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Congratulations to the 2016 Mirrors & Windows Winners!

A huge congratulations to Andrea Beaty and Jewell Parker Rhodes on being selected as the the 2016 Mirrors & Windows winners! Pick up their books at your local Books Inc. today AND meet Andrea at Books Inc. Laurel Village on October 26! 

Mirrors & Windows was created by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) and the New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council (NECBA) to prove that we need - and can sell - books that depict children in all their glorious diversity.

 

We Say Farewell to Anna Dewdney

If you have a copy of Llama Llama on your book shelf, tonight is the perfect time to bring it down and read it to your kiddos.

 

Author Photo of Anna Dewdney Llama Lama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Author and Illustrator of the Llama Llama children's books has passed away after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. Our hearts are heavy for the literary world and for Anna Dewdney's loved ones. 

"She requested that in lieu of a funeral service that people read to a child instead."

Read the full Obituary from Publisher's Weekly here.

Christian Robinson Loves!

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