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Running the Goat Books
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A Newfoundland-based micropress specializing in children's books and letterpress-printed chapbooks.

Visit our bookstore and printshop in Tors Cove.

https://linktr.ee/runningthegoat

Find Marnie at her personal account: rtgbooks.bsky.social
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It's a lovely sunny day in Tors Cove!

The shop is open 10:30 - 4 today, if you want to take a drive up the Shore to pick up a new book or two.
A photo of Fox Island taken side-on from the harbour
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Another lovely review of OUT ON THE TRAIL in Canadian Teacher Magazine!

"This is a perfect book for children to experience as a read-aloud, providing numerous opportunities for children to observe, name, and imagine the experiences they have in similar landscapes."

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ID: A photo of the review in the magazine. [text inot repeated in post] Using the familiar pattern popularized by Bill Martin Jr's Brown Bear, Brown Bears What Do You See?, this book uses the phrase "what do I see?" as the author encourages the reader to look carefully at beautifully illustrated landscapes and notice familiar objects and experiences. Each page is colourfully filled with the details of nature one would experience on an outdoor walk. As a read-aloud, the book contains numerous wordless pages perfect for engaging conversations between the reader and the listener. The easy to remember rhyming patterns lends themselves well to recall and will be read easily by beginning readers. On this imagined walk, the landscapes of Newfoundland and Labrador are depicted in simple, easily accessible illustrations and words. Classroom connection: with its repetitive pattern and easy-to-read large fonts it's also a suitable book for beginning readers. Students could be encouraged to make a class book where they imagine and illustrate their own outdoor landscapes and incorporate the appropriate rhyming couplets. The book also has directional words like up, down, ahead, behind, etc which are useful for activities and games where students' oral language skills are developed as they describe where objects are located [review by Betty Schultz
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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New and restocked kids' books in our Tors Cove shop!

Stop by Thursday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4, to browse our shelves or order online at www.runningthegoat.com
Four kids books. They are The Love Song of Mr Bird by Philippa Dowding with illustrations by Caroline Clarke; Every Belly by Tao Lam; My Neighbourhood by María José Ferrada and Ana Penyas; Swimmers by María José Ferrada and Adriana Alcántara. picture book and a board book. They are Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers and Matt James; and Busy Busy Birds by Geraldo Valério. The Mummer's Song by Bud Davidge and Ian Wallace
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Join us December 6th and 7th for Christmas in the Cove!

Time your visit to coincide with a particular author or illustrator, or just come and take advantage of our weekend discount 15% off all books and cards.

We'll be open 10 - 4, with a shop full of fabulous books, and plenty of Christmas cheer.
A poster for the event. A photo of Running the Goat's green shop with big white snow flakes falling. [text in image is repeated in post] [text in image] Author and illustrator signings Saturday, December 6, 10:00 - 11:30 Bonnie Morgan and Molly Margaret, 12:00 - 1:30 Charis Cotter and Marian Frances White, 2:00- 3:30 Angela Antle and Debbie McGee. [text in image] Author and illustrator signings Sunday December 7, 10:00 - 11:30 Bonnie Johnstone and Veselina Tomova, 12:00 - 1:30 Lisa Moore and Xaiver Micheal Campbell, 2:00- 3:30 Anna Swanson and Mary Dalton
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Catalina loved being the centre of attention, but learned to love the chaotic new additions to her home.

Read the sweet story about how a cat acclimatized to three rowdy puppies in CATALINA. It’s a great book for cat lovers, and little ones who’s family is about to get a little bigger.

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An illustration from Catalina. Catalina, an orange cat with green eyes and a pink collar, sits on a living room chair. There are three pictures of her on the wall behind her.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Printing in Punjabi today for Shalan Joudry's Kmətkinu (Homeland).
rows of pages printed in Punjabi, laid out to dry
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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New in the shop: more Christmas ghost stories!

Revive the Christmas Eve tradition of reading ghost stories with these little books. They make fantastic stocking stuffers.

Find them in-store Thursday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4, or online any time runningthegoat.com/collections/...
Copies of three Christmas ghost stories with dynamic cartoon covers. They are Lucky's Grove by H Russell Wakefield; Lady Ferry by Sarah Orne Jewett; and The Mistress in Black by Rosemary Timperley
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Take your kids on a nonsense safari, inspiring imaginative and creative play with THE SNIGER AND THE FLOOSE.

Ask for it at your local bookstore, or find it at www.runningthegoat.com

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An illustration by Katie Brosnan from The Sniger and the Floose. A flock of jelly fligeons flying through the trees. They lok like blue birds with spiralling tentacles where their tails should be.
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Get all the latest from Running the Goat with our monthly newsletter.

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A screenshot of the newsletter. The header image is an illustration by Manon Gauthier from All of Us. It is a painted cardboard collage of a group of penguins. [text in image] Oodles of great books, and opportunities to shop small and local this holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Goat Express in on the move! We deliver online orders between Tors Cove and St. John’s within a few days for just $5.

Shop small and local this holiday season, and get your books delivered to your door.

Check out our curated selection of books for all ages at www.runningthegoat.com
a photo of a large paper bag with a "delivered by Goat Express" sticker on it. The sticker shows an image of a goat leaping through the air.
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Andy Jones is here at the Anna Templeton Centre signing copies of his books for the next hour or so!
A photo of Andy, a balding, round-faced white man with a short white beard and glasses. He is holding a copy of Barefoot Helen and the Giants
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Andy Jones will be here around noon to sign his books, so that's a great time to stop in.
A photo of a handmade books. It is Three Servings: a second helping. But Mary-Lynn Bernard, Micheal Crummey, Andy Jones, Mary Dalton, Jesse McKeown, Mary Sexton and many more
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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It's the last day of the Anna Templeton Centre's Christmas Tea and Sale.

