Abrams: 1969 books

The Tinyville Town preschool series stacks up in a whole new way with the addition of the fourth volume, I’m a Librarian—the latest board book to feature one of the many diverse residents of the charming town. In I’m a Librarian, readers get to know the town librarian as he helps a little boy...

The illegitimate son of the leader of Shimizu clan, Kei Takahashi spent the last five years alone and always worrying about his next meal. At the sudden death of a father he hardly knew, he is suddenly dragged into the murky world of the clans by the clan’s new leader, Isao Shimizu. A man he had...

Bad Jews tells the story of Daphna Feygenbaum, a “Real Jew? with an Israeli boyfriend. When Daphna’s cousin Liam brings home his shiksa girlfriend Melody and declares ownership of their grandfather’s Chai necklace, a vicious and hilarious brawl over family, faith and legacy ensues.

May all of the animals of the earth And the animals of the sky And the animals of the sea Be at peace.   This lyrical picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Daniel Kirk encourages young children to be kind to all the animals of the world. Kirk’s loving and hopeful verse blesses and...

Told in dazzling maps and informative sidebars, Manhattan explores the 400+ year history of Manhattan Island.   From before its earliest settlement to the vibrant metropolis that exists today, the island of Manhattan has always been a place of struggle, growth, and radical transformation. Humans,...

From the leading independent travel and style magazine Cereal comes Cereal City Guide: Paris: a portrait of the French capital offering a finely curated edit on what to see and do for discerning travelers and locals alike.   Rich Stapleton and Rosa Park, *Cereal’*s founders, travel extensively...

From the leading independent travel and style magazine Cereal comes Cereal City Guide: London: a portrait of the English capital offering a finely curated edit on what to see and do for discerning travelers and locals alike.   Rich Stapleton and Rosa Park, *Cereal’*s founders, travel extensively...

A remarkable memoir of resisting a legacy of organized crime and creating a new life: “A fascinating read” (Commonweal). Prostitution, gambling, fencing, contract murder, loan-sharking, political corruption and crimes of every sort were the daily trade in Philadelphia’s Tenderloin, the...

It’s a great day to go to the zoo! As her family hustles to get out the door, Little T lags behind. She’s afraid to go back to the zoo; the only trouble is, she can’t remember why. As an ingenious solution to help her remember, her mom, dad, and sister construct homemade costumes and act out...

Excerpt: Kane walked in long strides following the trail Duncan’s aura had left behind. Thousands of scenarios playing in his head. How would he approach the subject and would Duncan be willing to talk with him knowing they were both in love with the same person? Almost before his eyes settled on...

Over 30 years, Joe Nahem of Fox-Nahem has built a reputation for creating classic, contemporary, bespoke, and highly creative interior designs. The first book on his career, Fox-Nahem presents his most luxurious, exuberant, and refined interiors that showcase his own personal vision of modernism....

In Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein does what no crochet author has done before: She offers detailed instructions for how to create 125 stitch patterns, plus she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways—without shaping, with...

As a curious little girl awaits the arrival of her baby sister, she asks Mama many questions: “Will she have freckles?” “Will I have to share my blanket?” She helps Mama and Dad prepare to meet her little sister, singing her songs and knitting her a new blanket. But the most important part...

When a teddy bear is lost by the child who loves him, the bear begins an amazing journey to get back home again. From swimming in the ocean with the fish, to flying in the sky with the gulls, to being found by a sailor, and then being carried off by the wind, the bear meets new friends and travels...