It’s time for gift-giving to begin! Why not share the gifts that keep on giving: BOOKS! Whether you are giving a cookbook that shares a meal or a funny satire that shares a laugh, we have the perfect present for anyone. Head over to our Instagram to check out our 12 Days of Giveaways and The post The Chronicle Books 2019 Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Every year, Chronicle Books recruits talented designers to join our team and take part in our Design Fellowship program. In addition to working on our books and gift formats, the fellows participate in weekly design workshops hosted by the designers and editors of our publishing groups. After receiving an impressive group of applicants this year, The post Meet Our 2019-2020 Design Fellows appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since our incredible design fellows began working at Chronicle Books! Over the last 12 months, they have delighted us with their creative products, campaigns, and Halloween costumes. We are grateful for their hard work and fresh perspectives. Before we send them out into the world, we wanted The post Adiós, Design Fellows! appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Traveling is better with books! This summer, keep your little ones happy and entertained during long car rides and flights with the right reads. To help, we’ve curated a short list of travel-perfect books for young readers (and the whole family)! 1. Press Here: Board Book Edition By Hervé Tullet A bestselling, interactive book from renowned The post 5 Great Children’s Books for Little Travelers appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Welcome to Lucky Thirteen, an ongoing series of 13 quick questions (some bookish, some not) for our magnificent authors and illustrators. Most Bay Area residents and tourists need no introduction to Karl the Fog, San Francisco’s wittiest weather system. When he isn’t eating neighborhoods, shrouding Sutro Tower, or cooling off folks hiking up SF’s hills, The post 13 Questions with Karl the Fog appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

High school teacher Tim Clancy has been finding the funny in student writing assignments for 25 years. From mangled metaphors (“If you’re quiet enough, you can hear a pin drop in a haystack.”) to uproarious usages (“We conglomerated at Paul’s house.”) Clancy saves his pupils’ most memorable passages all year. On the last day of the school, The post School’s Out: A Veteran Teacher’s Favorite Snippets of Student Writing appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Cards, journals, and pencils that swear just as much as you do. The post Stationery for People Who Love Swearing + Calligraphy appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

It’s graduation season and it’s time to celebrate (with books)! Whether they’re completing nursery school or middle school, delight the graduate in your life with these inspiring reads. Tomorrow Most Likely By Dave Eggers, illustrated by Lane Smith Ages 3-5 What new experiences will tomorrow bring? This is the exciting question behind Dave Eggers’s new The post Perfect Books for Young Grads appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Celebrated doula, healer, yoga teacher, and parenting coach Lori Bregman wrote Mamaste to be a holistic guide to being a more balanced, authentic, and joyful mother. She introduces the “five expressions of motherhood”—Action Mama, Flow Mama, Rebel Mama, Vulnerable Mama, and Free Mama—and offers supportive advice, exercises, meditations, and yoga practices to cultivate a healthy balanced life The post What Kind of Mama Are You? appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more

Things that look like other things. It’s a staple genre in children’s books and internet memes. Kids can almost always catch on in books. (We usually can, too.) Confused identity is also at the heart of I’m a Baked Potato!, a new story about a dog, not a baked potato, who gets lost and finds out a lot The post Can You Tell the Difference Between a Potato and a Dog? appeared first on Chronicle Books Blog ..read more