Romance is back on the Monthly Staff Pick menu with our selection for Adults this month, Mazey Eddings’s ‘Well, Actually’. Filled with favorite tropes like second chances, enemies to lovers, and black cat & golden retriever energy all while tackling toxic masculinity, trauma, and forgiveness; this recent release from the fan-favorite author features all of the witty dialogue, strong characters, and a dash of spice that make it a perfect pick for Romance readers of all types.
Middle-grade readers, it’s time to journey to the Archipelago! Katherine Rundell’s ‘Impossible Creatures’ is now available in paperback in a special Griffin Edition featuring sprayed edges, while supplies last. This launch of a new fantasy series was an immediate favorite, and with the next entry ‘The Poisoned King’ just a few short weeks away, there’s no better time to pick up a copy.
‘Sync’, the latest novel in verse from Ellen Hopkins, is our Young Adult selection this month. Using her trademark voice and deft handling of topics that have resonated with readers for decades, ‘Sync’ follows twins separated in the foster care system on their own journeys as told through their unsent letters to each other.
Our picture book selection needs little introduction, the all-ages Classic ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak is our pick this September in celebration of this month’s release of ‘Hansel and Gretel’, the collaboration between the late Sendak and horror icon Stephen King (available tomorrow, September 2nd).
All four of our Monthly Staff Picks this September are available for 20% off, while supplies last!
Independent Bookstore Day
Join us here at Little Village Toy & Book Shop this Saturday, April 27, 2024 as we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day!
Featuring 20% off of Current & Past Monthly Staff Picks (now 16 titles strong!) and a selection of Local Favorite titles. We’re also thrilled for the return of Blind Date with a Book this weekend with an extra bookish twist just for the occasion, while supplies last!
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More of an audiobook reader? Today through April 28, shop on-sale audiobooks through @librofm during their Independent Bookshop Appreciation Sale, many for $5 or less.
Did you know that you can support our bookstore with audiobooks via @librofm? For a limited time, use code SWITCH to get TWO bonus audiobook credits when you sign up. Every purchase supports our bookshop! Visit our page at www.libro.fm/ibd?bookstore=littlevillagetoy to learn more and get started today.
Staff Picks | Lore Olympus
"If you enjoyed the Percy Jackson books growing up, you’ll love Lore Olympus. Mixing historical Greece with modernity, Rachel Smythe brings the mythology you love to life with beautiful artwork to match. This a masterful retelling of Persephone featuring romance, family issues, and overcoming trauma."
- Andi
"A Clean Home Leads to a Clear Mind."
"I've always had a tendency to collect random things. Things that could have a future purpose, things I think are cool, cute, fun, etc... I'd frequently find something and go, "oh wow I forgot I had this!" This book helped me realize that I don't need to hang onto every little item because it 'might' have a use in the future. By then I've probably forgotten about it and purchased another when the time came. It helped me de-clutter, be less impulsive, and keep a cleaner, more organized home. A clean home leads to a clear mind."
- Tristan
March 2024 Staff Pick Sale | Devotions
Whether the coming month sees the soft warmth of Spring once more or the bite of Winter’s chill linger, celebrate the natural world surrounding us with our March Monthly Staff Pick of ‘Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver’. Collecting works from over fifty years of writing and arranged by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet herself shortly before her passing, it makes both the perfect starting point and a definitive journey through the life and works of one of poetry’s greats. Available for 20% off throughout this March, while supplies last, visit us today to pick up a copy!
New Pokemon & Lorcana at Little Village!
Today we have the new Pokemon TCG Paldean Fates booster bundles and the Combined Powers premium collection🎉. Combined Powers comes with 11 Scarlet & Violet era packs and a handful of promo cards from the Classic Collection!
We'd also like to welcome the newest Disney Lorcana TCG set, Into The Inklands!