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Looking for Bongo
$17.99
Where could Bongo be? Help a young boy find his beloved toy—and figure out how he got lost to begin with. The boy knows Bongo was right there with him this morning—but suddenly, Bongo is missing. He asks his whole family if they've seen the stuffed toy. "Yo no sé," says...
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina
$18.99
*Signed Copies, Available While Supplies Last!* A magical, wordless story of unlikely friendship that celebrates art and its ability to connect us all. When dancers have a photoshoot at the Central Park Zoo, a young, African American ballerina and a polar bear form a special friendship. When his new friend leaves...
Octopus Stew
$17.99
*Pre-Order NOW to Guarantee Your Signed Copies, Available While Supplies Last!* Please note that copies will ship after November 1, 2025 after the conclusion of the BookFest @ Bank Street 2025 event. When a young boy draws a picture of an octopus, it inspires his grandma to make pulpo guisado...
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
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*Signed Books* For fans of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide written and published by a Black postal worker from Harlem who wanted African Americans to stay safe while traveling around the United States during segregation. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator Eric Velasquez shine...
Beautiful Moon : A Child's Prayer
$16.95
A young boy wakes. He has forgotten to say his prayers. Outside his window, a beautiful harvest moon illuminates the city around him and its many inhabitants. As the moon slowly makes its way across the heavens, the boy offers a simple prayer for the homeless, the hungry, and others....
Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive
$9.99
*SIGNED BOOKPLATES* In paperback for the first time, the compelling story of the famous Black Olympian who stood up to Hitler. Jesse Owens grew up during the time of Jim Crow laws, but segregation never slowed him down. After setting world records for track in high school and college, he...
Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time
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*Pre-Order NOW to Guarantee Your Signed Copies, Available While Supplies Last!* Please note that copies will ship after November 1, 2025 after the conclusion of the BookFest @ Bank Street 2025 event. Newbery Honoree Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez—the team behind Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library—reunite...
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines
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New York City’s desegregated Palladium Ballroom springs to life with a diverse 1940s cast in this jazzy picture-book tribute to the history of mambo and Latin jazz.Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New...
All-Star Picture Book Bonanza
Incredible Reads! We're thrilled to present this incredible lineup of fantastic authors and illustrators -- and their fabulous picture books! Join as we welcome BETSY LEWIN, Caldecott Honor-winner and illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo (25th Anniversary Edition), CHRIS RASCHKA, two-time Caldecott medalist and illustrator of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea, ERIC VELASQUEZ, John...
September Picture Book Bonanza
Books of Wonder is excited to host our September Picture Book Bonanza. Featuring authors and illustrators JON AGEE for I Want a Dog, BRAD SPIEGEL for You Can't Ride the Subway in Your Pajamas, ERIC VELASQUEZ for Octopus Stew, and BOB SHEA and ZACHARIAH OHORA for Who Wet My Pants? Join us on Saturday, September 21st...
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