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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Jackie Bennett : Shakespeare's Gardens

Nerrisa Pratt: Bargello : 17 Modern Needlepoint Projects for You and Your Home
Master the colourful bargello stitch with 17 projects and learn how to incorporate it into your home.Starting with the basics, Nerrisa Pratt introduces you to this iconic stitch, explores its historical roots and shows you how to grow in confidence so you can build up to creating your own designs.From cushions and lampshades to plant pot covers and bags, this craft is extremely versatile and can add instant colour and texture to any interior thanks to its graphic style.Rediscover your love for needlepoint with Bargello: 17 Modern Needlepoint Projects for You and Your Home.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Needlework / Needlepoint

Jane Austen: Emma

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Andrea Vlahakis: Christmas Eve Blizzard
A young boy and his abuelo push aside their Christmas preparation to rescue a beautiful cardinal during a blizzard. The bird quickly responds to their kindness, regains it strength, and flies off. The cardinal sweetly and unexpectedly rewards the boy, his grandfather, and their entire village with a lifetime of Christmas cheer. The “For Creative Minds” section contains instructions to create a bird-friendly backyard, simple bird feeder crafts, a “Cardinal Numbers” math game, and information on what to do if you find an injured bird. Encourages children to care for animals.
JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent

Megan Hess: Christian Dior : The Illustrated World of a Fashion Master
Christian Dior: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Master is a stunning illustrated biography of legendary designer Christian Dior from internationally renowned fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Discover the key moments of Dior's fascinating life and iconic items from the fashion world that he created. Dior's love of flowers, creativity, femininity and good-luck charms were woven into everything he designed, and his New Look remains iconic to this day. Elegantly enclosed by a hardback cover and ribbon, Megan's beautiful illustrations follow Dior through three distinct chapters: the highs and lows of his early life, set against a backdrop of bohemian and wartime Paris; the couture house that he built into an empire in just ten years; and the incredible legacy he left behind for one of fashion's most influential brands.Christian Dior is a celebration of a man whose life was as remarkable as the clothes that he created, brought to life on the page by the expert hand of Megan Hess.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fashion

SPOOKTOBER

Yoon Ha Lee: The Fox's Tower and Other Tales : A Collection of Magical Short Stories
“Locus Award winner Lee (Phoenix Extravagant) takes on the folktale form in a collection of 25 gorgeous, magical stories, tiny jewels of worldbuilding that tap into mythic themes to feel somehow both ancient and delightfully fresh… The result is breathtaking in its playful grace.'—Publisher's Weekly Starred ReviewEnter a world of magic and myth, where foxes fall in love and robots build their own dragons. In The Fox's Tower and Other Tales, New York Times bestselling author Yoon Ha Lee crafts together short and moving stories of love, adventure, magic, and nature. With poetic language and intricate world building, readers will be whisked away to a different adventure with every new story. Full of fascinating creatures and LGBT+ romances, this flash fiction collection combines the classic with the contemporary in Yoon's captivating style.
    FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Catana Chetwynd: Snug : A Collection of Comics About Dating Your Best Friend
Why bother getting out of bed when you could stay bundled up with that special someone and a book of cozy, cute comics. From the author of the bestselling Little Moments of Love comes #1 New York Times bestseller Snug, a collection of comics that perfectly captures the honest, playful, and relatable snapshots of romantic life.Chetwynd's second book has the same charming and inviting style as her first and includes 50 percent new, never-before-shared comics. Snug is a celebration of the quirks and peculiarities of every one of us—and the magic that happens when we find our matching puzzle piece.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Romance

Alison Davies: Wild Weather : The Myths, Science and Wonder of Weather
Wild Weather is a fun, easy-to-read guide to understanding the wonders of weather - from why it rains to cloud formations, from extreme weather events to the benefits of sunlight.Wild Weather is a beautifully illustrated book that explores the science of weather events and how they happen, but also the myth and folklore associated with weather patterns.Chapters include: sunshine and rainbows, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, snow and ice. The book also includes a cloud spotting guide and is packed with exercises on how to make the most of even the rainiest of days.This perfect gift for weather enthusiast everywhere and those who want to reconnect with the weather and embrace what is happening on the other side of the window.
Weather--Folklore
NATURE / Weather

Marie Flanigan: The Beauty of Home : Redefining Traditional Interiors
The Beauty of Home combines refined elegance and innovative simplicity for a fresh, new perspective on traditional interior design. Marie Flanigan's trademark style is evident through her sophisticated use of texture, color, and light. These components combine to create environments in which people love to live. The Beauty of Home details the specific design elements integral to Marie's creative process. Highlighting nine elements—architecture, composition, character, palette, illumination, detail, simplicity, depth, and surprise—each chapter begins with Marie's philosophy of design on that particular element, and is followed by photo collections of individual homes with commentary and meaning behind each image—how it specifically relates to the chapter element, and design as a whole. This is a sophisticated philosophy-of-design work, complemented by gorgeous photography featuring more than twenty diverse homes displaying custom furnishings, antiques, textiles, and fine art.
HOUSE & HOME / Decorating & Furnishings