We'll be here from 10- 4 with kids' books, handmade books, and cards.

Find us on the first of four stories full of fabulous craft!
A photo of kids books on a market table
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Our friend Renee is running the shop this weekend!

Her book pick today is Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism by Stewart "Brittlestar" Reynolds.

Stop by 10:30 - 4, today or Sunday to get other great recommendations from her.

Or order online at www.runningthegoat.com
A photo of Renee's book pick
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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It's day two of the Anna Templeton Christmas Tea and Sale.

Stop in to explore four stories of craft and get some delicious treats!

Saturday and Sunday 10 - 4.
A photo of some kids books on our table, overseen by a festive flamingo decoration
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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All set up for the Anna Templeton Centre's Christmas Tea and Sale!

It runs from 1pm - 7pm today, and 10am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Stop in to pick up some of our wonderful kids' books and letterpress-printed cards, and explore four stories worth of craft at this coziest of craft fairs.
A market table full of books with a spinning rack of cards
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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New books in our Tors Cove shop: poetry, essays, art books, and nonfiction.

Find them on our shelves Thursday- Sunday, 10:30 - 4, or online anytime at www.runningthegoat.com

We deliver between Tors Cove and St. John's for just $5.

[Please note: we are closed today for a craft fair in Town]
A Steady Brightness of Being: truth, wisdom, and love from celebrated Indigenous voices Voices of Resistance: diaries of genocide Five books. They are For Your Safety Please Hold On by Kayla Czaga; Best Canadian Poetry 2026, selected by Mary Dalton; Best Canadian Essays 2026, selected by Brian Bethune; Winter in Tilting by Robert Mellin; and Boat: photographs by Katherine Knight What the Chicken Knows: a new appreciation of the world's most familiar bird by Sy Montgomery
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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The shop is closed today Friday November 21st.

Find us with our kids’ books and cards at the Anna Templeton Centre’s Christmas Tea and Sale, and the rest of our stock on our website www.runningthegoat.com

We’ll be open Saturday and Sunday 10:30 - 4, as usual.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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In a beautiful mixing of art and science, Manon Gauthier celebrates the animal cell that unites us with all the creatures of the world by using the basic cell shape to make up part of every animal in all her illustrations for ALL OF US.

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A cardboard and paper collage of the structure of an animal cell. A cardboard and paper collage of a moose standing in a stream as a fish leaps out of the water. The moose has a large oblong head, the same shape as the fish's body
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Here's a little sneak peek of one of our upcoming titles.

Look forward to some adorable and entertaining puffins early next year!
A segment of a book cover. You can see a puffin in a red suit and a large blue ball with a puffin standing on top. [text in image] Lori D
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We'll be at the Anna Templeton Centre's Christmas Tea and Sale this weekend with our kid's books and letterpress printed cards.

Look at all the great craftspeople we'll be sharing the first floor with; and there will be even more on the floors above. It's a sale that's not to be missed!
A poster for the Tea and Sale. [text in image] Friday November 1-8pm. Saturday November 22 10am-4pm. Sunday, November 23 10am - 4pm. $5 admission. 278 Duckworth St A floor plan of the first level, showing tables for Running the Goat, Rayku Pottery, Susan Lee, Designs by Janet, Sundew Silks, Driven to Ink, Because I Felt Like It, Sprindrift Handknits, and Wit's End Ceramics
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A lovely review of Manon Gauthier's ALL OF US!

Read the whole thing here: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/11/all-...

Thanks so much to @hkubiw.bsky.social for her thoughtful reviews of Canadian children's literature.

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The cover of All of Us, with a review quote. [text in image] Whether you're a teacher who'd love to introduce a lesson on the diversity of living things with a captivating picture book, or open a lesson on animal cells, or even launch discussions about inclusivity and connection, All of Us will work beautifully. read it for the messaging which is presented gracefully or for the intriguing artwork, All of Us is a book for all of us about all of us.
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Mr Beagle has had many cases around St. John’s over the years, but the case he solved in Georgetown is always relevant: it centres around missing storybooks and ends with the establishment of a neighbourhood library!

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An illustration by Lori Doody from Mr Beagle and the Georgetown Mystery. Mr Beagle, a beagle in a red sweater and blue pants stands at the library checkout desk with a copy of Fantastic Mr Fox. A smiling fox is ready to check out his book for him. AN orange cat and his grey kitten wait in line behind his with their own books.
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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New books in our Tors Cove shop: poetry, essays, art books, and nonfiction.

Find them on our shelves Thursday- Sunday, 10:30 - 4, or online anytime at www.runningthegoat.com
A Steady Brightness of Being: truth, wisdom, and love from celebrated Indigenous voices. Voices of Resistance: diaries of genocide What the Chicken Knows: a new appreciation of the world's most familiar bird by Sy Montgomery. Five books. They are For Your Safety Please Hold On by Kayla Czaga; Best Canadian Poetry 2026, selected by Mary Dalton; Best Canadian Essays 2026, selected by Brian Bethune; Winter in Tilting by Robert Mellin; and Boat: photographs by Katherine Knight
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Rainy days are book days, perfect for curling up together with a sweet story like POLLY MACCAULEY’S FINEST DIVINEST WOOLIEST GIFT OF ALL, or one of our other wonderful kids’ titles.

You can find them all, and ebooks of many our books, on our website: www.runnignthegoat.com

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An illustration by Drake Erdeli from Polly MacCauley's Finest Divinest Wooliest Girst of All. A white sheep in a turquoise striped sweater and rain boots holds a red umbrella and walks under three rain clouds pinned to a clothes line
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM