Books published by Cameron & Company Inc

A story inspired by a letter from a father to his daughter about wildfire, loss, and learning that we carry our homes inside us wherever we goIn the shade of ancient redwood trees, by a creek, not far from the ocean, a father builds a house for his newborn daughter, where she grows up wild and strong in their coastal canyon home. When a wildfire takes back their beloved house, a father writes his now-grown daughter a letter telling her itΓÇÖs gone. Inspired by the real letter the author wrote his daughter, this poignant storyΓÇöwritten together by father and daughterΓÇöjoyfully declares that a home is more than just wood and stone; it is made of love and can never be taken away. You carry home with you wherever you go.

Pickles Tails Volume II is the second installment of Brian Crane's Pickles strips dedicated to the hijinks of the beloved Pickles family pets, Roscoe and Muffin! This collection begins in 2008 and moves ahead through 2020, and includes over 300 fully colorized pages and 115 Sunday Strips. Pickles Tails Volume II has all of the beloved Pickles characters as they share all the warmth and antics you have come to expect from the hilarious Pickles family and their favorite furry friends.

In The King's Highway, cartoonist-philosopher Dicus notes with a scrupulous gaze, wry wit, a touch of empathy, and a whole lot of honesty the absurdities of the mundane. With fitting, excellent art and an impeccable nose for the peculiar Dicus shows us our world in all of its profound strangeness.

Author Crescent Dragonwagon and Julián Is a Mermaid illustrator Jessica Love pair up in this powerful new edition of a classic picture book that asks a tough question and answers it with humanity, humor, and graceIn this beautiful new edition of a timeless picture book classic, a child asks, "Will it be okay?" That bee sting, that thunderstorm, those powerful feelings, losing a loved one. Written by Crescent Dragonwagon, daughter of legendary children’s book author and editor Charlotte Zolotow, and illustrated by the equally inimitable Jessica Love, Will It Be Okay? answers a timeless and universal question with honesty, humanity, beauty, and humor. Will it be okay? Yes—yes, it will.

From Jane Yolen, the author of the Caldecott AwardΓÇôwinning book Owl Moon, comes a friendship story about a bird-loving boy who meets a bird-loving girlNew in town and shy to boot, bird-loving Jon loves nothing more than to listen for the tappity-tap-tap of a woodpecker, the caw-cawing of crows, the cries of jays, the coos of the doves, and especially the hoots of owls. One night an owl calls, and when Jon calls back, it answers! But what Jon thinks is a bird is actually a bird-loving girl, and thatΓÇÖs when he discovers the best sound yet: that of a friend.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Table Wisdom, a modern retelling of a timeless story about healing the world by finding light in everyone and everythingIn the beginning, there was only darkness, and then a great ray of light ended the darkness and the world was bornΓÇöthe world of a thousand thousand things. It was filled with light. Then something unexpected happened, and the light of the world broke into millions of sparks of light. These sparks fell everywhere. They fell into everyone and everything. This is why you were born and I was born, and why everyone was bornΓÇöto find the light and change the world. From a beloved author, The Birthday of the World is a beautiful retelling of a timeless story about finding light in the darkness, one spark at a time.

FANTASY FANFARE: Phil Tippett is an Academy Award¿winning animator of films such as Return of the Jedi and Jurassic Park.INDUSTRY INFLUENCER: Tippett is a pioneer in the visual effects industry¿from practical to digital¿and one of the last of a diminishing breed of legendary artists in this space.CELEBRATED CONTRIBUTORS: Forewords by Academy Award¿winning visual effects artist Dennis Muren and Starship Troopers director Paul Verhoeven.ALL-ACCESS: The authors have had intimate access to Tippett and his studio for several years during the creation of their documentary, Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters.

A playful and vibrant ode to the arrival of spring in all its glory Here comes Spring! March along with Mama and Baby Bunny as they welcome a festive parade of budding flowers and blossoming trees, new birds, butterflies and bees, and all of their beloved friends, emerging from the winter season.

A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds her way back to the shore Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit inΓÇöher olive skin looks tan, not foreign. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital, to follow in her single motherΓÇÖs footsteps to become a doctor. And when PhoenixΓÇÖs past lymphoma surges back, not even surfing, singing, or poetry can keep them afloat, threatening AvaΓÇÖs hold on the one place and the one person that make her feel like she belongs. With ocean-like rhythm and lyricism, Wave is about a girl who rides the waves, tumbles, and finds her way back to the shore.

Simple, quick, tasty, and contemporary recipes to fit the millennial lifestyle Is avocado toast your primary food group? Do you own a small family of succulents? Do you suck at cooking, but thrive at brunch? Well, you might be a millennial that would like this cookbook. Inside, you'll get more than 30 simple recipes that any 20-something can easily make and love. Buy now! Or don't. No pressure.

A picture book biography about an ordinary New York City couple and their extraordinary collection of artIn the heart of Manhattan lived a librarian and a postal clerk who loved art so much that they collected it. Over the years, Dorothy and Herbert brought home hundreds of works of art¿from little-known SoHo artists to luminaries such as Chuck Close and Christo and Jeanne-Claude¿to their small, empty-walled apartment, much to the curiosity and delight of their eight cats and tank of fish. Their passion for art and support of artists was so impressive, Dorothy and Herbert became famous themselves. And when they gifted their extraordinary collection to the National Gallery of Art, their art became ours, inspiring new generations of artists.

A picture book of haiku-inspired poems celebrating the four seasonsBeautiful day!Teach me, too, how to fly,mother swallow! In simple, poetic verse, a child observes their world from spring to summer, and autumn through winter, in this gentle ode to the seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations.

A blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," offering a new, spare, and lovely tale of empowerment, body acceptance, and knowing where you belongYou know the story of the Little Mermaid¿the girl who traded her tail for legs, her beloved sea for sand, to land the prince. Or do you? In this refreshingly subversive blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale, a new and empowering message emerges from the depths: our girl pines for land and that prince, but this daughter of water discovers she loves the sea and her body¿mermaid tail and all¿more.