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The perfect gift for a two-father household

July 2nd, 2009

Kiwi Magazine encourages same sex families to celebrate Father’s Day with a book.

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Beat the summer heat with these cool books!

July 2nd, 2009

Beach Babies Wear Shades
Written by Michelle Sinclair Colman
Illustrated by Nathalie Dion
The babies are back, and this time, they’re slathered with sunscreen and headed for the beach. They’ll hang ten, boogie down, and keep it cool–all in their sweetly incomparable urban baby way.
 
 
 
The Day We Danced in Our Underpants
Written by Sarah Wilson
Illustrated by Catherine [...]

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Eat Me Daily Applauds Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It

July 1st, 2009

Popular food blog, Eat Me Daily, recently raved about Karen Solomon’s “wonderful” Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It:

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SF Chronicle Loves I Call My Grandpa Papa

June 23rd, 2009

In a recent round-up of Father’s Day books for kids, The San Francisco Chronicle mentions Ashley Wolff’s I Call My Grandpa Papa”

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Publishers Weekly loves Jet-Set Babies!

June 4th, 2009

In its most recent round-up of board books, Publishers Weekly calls out the latest book in Tricycle’s Urban Babies Wear Black series.

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Time Out New York Loves Ernst the Little Blue Crocodile

June 4th, 2009

Award-winning author/illustrator Elisa Kleven’s A Carousel Tale, her latest title to feature the lovable and imaginative crocodile Ernst (and his brother Sol!), was included in a roundup of great children’s picture books for spring.

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The Yankee at the Seder featured in The Big Picture

June 4th, 2009

Elka Weber’s debut picture book, The Yankee at the Seder, was the subject of an in-depth feature in the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Book’s online and printed publication, The Big Picture.

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What Can You Do With a Paleta? in the San Francisco Chronicle

June 4th, 2009

The follow-up to Carmen Tafolla’s Pura Belpre Honor-winning picture book, What Can You Do With a Rebozo? has already got a fan in Chronicle reviewer Susan Faust.

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Recipe of the Week: Stone Fruit Slump

June 1st, 2009

A slump is a simple steamed pudding, somewhat akin to a cobbler, that uses whatever fruit you have on hand. Because a slump is usually cooked on the top of the stove it is the perfect dessert to make on a hot day.

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Congratulations to Our James Beard Award Winners

May 5th, 2009

Ten Speed Press garnered three awards for two of our amazing cookbooks at last night’s prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards.

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