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Adult Fiction
Lady Tan’s CIrcle of Women - Lisa See
Familiaris - David Wroblewski
Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe
The Knockout Artist - Harry Crews
Arts& Entertainment
Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell - Ann Powers
Hip-Hop is History - Questlove
Biography
My Friend Anne Frank - Hannah Pick-Goslar
Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir - Griffin Dunne
Body, Mind & Spirit
Loving Life as It Is: A Buddhist Guide to Ultimate Happiness - Chakung Jigme Wangdrak
Board Book
Good Night Great Outdoors - Adam Gamble, Mark Jasper
Baby Loves Paleontology - Ruth Spiro
Calendars
Cartoons from the New Yorker 2025 Day-To-Day Calendar - Conde Nast
ohanna Basford 12-Month 2025 Weekly Coloring Calendar - Johanna Basford
Children’s Poetry
Enchanted Tales - Laura Sampson, Quang and Lien
Cookbooks
The Salad Lab - Darlene Schrijver
Current Events & Politics
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine? - Raja Shehadeh
Family Issues
The Magical Science of Feelings - Jen Daily
History
The Western Front - Nick Lloyd
Horror
Cuckoo - Gretchen Felker-Martin
Fever House - Keith Rosson
Just the Facts
Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube - Kerry Aradhya, Kara Kramer
Taylor Swift - Maria Isabel Vegara Sanchez, Borghild Fallberg
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust: The Manga, Vol. 1 - Shingo Kimura
Middle Readers
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman - Gennifer Choldenko
How to Catch a Polar Bear - Stacy Dekeyser
My First Readers
History of Hawai'ii - DK
Mystery & Thriller
The Night in the Library - Eva Jurczyk
The Housemaid is Watching - Freida McFadden
Horror Movie - Paul Tremblay
Obsessed - James Patterson, James O. Born
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby - Ellery Lloyd
Middletide - Sarah Crouch
One of Our Kind - Nicola Yoon
Picture Books
Bubble Gum Bison Needs a Bath - Scott Rothman
Romance
Swan Song - Elin Hilderbarnd
Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood
Science
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin - Howard Markel
Science & Nature
There’s a Mountain in This Book - Rachel Elliot
Social Sciences
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew It - Greg Marshall
Young Adult
The Shadows Between Us - Tricia Levenseller
We have the purrrfect staff pick for June!
Our Monthly Staff Pick this June is something a little different to kick off your Summer!
This double selection, based on the short film by acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai (‘Your Name’, ‘Suzume’), features the manga adaptation of ‘She and Her Cat’ as well as ‘She and Her Cat: Stories’ and highlight the many ways in which art can be explored and grow over time.
The manga adaptation by Tsubasa Yamaguchi follows Miyu, the titular “She”, and Chobi, the titular “Cat” as they grow and change through the seasons of a year in this coming of age story about early adulthood perfect for fans of slice of life manga and a gentle vibed tale for those looking to enter the genre.
In the recent lit-fic and Bookstagram favorite, ‘She and Her Cat: Stories’, Naruki Nagakawa greatly expands on Shinkai’s tale of Chobi & Miyu in a retelling that switches perspective between the two as they learn to navigate each other and the world around them. The anthology then follows three additional cats and “their” humans in stories intertwining with the first, and each other, about the power of connection in all of their lives.
Both of these titles will be available for 20% off throughout the month of June, while supplies last. (and a special shout-out to, bookseller-owned cat, Jinx, for modeling for our photo)
Audiobook Reader? Libro.fm currently offers ‘She and Her Cat: Stories’ read by a full cast! Check out our Playlist of 2024 Monthly Staff Picks at https://libro.fm/playlists/6654?bookstore=littlevillagetoy for more info or to purchase this month’s pick, in addition to other selections from this year, all while supporting Little Village Toy & Book Shop! (Please note Monthly Staff Pick discount does not apply to Libro.fm purchases or subscriptions)
May 2024 Staff Pick Sale | The Foxglove King
Dip into the world of Fantasy Romance this May with our Monthly Staff Pick, Hannah Witten’s ‘The Foxglove King’. The first book in The Nightshade Crown series is now available in paperback, and with the second released last month, there’s no better time to see what mysteries, romance, and magic lie within The Sainted King’s Royal Court. Visit us in-store throughout May for 20% off ‘The Foxglove King’, while supplies last.
