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Picture Book is a finalist in the Kids Category: Bookstore and the Shopping Category: Best Independent Bookstore
Yellow Studio Ground Floor Opening!
Picture Book’s second location inside Yellow Studio in Cross River, New York is expanding to the ground floor beginning March 1st. This means more space to feature the most exciting new art monographs, unique children’s books, and more with storefront accessibility. It also ushers in expanded hours, with Saturday hours of 10am-4pm starting March 18th. Weekday hours are Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm.
The bookshop will share space with Yellow Studio’s gallery program, beginning with the exhibition Lara Saget: Re-Union March 5 to April 19, 2023.
Come join me on March 18th to enjoy the exhibition and bookshop!
Picture Book in Yellow Studio
Yellow Monkey Village
792 Route 35, 2nd Floor
Cross River, NY 10518
Winter 2023 Books
Winter Books
Here are some of the most-anticipated and best-reviewed books of the Winter, including picture books, literary fiction, art books, graphic novels, and cookbooks. Shop below for nationwide shipping from Bookshop.org.
Yellow Studio's Crowdfunding
When Picture Book launched its second location at Yellow Studio in October 2022, I was thrilled to curate a selection of artist monographs, art-focused books, unique children's books and cookbooks for our spaces on the 2nd and 3rd floors. I also got the opportunity to witness and join the beautiful community Yellow Studio founder Tina Villaveces has built.
With Yellow Studio's new ground floor space opening March 1 2023, we are ecstatic that our shop-in-residence will be moving downstairs and gaining more visibility - right in the building's main space. Your contributions to Yellow Studio’s crowd-funding campaign will help both Yellow Studio and Picture Book continue our momentum and get the space ready for upcoming author talks, book signings, a book club and more!
First and foremost, Tina Villaveces’s mission with Yellow Studio has been about building community. Yellow Studio facilitates connections amongst women through events, co-working space, exhibitions, workshops and more. Your support will help broaden their reach and offerings.
In order to make the new gallery space ready to display art, they will need to build four movable walls, purchase furniture, paint the existing walls and make a few other updates. Consider contributing to support our local and broader artist community by giving them space to showcase their art, ideas and creativity. To thank you for your generosity, Yellow Studio is offering several rewards including ticket to a workshop, Bracken Fern Handmade Ceramics and more.
Love a Faire 2/11/2023
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11th 10am-5pm
HudCo 145 Palisade Street, Suite 200, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Love a Faire -a curated Valentine’s maker and merchant market featuring a kids craft room, aura photos, a brunch-style bar, face painting, and more is happening at HudCo on February 11th 10am-5pm. Jewelry, flowers, home goods, cards and more will be for sale and I’ll have lots of books for your little and big loves.
HudCo wanted to host a big, amazing shopping extravaganza that would be perfect for anyone in love, anyone with kids, anyone who likes rainbow-y photos of themselves, and/or anyone who likes to buy things from nice people. So this is it. What follows is an exhaustive list of the talented, lovely people participating in the Faire:
Picture Book: Curated books resident pop-up at HudCo
A D'Zine: Artisan-made, one-of-a-kind jewelry
A Handmade House: 100% Cotton handmade goods for the home
Adonia Floral Design: Your story told through the language of flowers
Chantilly Patisserie: Baked goods
Cloth & Curate: A fashion choice that goes against the grain
Estella: Clothes designed to be worn time & time again
Falena Fine Jewelry: Curated fine jewelry collection
Fit and East: Activewear for any direction life takes you
Home & Loft: Thoughtfully crafted handwoven loungewear and home textiles
Honey Notes: Inspirational notecards and greeting cards
Oyun: Sustainably made, everyday luxe knitwear
Paper Pigeon: Art prints, stationery and other fun stuff
Per Lei New York: Effortless accessories that adapt with the changing seasons
Shapero: Elevated casual classics—small batch and one of a kind
Soy Vida Candles: Handmade and handpoured soy coco wax based candles
Sunside & Co: Hand-blown decor made by best buds
The Artful Event: Professional face painting by Nicole Jones
Wild Rabbit Apothecary: Everyday botanical rituals for dreamers and seekers
22 Kat Krafts: Hand-painted glassware and gifts
Spread the Word - Best of Westchester Poll
Vote Picture Book!
I am so happy you’ve found my little bookshop and would be grateful if you could help spread the word to friends and neighbors. Voting in the annual Westchester Magazine Best of Westchester Poll is a great way to support me and all your other favorite local small businesses from hairdressers to co-working spaces. This year, you can vote for your favorite bookstore in both the kids and shopping categories. The poll closes on January 20th at 5pm.
Another great way to share your thoughts on the shop is writing a google or yelp review, or simply telling a friend they should come check us out. Thank you so much for being a part of the Picture Book community!
Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/picture-book-dobbs-ferry
Google: https://g.page/r/CQ3lJBoERtbDEBM/review
Westchester Magazine: https://bestof.westchestermagazine.com/
Westchester Mag Kids: https://bestof.westchestermagazine.com/kids/bookstore
Westchester Mag Shopping: https://bestof.westchestermagazine.com/shopping/independent-bookstore
Saturday at the Bookshop
SATURDAY JANUARY 7th 10am-1pm
HudCo 145 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522
Let’s start the New Year caffeinated and bonding over books! Come out on Saturday January 7th for Picture Book’s bonus weekend hours in HudCo. We’ll be open from 10am-1pm and there will be espresso for sale at the front bar from 813 Coffee. All are welcome!
HudCo members can also sign up for Kids Club cooking class with Kate Sonders. It’s a fun morning for the whole family!
In the Press: "The Keys to Selling Books Locally: Community and Conversation" The Hudson Independent
The Keys to Selling Books Locally: Community and Conversation
By By W.B. King, The Hudson Independent, December 13, 2022
Sara Davidson’s Picture Book tucked away in Dobbs Ferry’s Palisades Building (photo by Barrett Seaman)
[…]
A Pandemic Baby
Picture Book, located in the lobby of Hudco’s co-workspace in Dobbs Ferry’s Palisades Building, can’t rely on street traffic for business, but enough people from the building and beyond are drawn to its combination of children’s books and adult illustrated art and cookbooks have made it a going enterprise. This “pandemic baby,” as proprietor Sara Davidson Johns calls her “store,” was initially intended as an interim location on the way to a bricks-and-mortar Main Street venue when she opened in October 2020. But business has improved each year since—enough so that she has opened a second shop in a similar co-working space in Cross River in northern Westchester.
“We had a really big weekend with the Holiday Trolley” bringing shoppers down to the remote location, she says. “I was talking all day long,” she confesses in a barely audible voice a few days later. While illustrated volumes are the core of her brand, Davidson also offers contemporary fiction and sells a fair amount on her web site, www.picturebookny.com.
Like other indie start-ups, Davidson sees her store as an alternative to Amazon and the big chains. “People want a tactile experience—and someone to talk to.”
Holiday Market Photos
What a weekend! Thank you everyone who came out for the HudCo Holiday Market this past weekend! It was a record breaking event and a whole lot of fun. Make sure you are signed up for our mailing list and following us on Instagram to make sure you are in the loop for the next bunch of fun. Check out these photographs captured by Arielle Joffe to highlight some of the festivities.
Holiday Market at HudCo
HudCo Holiday Market
SatURDAY, December 10, 2022
11am-5pm
HudCo 145 Palisade Street, Suite 200, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
HudCo is transforming into a magical holiday extravaganza! Capture the moment in a photo booth, grab some Irish Coffee (featuring 813 Coffee) and Bailey's Hot Chocolate, and shop from a talented group of artisans and shopkeepers to easily procure special and one-of-a-kind gifts during the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Trolley through the Rivertowns.
The Shops
813 Coffee, @813coffeec
Adonia Floral Desig@adoniafloraldesign
Ayra, @ayrbarnes
Baked in Heaven, @bihbakery
Cloth and Curate, @clothandcurate
Falena Fine Jewelry, @falenafinejewelry
Handcrafted by Hasiba,
Honey Notes, @honeynotes
Hudson Oven, @hudsonoven
Krop Jeans, @kropjeans
Ophelia & Indigo, @opheliaandindigo
Oyun, @oyunstudio
Parson Brown, @parson_brown
Peace Street Co, @peacestreetco
Shapero, @shaperothebrand
Soy Vida Candles, @soyvidacandles_
Time & Place Interiors, @timeandplaceinteriors
Wild Rabbit Apothecary, @shopwildrabbit
and, of course, our resident fave:
Picture Book, @picturebookny
Yellow Studio Illustration Fair
YELLOW STUDIO Illustration Fair & Pop-Up Marketplace
December 10 - 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Yellow Monkey Village
792 Route 35, 2nd Floor
Cross River, NY 10518
Picture Book, a bookshop curated by art world veteran and mom Sara Davidson Johns, has opened it’s second location inside Yellow Studio in Cross River, New York. Yellow Studio is an art gallery, artist residency, co-working space, event and workshop host where you will find connection, learning and joy. Picture Book has an edited selection of art books, unique children’s picture books, and gorgeous cookbooks available in Yellow Studio Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and during Yellow Studio’s after-hours programming.
