Storey – Books for the Holidays
Storey Books for the Holidays
Storey Publishing offers practical guides that spark creativity and encourages readers to learn a new skill. From exploring nature to inspiring young bakers, these titles make the perfect gifts for anyone on your list.
A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar.
Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine—or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to?
Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their calls. Combining illustrations of common and rare birds with fascinating facts and whimsical descriptions of their calls, this book is full of humor and charm.
From space lasers to cheeseburgers, Bird Talk introduces you to the weird and wonderful world of bird songs.
Edited by James Crews with his husband, Brad Peacock, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, these compassionate poems of connection and affirmation are a celebration of all kinds of love—romantic love, family love, friendship, self-love, and love for nature. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers, both part of and allied with the LGBTQIA+ community, with a special focus on queer, nonbinary, and transgender poets.
Contributors include Andrea Gibson, Ellen Bass, Nikita Gill, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde, Richard Blanco, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Danez Smith, Joy Ladin, Carl Phillips, Li-Young Lee, and many others. Brief essays called “Stories of Becoming” act as touchstones throughout the book, telling the inspiring and touching stories of LGBTQIA+ people whose experiences may bring hope to others.
Backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience and research about our feathered friends with this entertaining and informative exploration of what chickens think and feel. From chick days to the golden stage of “henopause,” Caughey offers insights into the range of feelings that chickens can express, their unexpected intelligence, personality types, and flock dynamics.
A beloved teacher and leader in the herbal healing world for more than 50 years, Rosemary Gladstar has curated this collection to explore key themes in herbalism, including:
*The sacred teachings of the plants
*The importance of preserving knowledge of the plants’ healing properties and the work of herbal healers
*The practices of gardening and gathering herbs in the wild
*The power and passion of the herbal community
*The rich value of living with gratitude and reverence for the Earth, and a deep connection to the plant world.
Many of the quotes are original to this collection, excerpted from Gladstar’s private correspondence and conversations. Her narrative voice introduces each theme, and the text is accompanied by stunning photographs and artwork celebrating the beauty and wonder of plants.
Millions of species of insects fly, crawl, dig, swarm, and eat on every continent. Our very existence depends on them; without pollinators, we would have no food, and without decomposers, the world would be covered in decaying plant and animal material. With her signature style, Julia Rothman delves into this incredible world, uncovering amazing facts about bees, beetles, butterflies, and so much more.
Kids can perfect their cake-decorating skills and develop their creativity with these adorable and delicious cupcake designs.
With step-by-step photos for every stage of the process, bakers ages 8 and up will learn how to create stunning cupcake masterpieces from scratch. This unique format is as simple as 1, 2, 3:
1. Start with the easy-to-follow recipes for the Best-Ever Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcake base and simple buttercream frosting.
2. Learn impressive decorating techniques, like using a piping bag, working with fondant, and creating 3D designs with candy.
3. Put your new skills into practice with detailed instructions for fun designs, including sloths, mermaids, funny faces, and more!
Bestselling children’s baking authors Deanna Cook and Joy Howard share tips, tricks, and creative designs that are perfect for birthday parties, holidays, bake sales, and every day! Stickers and punch-out cardstock decorations for making cupcake toppers are also included in this kid-friendly cookbook.
With vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling, a family of wolves comes to life. Through the seasons, readers will learn about all aspects of wolf life, including:
·Spring denning and the first months of life with a new litter of pups
·The excitement and danger of the hunt
·Defending the territory from other wolf packs
·Interactions with bears, coyotes, ravens, elk, bison, and a host of other animals
Informative side panels enhance the story with details about wolf behavior and anatomy, as well as facts about other animals and plants that inhabit the ecosystem. Author Kathleen Yale has worked as a wildlife field biologist and has teamed up with the International Wolf Center, one of the world’s most respected nonprofits for education and research about wolves. Nature illustrator Carrie Shryock’s lively and charming graphics make the wolf pack’s story come alive.
Bring the beauty and wonder of nature indoors with this collection of vibrant posters from illustrator Julia Rothman. The collection features 25 10″x12″ posters plus 3 20″x24″ fold-out posters. With posters of everything from trees and mushrooms to backyard birds and seashells, each page is a celebration of the natural world. Discover the delicate beauty of the tawny emperor butterfly, learn the shapes of ginko and sweet gum leaves, and enjoy the brilliant color of a red trillium in bloom, regardless of the season. The posters can be hung just as they are or framed to add even more polish. This delightful set will bring a glimpse of the outdoors to any room.
Discover the amazing, fun diversity of life in the northern forest through 12 vivid paintings, each with a numbered key to search for and identify the animals, plants, insects and fungi pictured.
Each of artist Jada Fitch’s twelve stunning paintings represents the forest during one month of the year, featuring an array of animals, plants, insects, fungi, and other creatures common during those weeks. Opposite each painting is a list of all the species depicted, with corresponding numbers in the art, creating a search-and-find experience that will keep readers of all ages discovering more every time they look. Then turn the page to zoom in and see these creatures in even more gorgeous detail. This wondrous array of wildlife is brought further to life by writer and naturalist Kateri Kosek, who uncovers the many hidden stories and fun facts about the flora and fauna that make up the forest ecosystem, inviting the reader to look more closely at nature all around them.