Borealis Books

Boost your cooking credentials with help from Shefzilla (a.k.a. Stewart Woodman), whose time-tested recipes that will bring repeat customers to your table.

Minnesota’s Will Weaver has been a hunter since he was a young boy, following in the footsteps of his father, a dedicated and seasoned outdoorsman. As he writes, “in the fall, when Canad

In our fast-paced modern world, quitting one’s job to live off the land is a common if often unrealized dream, but Kathy Sletto and her husband Terry know that one of them will simply have to.

Kevin Kling's first book, The Dog Says How, brought readers into his wonderful world of the skewed and significant mundane. He does it again in Kevin Kling's Holiday Inn, a romp through a yearful of

A collection of 157 recipes from Mitch Omer, chef-owner of the wildly popular Hell's Kitchen, named one of the Best Breakfasts across America by Esquire magazine.

"N.M. Kelby writes beautifully. Her characters are unforgettable, and her use of oddball details adds to the particular flavor of the story, which has moments of melancholy and tenderness among

A child of a typical 1950s suburb unearths her mother's hidden heritage, launching a rich and magical exploration of her own identity and her family's powerful Native American past.

Narrow passages, twisting upward or dropping precipitously. Huge vaults filled with fantastic shapes. Tunnels twined in tangled mazes. Over centuries, underground rivers can carve holes and rooms in

In this volume, Larry Millett has a focus on the "dangerous"-murder cases from the forties and fifties, memorialized in intimate and telling photographs.There is Arthur DeZeler, accused of bludgeonin

"Put your mittens on; you'll freeze to death!" admonish the world's grandmothers as the temperature plummets. No doubt the Arctic explorers--today in their GORE-TEX, historically in their w

For two hundred years, a rogues' gallery of chefs, line cooks, and dishwashers have slaved away, largely unseen, to serve the dining public. Their pedigrees reach back to the first restaurants during

In the spring of 1912, Ojibwe guide Billy Magee received a letter from future conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer asking Magee to accompany him on a journey. Soon after, the two headed into the Canad

A charming boyhood memoir, featuring the antics of three generations of a large Norwegian Lutheran clan at their summer getaway in Minnesota lake country.

In June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl - charges that would later be

In this wonderfully original collection of autobiographical stories, popular storyteller and NPR commentator Kevin Kling deftly weaves pitch-perfect scenes of childhood antics and adulthood absur

“At a pace matching the flashing lights on a 911 console, Caroline Burau puts us in the hot seat and shows us the madness, the sadness, and the gallows humor of a profession that serves and pr

On a frigid afternoon in February 2003, Deanna Germain, a nurse practitioner and new grandmother living in Blaine, Minnesota, received the registered letter she had hoped would never arrive. In six

True survival odysseys of two wilderness trekkers who entered the woods in search of tranquility but found something else entirely.

With humor and depth, letter carrier Wyckoff reveals the rhythms, secrets, and surprises of the thriving community that comprises his postal route.

“Helget breaks open the tough shell of family life to reveal a girlhood both tragic and lovely, with all its hidden violence, all its secret beauty.”—Carolyn Parkhurst, author of Th

A haunting re-creation of the brutal death of an American housewife, the conviction of her husband, and the family trial at which their children determined for themselves how their father should be c

Having fled his family’s farm at eighteen with a promise never to return, Guy Pehrsson is drawn back into his past when he receives his grandfather’s ominous letter, “Trouble here.

The changing Midwestern landscape is the backdrop for a collection of fourteen short stories combining new works and old favorites.

In 1930 two novice paddlers--Eric Sevareid and Walter C. Port--launched a secondhand 18-foot canvas canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling for an ambitious summer-long journey from Minneapol

For three decades, starting in the 1930s and ending in the 1950s, the Speed Graphic camera was synonymous with photojournalism. Championed by acclaimed photographers like Arthur Fellig (a.k.a. Weegee

Hubert Humphrey was the consummate liberal politician of the second half of the twentieth century, evolving from charismatic mayor of Minneapolis to crusading U.S. senator to compliant vice president

"Beautiful, humorous, and lucidly written, A Country Doctor's Casebook is a heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking treasure of American rural medical history. For those who may have become disencha

Hoping to live rent free on a St. Paul-area lake in hard times, Jonk, a carefree, sometime college student and poet, cobbled together his own houseboat from empty oil drums, scrap lumber, and two old

