Stars of the Season


Every year our Children's Department and Hasting's Ranch booksellers attempt to narrow down their favorite books of the year to curate their seasonal shopping displays. Here are the 2022 selections!

Board Books
Bookscape Board Books: We Love Books! By Ingela P. Arrhenius (Illustrator) Cover ImageThe Golden Girls: Goodnight, Girls By Samantha Brooke, Jen Taylor (Illustrator) Cover ImageThe Hair Book By Latonya Yvette, Amanda Jane Jones (Illustrator) Cover ImageIn the Air By Natasha Durley Cover Image

Picture Books
Bathe the Cat By Alice B. McGinty, David Roberts (Illustrator) Cover ImageKnight Owl By Christopher Denise Cover ImageLuna Oscura By Heidi Moreno, Heidi Moreno (Illustrator) Cover ImageStar Fishing By Sang-Keun Kim Cover Image

Early Readers (Ages 6-9)
Catalina Incognito By Jennifer Torres, Gladys Jose (Illustrator) Cover Image Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy #1: Rory and the Magical Mix-Ups By Kallie George, Lorena Gómez (Illustrator) Cover Image Dungeons & Dragons: A Goblin Problem (HarperChapters) By Diane Walker, Timothy Probert (Illustrator) Cover Image Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan #1) By Saadia Faruqi, Ani Bushry (Illustrator) Cover Image 

Junior Readers (Ages 7-12)
Answers in the Pages By David Levithan Cover Image The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel By Dan Santat, Dan Santat (Illustrator) Cover Image Future Hero By Remi Blackwood Cover Image Odder By Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illustrator) Cover Image 

Middle Grade Readers (Ages 10-14)
The Door of No Return By Kwame Alexander Cover Image The Last Mapmaker By Christina Soontornvat Cover Image The Patron Thief of Bread By Lindsay Eagar Cover Image Witchlings By Claribel A. Ortega Cover Image 

Young Adult Readers (Ages 12-17)
The Drowned Woods By Emily Lloyd-Jones Cover Image The First to Die at the End By Adam Silvera Cover Image Shuna's Journey By Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (Translated by) Cover Image Sugaring Off By Gillian French Cover Image 

Non Fiction/Misc
Mushroom Rain By Laura K. Zimmermann, Jamie Green (Illustrator) Cover Image Egyptian Myths (Ancient Myths) By Jean Menzies, Katie Ponder (Illustrator) Cover Image Only in California: Weird and Wonderful Facts About The Golden State (The 50 States #1) By Heather Alexander Cover Image How to Money: Your Ultimate Visual Guide to the Basics of Finance By Jean Chatzky, Kathryn Tuggle, Nina Cosford (Illustrator) Cover Image