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Read Island is an upbeat collection of books and gifts inspired by the joy of reading and love of nature. Founded by longtime indie bookseller Nicole Magistro, the project has evolved to include a picture book, as well as puzzles, greeting cards, stickers, socks, and gift wrap. To view the entire collection, visit www.myreadisland.com

 

Magistro is a professional reader and amateur mother who lives in the mountains of Colorado. She is the author of Read Island, which was named the Colorado Book Award winner and SCBWI Spark Honor in 2022 and recognized as a Kids' Indie Next pick. 

The Baddies
Brainstorm!
All Are Welcome
Dozens of Doughnuts
Whatever Comes Tomorrow
Be Wild, Little One
All Through My Town
Bear Says Thanks
Let's Go Visiting
Iggy Peck, Architect
All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors
Thelma the Unicorn
Federico and the Wolf
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Made for Me
Come and Get It
Salt the Water
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
When You Know What I Know
Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-And What We Can Do about It
Let Us Descend
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self
Solito: A Memoir
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
The Zone: Rediscovering Our Natural Self
The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
Almost an Elegy: New and Later Selected Poems
The Weeds
A Friend for Henry: (Books about Making Friends, Children's Friendship Books, Autism Awareness Books for Kids)
My City Speaks
Can Bears Ski?
Bodies Are Cool
Clive and His Babies
I'm a Unicorn
Oliver: The Second-Largest Living Thing on Earth
Blob
Sidewalk Flowers
Why Am I Me?
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
They All Saw a Cat
Read Island: Rainbow of Books Puzzle: 250 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Read Island: Snowy Storytime Puzzle: 250-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Read Island: Mountain of Books Puzzle: 250-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Read Island: Celebration of Books Puzzle: 250 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Read Island: Island of Books Puzzle: 250 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Treasure Island
The Secret Garden: Special Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Anniversary)
The Three Little Pigs
Anne of Green Gables
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables
Easy Piano Sheet Music for Kids: A Beginners First Book of Easy to Play Classics 40 Songs
British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas
The Sea Chart
A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard Read Island B Is for Bison: A National Parks Primer
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Reading the West Award Finalists and Nominees

The Beak Book
Read Island
Cow Boy Is Not a Cowboy
Truman
The Little I Who Lost His Dot
Can an Aardvark Bark?
Octopuses One to Ten
A Chicken Followed Me Home!: Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl
Snoozapalooza
I Will Dance
Flibbertigibbety Words: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration
Life
The Lorax
Be a Tree!
The Giving Tree
The Tree in Me
If You Hold a Seed
Who Will Plant a Tree?
Pando: A Living Wonder of Trees
Zonia's Rain Forest
Outside in: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Nia and the New Free Library
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves: A Fall Book for Kids
Tall Tall Tree
The Very Hungry Plant
The Snowy Day
Squirrels on Skis
Wolf in the Snow
Good Morning, Snowplow!
Over and Under the Snow
Owl Moon
It's Ok, Slow Lizard
The Four Questions
My Favorite Memories
Jacob's Fantastic Flight
189 Canaries
A Tiger Like Me
Little Wise Wolf
My Father's Arms Are a Boat
Agnes's Place
Dumpster Dog!
Merry Christmas, Dumpster Dog!
Bertolt
Jerome by Heart
The Fox on the Swing
Who Left the Light On?