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🚗 Are We There Yet? Vol. 2 — Road Trip Edition is HERE! 📚

And the GPS has spoken — turn right into some seriously great reads. 😂

Whether you’re hitting the highway this summer or living vicariously through these pages — we’ve got the perfect book for every mile of the journey.

Four slides. Twelve books. Every kind of road trip reader covered. 🗺️

From the littlest backseat passengers to your middle grade adventurers — buckle up because this list has something for everyone. 📚

Save this for your next family road trip — and tell us 👇

Are you a read-in-the-car person or does it make you carsick? 😂

Drop a 📚 for team read or 🚗 for team playlist below!

#AreWeThereYet #TheLiteracyTeachersLife #SummerReading #KidsBooks #RoadTrip

@stevlight @kimberlydean69 @petethecatofficial @engle.margarita @tracisorellauthor @stacymcanulty @sarahmarshauthor @nicstone @dangemeinhart

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Somehow, July has come and gone!

We were so lucky to have so many wonderful people on campus this past month. From two sessions of Summer Camp to custom retreats and personal retreats, campus was overflowing with creativity, connection, and stories.

We also had the chance to celebrate our friend and faculty member Emily Rosenthal’s book while she was on campus! We were grateful to welcome many scholarship recipients and Storyteller Fellows and Mentors throughout the month.

There are so many exciting things ahead this fall, and campus won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

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Years ago, when Road Trip first came out, this book was immediately snapped up off the shelf by the tiny hands of my little “zoomer” lover and it’s now a perennial favorite, never straying far from their reach. Despite what some say, you often can judge a book by its cover and in this case we were as thrilled with the story and the entire world that we found inside as we were by the eye catching truck driving bear whizzing through the leaves.

Bear and their friends, with their vehicles and cutaway x-ray habitats, provide a comforting backdrop to any day and model the kind and caring community we’d all like to live in. A cast of characters quirky and unique and wide open allow readers to step into each part, viewing a connundrum from different points of view making this a gentle lesson in empathy wrapped in a magnificent world of ink and watercolor and pure imagination.

While written for littles, like all the very best picture books, this story is ageless, still perfect for older readers and just as irrisitible to caregivers. Enjoy at bedtime and enjoy yet again once your little one discovers the repeating acorn car and leaf car motif and asks you to read it just one more time and then perhaps just one more.

Available through our local @midyorklibrarysystem, @fourcountylibrarysystem, and hopefully through yours, too!

🔔 Follow along for more book recommendations

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Road Trip: A Whiskers Hollow Adventure

Author & Illustrator: Steve Light | @stevlight
Publisher: @candlewickpress

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That’s a wrap on 2026 Summer Camp!

It was a great two weeks of Summer Camp fun on campus! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Summer Camp this year.
We are so thankful to everyone who made this year’s Summer Camps such a special experience. We can’t wait to see where these stories go next!

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Our 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 Workshop Schedule!

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗲!
Starting July 8 (1 spots left)

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗼!
Starting July 12 (SOLD OUT)

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
July 28 & July 30 @ 7pm ET

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☔️📖🎨Last Saturday may have been rainy outside, but inside our shop it was pure cozy and crafty magic!

We celebrated Independent Bookstore Day surrounded by readers of all ages, families, and unforgettable stories! A huge thank you to creators Steve Light @stevlight , Sabina Hahn @meanwhileplaces , Melissa Dassori @melissadassoriauthor , Abby Hanlon, and Esmé Shapiro @esmeshapiro for making the day extra special. 🙏🙌

Here’s to our community—you have our hearts and gratitude. Visit Books of Wonder 7 days/week, anytime from 11am-7pm!

#childrensbooks #independentbookstore

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📚📖Last call for Independent Bookstore Day!

