The Book Company: New Products - Historical

Don't Tickle the Dinosaur!

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:22:15 +0000

You'd better not tickle the dinosaur. because it might just grunt if you do!

Babies and toddlers just won't be able to resist tickling the touchy-feely patches to hear each dinosaur make a sound in this hilarious novelty book. At the end, readers will find all the dinosaurs being n..

Price: $17.99

The Detective's Guide to New York City

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:45:24 +0000

Pepper Stark is thrilled to be returning to the grit and glitter of New York City. She can't wait to go exploring with her father, the Captain, and reunite with her fellow detectives, aspiring Broadway star Norah and up-and-coming pastry chef Sol. Even when the Captain invites along his new 'frien..

Price: $8.99

Build a House

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:38:24 +0000

"A stunning, honest, yet age-appropriate depiction of historical injustice." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

I learned your words and wrote my song. I put my story down.

As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional Afr..

Price: $8.99

Echoes Across the Water

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:28:56 +0000

In the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War, two girls, one in Mao’s China and one in Kuomintang-ruled Taiwan, find their lives intertwined.

It’s 1958 in Mao’s China and eleven-year-old Shan is an outcast, facing constant persecution because her parents fought against the communist tro..

Price: $18.99

Brave Like A Buffalo

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:16:26 +0000

Nathan loves to ride and dreams of doing something great. When Nathan learns his great-great-grandfather was a Buffalo Soldier, he discovers that bravery comes from within — and that he can carry his family's legacy forward. Inspired by the real-life bravery of the Buffalo Soldiers African America..

Price: $19.95

Ellis the Elephant 4-Book Box Set (Christmas In America, From Sea to Shining Sea, Sweet Land of Liberty, and Yankee Doodle Dandy)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:57:27 +0000

In the New York Times bestselling Ellis the Elephant series, this time-traveling elephant learns about the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation.

In Christmas in America, this adorable pachyderm explores the tales and tr..

Price: $35.00

The Good-Luck Shipwreck

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:42:12 +0000

San Francisco, California, 1850. The last thing 13-year-old Luo Xiang expected to find on his way home from work was a girl hiding in a laundry basket. But that's exactly where he finds 12-year-old Anastasia "Annie" Miller. Xiang doesn't speak much English, and Annie doesn't know a lick of Cantone..

Price: $10.99

Reckoning at the Rodeo

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:42:00 +0000

Pecos, Texas, 1883. Janie Smith loves helping out on her family's ranch. With the help of her horse, Breezy, she can ride and rope with the best of the cowboys. So when a group of ranch hands from several neighboring outfits decide to hold a rodeo on the Fourth of July, Janie signs right up. But w..

Price: $10.99

The Language of the Circus

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:41:48 +0000

Delavan, Wisconsin, 1854. Erich Meyer has spent the last month getting all the wrong sorts of attention at school. His family just moved to Wisconsin from Germany, and the school bully comes after him almost every day for not knowing English very well. Even Erich's teacher doesn't seem to like him..

Price: $10.99

The Wind Riders

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:41:36 +0000

Oskaloosa, Kansas, 1860. Polly Walker would give anything for her baby brother Silas's feet to be straight. But there's no way their drought-stricken farm will make enough money this year to buy the $50 braces for Silas's legs. But then Polly's friend Geordi Burton tells her about the wind-powered..

Price: $10.99