**October Staff Picks**

By Caroline O'Connor | October 2 2019 | AdultsChildren'sGeneralAllGift

 

Fall is finally in the air and we have too many amazing titles this month to choose from!! Please see all of our favorites HERE!

 

 


 

Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection
100+ Recipes to Take Your Sweet Treats to the Next Level: A Baking Book
9781524763398
Showstopper cookies for a new generation: from Martha Stewart, an authoritative and creative collection to take your cookies to the next level in flavor, technique, and decorative appeal
$28.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
7-3/8 x 9-1/8
Hardcover
256 Pages
Clarkson Potter

You Suck at Cooking
The Absurdly Practical Guide to Sucking Slightly Less at Making Food: A Cookbook
9780525576556
From the mysterious voice behind the wildly popular, slapstick YouTube channel comes a 60-recipe cookbook for people who can't cook, love to laugh, or both. In the signature tutorial-style of the videos, You Suck at Cooking delivers illustrated how-to's for kitchen basics, tips and tricks, fabulous sandwiches, and even funky diet trends. It's as useful as it is hilarious.
$19.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
7 x 9
Hardcover
224 Pages
Clarkson Potter

How to Cocktail
Recipes and Techniques for Building the Best Drinks
9781945256943
All the kitchen secrets, techniques, recipes, and inspiration you need to craft transcendent cocktails, from essential, canonical classics to imaginative all-new creations from America's Test Kitchen.
$24.99 US
Oct 08, 2019
6-1/2 x 9
Hardcover
272 Pages
America's Test Kitchen

Rachael Ray 50
Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life: A Cookbook
9781984817990
America's favorite self-taught cook opens up about the most memorable moments of her life in this candid memoir-inspired cookbook featuring 125 all-new recipes.
$32.00 US
Oct 15, 2019
8 x 10
Hardcover
336 Pages
Ballantine Books

Half Baked Harvest Super Simple
More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook
9780525577072
From the author of Half Baked Harvest comes her second cookbook with 125 show-stopping recipes made simple: fewer ingredients, fool-proof meal-prepping, easy entertaining, and everything in between.
$29.99 US
Oct 29, 2019
8 x 10
Hardcover
288 Pages
Clarkson Potter

Bake It
More Than 150 Recipes for Kids from Simple Cookies to Creative Cakes!
9781465486141
Filled with baking recipes for teenage star bakers in the making
$24.99 US
Oct 01, 2019
8-1/2 x 10-7/8
Hardcover
304 Pages
DK Children
Age 10-14 years

Animal Families: Jungle
9781536208313
Find out the different names for mother and father animals in the jungle — and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called.Find out the different names for mother and father animals in the jungle — and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called. This striking, satisfying introduction to animal families features screen-printed artwork and bold neon ink to capture the attention and imagination of babies and toddlers.
$9.99 US
Oct 01, 2019
7-1/16 x 7-1/16
Board Book
14 Pages
Candlewick Press
Age 2-5 years

Breathing Makes It Better
A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between
9781611804690
An engaging and interactive story showing children ages 3-6 the power of breath when dealing with new and difficult emotions.
$16.95 US
Oct 01, 2019
9 x 9
Hardcover
36 Pages
Bala Kids
Age 3-7 years

There's an Elf in Your Book
An Interactive Christmas Book for Kids and Toddlers
9781984893444
HO, HO, HEY! There's an ELF in YOUR Christmas book! Get ready for another lively, interactive read-aloud in the Who's In Your Book series!
$17.99 US
Oct 01, 2019
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

The Crayons' Christmas
9780525515746
Celebrate the holidays with the Crayons in this festive story from #1 New York Times best-selling duo Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. This special book has letters, games, ornaments, a poster, and even a pop-up Christmas tree!
$19.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
9 x 7-3/4
Hardcover
52 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 3-7 years

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
9780593113257
Bedtime Classics: charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers!
$7.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
7 x 7
Board Book
18 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
Age 0-2 years

Goodnight Bubbala
9780525554776
This festive parody reimagines a classic bedtime book as a lively Jewish family gathering complete with bubbies and zeydes, a dreidel, and a shmear on a bagel. Includes an exclusive latke recipe by Ina Garten, TV's Barefoot Contessa!
$17.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
10 x 8
Hardcover
32 Pages
Dial Books
Age 2-5 years

Happy Hair
9781984895547
African American girls and their beautiful hair are celebrated in this bright, joyful read-together picture book that will have girls everywhere repeating the book's chorus: "I love being me!"
$16.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
8 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

Effin' Birds
A Field Guide to Identification
9781984856289
A compact, comprehensive, and very silly field guide featuring more than 200 of the rudest birds on earth.
$16.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
6 x 8-1/4
Hardcover
208 Pages
Ten Speed Press

Love Poems for People with Children
9780593085240
In the spirit of his wildly popular New Yorker pieces and the New York Times bestseller Love Poems for Married People, Thurber-prize winner John Kenney presents a hilarious new collection of poetry for people with children.
$16.00 US
Oct 15, 2019
4-13/16 x 7-5/16
Hardcover
112 Pages
G.P. Putnam's Sons

Christmas Cheer Mad Libs
World's Greatest Word Game
9781524793388
May your days be merry and bright this Christmas with a four-in-one Mad Libs that brings joy to the NOUN.
$8.99 US
Oct 15, 2019
7-1/2 x 10
Paperback
192 Pages
Mad Libs
Age 8-12 years