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Browse Books: Fiction

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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel By Anthony Doerr Cover Image
All the Light We Cannot See: A...
By Anthony Doerr
$18.99
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Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image
Something Wicked This Way Comes: A...
By Ray Bradbury
$17.99
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The Whistling Season By Ivan Doig Cover Image
The Whistling Season (Paperback)...
By Ivan Doig
$16.99
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The Jungle (Enriched Classics) By Upton Sinclair Cover Image
The Jungle (Enriched Classics) (...
By Upton Sinclair
$6.99
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Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel By Anthony Doerr Cover Image
Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel (...
By Anthony Doerr
$20.00
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The Last Chairlift By John Irving Cover Image
The Last Chairlift (Hardcover)
By John Irving
$38.00
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The Candy House: A Novel By Jennifer Egan Cover Image
The Candy House: A Novel (...
By Jennifer Egan
$28.00
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The Unhoneymooners By Christina Lauren Cover Image
The Unhoneymooners (Paperback)
By Christina Lauren
$16.99
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The Christmas Box Collection: The Christmas Box Timepiece The Letter (The Christmas Box Trilogy) By Richard Paul Evans Cover Image
The Christmas Box Collection: The...
By Richard Paul Evans
$9.99
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Dead Poets Society By N.H. Kleinbaum Cover Image
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By N.H. Kleinbaum
$7.99
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The Candy House: A Novel By Jennifer Egan Cover Image
The Candy House: A Novel (...
By Jennifer Egan
$17.99
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Lonesome Dove: A Novel By Larry McMurtry Cover Image
Lonesome Dove: A Novel (Paperback...
By Larry McMurtry
$23.00
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  • The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids By DuBose Heyward, Marjorie Flack (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Little Golden Books Bible Stories Boxed Set: The Story of Jesus; Bible Stories of Boys and Girls; The Story of Easter; David and Goliath; Miracles of Jesus By Various Cover Image
  • If Hugs Were Colors, I'd Send You a Rainbow! By Sandra Magsamen, Sandra Magsamen (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Not an Egg! (A Lift-the-Flap Book) By Susie Lee Jin, Susie Lee Jin (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Easter Eggs and Matzo Balls By Janie Emaus, Bryan Langdo (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Easter Bunny Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) By Diana Zourelias Cover Image
  • Easter Spot-The-Differences (Dover Little Activity Books) By Becky Radtke Cover Image
  • Easter Fun (Holiday Fun Activity Books) By Highlights (Created by) Cover Image
  • Mrs. Peanuckle's Flower Alphabet (Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet #4) By Mrs. Peanuckle, Jessie Ford (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • When Mino Took the Bus By Simona Ciraolo Cover Image
  • Furry Lamb By Annie Auerbach, Laura Rigo (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Easter Eggs Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) By Cathy Beylon Cover Image
  • Hope Is a Hop By Katrina Moore, Melissa Iwai (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • The Babies and Bunnies Book By John Schindel, John Schindel (Illustrator), Molly Woodward, Molly Woodward (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Clifford's Happy Easter (Board Book) By Norman Bridwell, Norman Bridwell (Illustrator) Cover Image
  • Glitter Easter Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) By Nina Barbaresi Cover Image

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Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) By Jessie Sima, Jessie Sima (Illustrator) Cover Image

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) (Hardcover)

By Jessie Sima, Jessie Sima (Illustrator)
$17.99

This book is a true treasure. This book has become one of our store's staples, and it is not only iconic, but presents a fantastic message about loving yourself just as you are, however that may be! Kelp the unicorn lives under the sea with his narwhal family, feeling quite at home and assuming he is just like them. But one day Kelp sees someone just like him—a land narwhal!! (unicorn!)—and Kelp becomes keenly aware that he is a bit different from everyone else. Kelp takes a journey of self-acceptance, and learns that you can be part of more than one world and still be loved for who you are. A picture book masterpiece!!!

Be sure to check out Jessie Sima's other books and follow her work as obsessively as I do! Check out Harriet Gets Carried Away, Love Z, Spencer's New Pet, and pre-order Jules Vs. The Ocean!!

(Picture Book) - reviewed by Isabel


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