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Read: Colors by Charley Harper

Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 – June 10, 2007) was an American Modernist artist and illustrator well-known for his highly stylized depictions of wildlife and nature. At Little Urbanites, his inspired art prints, posters, and illustrated children’s books are some of our favorite products, and we’re proud to share his unique vision of the natural [...]

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LU Favorite Nikki McClure at the Museum of Contemporary Craft

Like many Portlanders, we’re huge fans of Pacific Northwest artist and author Nikki McClure. Her distinctive, evocative style gives each of her papercuts – created solely with paper and an X-acto knife – a wonderful life all its own. The world as recreated in Nikki McClure’s work is full of love and warmth and meaning, [...]

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Read: Kidco Baby Steps Cookbook

Even for the most accomplished cooks among us, there’s something a little intimidating about preparing homemade baby food. Luckily it’s a lot less stressful and time-consuming than it seems, thanks to helpful little cookbooks like the Kidco Baby Steps Cookbook. This handy little guide breaks the homemade baby food process into three straightforward, easy to [...]

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Read: Good Night Oregon by Dan McCarthy

Good morning, Pacific Ocean! Good morning, beachcombers! Just as the children’s classic Goodnight Moon lets your little reader say good night to her nursery, the books in the Good Night Our World series guide her through zoos and beaches, through cities and states across North America and all over the world. It’s no surprise that [...]

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Read: Play All Day by Taro Gomi

Within every book lies a new world to explore, but when your little reader opens Play All Day, writer and illustrator Taro Gomi’s delightfully quirky world comes to them. Play All Day is a (really giant) book of punch-out-and-play games, toys, finger puppets, boxes, and so much more. The book contains over 60 colorful punch-out [...]

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