A #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A PBS News Hour Best Book of the Year. Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall’s follow-up to her bestselling _If I Was a Horse_ explores the challenges of first friendships through imaginative play. _If we were dogs, what kind would we be?_ _I’d be a big dog! And you’d be little dog._ Woof! Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl—and maybe even quack—in a romp that makes room for everybody’s ideas. Sophie Blackall unleashes a marvelous game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination in this wonderful companion for her national bestseller _If I Was a Horse_. “Blackall’s impeccably detailed, highly expressive illustrations add heart and humor to this tale about the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play—and the importance of speaking up for oneself.” —_The Horn Book_ (starred review) “My favorite picture book this year … Parents love reading _If We Were Dogs_ to children. The children are going crazy for this book.” —Ann Patchett, award-winning author and owner of Parnassus Books, TN. “Perfect for every underdog who wants to have a say.” —_Kirkus Reviews_
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
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This groundbreaking book is where pastry meets art. Recipes and designs for stunningly beautiful sweet and savory pies and tarts encourage you to unleash your creativity in the kitchen Julie Jones, Instagram influencer and author of Soulful Baker and The Pastry School conducts online work-shops for pastry decorating and this is the book that her followers have been crying out for. A collection of basic sweet, shortcrust and hot water pastry recipes at the start of the book can each be used for a variety of pies and tarts and with a wide range of fillings, both sweet and savory. Chapters on Fruit, Meat & Fish, Vegetables, Sweet Dairy and Cheese include 40 recipes that can all be adapted to variety of decorative approaches.
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Discover wonder. “A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”— New York Times Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is. This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places, dozens and dozens of new photographs, and two very special features: twelve city guides, covering Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo.