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The Today Show
“It’s so inspiring.”
Today with Hoda & Jenna
"If you know someone who loves a sentimental gift, order this book and fill it out with sweet messages before giving it to them to really get the waterworks going."
Cosmopolitan
"This picture book begs to be explored with curiosity and joy, and is a tender and wondrous ode to nature, the passage of time and a parent's unshakeable devotion."
Shelf Awareness
- Gifts & Decorative Accessories Retailer Excellence Awards, "Manufacturer of the Year" (2019)
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top 75 Corporate Philanthropists (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top 50 Largest Minority Owned Businesses (2004, 2011, 2013, 2014)
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Best Workplaces (2017)
- Gifts and Decorative Accessories’ Retailer Excellence Awards (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in the Nation (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence (2009)
- City of Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award (2008)
- Seattle Business’ Best Places to Work (2007, 2008)
- The Pacific Institute’s "Best Companies to Work For" (2004)
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Top 40 Below 40: Kobi Yamada (2001)
And Then...Story Starters, Volume One
- Independent Publishers Book Awards. Gold (2014)
- Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Gold (2014)
- Washington State Book Award (2014)
Everywhere, Still
- CBC Children’s Favorites (2024)
- Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Gold (2023)
Maybe
- 3x3 International Illustration Show Merit Awards (2020)
- Foreword INDIES, Gold (2019)
- Nautlius Awards (2019)
- Stern Magazine's Most Beautiful Books of 2019
Noticing
- Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Bronze (2023)
Positively Green
- The LOUIE Awards (2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009)
Superpowers!
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold (2018)
- Creative Child Awards (2017)
The Storyteller's Handbook
- Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Storytelling (2023)
- Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites Award (2023)
Tickle Monster Laughter Kit
- Mom’s Choice Award (2009)
- Parent Tested Parent Approved Media Inc.’s Seal of Approval (2009)
Tiny, Perfect Things
- Foreword INDIES (2019)
Trying
- Independent Publisher Book Awards (2021)
- Nautlius Awards (2021)
- The Christopher Awards (2021)
- Foreword INDIES, Bronze (2020)
What Do You Do With a Chance?
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold (2018)
What Do You Do With an Idea?
- Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award (2014)
- Independent Publishers Book Awards, Gold (2014)
- Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Gold (2014)
- USA Best Book Awards (2014)
- Washington State Book Award (2014)
What Do You Do With a Problem?
- National Indie Excellence Awards (2017)
- The Christopher Awards (2017)
- Mom’s Choice Award (2016)
- Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, Gold (2016)
You Belong Here
- Independent Publishers Book Awards, Gold (2017)
- National Indie Excellence Awards (2017)
All That I Am
Because I Had a Teacher
Eat the Cake
Everywhere, Still
Finding Muchness
- Publishers Weekly (May 2021)
- Shelf Awareness (June 2021)
- Kirkus Reviews (June 2021)
- Foreword Reviews (July 2021)
Maybe
- BookPage (Starred, September 2019)
- Foreword Reviews (September 2019)
- Kirkus Reviews (September 2019)
- School Library Journal (August 2019)
Me Museum
Over and Over
Noticing
- Booklist (January 2023)
- Foreword Reviews (Starred, January 2023)
- Publishers Weekly (January 2023)
- The Children's Book Review (January 2023)
The Candy Dish
The Storyteller's Handbook
Tickle Monster
Tiger Days
Tiny, Perfect Things
- Canadian Review of Materials (June 2018)
- Kirkus Reviews (May 2018)
- School Library Journal (July 2018)
- The Classroom Bookshelf (Sept 2018)
- The Marginalian (Summer 2018)
Trying
- Booklist (January 2021)
- Foreword Reviews (December 2020)
- Kirkus Review (Starred, December 2020)
- School Library Journal (March 2021)
What Do You Do With a Chance?
- Booklist (December 2017)
- BookPage (February 2018)
- Foreword Reviews (December 2017)
- Kirkus Reviews (October 2017)
- School Library Journal (January 2018)
What Do You Do With an Idea?
What Do You Do With a Problem?
- Booklist (May 2016)
- Kirkus Reviews (March 2016)
- Publishers Weekly (April 2016)
- The Horn Book (August 2016)
Why Not?
You Belong Here
Compendium
- Publishers Weekly, "Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, 2018" (April 2018)
- Puget Sound Business Journal, "Everyone at Our Company is a Volunteer" (August 2017)
- Publishers Weekly, "One Small Publisher’s 'Idea' Yields Big Results" (July 2015)
Maybe
Maybe, Tiger Days
Maybe, Trying
Noticing
Positively Green
ThoughtFulls
- Parade, "What's in Author Petra Kolber's Bag? (August 2018)
- FOX 2 now, "Feeling happy and healthy even if you can’t stick with your new year’s resolution" (January 2018)
ThoughtFulls for Kids
Tiger Days
Tiny, Perfect Things
- BookPage, "Tips for Teachers: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." (October 2019)
- The New York Times, "Grandmas and Grandpas Are a Kid’s Natural Allies in These Books" (written by John Lithgow, June 2018)
- The Chicago Tribune, "Powerful collection from MLK's pastor – fitting for our current political moment – leads roundup review of spiritual books" (November 2018)
- The Classroom Bookshelf, "Teaching Ideas: Invitations for Your Classroom" (September 2018)
What Do You Do With a Chance?
- Barnes & Noble, "Best Picture Books of 2018: Books" (December 2018)
- Brightly, "Kobi Yamada on Embracing Our Ideas and the Chances That Come Our Way" (February 2018)
- Publishers Weekly, "What Do You Do with a Bookshop?" (February 2018)
- The Classroom Bookshelf, "What Do You Do With a Chance?" (December 2017)
What Do You Do With an Idea?
- BookTrib, "6 Picture Books to Inspire the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Kids" (November 2022)
- Good Housekeeping, "50 Best Kids' Books of All Time" (July 2023)
- KYW Newsradio 1060 AM, "Positively Philadelphia: Author Kobi Yamada on Not Giving Up on an Idea" (March 2019)
- International Examiner, "Children’s Books Hold Truth, Magic in Lessons Learn" (December 2016)
- Seattle Magazine, "Big Idea: The Little Children’s Book That Could – And Did" (October 2016)
- Seattle’s Child, "Local Picture Book has a Message Worth Sharing" (September 2016)
- Psychology Today, "You Are What You Read" (December 2017)
What Do You Do With a Problem?
- Romper, "10 Books Every Child Should Read Before First Grade" (December 2017)
- Booklist, "Classroom Connections: Mindfulness for Children" (September 2017)
You Belong Here
An Inspired Life
- BuzzFeed, "42 Gifts I Bet Nobody Will Believe You Got For Less Than $20." (November 2019)
- The Everygirl, "The Everygirl's 2019 Budget-Friendly Holiday Gift Guide" (November 2019)
Because I Had a Teacher
I Choose You
I Love You, Mom
I Wrote a Book About Us
- CNN, "48 unique Valentine’s Day gifts to impress your loved ones in 2024" (February 2024)
- BEST, "60 Best Gifts for the Girlfriend That'll Impress Her" (February 2023)
- The Today Show, "Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Everyone in Your Life" (Jan 2023)
- The Today Show, "35 Valentine's Day Gifts to Show Everyone Some Love" (February 2022)
I Wrote a Book About You
- New York Post, "The 60 Best Gift Ideas Your Wife Will Love for Mother's Day 2023 (April 2023)
- Good Housekeeping, "25 Best 50th Birthday Gift Ideas" (March 2023)
- New York Post, "The 71 best Valentine’s Day gifts to buy for all your loved ones in 2023" (February 2023)
- Good Housekeeping, "50 Most Popular Christmas Gifts of 2022" (December 2022)
- Cosmopolitan, "46 Amazon Christmas Gifts That Your Loved Ones Have Probs Been Wishing for All Year Long" (December 2022)
- New York Post, "65 Best Christmas Gift Ideas for Boyfriends 2022" (December 2022)
- Good Housekeeping, "35 Unique Gifts for Women in Their 40s" (November 2022)
- Tell Me Best, "The Top Gifts to Put On Your Holiday Shopping List" (November 2022)
- Woman's Day, "40 Best Sentimental Gift Ideas for Loved Ones" (October 2022)
- Better Homes & Gardens, "The 30 Best Gifts for New Homeowners of 2023" (November 2022)
- Forbes, "The Absolute Coolest Personalized Gifts to Impress Someone This Holiday Season" (November 2021)
- Reader’s Digest, "25 of the Best Valentine Gifts for Him" (February 2018)
Life Notes: Thoughts & Wishes for Your Child
- O! Magazine, "Oprah's Favorite Things 2021" (November 2021)
- NBC News, "25 of The Best Gifts for Grandma She Will Love in 2021" (November 2021)
Mom, I Wrote a Book About You
- The Today Show, "Spoil Mom without breaking the bank — 27 gift ideas under $30" (February 2024)
