Hicklebee's Bookstore

It’s new release Tuesday! IVY & BEAN GET TO WORK by Annie Barrows SAVE IT FOR LATER by Nate Powell THE LIGHT OF DAYS by Judy Batalion BILLY MILLER MAKES A WISH by Kevin Henkes... WE ARE EACH OTHER’S HARVEST by Natalie Baszile All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

Hicklebee’s will be closed today, Easter Sunday. Our regular hours will resume on Tuesday April 6th

It’s #nationalpoetrymonth Get inspired by picking up THE HILL WE CLIMB by Amanda Gorman

Truly one of the greats. We love you and we will miss you, Beverly Cleary. Which Beverly Cleary novel is your favorite?

Join us for songs and one last Slipper Story as Kristin reads A PIRATE'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Final Sunday with extended holiday hours! If you’ve received a phone call or email from us saying that your special order has arrived and is ready for pickup, we’re open until 5pm today for curbside pickup and browsing (at limited capacity)!

You’ve never heard The Night Before Christmas quite like this! Join us at 7pm tonight for more holiday songs and one last Slipper Story as Kristin reads A PIRATE’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

Hicklebee’s will be closed on Friday Dec 25th and Friday Jan 1st for the holidays

Join staffer Carter Fein in his last storytime of the year, reading his childhood Christmas book Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto!

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock We’ve got plenty of Christmas titles to hum along to

Another Slipper Stories starts at 7pm PDT! Tonight, Carter’s reading TOO MANY TAMALES. Join us!

We’re very thankful for all the support we have gotten over these last troubling months. We wish you all the best Thanksgiving and hope you are all safe and well

It's Julia Time! Join Kristin as she reads Ben Hatke's JULIA'S HOUSE FOR LOST CREATURES and JULIA'S HOUSE MOVES ON (her favorite picture book of 2020) for today's Slipper Stories session.

Tonight is a Very Julia Night of Slipper Stories! Join Kristin here at 7pm as she reads JULIA’S HOUSE FOR LOST CREATURES followed by her favorite picture book of 2020, JULIA’S HOUSE MOVES ON. See you at 7:00!

Hicklebee’s will be closed this Thursday for Thanksgiving. We will resume our regular hours on Friday, 11am-5pm

Ever wanted to be a Hicklebee? We're looking to add a couple of new in-store staff members to our team. Visit https://www.hicklebees.com/careers for details!

Come and join staffer Carter Fein as he reads Tommy DePaola's Merry Christmas Strega Nona!

A Book Caboodle Introducing a grab-and-go (or order-and-ship) pre-selection of books chosen for the little ones in either of two adorable age cohorts, baby or toddler. https://bit.ly/36HFPiM

WHEW! Thank you Knitmore Girls for sharing your book and incredible community with us! We’ll be working hard the next couple days to get these all out

It's time for another Slipper Stories storytime: join Kristin for a holiday sing-along and Ezra Jack Keats' classic THE SNOWY DAY!

Join us this afternoon for a super fun GRUMPY MONKEY event! The event is free - just register via Eventbrite so that you get the link.

Tonight! Grumpy Monkey will be up all night. Get your free ticket at hicklebees.com

Join staffer Carter Fein's Slipper story time as he reads Santa Bruce by Ryan Higgins!

It’s new release Tuesday! TWINS by Varian Johnson THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE GIANT PROBLEM by Shannon and Dean Hale THE TRIALS OF APOLLO BOOK FIVE: THE TOWER OF NERO by Rick Riordan TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD by Kwame Mbalia ... CLASS ACT by Jerry Craft LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2021 ATTACK OF THE UNDERWEAR DRAGON by Scott Rothman WHAT WE’LL BUILD by Oliver Jeffers ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER by Tami Charles All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

We’re ready for October! Come in and browse or request one of our hand curated Halloween book bundles on our website

Our beloved Slipper Stories holiday tradition returns! Though it looks a little different this year. Cozy up in your pajamas at 7pm PDT this week and next as staff members Kristin and Carter read some of their favorite stories here on Facebook. First up: Carter reads SANTA BRUCE tonight at 7pm, and Kristin reads THE SNOWY DAY Wednesday at 7pm!

