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Jessica Day George - Wednesdays in the Tower **CANCELLED

May 22 2013 10:30 am
May 22 2013 11:30 am

In the sequel to Tuesdays at the Castle, Princess Celie and her brother Rolf continue to discover the secrets of Castle Glower, where rooms trade places and floor plans redesign themselves. This time, the surprises include a mysterious egg and a room filled with weapons. Ages 9 - 11.

Wednesdays in the Tower (Hardcover)

By Jessica Day George
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781599906454
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 5/2013
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Our Next Teen Event

Eliot Schrefer - Endangered — in the Children and Teens Department *FOR TEENS

May 23 2013 7:00 pm
May 23 2013 8:00 pm

When one girl has to follow her mother to her sancuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. It's her mother's passion, and she'd rather have nothing to do with it. But when revolution breaks out and their sanctuary is attacked, she must rescue the bonobos and hide in the jungle. Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive.

Endangered (Hardcover)

By Eliot Schrefer
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780545165761
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press, 10/2012

News & Updates

BOOKS OF THE WEEK

Book Cover New in Paperback
(20% off for everyone through May 23)
“M is for Mud that we get on our knees. N is for Nose— and he’s going to sneeze!” Whimsical, yet straightforward, Quentin Blake’s ABC (Red Fox, $9.99) is an excellent introduction to the alphabet. Each page is devoted to a different letter and accompanied by an illustration in Blake’s trademark style that’s as demonstrative as it is laugh-out-loud funny. As the book moves through the alphabet, each description rhymes with the one next to it, giving the book a wonderfully rhythmic cadence. From Apples to Zippers, this classic is sure to please both seasoned readers and young ones encountering the alphabet for the first time.  –Ages 3-5.  Amy Kane


Book Cover Blast from the Past

(20% off for Members through May 23)
Join a chorus of Maasai children on the day We All Went on Safari(Barefoot, $7.99). On this lively tour through Tanzania’s Serengeti, you will learn to count to ten in Swahili, discover a whole slew of wildlife, and be totally charmed by Laurie Krebs’s rhyming text and Julie Cairn’s vibrant, joyful illustrations. The children count the animals as they see them, from one “lonely leopard,” two ostriches, three giraffes, up through a herd of ten elephants. The fully-illustrated endnotes include more information on the animals; a guide to Swahili names, numbers, and pronunciation; and a short introduction to Tanzania and the Maasai. - Ages 5-8. Elizabeth Sher

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

THIS WEEKEND!

Picture Books

Join us for Picture Books: Through the Ages for all Ages, a panel on illustrated books, this Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m. Free. Adult Event.

MarcusMEET THE MODERATOR
Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s leading writers about children’s books and the people who create them. A frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review and Horn Book magazine, Leonard is a founding trustee of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and is the curator of the New York Public Library’s major exhibition for 2013, The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter.

A light reception will follow the event and signing. Prints by picture book artists will be available for purchase..

STORY TIME

Mr. Gabe

Join us Monday, May 20 at 10:30 a.m. for our last Story Hour of the Spring with Mr. Gabe!

 

Gift Programs

SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS

Join in our Signed First Editions Club and have a first edition, first printing of a newly released children’s picture book delivered each month directly to your doorstep (or pick it up at the store if you prefer).

MAY:
Emily Jenkins
Water in the Park
(Schwartz & Wade, $16.99)

JUNE:
Lizi Boyd
Inside Outside
(Chronicle, $15.99)

Click here to read more.

Quantities are limited so sign up early!

Call 202-364-1919 or email Courtney Butraw at cburtraw@politics-prose.com for more information about the Politics & Prose Signed First Editions Children's Book Club or register here today.

We also have an Adults' Signed First Editions Club and a Children's Book-a-Month Club.

CUSTOMIZED BABY GIFT BAGS

babybag

Ask the booksellers at Politics & Prose to custom design a one-of-a-kind new baby gift.

Our experienced Children's Department booksellers will hand-select books based on the information you provide and put them in a gift bag of your choice. Your gift bag can also include non-book items. We offer an array of CDs, DVDs, puppets, and colorful, purposely mismatched, hand-knit socks from Vermont.

Order a baby gift bag from our website by clicking here, by calling 202-364-1919, or by visiting our staff in the Children’s Department.