Swing by Books of Wonder this Saturday, April 25, anytime from 11AM–3PM for an afternoon of rotating storytimes, signings, crafts, and a lineup of incredible creators including:

✏️ Ethan T. Berlin @etberlin (HOW TO DRAW A HAPPY CAT & HOW TO DRAW A BRAVE CHICKEN)
✍️ Melissa Dassori @melissadassoriauthor (GRETA EVERY AFTER & JR SILVER WRITES HER WORLD)
🐾 Esme Shapiro @esmeshapiro (RUTHIE & OOKO)
🍍 Sabina Hahn @meanwhileplaces (PINEAPPLE PRINCESS & I AM A DRAGON!)
💡 Steve Light @stevlight (HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? & HAVE YOU SEEN MY MONSTER?)
📖 Abby Hanlon (DORY FANTASMAGORY)

🗓️ Saturday, April 25 • 11AM–3PM
📍 Books of Wonder, 17th St

🚨BONUS: Receive an exclusive Books of Wonder Independent Bookstore Day mini art print designed by 2026 Caldecott Medalist Cátia Chien @catia_chien with any purchase, in-store or online 🎁‼️

Thank YOU for supporting indie bookstores! We can’t wait to celebrate with you 🙌👏

#indiebookstore #indiebookstoreday #independentbookstoreday #childrensbooks

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Here are some new board books we are excited about!

⭐️Reach in! by Hervé Tullet, Chronicle Kids @hervetullet @chroniclekidsbooks

⭐️Gus and Sully: Ready for School by Steve Light, Candlewick Press @stevlight @candlewickpress

⭐️H is for Hiking by Greg Paprocki, Gibbs Smith @greg_paprocki @gibbssmithbooks

⭐️Walden by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver, Gibbs Smith @babylitjen @alisonoliverdesign

⭐️Your Ttuck by Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press @jonklassen

⭐️ABC Zoinks by Claudia Rueda, Candlewick Press @claudiarueda

⭐️Baby Loves Robotics! by Ruth Spiro and Kat Uno, Charlesbridge Publishing @ruthspiro @katunodraws @charlesbridgepublishing

⭐️Where Are You Baby? by Elena Selena, Chronicle Kids Books @_elena_selena

⭐️Where’s the Duck? Where’s the Chick? Where’s the Bunny? by Ingela P. Arrhenius, Candlewick Press @ingelaparrhenius

#storymamasbookaday #boardbooks #kidlit #newrelease #trialreels

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DIANDERTHAL, my first comic book, is now available to buy on my website store.

This is a beautifully printed 40 page book, full color, with vis dev sketches included.

Inspired by the greatest creators in the business - DC, MARVEL, Warner Bros. and DISNEY, to name a few.

Visit now to get the sale price, it's only available for a limited time!

https://www.tonysanto.com/category/shop

Drop me a line...let me know what you think of DIANDERTHAL!

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🎧 NEW on the Children's Book Podcast!

Steve Light is a long time friend of the show dating all the way back to the early days of the podcast, when the show was called Let’s Get Busy and when I first heard about Steve’s deep love of fountain pen nibs. Seriously, I could still listen to him talk for hours about custom-made nibs and the lines they create. Steve’s latest series explores foundational concepts through the lens of two friends: a rhinoceros and a mouse.

Here are a few things I learned in this conversation that I think you’ll enjoy:

NUMBER ONE: Steve is all about the littles. He’s been a pre-school teacher for years and years, and spending time with our youngest learners influences the stories Steve tells and the art Steve makes. It’s also what helps keep him grounded in joy.

NUMBER TWO: Distilling ideas down to their most unhindered representations is really, really tough, and it’s what is called for when making books for pre-readers and beginning readers. If you’ve ever considered writing for this age, go to your local library, check out as many books by Steve Light as you can, and study, study, study them! This is a picture book maker who deeply understands his audience and to making concepts accessible for every reader.

And NUMBER THREE: Leading with kindness and empathy. This is something we all can be doing more, but I suspect there’s something to working with 3 and 4-year-olds that really helps keep you grounded and helps keep your heart in the right place. Steve’s got that in droves.

All set to bring on the joy, the kindness, and the empathy? Then let’s jump in!

Click on the link in my bio or listen wherever podcast are found! 🎧 📚 💕

@stevlight @candlewickpress @candlewick_sl @boydsmills

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A week’s worth of fun—in one joyful morning! 🗓️📖

Join beloved author-illustrator Steve Light @stevlight on Sun 2/8 at 11:30am for a special storytime featuring his new picture book GUS AND SULLY: ALL WEEK LONG!

📅 Sunday, February 8
⏰ 11:30am
📍 Our 17th Street Store

Link in bio for more details 🔗

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So many new titles this week for #NewRelease Tuesday! 🎉 Stop by the shop from 11-5 today to say hello and check out some of these fantastic new releases 📚😊

#newreleasetuesday #newbooks

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