It’s new release Tuesday! Here’s a small taste: I’M JUST NO GOOD AT RHYMING AND OTHER NONSENSE by Chris Harris LORETTA LITTLE LOOKS BACK by Andrea Davis Pinkney THE ALPHABETS ALPHABET by Chris Harris CONSTRUCTION SITE MISSION: DEMOLITION! by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Ag Ford... All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

Our Peter Sis art auction is live and accepting bids! Proceeds go to our Gift of Reading Book Drive with Sacred Heart Community Service. https://www.hicklebees.com//online-auction-gift-reading-pe

Want to find out what happens when you try and stay up all night with Jim? Hicklebee’s is hosting a virtual event with Grumpy Monkey Up All Night! authors Suzanne and Max Lang. Check out our website to reserve your spot

Thank you all for shopping with us this holiday season. Please bear with us as we work to keep up with you all! If you’re in a rush, your best bet is to give us a call during our store hours and one of our staff will be happy to help

While we will be open until the 24th, please use these guidelines when ordering/picking up in time for Christmas. There are no robots here- Hicklebee’s will do its best to get your orders done on time!

Here are just a few of this week’s new releases - click the links to learn more! THE INVISIBLE ALPHABET by Joshua David Stein: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780593222775 SUN FLOWER LION by Kevin Henkes: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062866103 THE HIGHLIGHTS BOOK OF THINGS TO DO: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781684376421 THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE BIGGIE VOL. 3 by Mo Willems: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781368057158... FAULT LINES IN THE CONSTITUTION: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781250211613 THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS by Jodi Picoult: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781984818355 HENCH by Natalie Zina Walshots: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062978578 HOW TO FLY (IN TEN THOUSAND EASY LESSONS) by Barbara Kingsolver: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062993083 See more

It’s with a heavy heart that we hear of the passing of Sam Mcbratney. His beloved book Guess How Much I Love You is a Hicklebee’s favorite

Calendars are in! Let’s just skip ahead to 2021, shall we?

Happy book birthday A PROMISED LAND Grab your copy as these are sure to fly off the shelves.

THEY’RE HERE. You can order online and in store

Staff Recommendation: if you’re looking for a new #ownvoices novel for the YA fiction lover in your life, Kristin recommends WHO PUT THIS SONG ON? by California author and poet Morgan Parker. This hilarious and heartbreaking book effortlessly addresses issues of racial prejudice while also acting as a perfect and unforgettable coming-of-age novel. I love this debut novel so much.

Look who stopped by Hicklebee’s! Cassie Kifer of Secret San Jose signed a copy of SECRET SAN JOSE on display in our local interest section. Grab your signed copy (and plenty of other fanscinating books about the Bay Area) before it’s goneand see if you can find Cassie’s new signature on our wall!

Tonight at 7pm! Join us for Book Tasting for Adults with author Ehsaneh Sadr and her book A DOOR BETWEN US

It’s new release Tuesday! THE BALLAD OF TUBS MARSHFIELD by Cara Hoffman THE BAD GUYS IN THE ONE?! by Aaron Blabey ACCIDENTAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS by Sarah Albee THE ARREST by Jonathan Lethem... DEARLY by Margaret Atwood MARY OLIVER SET by Mary Oliver All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

Join us for a cool event for adults hosted by Hicklebee’s own Carol Doup Miller with author Ehsaneh Sadr presenting her book A DOOR BETWEEN US Thursday Nov 12, 7pm

Heads-up: this amazing chance to bust some stress by drawing with national treasure Mo Willems starts in about an hour (Pacific Time)!

It’s new release Tuesday! FIND FERGUSON by Mike Boldt THE COUCH POTATO by Jory John and Pete Oswald INSTANT KARMA by Marissa Meyer THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES Edited by Curtis Sittenfeld ... All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

You can still get your ticket to Hicklebee’s owner Valerie Lewis’ preview of the fall seasons best books for kids www.hicklebees.com

#2020 might not have been the most fun year ever -- but it's still an exciting year for new books! Don't miss Valerie's annual preview of all her favorite new releases this fall. Grab your $10 ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-preview-with-valerie-lewi

Tonight! Grumpy Monkey will be up all night. Get your free ticket at hicklebees.com

It’s new release Tuesday! TWINS by Varian Johnson THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE GIANT PROBLEM by Shannon and Dean Hale THE TRIALS OF APOLLO BOOK FIVE: THE TOWER OF NERO by Rick Riordan TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD by Kwame Mbalia ... CLASS ACT by Jerry Craft LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2021 ATTACK OF THE UNDERWEAR DRAGON by Scott Rothman WHAT WE’LL BUILD by Oliver Jeffers ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER by Tami Charles All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

