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Running the Goat Books

@runningthegoat.bsky.social

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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Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · 7h ago

We recently restocked our supply of Wild Island Tea! You can once again pick up some tea, along with a mug to drink it in, to enjoy with your book. They're only available in the shop; stop by the shop 10am - 5pm, any day except Tuesday.

A photo of a display of tea packages on the top of an old-fashioned stove. On the lower level of the stove there is a display of mugs, bags of sugar, and salt.
Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · 10h ago

(Playing Regatta Roulette by pre-scheduling posts) In honour of Regatta Day, here’s the beginning of ‘Vessels’ a recitation by Dave Paddon about an argument over who has the best boat. See how it ends, and find more of Dave’s hilarious recitations in HALF THE LIES YOU TELL ARE NOT TRUE.

An illustration by Duncan Major from Half the Lies, with the first four stanzas of the reception. The illustration is a sketch done in grey on yellow, showing a Labrador dog rowing a boat away from an approaching fishing boat. The prow of the row boat is making large waves, as it speeds away. Below the water there is a codfish, jellyfish, and a submarine. [text in image] Uncle Jim Buckle and Uncle Bill Shea were out on Jim's bridge, one fine summer's day, when a racket broke our, as is often the case, over whose boat was better and who'd win a race. And whose could stand the most lop or hold the most fish, and which one was cranky, and which one was nish. And which one was better for out at the turrs, and which one rowed sow-ways and which one looked worse. Sure, they couldn't even agree what I was that they had, and that's when they turned off from crusty to mad. "It's a rodney," said Jim, "and you're stunned as a killick! Bill said, "'Tis a punt, boy, you foolish old twillick." Then Jim said he'd settle things, for once and for all, by telling the tale of what happened last fall; he was out in his... vessel for a meal of cod, with his good buddy Phonse and .. ah Phonse is a dog
Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · 4d ago

Did you know: astronomer Edmund Halley visited Tors Cove in August of 1700 on a voyage of discovery! It’s one of Marnie’s favourite facts about the Cove. Read the story this (and the sheep who summer out on the islands) inspired in PB’S COMET.

A page from PB's Comet, with an illustration of a portrait of Edmund Halley a white man with a long curly wig. There is a ship in the background. [text in image] that Toad's Cove had once welcomed a man who watched stars, who measured the distances between near and far, and who knew when a comet would shoot through the sky, and if he could, well then PB said "So can I!"
Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · 6d ago

As a way of making up for stealing stuffies, Teddy decides to open a Bear Garden in Quidi Vidi; it’s the cuddliest place in town! Your kids will love following Teddy’s trail through the illustrations of MR BEAGLE AND THE QUIDI VIDI CAPER, and the gentle resolution of this cozy mystery. #KidLit

An illustration from Mr Beagle and the Quidi Vidi Caper. Mr Beagle, a dog with a white face and brown eyes and ears, wearing a red sweater; rests his paw on a scruffy brown dog's shoulder. They are both holding stuffed bears. Behind them is Teddy's Bear Garden, a display of stuffed bears under a blue and white striped tents. Happy dogs and kittens pick out bears, and walks away holding their purchases.
Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · last wk.

Here are just a few of the activities Lola and Gran have planned for their visit this summer, but can any adventure compare to the series of strange encounters that Lola had on the way there? Read about that eventful flight in LOLA FLIES ALONE.

An illustration by Bill Pechet from Lola Flies Alone. Sketches of Lola and her gran eating ramen together, riding a camel, climbing a mountain, canoeing, watching an opera, and riding a rocket to the moon
Running the Goat Books@runningthegoat.bsky.social · 2w ago

One can be a wanderer by choice, driven by curiosity and longing to reach new frontiers, or just be tossed in the turmoil of circumstances beyond control and running for safety. But we all crave a place to call home. THE WALL AND THE WIND is Veselina's beautiful story about making a home in NL.

An illustration by Veselina Tomova from The Wall and the Wind. Veselina, a Bulgarian woman with short curly black hair, peeking over the side of a fishing boat as she jigs for cod. Below the water, her jigger is being examined by a codfish and a red sculpin