In celebration of the opening of Yellow Studio’s illustration exhibition please join us for an Illustration Fair and Pop-Up Marketplace Saturday December 10th 11am-2pm. Artworks will be available for purchase and can be taken with you on the day of the fair. The remaining artworks will be exhibited at Yellow Studio and available for purchase until January 6.
Exhibiting artists include:
Annalisa Oswald, Danie Drankwalter, Elizabeth DeJure Wood, Emily Ann Hoffman, & Kailey Whitman
Come purchase holiday gifts from our curated selection of vendors including:
Gift Guide
Tis the season to enjoy gift guides! See below for some great presents you can pick up at Picture Book in HudCo and Yellow Studio. If you want to shop from home or to ship your gifts, checkout the Bookshop.org Gift Guide.
For the Plant PArent
For the Friend WHO MISSES NEW YORK CITY LIFE
FOR YOUR FAVORITE LITERARY SNOB
FOR BOOK CLUB Buds
FOR YOUR FAVORITE MENSCH
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS-Y COUSIN
FOR THE FAIRYTALE FIEND
FOR THE BABE
FOR THE FOODIE
FOR THE ART aficionado
STOCKING STUFFERS
NOVEMBER EVENTS
EVENTS AT HUDCO IN DOBBS FERRY
Thursday, November 3rd, 11am
Coffee & Conversation near the bookshop. HudCo members only (more info)
Saturday, November 5th, 11am-6pm
Open to the public for book shopping inside HudCo during the River Arts Studio Tour and the Rivertown Public Market: Taste Local tour. Christy Knell’s beautiful encaustic paintings will be up in HudCo. I’ll have beautiful art books on display as well as books for all ages, so bring the whole family!
Monday, November 14th, 8pm
PB Book Club! Join Sara of Picture Book, Stephanie of Parson Brown, and every friend you want to include to discuss The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li. Free and open to all! Please email picturebookny@gmail.com to let us know you are coming so we know how many chairs to set up.
Saturday, November 19th, 10am-3pm
Open to the public for book shopping inside HudCo. The perfect time to pick up holiday presents! HudCo members can also sign up their kids for the kid’s club cooking class with Kate Sonders Solomon from 11am-12pm (more info)
Wednesday, November 23rd -details tbd
HudCo Provisions market with food & beverage vendors just in time for Thanksgiving
EVENTS AT YELLOW STUDIO IN CROSS RIVER
Friday, November 4th, 9:30-11:30am
Yellow Studio Monthly Breakfast – Yoga and Smoothies from O2 Living Sanctuary rsvp
Thursday, November 10th, 7pm
Holiday Gift Exchange with Create Dinners, and Anchor & Fade tickets
Wednesday, November 16th, 6:30pm
Unboxing with Lauren Schwarzfeld: Creating community and connection as you explore what you have, what you need and what you want. Lauren’s book Unboxed: Essays on Learning to Trust Myself So I Could Stop Doing the Things I Hate will be on sale at the event.
Tuesday, November 22nd, 6:30pm
Fall Floral Design Workshop with Sarah Coldwell of Honeybee Grove Flowers (tickets)
NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 8pm at HUDCO
145 Palisade Street, Suite 200, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522
Sara of Picture Book and Stephanie of Parson Brown are joining forces again for another PB Book Club! The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li was the clear winner of our reader poll of what to read next. We’re meeting on Monday, November 14th at 8pm to discuss. Reserve your copy now or pick up the audiobook from Libro.fm. Book club is free and open to all so please share with your friends! Email Sara at picturebookny@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming so we know how many seats to set up.
This Week's Events 10/24-10/28
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
1pm Pilates with Sharon of In Motion Pilates at HudCo
6pm @barre3rivertowns for a candlelight barre class featuring Parson Brown followed by shopping & CBD mocktails
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
How to Create A Career That You Love – A Conversation with Emily Yeston & Fran Hauser
6 pm @yellowstudiony
Please join us and learn more about Emily Yeston, Co-Founder and CEO of Doré. In this conversation between Emily and Fran Hauser (author, keynote speaker and startup investor), they will speak about the evolution of Emily’s career – from assistant to CEO – and share anecdotes from along the way.
Sara from Picture Book will be on site to show off the new location in Yellow Studio and to sell books including those by speaker Fran Hauser:
Garance Doré's book:
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Rivertowns Chamber Women’s Social
Thursday, October 27 from 7pm–9pm
Saint George Bistro, 155 Southside, Hastings-on-Hudson
The Rivertowns Chamber is excited to bring you Joanna Prisco of The Good Witch Coffee Bar and Jess Galen of Bloomy Cheese & Provisions to talk female-owned, community-minded, brick-and-mortar small business. Event sponsored by Picture Book and Joyful Dermatology.
