I love endpapers. For me, reading a picture book is a whole book experience - from front cover to back. The endpapers can begin a narrative or give hints to an aspect of the story inside. So, fellow picture book aficionados, let's put your skills to the test.  Can you correctly identify the following picture books just by their fabulous endpapers?  Put your guesses in the comments below and on Friday, August 6th, we'll pick a winner for a $5.00 gift certificate to our bookstore. READ MORE

I was working at the cash register on a busy Saturday a few weeks ago. I asked my customer, "Do you have a membership to the museum?" "Yes I do," answered the friendly man with glasses and graying hair, "but I've never been to the museum before. I live in Minneapolis."  He was buying a hundred dollars worth of books and toys. I gave him the 15% membership discount and said, "You're a member but you've never been to the museum?" READ MORE