Joanna Walsh

This is a woman as a mother, daughter, wife, spectator, lover, mistress. Observer and commentator. Actor and reactor. Dressed up bright as a child or submerged in the grey elegance of Paris, she shifts readily between roles, countries, and languages. Skilled and and successful, she controls how much she cares. Yet as every new woman emerges and every new story is told, each with a sharper, more deadpan, more aching simplicity, the calm surfaces of Joanna Walsh's Vertigo shatter, pulling us deep into the panic that underlies everyday life.

Have you ever sped past in such a hurry that everything you passed was soft and blurry? And did you ever squeeze your eyes so tight that you saw lots of dots of coloured light? In Did You Ever See? Joanna Walsh vividly illustrates the world through the eyes of a small child looking at things for the first time, inviting children and adults to playfull explore the sense of sight. Pondering how things can look tiny from above, enormous from below, backwards in a mirror, wobbly through water, and blurry from a distance, Did You Ever See? appeals immediately to the senses of young readers and puts into words a variety of visual experiences. Children will be inspired to take notice of both what and how they see the world around them, gaining new perspectives as they do.

There's a special hug for everyone in this warm and cozy follow-up to The Biggest Kiss that's now available as a Classic Board Book There are hugs for wrigglers, and hugs for gigglers. Hugs that are tickly, and hugs that are prickly... But none is exactly the right hug for me I'm out to find the perfect kind. This fabulous feel-good picture book is bursting with the cuddliest, snuggliest, most perfect hugs. With darling animals on every page, even the youngest readers won't be able to resist this new Classic Board Book that's just the right size for little hands

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. During the breakdown of an unhappy marriage, writer Joanna Walsh got a job as a hotel reviewer, and began to gravitate towards places designed as alternatives to home. Luxury, sex, power, anonymity, privacy…hotels are where our desires go on holiday, but also places where our desires are shaped by the hard realities of the marketplace. Part memoir and part meditation, this book visits a series of rooms, suites, hallways, and lobbies—the spaces and things that make up these modern sites of gathering and alienation, hotels. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

A cute little dinosaur has a wonderful day playing, cycling and cooking with his Dad. They make card houses, tell stories and go for walks in the park. And at night, snuggled up in bed, the little dinosaur is excited to think about all the things he will do with his dad tomorrow. Affectionate, funny and joyful - the perfect book for little ones and their dads to share.

Show Mom how much you care with this delightful display of parent appreciation from the creators of The Perfect Hug and The Biggest Kiss, which School Library Journal called "a wonderful cuddle-up-and-read choice." Some smiles are sun smiles run for miles smiles but no one's smile is wider, brighter, than my mom's smile. This charming picture book is a celebration of moms everywhere

There's a kiss here for everyone in this warm and cozy Classic Board Book edition of The Biggest Kiss Do worms kiss underground, with the soil all around? Do fish kiss like this--splosh, splash, splish? Everyone needs kisses, so what could be better than a book that's full of them? With darling animals on every page and irresistible text that begs to be read aloud, parents and grandparents will love sharing this collection of affection with the youngest of readers.

Some smiles are sun smiles, run for miles smiles But no one's smile is wider, brighter, than my mum's smile. Follow two little tiger cubs as they enjoy a fun-filled day with their loving mum.

The snuggliest board book ever!

From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there's a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. Find out if worms kiss underground, with the soil all around, or if fish kiss with a splash and a splish. From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there's a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. Find out if worms kiss underground, with the soil all around, or if fish kiss with a splash and a splish. With an irresistible text that begs to be read aloud and adorable illustrations, parents and grandparents will love sharing this collection of affection with the youngest of readers.

There are hugs for wrigglers, And hugs for gigglers. Hugs that are tickly, And hugs that are prickly . . . I'm out to find the PERFECT kind. This fabulous feel-good picture book is simply bursting with the cuddliest, snuggliest, most perfect hugs. Dive in and grab a hug for yourself! An adorable follow-up to The Biggest Kiss.

Everyone needs kisses so what could be better than a book that is full of them?