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A sweeping novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art from Dave Eggers, the award-winning, bestselling author ofThe Circle,Hologram for the King, andThe Eyes & the ImpossibleCricket Dib, born on the American prairie, has no particular prospects or ambitions until, in grade school, he realizes he can draw. He soon meets a girl, Olympia Argyros, one year older, who is captivating and brilliant and far more worldly. Recognizing his talent, she convinces him to deface, with profound vulgarity, a popular playground. Under her direction, he does it willingly, already in love, and thus begins a sixty-five-year entwining between Cricket and Olympia, encompassing friendship, working partnership and love affair. Together they go to art school—an experience of dubious value—and then navigate the art world for the next fifty years, together and apart.Contrappostois a moving and very funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to be an artist. All through their lives,

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER• NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ANEW YORK TIMESNOTABLE BOOK• PALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM• From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now, all that it isn’t anymore. Please read this. I promise you won’t regret it." —Tommy Orange, bestselling author ofWandering StarsandThere ThereOn October 25, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” This tweet has been viewed more than 10 million

Discover how one grumpy bird and one optimistic worm become friends in this start to a sweet, giggle-inducing early reader series from Geisel award-winning creator Greg Pizzoli. Earl and Worm have been friends for a very, very long time, but their friendship had a rocky start. Earl is a happy go-lucky bird who plays saxophone to his plants because they love music in the morning. His neighbor Worm, on the other hand...well, Worm is the exact opposite. She would rather read in silence. How will these very different neighbors become the very best of friends? With some sweet lemonade, the right shade of paint, and an unfinished poem, and most of all, sharing a little bit about themselves. Award-winning creator Greg Pizzoli delivers three funny and heartwarming stories that will delight fans of other iconic duos like Elephant and Piggie or Pizza and Taco.

「蝴蝶晚上躲在哪裡？小貓會在哪裡做夢？」當夕陽餘暉灑滿大地，萬物都準備進入夢鄉。這本 《When the Sun Goes Down》 是一首寫給夜晚的情詩，也是一本獻給好奇寶寶的自然發現書。這不僅是一本書，更是一個溫暖的擁抱。今晚，就讓這本書陪孩子一起，在群星下找尋最安穩的夢鄉。Discover where creatures go when the sun goes down in this interractive and rhythmic bedtime read for sleepy animal lovers by an award-winning creator! ButterflyButterfly Where do you go?Where do you gowhen the sun goes down? I go under a leaf.I find a good leaf, and crawl underneath. The sun is going down and creatures outside and inside the house are ready for sleep. But where do they go? Come along as a young girl spends her evening learning just where butterflies and kittens go to get their rest. Through soothing and interactive dialogue, the creatures answer the question "where do you go when the sun goes down?" until the girl finally makes her way safe and sound to bed. Perfect for curious children and restless readers who need one more story before bed, this engaging picture book gives readers a peek into the nightime habits of some of thei

Rising star Mieko Kawakami reaches new heights in this pacy, thrilling novel, a Japanese Breaking Bad, in which a group of friends fight for freedom, independence, and survival in Tokyo of the 1990s, a world rapidly dividing into haves and have-nots All of them are fleeing something. Growing up without a father, Hana's tired of the pity in her classmates' eyes, and finds a flashier mother figure in Kimiko. Kimiko is older than Hana's mother but seems much younger, chatting easily about school and boys and wanting a better life. Fate throws them together with two more young women--bruised but not broken by life. Together the four set out to remake their lives, fighting predatory lenders, organized criminals, and plain bad luck as they open a bar called Lemon. Keeping the business going, and trying to take care of each other, forms the core of this enrapturing novel. It is a story of startling reversals and vivid portraits of the matriarchy of Tokyo nightlife and its adjacent criminal un

一顆深紅多汁的 Bing cherry，牽起一段跨海而來的記憶。女孩坐在自家後院，聽父親談起 Ah Bing——那位在奧勒岡果園工作的華人移民。「本書」透過親子對話與童稚想像，將零星史料化為帶著色彩的現代傳說，讓一位園藝家的名字重新發光。故事在甜美果實背後，輕輕映照十九世紀華人社群所承受的排斥與困境，也展現堅持與貢獻。Livia Blackburne 細膩鋪陳文化記憶，Julia Kuo 以紅與長春花藍交織出明亮春意。這是一則關於家族、土地與身份認同的繪本。A modern American tall tale woven by a girl and her father about Ah Bing, the Chinese immigrant behind the Pacific Northwest's most delicious cherries. You've heard of a Bing cherry, but did you know the story of the Chinese American immigrant for whom the dark, luscious cherry is named? Long ago, Ah Bing was a father who travelled across the sea from China looking for work. It was in Oregon where he met a man who hired him to work in his orchards, where eventually, Bing cultivated the delicious cherries we know of today. But what was it that made this man and the cherries he made so special? a young girl wonders as she sits together with her father, enjoying cherries from their backyard. Weaving together cultural memory, historical fact, and her own imaginat

A fresh and fascinating picture book biography about the iconic magician Harry Houdini, an avid book collector who lived and breathed the idea that books are magic, from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box. Houdini is the world's most beloved magician, and he became famous for all of the amazing tricks he accomplished. Houdini knew just how to captivate his audience, whether it was leaping from a bridge or freeing himself from a straitjacket. But in true magician's fashion, he kept a secret so great that not many people knew about, and that was his love for books! As a young boy in Budapest, Harry learned to read at his father's knee. After the family emigrated to America, Harry grew up to be the amazing Houdini--but never lost his love of reading. He spent the rest of his life collecting all kinds of rare and unusual books, almost entirely about magic. With warm, inviting text and astounding art with miniature models constructed from paper, this extraordinary book o

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Impossible Creatures series. Join Christopher and Anya on their next daring adventures in the magical Archipelago!*This spectacular book features foil and embossing on the jacket, full-color designed endpapers, stained edges, and gorgeous interior illustrations.*It’s the Midsummer Feast on the Islet of Glimt, and on this magical moonlit evening, the word on everyone’s lips is bandits. Reports of masked men burning villages are spreading throughout the Archipelago, but worse is still to come: Christopher and Anya are ambushed and one of the people closest to them is put in terrible danger. Now Christopher must face fearsome giants, win a daring race, and outwit deadly enemies, all to save the people he loves most...