_g 6. My Two Moms and Me by #michaeljoosten 7. Jack (Not Jackie) by #ericasilverman 8. Except When They Don’t by @authorlauragehl 9. Plenty of Hugs by @franmanushkin 10. Queer Heroes by @arabellesicardi @quartokids 11. The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier by #robsanders 12. The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by @lilmisshotmess 13. Tabitha and Magoo Dress Up Too by @michelleteaz 14. The GayBCs by @mattwebbdraws . . . #pridebooks #pridemonth2020 #pride🌈 #lgbtq🌈 #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #picturebooks #illustratedbooks #storytime #celebrate #childrensbooks #pridereading #igreads #kidsread #storybook #celebratepride #june2020 #displaybooks #thirdplacebooks #tpbkids #seattlebookstores #indiebookstore #readinghour #booksbooksbooks
  • Father’s Day is just a day away! Here are some of our favorite books to celebrate the occasion. . 1. Sometimes Daddies Are by Guido Genechten 2. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by @isabelinpieces 3. The Daddy Book by @toddparr 4. Papa, Daddy, & Riley by @seamuskirst 5. My Daddy and Me by Linda Ashman 6. Daddy Loves You! by Helen Foster James 7. Dada by @jimmyfallon 8. Daddies are Awesome by @meredithcostain 9. Dad By My Side by @vskafandre 10. I Love Daddy Every Day by Isabel Otter 11. My Daddy by Peppa Pig 12. I Love You, Daddy by Beatrix Potter 13. You Made Me a Dad by Laurenne Sala 14. My Cat Looks Like My Dad by @thaohlam . . . #fathersday #fathersdaygifts #fathersdaybook #bookstore #books #staffpicks #giftideas #dadday #thirdplacebooks #thirdplacekids #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #picturebooks #shoplocal #shopindie #indiebookstore
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    Father’s Day is just a day away! Here are some of our favorite books to celebrate the occasion. . 1. Sometimes Daddies Are by Guido Genechten 2. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by @isabelinpieces 3. The Daddy Book by @toddparr 4. Papa, Daddy, & Riley by @seamuskirst 5. My Daddy and Me by Linda Ashman 6. Daddy Loves You! by Helen Foster James 7. Dada by @jimmyfallon 8. Daddies are Awesome by @meredithcostain 9. Dad By My Side by @vskafandre 10. I Love Daddy Every Day by Isabel Otter 11. My Daddy by Peppa Pig 12. I Love You, Daddy by Beatrix Potter 13. You Made Me a Dad by Laurenne Sala 14. My Cat Looks Like My Dad by @thaohlam . . . #fathersday #fathersdaygifts #fathersdaybook #bookstore #books #staffpicks #giftideas #dadday #thirdplacebooks #thirdplacekids #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #kidlit #picturebooks #shoplocal #shopindie #indiebookstore
  • June is a busy month indeed. Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month! Here are some stories to help you celebrate! . 1. The Jumbies by @traceybaptistewrites “A scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. A great update on the ‘town is under supernatural attack’ story, with a marvelous setting”—The Baltimore Sun. . 2. Juliet Takes a Breath by @quirkyrican “ Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon—whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color.” . 3. Hurricane Child by @kacen.callender “Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl—and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline’s missing mother.” . 4. Turning Pages by Sonia Sotomayor “As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams.” . 5. Clap When You Land by @acevedowrites “Two sisters who don’t know the other exists—one living in the Dominican Republic, one in NYC—finally meet after the fatal plane crash of their father in this gorgeous novel in verse.” . 6. Drum Dream Girl by @engle.margarita “A girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.” . 7. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré: by @anikadenise “Celebrate the power of storytelling in this gorgeous and lyrical picture book biography of the first Puerto Rican librarian in NYC.” . 8. Dancing Hands by @engle.margarita “The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.” . (Continued in comments)
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    June is a busy month indeed. Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month! Here are some stories to help you celebrate! . 1. The Jumbies by @traceybaptistewrites “A scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. A great update on the ‘town is under supernatural attack’ story, with a marvelous setting”—The Baltimore Sun. . 2. Juliet Takes a Breath by @quirkyrican “ Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon—whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color.” . 3. Hurricane Child by @kacen.callender “Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl—and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline’s missing mother.” . 4. Turning Pages by Sonia Sotomayor “As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams.” . 5. Clap When You Land by @acevedowrites “Two sisters who don’t know the other exists—one living in the Dominican Republic, one in NYC—finally meet after the fatal plane crash of their father in this gorgeous novel in verse.” . 6. Drum Dream Girl by @engle.margarita “A girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.” . 7. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré: by @anikadenise “Celebrate the power of storytelling in this gorgeous and lyrical picture book biography of the first Puerto Rican librarian in NYC.” . 8. Dancing Hands by @engle.margarita “The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.” . (Continued in comments)
  • Happy Pride! Here are some of our favorite new(ish) titles to help you celebrate: . 1. When We Were Magic by @gaileyfrey “When Alexis accidentally kills a classmate on prom night using magic, her best friends join her in using their powers to try to set things right.” . 2. The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by @junauda “Two sixteen-year-old young women of color from different backgrounds, fall in love and figure out how to care for each other as one of them faces a fatal illness.” . 3. The Best at It by @maulikpancholy “A hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own.” A staff favorite! . 4. Felix Ever After by @kacen.callender “Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best best friend.” Another staff favorite! . 5. Infinity Son by @adamsilvera “A gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.” . 6. Stay Gold by @toblymcsmith “Told in two voices, Pony, who is concealing his transgender identity at his new Texas high school, and Georgia, a cisgender cheerleader counting the days until she graduates, develop a complicated relationship.” . 7. The Deep & Dark Blue by @nikismithcomics “The Witch Boy meets The Legend of Korra in this breathtaking, epic graphic novel.” . 8. Juliet Takes a Breath by @quirkyrican “Juliet, a self-identifies queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon—whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color.” . 9. Birdie & Me by @jmmnuanez “An emotional and uplifting debut about a girl named Jack and her gender creative little brother, Birdie, searching for the place where they can be their true and best selves.” . 10. The Crier’s War by @ninavarelas_ “The first in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about and impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.” A staff favorite!
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    Happy Pride! Here are some of our favorite new(ish) titles to help you celebrate: . 1. When We Were Magic by @gaileyfrey “When Alexis accidentally kills a classmate on prom night using magic, her best friends join her in using their powers to try to set things right.” . 2. The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by @junauda “Two sixteen-year-old young women of color from different backgrounds, fall in love and figure out how to care for each other as one of them faces a fatal illness.” . 3. The Best at It by @maulikpancholy “A hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own.” A staff favorite! . 4. Felix Ever After by @kacen.callender “Felix Love, a transgender seventeen-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best best friend.” Another staff favorite! . 5. Infinity Son by @adamsilvera “A gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.” . 6. Stay Gold by @toblymcsmith “Told in two voices, Pony, who is concealing his transgender identity at his new Texas high school, and Georgia, a cisgender cheerleader counting the days until she graduates, develop a complicated relationship.” . 7. The Deep & Dark Blue by @nikismithcomics “The Witch Boy meets The Legend of Korra in this breathtaking, epic graphic novel.” . 8. Juliet Takes a Breath by @quirkyrican “Juliet, a self-identifies queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon—whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color.” . 9. Birdie & Me by @jmmnuanez “An emotional and uplifting debut about a girl named Jack and her gender creative little brother, Birdie, searching for the place where they can be their true and best selves.” . 10. The Crier’s War by @ninavarelas_ “The first in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about and impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.” A staff favorite!