The NY times does it…Sports Illustrated…Time Magazine…the Oscars, Emmy’s…now it’s our turn.
Joan and the rest of our staff have put together a list of their favorite items throughout the store…Some are old favorites and some are new for 2007. Old or new we’ve got them listed below…just in time to give you some ideas for the holidays.
We’re dividing our Best Of 2007 list into categories and we’ll give you our top 5 picks in each. Our first category is Books (Children’s Books; Cook Books; and Home & Design Books) . And the winners are…..
[* NEW FOR 2007]
For Children’s Books:
The Red Book by author-illustrator, Barbara Lehman –
This Caldecott Honor-winning book has no words but takes young readers on magical adventures through the power of story. We also carry Lehman’s other popular book without words, * Museum Trip. (Ages 4-8) 
* My First Horse and Pony Book by Judith Draper.
From breeds and bridles to jodhpurs and jumping. An inspiring guide for all young horse and pony lovers with wonderful photographs and easy to understand text. (Grades 2-4)
The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden turned into a bestseller by celebrating old-fashioned boyhood pursuits like paper airplanes, pyrotechnics and backyard play. (Ages 8 – 80) 
* The Daring Book for Girls is Andrea Buchanan’s 
and Miriam Peskowitz’s new can-do, how-to manual for enthusiastic, unfettered adventure. It cheers girls on to be curious and brave, and above all, to have fun. (Ages 8 – 80)
* Whole World (Book & Sing along CD)
by Christopher Corr (Illustrator), Fred Penner (Narrator) – 
A fun and entertaining way to explain our planet’s eco-system to our children in word and song. Fabulous illustrations and tips for ways we can all help to save our planet. (Pre-school to Grade 4)
FOR COOKBOOKS THE WINNERS ARE …
* My Last Supper - by Melanie Dunea 
“Annie Liebowitz meets Heat ” sums it up best….see our recent blog AND meet the author this weekend at Hammertown Rhinebeck.
How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
“Mark Bittman is the best home cook I know, and How to Cook Everything is the best basic cookbook I’ve seen.” – Jean-Georges Vongerichten, award-winning chef/owner of Jean-Georges
Best-selling cookbook editor Linda Amster gives us The New York Times Country Weekend Cookbook,
a collection that is sure to please every weekend wayfarer. Fresh and delectable dishes showcasing the best ingredients that our local farm stands and markets have to offer.
Ina Garten, otherwise known as The Barefoot Contessa, 
teaches us how to entertain with style, simplicity, and a relaxed sense of fun. There are notes throughout the book for giving cocktail parties, lunches, and dinner parties where everything is done before the guests arrive. And there are easy instructions for creating gorgeous party platters that don’t even require you to cook!
* The Art of Simple Food from Alice Waters the chef and owner of Chez Panisse in San Francisco (see last weeks’ blog “I’m Joining a 9-Step Program”)
OUR HOME/DESIGN BOOK PICKS ARE:
* Farrow and Ball: The Art of Color
by Brian D. Coleman and Edward Addeo (Photographer)
Farrow and Ball offers a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes. In this book Brian Coleman takes us on a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room’s design and feel.
Modern Country
by Nancy Ingram, Jenifer Jordan (Photographer)
Modern Country blends the quiet, simple elegance of classic country with a clean, modernist edge to create an entirely new interior genre.
*Bunny Williams’ Point of View showcases many of the drop-dead chic but always cozily comfortable residences whose interiors Williams has designed during her astounding career.
Also by Bunny Williams…
An Affair with a House provides a wealth of advice on interior decor and such topics as mixing design styles, but it also addresses such practical matters as stocking the pantry and outfitting the linen closet.
Creating a New Old House: Yesterday’s Character for Today’s Home
by Russell Versaci, Erik Kvalsvik (Photographer)
In years to come, this book will be remembered as the first to offer an accessible method for building a new house with character and soul – a house that looks & feels like home.
* Perfect Neutrals – Colors You Can Live With, by Stephanie Hoppen, Luke White (Photographer)
A personalized guide to home decorating shows the variety of neutrals, from pea green to washed out lilac, and how to put them together and add accents, in an illustrated book that shows how to balance the colors, how layering works with different shades of color, how to add texture with fabric, and the importance of accents.
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