Dear Bookstore

Named Bookshop.org’s Top 25 books of 2025, and the American Bookseller’s Association’s 2025 Best Books for Young Readers, Dear Bookstore is picture-book love letter to bookstores, inspired by a song from award-winning children’s songwriter Emily Arrow, illustrated by the extraordinary Geneviève Godbout. (Candlewick Press)

Summary: For one little girl, the local bookstore is not only the beginning of her reading journey, it’s a world that’s always there for her—one that allows her imagination to soar, provides any answers she needs, and sparks her curiosity.

Reviews & Support:

Publisher's Weekly, "The Irresistible Allure of Books About Bookstores"
The Southern Bookseller Review
Kirkus Review
Too Much To Write

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Singalong to the song on YouTube!

“No picture book has so beautifully captured the magic and belonging of bookstores quite like this one. I teared up through the entire read and I’m sure you will, too.”

—Jordan Leon, Lion’s Mouth Bookstore, Green Bay, WI

Thank you to the bookstores who cheer me on!

A huge thank you to so many bookshops including Parnassus Books (Nashville, TN), Once Upon A Time Bookshop (Montrose, CA), Green Bean Books (Portland, OR), The Bookshop (East Nashville, TN), and more!