It’s new release Tuesday! Here’s a small taste: I’M JUST NO GOOD AT RHYMING AND OTHER NONSENSE by Chris Harris LORETTA LITTLE LOOKS BACK by Andrea Davis Pinkney THE ALPHABETS ALPHABET by Chris Harris CONSTRUCTION SITE MISSION: DEMOLITION! by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Ag Ford... All titles are available now in the store and through our website. See more

Here are just a few of this week’s new releases - click the links to learn more! THE INVISIBLE ALPHABET by Joshua David Stein: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780593222775 SUN FLOWER LION by Kevin Henkes: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062866103 THE HIGHLIGHTS BOOK OF THINGS TO DO: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781684376421 THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE BIGGIE VOL. 3 by Mo Willems: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781368057158... FAULT LINES IN THE CONSTITUTION: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781250211613 THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS by Jodi Picoult: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9781984818355 HENCH by Natalie Zina Walshots: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062978578 HOW TO FLY (IN TEN THOUSAND EASY LESSONS) by Barbara Kingsolver: https://www.hicklebees.com/book/9780062993083 See more

Hicklebee’s has a new paint job! Remember all curbside pick ups are done in the back of our store Tues-Fri 11-3pm and Sat 10-5pm. Look for the name, you can’t miss us

Happy #internationalliteracyday Help fight illiteracy by expanding your library and your world

The weekend fast approaches! What will you be reading?

Staff recommends: PUNCHING THE AIR by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam. Read about a young mans incarceration and how he uses art to save himself and others. #blacklivesstillmatter

@librofm is offering some cool stuff this #independentbookstoreday this Sat, Aug 29th you can swing by your local indie or social distance online. Click here for more information https://bit.ly/2YIosLE

These fires can seem overwhelming but here are some ways you can help the people on the ground https://bit.ly/3leE8jq

Our hearts go out to the firefighters working tirelessly and the families effected by these fires. Stay safe everyone

No way! William Shatner, Susan Orlean, Neil Gaiman and more will take part in a read-a-thon of Ray Bradbury’s classic FAHRENHEIT 451, tmrw Aug 22 4:30pm EST, on what would have been the authors 100th birthday. Stream it here https://bit.ly/3j6EDKt

Hicklebee’s is happy to be hosting Christopher Paolini for an online event (thanks Tor Books!) Remember Eragon? TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS will be the acclaimed author Paolini’s adult debut but don’t worry, all ages are welcome! Register on our website and the first one hundred people get a signed bookplate

It’s #percyjacksonday delve into the original source material with any of these titles

Register through our website and get a one of a kind silhouette portrait done!

There are just three spots left for Karl Johnson's wonderful silhouettes! Get yours before they're gone.

#WhatWouldYouWednesday What book would you have everyone read (or listen to) at least once in their lifetime?

It’s that time again- sign up to reserve your spot for a virtual hand cut silhouette by artist Karl Johnson. Appointments go from 10:30-4:00pm on Friday Aug 14th https://bit.ly/3fyE7Tj

There’s still time to buy your ticket! Thursday Aug 6th at 7pm, get some of the best recommendations for your library. https://bit.ly/3fzye8e

Today we celebrate two exciting book birthdays: ROWLEY JEFFERSONS AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE by Jeff Kinney and MIDNIGHT SUN by Stephanie Meyer grab yourself a copy before they’re gone!

Today is #harrypotterday Are you a proud Gryffindor like Ezra Miller? Hufflepuff like Lana Condor? Slytherin like Lin Manuel Miranda? Ravenclaw like Jordan Fisher?

Today is #beatrixpotter ‘s birthday which is your favorite of her tales?

We are so humbled and thankful to all our donors who gave to our GoFundMe campaign. Check out our website to see a slideshow of everyone who helped us out! https://bit.ly/3ho5YqG

Hicklebee’s staff recommends: DANCING AT THE PITY PARTY by Tyler Feder, an emotional rollercoaster (much like 2020!) that shows how one woman deals with life’s greatest inconvenience: death. This adult graphic novel about losing one of your parents is filled with a surprising amount of humor and hope

Join us for a virtual event on Thurs Aug 6th at 7pm with Hicklebee’s store owner Valerie Lewis and librarian/storyteller Walter Mayes to get the scoop on the best books for kids! Get your ticket on Eventbrite via our website