- Good Housekeeping, "35 Special Mother’s Day Gifts for Long-Distance Moms" (March 2024)
More Than a Little
Noticing
The Storyteller's Handbook
ThoughtFulls Pop-Open Cards
- Woman's Day, "30 "Just Because" Gift Ideas to Bring Someone You Love Instant Cheer" (March 2024)
- The Today Show, "No need to scramble! These expert-approved hostess gifts will arrive on time" (December 2023)
- The Today Show, "14 Amazon Finds to Help Reach Your 2022 Goals This New Year" (January 2022)
- BuySide from WSJ, "34 Stocking Stuffers for Men and Women That Are Fun and Useful" (December 2022)
- Channel 8 News, "50+ Secret Santa gifts for under $10" (December 2022)
- Real Simple, "27 Uplifting Gifts to Send Someone Going Through a Hard Time" (November 2022)
- Rolala Loves, "Holiday Gifts Under $30" (November 2022)
- The Today Show, "50 Essentials for Back-to-School and Fall Routine" (September 2022)
- The Children's Book Review, "Beautiful Gifts for Book Lovers: Boxed Sets" (November 2019)
- Woman's World, "Holiday Shopping Guide: Best Toys of 2015" (November 2015)
Write Now Journals
Year by Year
You and Me Dad
You and Me Mom
- Publisher's Weekly, "'What Do You Do with an Idea?' Author Kobi Yamada Acts on Lightbulb Moments" (December 2023)
- The Seattle Times, "Local author celebrates 10th anniversary of bestselling children’s book" (November 2023)
- New Day KING 5 Seattle, "Children's Books Inspire Creativity and Kindness" (March 2023)
- The Children's Book Review, "Kobi Yamada Discusses Noticing" (February 2023)
- Live Your Story with Stacy Julian, "Kobi Yamada & Ideas" (September 2022)
- The Children's Book Review, "Elise Hurst Discusses The Storyteller’s Handbook: 52 Illustrations to Inspire Your Own Tales and Adventures" (June 2022)
- The Children's Book Review, "M.H. Clark and Beya Rebaï Discuss Over and Over" (June 2022)
- Happy, Holy, and Confident, "Happy, Holy, and Confident with Kobi Yamada" (May 2022)
- The Children's Book Review, "Kobi Yamada Discusses The Candy Dish" (November 2021)
- Confetti Moments, "Dream Big with Kobi Yamada" (September 2021)
- Storytellers Podcast, "Storytellers Podcast: Kobi Yamada" (July 2021)
- The Children's Book Review, "M.H. Clark Discusses Her New Picture Book Eat the Cake" (February 2020)
- The Children's Book Review, "My Writing and Reading Life with Kobi Yamada, Author of Maybe" (September 2019)
- The Children's Book Review, "Kobi Yamada and Gabriella Barouch Discuss Maybe" (September 2019)
- The Spaniard Show, "What Do You Do with an Idea?" (May 2019)
- The Children's Book Review, "M.H. Clark and Sarah Forster Discuss Tiger Days: A Book of Feelings" (April 2019)
- The Children's Book Review, "M.H. Clark Discusses Tiny, Perfect Things" (June 2018)
- Seattle Refined, "Local author wrote THE book on taking chances. Literally" (January 2018)
Everywhere, Still
- Instagram: bedashrutimitrabasu (October 2023)
- Instagram: negaribooks (August 2023)
- Instagram: fullcirclehomeschoolcurriculum (August 2023)
- Instagram: alwaysastorybook (July 2023)
Maybe
- Instagram: thompsonteachestiny (March 2023)
- Instagram: universal.inspirations (February 2023)
- Blog: Happily Ever Elephants (October 2019)
- Blog: 5 Minutes for Books (September 2019)
- Blog: Celebrate Picture Books (September 2019)
Noticing
- Instagram: storymamas (March 2023)
- Instagram: trina_deboree (February 2023)
- Instagram: lovefourreading (January 2023)
- Instagram: nourishedbybooks (January 2023)
Over and Over
- Instagram: a_book_barber (March 2023)
The Candy Dish
- Instagram: book.nerd.mommy (November 2021)
The Storyteller's Handbook
- Facebook: Reading Opens Doors with Elise Ellerman (October 2022)
- Instagram: the.bookish.mama (August 2022)
- Instagram: storymamas (August 2022)
- Instagram: givensbookslittledickens (August 2022)
- Instagram: a_book_barber (July 2022)
- Instagram: nourishedbybooks (July 2022)
Trying
- Instagram: emilyhillwrites (March 2023)
- Instagram: the.book.report (April 2021)
- Instagram: the.bookish.mama (December 2020)
What Do You Do With a Chance?
- Instagram: bookcorner_gwerylten (March 2023)
- Instagram: chiefbookman (February 2023)
- Instagram: great_walst_head (February 2023)
What Do You Do With an Idea?
- Instagram: bookcorner_gwerylten (March 2023)
What Do You Do With a Problem?
- Instagram: maistorybooklibrary (November 2023)
- Instagram: bookcorner_gwerylten (March 2023)
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