Books & Stationery

For focus, exercise, and pleasant distraction, scientist Declan McCabe takes frequent walks along Vermont's Winooski River. The brief trips provide solitude, grounding, and an opportunity to explore. Slowing down, and observing carefully, reveals diverse...

Mama Gray Saves the Day! is based on a series of photos taken by Roger Stevens, Jr. and shared all around the world via the Internet in March of 2019. A mother squirrel protected her babies by harassing a mature bald eagle bent on a snack, until it...

This book features photographs of one of Maine's most iconic seabirds. Filmed entirely on location on Machias Seal Island, the puffin population is in a rebound from near extinction in the early 1900s. Puffin lovers throughout the World will enjoy these...

The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English...

Barnyard Babies is chock-filled with photos of the cutest baby animals growing up on small family farms in Maine. The book is very popular with younger readers, and those readers who are still young at heart! High-quality soft cover Over 80 original...

This book is filled with important facts about 9 baby animals you might encounter while in the woods or near the waters of New England. Complete with tracks of all the animals, this is a great book for the budding naturalist in your family. High-quality...

Maine Moose on the Loose is a whimsical tribute to the Dr. Seuss-style of rhyming that the author loved as a child coupled with dozens of photographs honoring Maine's largest land mammal. This book is guaranteed to be a favorite by young and old alike...

Exploring the Southern Maine coast and interior from Kittery to Portland, this eclectic book guides readers to geological points of interest such as waterfalls, glacial boulders, rock profiles, and towering cliff views; to historic houses, garrisons, and...

This book chronicles the life of a loon family in Northern Maine from the time the adult loons arrive at ice-out in the lake where they will raise their chick. It's filled with dozens of photographs taken by the author as he watched the loon chick hatch,...

If you want to know about boats, trust a sea dog to set you on course. Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Astrid Sheckels has created a whole raft of sea dogs to help young readers begin their ABCs and their nautical explorations...

What Do Baby Foxes Do is a fun and informative book filled with over 50 photographs of baby foxes, just being baby foxes! A great choice for early readers, the book has simple, predictable rhyming words and is filled with fun fox facts that are...

This companion to Twelve Days of Winter is another book to read or sing along with children. In this reimagined version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, wildlife is observed during summer. The animals enjoy warmer weather, blooming flowers, and sunny...

Walter longs to be a sea dog. He comes from a long line of seafaring dogs, all of whom made their livelihoods from the sea, but, alas, Walter's talent seems to extend only to baking. He sells his breads and cakes, made from his aunt’s classic sea...

When a little girl is given a penguin suit, she decides that living as a penguin is much more fun than just dressing as one. Penguins don’t ride the bus like people do, they don’t talk like people do, and they certainly don’t eat fish...

On the day of his mother’s funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she...

Emmy award-winning journalist Andrew Kirtzman, explores The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff in Betrayal - an in-depth, personal look at the architect of the biggest financial fraud in history. The New York Times calls Betrayal, "a novelistic,...

One of the most remarkable communities on our plant: the forest. With each turn of the page, this engaging picture book reveals dozens of adorable illustrations, educational captions, vocabulary words, and cut-out accents, that teach young children why...

Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various animals - from a llama and panda to a koala, unicorn, and more. Using up to 100 colored stickers...

Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died suddenly at the age of eighteen. In this book the author writes about his sadness, how it affects...

Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various cars and motorcycles - from a Formula 1 and a motor cross bike to a stock car, a futuristic car,...