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New York Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
More Purring, More Buying? Why Bookstores Showcase Their Pets.
Wander into Wild Rumpus Books in Minneapolis and you might miss the tawny cat napping in the window, spine pressed against the sunniest corner of the sill. Venture deeper into the cozy warren of picture and chapter books, and you'll begin to detect a theme, if not a whiff of birdseed. That lazy feline known as Booker T. Jones turns out to be one of many beasts on the premises. Dave is a 27-year-old cockatiel who looks as if he applied too much coral rouge. Mo, a 26-year-old Barbary dove, roosts peacefully in a cage atop the sale shelf. There's also Newbery and Caldecott, a pair of gentle chinchillas; the Stinky Cheese Man, who, like all crested geckos, licks his own eyeballs; and Eartha Kitt, a jet-black Manx who politely recoiled from a visitor's hand while curled, cinnamon bun-style, in a mail bin. And, finally, there are 10 fish in a tank in the bathroom, all named for the children's book illustrators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris. Their successors will be too, according to bookstore tradition. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
UPI
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Shape Island' stop-motion series renewed for Season 2
Apple TV+ announced a second season of "Shape Island" on Monday. Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ July 21 (UPI) -- Apple TV+ announced Monday that the kids stop-motion series Shape Island is returning for a sophomore season. Season 2 arrives on the streamer Aug 29. Shape Island takes its inspiration from the picture books created by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen -- who are also the show's creators and executive producers. "Join serious Square, intrepid Circle and tricky Triangle as they dig up some fun, search for answers and build on their friendship -- all while learning how to navigate each other's differences. Shape Island shows kids that friendship can take many shapes," an official synopsis reads. The voice cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown, Harvey Guillen, Scott Adsit and Gideon Adlon.