Voting on the Next Book Club Pick
Vote for the next book in the PB Book Club! Stephanie of Parson Brown and Sara of Picture Book are teaming up again for a book club @hudco.co on November 14th. Help us pick the next book with your votes today! Email picturebookny@gmail.com with your number 1 pick by October 26th.
Here are the three books in the running:
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet, "stone-cold genius" (Jenny Offill) and author of the award-finalist A Children's Bible. Her exquisite new novel is the story of a man named Gil who walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love.
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, author of Hamnet, brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court. "You may know the history, and you may think you know what’s coming, but don’t be so sure. O’Farrell and Lucrezia, with her 'crystalline, righteous anger,' will always be one step ahead of you." --Ron Charles, Washington Post
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li is the story of the intimate friendship of two girls in a war-ravaged, provincial town in France. Fabienne and Agnès built a private world, invisible to everyone but themselves--until Fabienne hatched the plan that would change everything, launching Agnès on an epic trajectory through fame, fortune, and terrible loss.
October New Releases
Lydia Millet, "stone-cold genius" (Jenny Offill) and author of the award-finalist A Children's Bible, just released Dinosaurs. Her exquisite new novel is the story of a man named Gil who walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love.
Oliver Jeffers' latest picture book Meanwhile Back on Earth... is a cosmic view of conflict with a father who takes his two (often bickering) children on an adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the disputes that have taken place through time to gain a broader perspective. With Jeffers’ signature humor and gorgeous illustrations, it’s a must-have for every home library.
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, is a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear.
Books & Buns: Launch of Picture Book at Yellow Studio
Join us for the launch of a very exciting collaboration: Picture Book x Yellow Studio Pop-Up. For this breakfast launch event, scrumptious cinnamon buns from Tam’s Kitchen will be served. And coffee, of course.
About
Picture Book is an independent bookstore curated by Sara Davidson Johns, an art world veteran and mom. The shop’s thoughtful selection makes it easy and fun to find something special. You can browse the Picture Book edit of kids books, new fiction, art books, cookbooks, and more on the website www.picturebookny.com.
The first physical location of Picture Book opened inside the co-working space HudCo in Dobbs Ferry, New York in October 2020 and we are thrilled to open our second location in Yellow Studio in Cross River, New York in October 2022. Yellow Studio, with its co-working, art gallery, and artist residency will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase Picture Book’s collection of monographs, exhibition catalogues, and other coffee table worthy art books that highlight the work of women artists. The shop will be installed in the Lounge and the Attic of Yellow Studio with books for kids and adults to browse.
Party Pics by Camila Montanhani of Living Notes Photography
September Book Recommendations
September is full of excellent new releases!
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery, a compelling collection of short stories that read like a novel. On the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award, it follows a Jamaican family relocated to Miami with unique insights into family dynamics and racial identity handled with brilliant wit and lots of heart.
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma is a surreal and wonderful collection of short stories. It's a personal favorite of mine and I hope you'll join us to chat about it in book club on October 3rd at 8 pm in HudCo.
Ian McEwen's latest Lessons is the epic yet intimate story of one man's life across historical upheavals from the Suez Crisis through our current times.
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz is a fictional autobiography, full of love affairs and conflicts, of a fierce and funny woman. Lucy by the Sea is the latest in Elizabeth’s Strout’s award-nominated Lucy Barton series. The Book of Goose is a story of disturbing intimacy of two girls from a rural province in France by celebrated author Yiyun Li.
In art books, we have a beautiful new monograph on the artist Helen Frankenthaler's late works, and the new Wolfgang Tillmans catalogue for the current MoMA exhibition.
For kids, the latest in the hit graphic novel series The Witches of Brooklyn and The Baby-Sitter's Club, and a new Mo Willems book starring Pigeon are all released this month! The latest in the Princess in Black series for 5-8 year olds is out in paperback.
Second Location Coming Soon!
Picture Book is an independent bookstore curated by Sara Davidson Johns, an art world veteran and mom. The shop's thoughtful selection makes it easy and fun to find something special for your kids and for yourself. You can browse the Picture Book edit of kids books, new fiction, art books, cookbooks, and more on the website www.picturebookny.com.
The first physical location of Picture Book opened inside the co-working space HudCo in Dobbs Ferry, New York in October 2020 and we are thrilled to open our second location in The Yellow Studio in Cross River, New York in October 2022. The Yellow Studio, with its co-working, art gallery, and artist residency will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase Picture Book's collection of monographs, exhibition catalogues, and other coffee table worthy art books that highlight the work of women artists. The shop will be installed in the lounge and the attic of Yellow Studio with books for kids and adults to browse.
The new location will open on October 18th. To celebrate we’ll have a breakfast at 10 am featuring scrumptious cinnamon buns from Tam’s Kitchen.