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Store Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

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Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Nature (28 Images to Sticker) Cover Image
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By Publications International Ltd, New Seasons, Brain Games
$14.98
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Origami Paper 100 Sheets Nature Patterns 6 (15 CM): Tuttle Origami Paper: Origami Sheets Printed with 12 Different Designs (Instructions for 8 Project Cover Image
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By Tuttle Publishing (Editor)
$6.99
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Pierre The Maze Detective: The Curious Case of the Castle in the Sky Cover Image
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By Hiro Kamigaki, IC4DESIGN
$19.99
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The Language Lover's Puzzle Book: A World Tour of Languages and Alphabets in 100 Amazing Puzzles (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) Cover Image
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By Alex Bellos
$16.95
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Expert Sudoku (Paperback)
By Nikoli Publishing
$10.95
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Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers: Math, Logic & Word Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) Cover Image
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By Alex Bellos
$15.95
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The Illustrated Crystallary Puzzle: Garden Quartz (750 pieces) (Wild Wisdom) Cover Image
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By Maia Toll, Kate O'Hara (Illustrator)
$19.95
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$19.99
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By Helen Dealtry
$19.95
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The Saturday Evening Post More Spot the Differences Picture Puzzles (Dover Children's Activity Books) Cover Image
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By Peter Donahue
$9.99
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  • The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1) Cover Image
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  • Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time (The Millicent Min Trilogy) Cover Image
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    Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American Cover Image
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Not Quite Narwhal Cover Image

Not Quite Narwhal (Hardcover)

By Jessie Sima, Jessie Sima (Illustrator)
$17.99

This book is a true treasure. This book has become one of our store's staples, and it is not only iconic, but presents a fantastic message about loving yourself just as you are, however that may be! Kelp the unicorn lives under the sea with his narwhal family, feeling quite at home and assuming he is just like them. But one day Kelp sees someone just like him—a land narwhal!! (unicorn!)—and Kelp becomes keenly aware that he is a bit different from everyone else. Kelp takes a journey of self-acceptance, and learns that you can be part of more than one world and still be loved for who you are. A picture book masterpiece!!!

Be sure to check out Jessie Sima's other books and follow her work as obsessively as I do! Check out Harriet Gets Carried Away, Love Z, Spencer's New Pet, and pre-order Jules Vs. The Ocean!!

(Picture Book) - reviewed by Isabel


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