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Audiobook Reader? Check out our Playlist of 2024 Monthly Staff Picks at https://libro.fm/playlists/6654?bookstore=littlevillagetoy for more info or to purchase ‘The Foxglove King’, in addition to other selections from this year, all while supporting Little Village Toy & Book Shop! (Please note Monthly Staff Pick discount does not apply to Libro.fm purchases or subscriptions)
New Titles for May 7th, 2024
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Adult Fiction
The Skunks - Fiona Warnick
Time Shelter - Georgi Gospodinov
The Guest - Emma Cline
Long Island - Colm Toibin
The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley
Little Monsters - Adrienne Brodeur
Between Two Moons - Aisha Abdel Gawad
The Postcard - Anne Berest
Happiness Falls - Angie Kim
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club - Helen Simonson
Fair Rosaline - Natasha Solomons
Arts & Entertainment
Shake it Up, Baby! The Rise of Beatlemania and the Mayhem of 1963 - Ken McNab
Biography
First Love - Lilly Dancyger
You Never Know: A Memoir - Tom Selleck, Ellis Henican
Bits and Pieces - Whoopi Goldberg
Coming Home - Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford
Board Books
I Bug You - Dori Elys, Riley Samels
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey Why Not? - Sandra Boynton
Colorful Cars and Trucks - Richard Scarry
Business
15 Lies Women are Told at Work and the Truth We Need to Succeed - Bonnie Hammer
Chapter Books
Magic Tree House 39 Windy Night with Wild Horses - Mary Pope Osborne
Children’s Poetry
May You Love and Be Loved - Cleo Wade
Current Events & Politics
Say More - Jen Psaki
Fun & Games
The Soccer Encyclopedia Euro 2024 Edition - Clive Gifford
Graphic Novels
Pheobe and Her Unicorn Adventure 19: Unicorn Crush - Dana Simpson
Baby-Sitters Little Sister 8: Karen’s Sleepover - Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina
Peanuts: Snoopy’s Beagle Scout Tales - Charles M. Schulz
Plain Jane and the Mermaid - Vera Brosgol
Sweet Valley Twins The Haunted House - Francine Pascal, Andelfinger Whittle
Tryouts - Sarah Sax
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness - Mai K. Nguyen
History
Road to Surrender - Evan Thomas
Throne of Grace - Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
Horror
The Z Word - Lindsay King-Miller
Humor
Oh, Bother - Jennie Egerdie, Ellie Hajdu
Just the Facts
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2025 - National Geographic Kids
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Lore Olympus Volume 6 - Rachel Smythe
Monster Cats Volume 1 - Pandania
Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology - Kamome Shirahama, Keisuke Sato, Yusuke Osawa, Haruichi
Chainsaw Man Volume 15 - Tatsuki Fujimoto
Middle Readers
Once There Was - Kiyash Monsef
Hummingbird - Natalie Lloyd
Skandar and the Chaos Trials - A.F. Steadman
The Door of No Return - Kwame Alexander
The One and Only Family - Katherine Applegate
My First Readers
Go! Go! Dino! - Kaz Windness
Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker - Jane Yolen, Joelle Dreidemy
Cooking With the Sneetches - Astrid Holm, Erik Doescher
Picture Books
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Daniel’s First Airplane Ride - Haley Hoffman, Jason Fruchter
Dalmartian - Lucy Ruth Cummins
Chloe and Maude - Sandra Boynton
Summer A Solstice Story - Kelsey E. Gross, Renata Liwska
Simone - Viet Thanh Nguyen, Minnie Phan
Gabby’s Dollhouse 5-Minute Stories - Scholastic
With Dad - Richard Jackson, Brian Floca
Beach Bummer - Ryan T Higgins
Summer is Here - Renee Watson, Bea Jackson
The Perfect Place - Matt de la Pena, Paola Escobar
I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf - Danielle Daniel, Matt James
Two Wheels - David Gibb, Brizida Magro
Maisy Goes to the Eye Doctor - Lucy Cousins
How to Love a Kitten - Michelle Meadows, Sawyer Cloud
If I Drove an Ice Cream Truck - Random House
Romance
The Takedown - Lily Chu
Nightfall - Penelope Douglas
This Summer Will Be Different - Carley Fortune
When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A. Parker
The Hundred Loves of Juliet - Evelyn Sky
Five Broken Blades - Mai Corland
The Deer and The Dragon - Piper CJ
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorne
Science
The Light Eaters - Zoe Schlanger
Science & Nature
The Wolf Effect - Rosanne Parry, Jennifer Thermes
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Ferryman - Justin Cronin
Social Sciences
It’s Not Hysteria - Karen Tang, MD, MPH
Workbooks
Pre-K Jumbo Workbook - Scholastic
Get Ready for Kindergarten Jumbo Workbook - Scholastic
Young Adult
Sweet Nightmare (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Tracy Wolff
Perfect Little Monsters - Cindy R.X. He
Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli
This Book Won’t Burn - Samira Ahmed
The Dare - Natasha Preston
Staff Picks | A Fate Inked In Blood
"I finished this book in a day. I'm not usually one for a forbidden lovers trope, but this one really got me." - Alyssa
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Independent Bookstore Day
Join us here at Little Village Toy & Book Shop this Saturday, April 27, 2024 as we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day!
Featuring 20% off of Current & Past Monthly Staff Picks (now 16 titles strong!) and a selection of Local Favorite titles. We’re also thrilled for the return of Blind Date with a Book this weekend with an extra bookish twist just for the occasion, while supplies last!
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More of an audiobook reader? Today through April 28, shop on-sale audiobooks through @librofm during their Independent Bookshop Appreciation Sale, many for $5 or less.
Did you know that you can support our bookstore with audiobooks via @librofm? For a limited time, use code SWITCH to get TWO bonus audiobook credits when you sign up. Every purchase supports our bookshop! Visit our page at www.libro.fm/ibd?bookstore=littlevillagetoy to learn more and get started today.