**June Staff Picks**

By Caroline O'Connor | May 28 2021 | AdultsChildren'sPop CultureGeneralAllGift

Summer is here and the staff picks are easy! Check out more titles on sale this month HERE.

Welcome to Colorado (Welcome To)
Welcome to Colorado (Welcome To)
Asa Gilland
9780593308127
Welcome to Colorado! We're glad you're here! Here's the next in a new series of picture books about each US state.
$10.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
8 x 8
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
Welcome to Maine (Welcome To)
Welcome to Maine (Welcome To)
Asa Gilland
9780593308103
Welcome to Maine! We're glad you're here! Here's the next in a new series of picture books about each US state.
$10.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
8 x 8
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years
She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor
She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor
Alexandra Boiger, Meg Medina, Chelsea Clinton, Gillian Flint
9780593116029
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds!
$5.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
5-5/16 x 7-5/8
Paperback
80 Pages
Philomel Books
Age 6-9 years
Shirley Chisholm Dared
Shirley Chisholm Dared
The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
April Harrison, Alicia D. Williams
9780593123683
Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator.
$17.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
9 x 11
Hardcover
48 Pages
Anne Schwartz Books
Age 4-8 years
Continuum
Continuum
Ashley Lukashevsky, Chella Man, Chella Man
9780593223482
Winner of the 2022 In The Margins Award • A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults "Full of heart, grace and precision, Chella Man charts his path toward himself in a world not yet equipped for all he encompasses. An affirming, artistic and accessible primer for anyone searching for themselves or yearning to learn about others."--Janet Mock (Bestselling author of Redefining Realness and Surpassing Certainty) In Continuum, fine artist, activist, and Titans actor Chella Man uses his own experiences as a Deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish person of color to talk about cultivating self-acceptance and acting as one's own representation.
$8.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
4-3/8 x 6-1/4
Paperback
64 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 12 and up
Bodies Are Cool
Bodies Are Cool
Tyler Feder, Tyler Feder
9780593112625
This body positivity picture book for preschoolers is a joyful read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over.
$18.99 US
Jun 01, 2021
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Rocky Pond Books
Age 3-5 years
Sibley Backyard Birding Bingo
Sibley Backyard Birding Bingo
A Game for Bird Lovers: Board Games
David Allen Sibley
9780593231852
This colorful and informative bingo game features 50 quintessential North American birds painted by preeminent birding authority David Sibley.
$22.00 US
Jun 01, 2021
5-7/8 x 9
Game
10 Pages
Clarkson Potter
The Color of Books
The Color of Books
8 Bright Notebooks; 160 Reading Recommendations
Dorothy
9781984826114
Read the rainbow with this stylized collection of eight blank notebooks that evoke the full spectrum of color, as represented by 160 different must-read books.
$20.00 US
Jun 01, 2021
3-13/16 x 5-9/16
Stationery & Accessories
384 Pages
Clarkson Potter
Jam Bake
Jam Bake
Inspired Recipes for Creating and Baking with Preserves
Camilla Wynne
9780525611080
TASTE CANADA AWARDS GOLD WINNERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2021 BY FOOD52 and The National PostA one-of-a-kind preserving and baking book packed full of delicious jams and the delectable dessert that best showcase them, from pastry chef and Master Preserver Camilla Wynne.
$28.00 US
Jun 01, 2021
7-7/16 x 9
Hardcover
256 Pages
Appetite by Random House
Girlvana
Girlvana
Self-Love, Yoga, and Making a Better World--A Handbook
Ally Maz
9780147530660
A handbook for the self--a compassionate, honest, and personal guide to empowering yourself, and others, for a safer and more inclusive world.
$16.95 US
Jun 15, 2021
6 x 8
Paperback
280 Pages
Appetite by Random House
Kindness Now
Kindness Now
A 28-Day Guide to Living with Authenticity, Intention, and Compassion
Amanda Gilbert
9781611809015
Cultivate an open heart and deepen your kindness and compassion response with this accessible, 28-day program of meditation and mindfulness exercises for a new generation of meditators.
$17.95 US
Jun 22, 2021
5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Paperback
288 Pages
Shambhala
Grumpy Monkey Freshly Squeezed
Grumpy Monkey Freshly Squeezed
A Graphic Novel
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang
9780593306017
This graphic novel based on the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is perfect for children who love the original picture books and are ready for the next step. Features hilarious dialogue, multiple panels per page, and a longer storyline to keep kids laughing all the way to the end!
$10.99 US
Jun 29, 2021
6 x 8-1/4
Hardcover
88 Pages
Random House Studio
Age 7-10 years
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