In early summer of 1990, Joel Turnipseed was homeless - kicked out of his college's philosophy program, dumped by his girlfriend. He had been AWOL from his Marine Corps Reserve unit for more than thr

A groundbreaking anthology that chronicles the emerging literary voice of a contemporary American immigrant community. Of an estimated twelve million ethnic Hmong in the world, more than 160,000 liv

With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ignatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother, Night Flying Woman, who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a chaotic time of e

Maud Hart Lovelace - internationally famed author of the Betsy-Tacy children's books - joined literary forces with her husband, Delos, to produce Gentlemen from England, first published in 1937. It's

獅子在哪裡？咦……不就在……等一下！先別急著說出答案，這個有一點機智、一點幽默、一點無厘頭的故事將告訴你，沒看到最後一頁，別相信什麼眼見為憑！★3~7歲親子共讀，7歲以上自行閱讀【國際好評】★美國全國公共廣播電台（NPR）2014年度選書★美國伊利諾州閱讀協會（Illinois Reads Selection）2015年度選書★柯克斯書評（Kirkus Reviews）、學校圖書館期刊（School Library Journal）、美國兒童圖書中心會刊（Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books）書評推介【同聲推薦】李貞慧（水瓶面面，兒童文學工作者）汪仁雅（「繪本小情歌」版主，兒童文學工作者）許伯琴（「我們家的睡前故事」版主）【故事簡介】一個小男孩正在找獅子。獅子正在找午餐。故事就此展開。但請看仔細……在這個故事裡，一切都和表面上的不一樣！這本別出心裁的繪本，有著出乎意料的劇情，能為孩子們帶來歡笑。【本書特色】★圖文對話，精彩反轉「圖畫書」既是圖文合作下的產物，那麼圖畫與文字之間如何高明地互動、融合、對話，便是一本圖畫書精采的關鍵。《獅子在哪裡》巧妙地運用文字和圖畫營造誤導和反差的氣氛，帶來懸念與幽默的效果，最後的反轉更是令人莞爾，是一本圖文合作絕妙的作品。★對話式情節，親子共讀最佳選擇《獅子在哪裡》全書以對話為主，文字簡單，圖畫生動，富有戲劇化的想像和幽默感，非常適合做為親子共讀的入門書。

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This set gives children who are just beginning to read practice with their early phonics skills, setting them up for success on their reading journeys!With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers'' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®Science of Reading research proves that mastering phonics is key to a child''s success in learning to read. Like all Stage 1 Bob Books, these 12 storybooks feature simple words with consistent short vowel sounds. Early readers get lots of practice with foundational phonics skills while giggling at the playful stories and pictures!This set is perfect for children who have never read Bob Books, or for children who have read Bob Books Beginning Readers or B

Cats love books, too, in this sweet story about how every reader--human and feline alike--feel less alone in the company of a good book and each other.Cats love books, too! But why? Is it the scratchiness of the cover? Characters that leap off the page like they leap off, well, everything? Or could it be they love books for the same reasons we do? Discover all the possibilities in this delightful story about the joys of reading and companionship, perfect for both book and cat lovers!Cats Love Books, Toois the companion book to author-illustrator Maria Coco'sDogs Love Books, Too, perfectly capturing both the sassiness and sweetness of having a cat in your life and the stories they can inspire.

A spooktacularly spooky Halloween book for children by Barry Timms with stunningly-detailed illustrations from rising picture book star, Laura Borio. Books are magic! Bookshops are spectacular! Don’t believe us? Join Henry as he helps Griselda Snook on the opening day of her spooky bookshop! From hunting down runaway jack-o’-lanterns to banishing dragons, Henry loves his day spent in Griselda’s bookshop, and he especially likes helping booklovers to find their next read. But can Henry find the perfect book for him?With an eyecatching, head-turning orange fluoro pantone ink throughout, this gorgeous book is a celebration of the magic of books and bookshops.Just like Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago and The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers, Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books is the ideal gift for booklovers and kids that love spooky books.

By award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a chunky board book special addition to the Luna Loves... series. Today is all about books, and Luna has the whole day planned...Dress up as her favourite book character: a unicorn! Meet an author and an illustrator for world book day. Buy a new book. But - disaster! - Luna the Unicorn's costume has ripped! Can Dad come to the rescue with some special book magic?A special addition to the Luna Loves...series celebrates the magic of books to bring families and friends together - and sometimes save the day!Other books in the Luna Loves... series:Luna Loves Library DayLuna Loves ArtLuna Loves DanceLuna Loves ChristmasLuna Loves Gardening