Cottagecore for Everyone

Updated July 9, 2025
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The little guys
Brosgol, Vera
Paper Book
Already love Vera's work? Don't miss her first novel Return to Sender! An adorable cautionary tale from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol. We are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us. ...

Picturebook

Autumn story
Barklem, Jill 
Audiobook
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in! Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting...

Picturebook

Night lunch
Fan, Eric 
Paper Book
This dreamlike picture book is a magical ode to Victorian lunch wagons. Inside the elegant Night Owl, a feathery cook works the grill, serving up tasty dishes for shift-workers and operagoers alike. As the evening s service winds down, weary Owl spots trembling Mouse, a poor street sweeper. Has he...

Picturebook

Millie Fleur's poison garden
Mandin, Christy
Paper Book
*A great book for holiday gifting, and one of the best picture books of 2024! *An instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller! Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden is a...
Picturebook
Mushroom lullaby
Kraegel, Kenneth, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
From the creator of Wild Honey from the Moon comes a fanciful lullaby as cozy and unique as a mushroom home. Here is your mushroom at the end of the day. The sun stretches out and sets far away. In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical...

Picturebook

Frog and toad are friends
Lobel, Arnold
Paper Book
Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad--a Caldecott Honor Book!  From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other--just as best friends should be. This...

Reader

A true home
George, K.
Paper Book
Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book about a little mouse who finds the perfect home with some help from new friends. When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a...

Primary fiction

Kiki's delivery service
Kadono, Eiko 
Paper Book
Read the modern classic about a young witch and her clever cat that started it all! Nostalgic fans of the Hayao Miyazaki film, Kiki's Delivery Service and newcomers alike will love this exciting new translation of the beloved fantasy story. "A gentle story of magic-tinged...

Intermediate fiction

The Tea Dragon Society
O'Neill, Katie (Cartoonist)
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The TeaDragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, ablacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in theenchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a...

Graphic novel

The witch boy
Ostertag, Molly
Paper Book
From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage -- and magic.In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross...
Graphic novel
A psalm for the wild-built
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award! In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools;...
Adult fiction/sci-fi
A prayer for the Crown-Shy
Chambers, Becky
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller! "Tender and healing... I'm prescribing a preorder to anyone who has ever felt lost. Stunning, kind, necessary." --Sarah Gailey on book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness...

Adult fiction/sci-fi

Legends & lattes : a novel of high fantasy and low stakes
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022 A Library Reads Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high...

Adult fiction/sci-fi

Bookshops & bonedust
Baldree, Travis
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023 When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may...
Adult fiction/sci-fi
Shady Hollow
Black, Juneau 
Paper Book
The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative...

Adult fiction (mystery)

Kiki's delivery service [DVD video]
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- 
DVD
Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this buoyant children's adventure yarn about a young witch striking out on her own. At her mother's behest, 13-year-old Kiki sets out on a year-long apprenticeship with her black cat in tow. With a shaky command of her broom, she ends up in a charming little...

DVD

My neighbor Totoro [DVD video]
Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- 
DVD

DVD

Foraging as a way of life : a year-round field guide to wild plants
Cannon, Mikaela
Paper Book
Reconnect with nature and nourish your family year-round. Foraging as a Way of Life helps you to safely identify, harvest, and prepare wild edible plants every season, turning everyday walks into meals from the land. What You'll Learn Year-round foraging made easy -- Discover...

Adult Non-fiction

Wild witchcraft : folk herbalism, garden magic, and foraging for spells, rituals, and remedies
Beyer, Rebecca (Witch)
Paper Book
Learn how to cultivate your own magical garden, begin your journey with folk herbalism, and awaken to your place in nature through practical skills from an experienced Appalachian forager and witch. Witchcraft is wild at heart, calling us into a relationship with the...

Adult Non-fiction

You will be able to crochet by the end of this book
Bateman, Zoe
Paper Book
Take the first step toward becoming an expert crocheter! Master the craft of crochet with the help of this comprehensive book. Illustrated step-by-step instructions demonstrate the stitches and techniques, while 15 easy projects allow you to practice your skills...

Adult Non-fiction

The rooted life : cultivating health and wholeness through growing your own food
Rhodes, Justin
Paper Book
A permaculture expert and popular YouTube Homesteader shares the skills and the delights of becoming a part of your own food story in this inspiring, accessible, and beautiful invitation to a more abundant, healthy, and connected life. Have you ever wanted to experiment with growing...

Adult Non-fiction

Alchemy of herbs : transform everyday ingredients into foods & remedies that heal
Foret, Rosalee de la
Paper Book
Did you know there's a powerful herbal medicine chest in your kitchen? Imagine being prepared for that next cold, scrape, headache, digestive issue, stressful day, or sleepless night with simple ingredients from your cupboard. Instead of pills, reach for- Cinnamon Tea to...

Adult Non-fiction

The beginner's guide to mushrooms : everything you need to know, from foraging to cultivating
Bunyard, Britt Allen
Paper Book
Discover, identify, harvest, and grow mushrooms with confidence--no experience required. The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is the complete starter handbook to mushroom identification, foraging, cultivation, and cooking, written by two leading mycology experts. ...

Adult Non-fiction


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