Out, Out, Away From Here

With so many feelings in the course of one day, a little girl (with the best, most expressive red hair ever) learns to cope with them in an imaginative way.  Rachel Woodworth’s beautiful text embodies childhood candor and whimsy with phrases such as “mad sad smiling ear-to-ear glad” and “uneaten boiled baby carrots.”  Sang Miao’s illustrations make us feel all sorts of happy — what a palette and world she’s dreamt up for the book.  She’s one to watch out for!  This thoughtful story is another example of how Flying Eye culls the best, newest talent.  Brava!

Out, Out, Away From Here was written by Rachel Woodworth, illustrated by Sang Miao and published by Flying Eye Books.

The Little Library Cookbook

We’ve been following Kate Young of The Little Library Café for some time now and were thrilled to hear about her new cookbook with 100 recipes inspired by classic and modern works of fiction.  Whether it’s Paddington Bear’s marmalade, lamingtons from Mem Fox’s Possum Magic or a farmhouse lunch for five inspired by Enid Blyton’s Famous Five, you’ll find something nostalgic and comforting — and redolent of some of your favorite stories, past and present.

The Little Library Cookbook: 100 Recipes from Your Favorite Books was written by Kate Young and published by Sterling Epicure.

Tiny, Perfect Things Giveaway

We’re partnering with Compendium to give away three copies of Tiny, Perfect Things with its gorgeous art and sentiment.  Sharing our original post of it below.

A book that revels in the small everyday wonders and treasures of life, the ones that we notice most when we’re children — “a spider’s web that caught the light,” “a flower growing through a sidewalk crack,” our shadows “holding hands” in the late, late afternoon sun.  The pale bright moon and cold air that signal that it’s time to head back home to someone waiting for us.  An exceptionally lovely book with just the right words, art and cadences to remind us to slow down and not let the awe-filled and curious wonders of life escape us.

Tiny, Perfect Things was written by M. H. Clark and illustrated by Madeline Kloepper.

This giveaway is open to US residents and ends Thursday, June 14, at 11:59 PM PT.  Head over to this Instagram post to enter.

The Story Girl and The Golden Road

“I do like a road, because you can be always wondering what is at the end of it.”

We’re settling into the slowness of summer and are setting aside stacks for reading.  The Story Girl and The Golden Road by Lucy Maud Montgomery are two books of hers that we haven’t read yet.  Really looking forward to them.  What’s on deck for summer reading for you all?

The loveliest cover art by Elly MacKay and published by Tundra Books.

Little Lit Book Series: Cities

This month’s theme for #littlelitbookseries is cities.

If you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll know it’s one of the most beautiful and palatable cities in the US.  So much is packed into its 47 square miles — row houses packed cheek by jowl along precipitous streets, countless fantastic restaurants just a stone’s throw away, distinctive architecture and pockets of natural beauty hidden throughout the city.  We love how Miroslav Sasek captured this ever-changing city with his witty and modern eye in This Is San Francisco.  Originally published in 1962, the edition pictured was published by Universe in 2003.  What’s everyone’s favorite spot in SF?  Some of ours are the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, Warming Hut at Crissy Field, the Ferry Building and the drive along Lincoln Blvd. in the north part of the city.

Be sure to stop by @littlelitbookseries for more books about cities throughout the month and search the hashtag #littlelitbookseries on Instagram to see what everyone else is sharing today.