Visit 13 countries and explore the manner in which librarians provide services to patrons using everything from boats and wheelbarrows to elephants

"A young woman with the extraordinary power to bring soulmates together searches for her own true love in this tender, lyrical standalone novel inspired by the "bona fide international hit" (The New York Times Book Review) The Little Paris Bookshop In Nina George's New York Times bestseller The Little Paris Bookshop, beloved literary apothecary Jean Perdu is inspired to create a floating bookstore after reading a seminal, pseudonymous novel about...

An illustrated version of the poem that became a well-known song about a journey through the snow to grandfather's house for Thanksgiving dinner.

"Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in the books she loves. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it-- or is the perfect man actually closer than she thinks? Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long that she's nearly as rocky...

"Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the "unreal real" of TV, falls in impossible love with a queen of the screen; while obsessively writing her love letters, he wishes an imaginary son, Sancho, into existence. Together they set off across America in Quichotte's trusty Chevy Cruze to find her and convince her of his love. Meanwhile, Quichotte's tragicomic story is being told by the author who created him: Brother, a mediocre spy novelist...

"Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a...

"Every morning Junia the mule carries Book Woman up and down the rugged hills and woodlands near the Kentucky town of Troublesome Creek. They deliver free books and reading material to the people living in the hills and woods. Each month they ride hundreds of miles, traveling through sunshine, rain, and snow. The beloved, spunky mule from the bestselling The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series comes to life in this picture book tribute to Kentucky's...

This book is great for young children especially if they are fans of Little Bear. The stories are interesting enough to keep a young child interested and yet are quiet and calm. Little Bear experiences problems that befall the normal preschooler and it details how he solves them.

The lowdown on family car camping and tent camping and experience necessary. Easy-to-use guide for families and first-time campers: how to do it, what to buy, best places to go, and what to do when you get there. Tips on keeping kids happy, healthy, and motivated during the trip plus how to engage them in the natural world.

"For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D's life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father's trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies amid the backdrop of Pinochet-era Chile. As she becomes part of a tight-knit community of fellow salesmen and grifters, M is regaled with parables and anecdotes that inform her "parallel education," D's excuse for letting...