Ages 8–12
Wherever We Go Stories
Funny, cozy, lightly spooky short-story collections made for reading logs, road trips, school breaks, and bedtime.
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Independent books made to earn their place on your shelf.
Stock giftable, family-friendly books from a small Western New York publisher—with flexible mixed-title orders and easy reordering.
For bookstores, gift shops, boutiques, museum shops, camp stores, homeschool organizations, and other reader-friendly retailers.
Small press · Big shelf appeal
6 booksOpening-order minimum
4 booksReorder minimum
Mix & matchEligible titles
On requestWholesale pricing
A catalog with range
Books customers can recognize as a good gift—and feel good buying.
J. R. Salem Publishing creates distinctive books that are easy to browse, easy to explain, and suited to the real occasions that bring customers into independent stores.
- Approachable choices for kids, parents, teachers, and travelers
- Regional titles with strong local-interest and visitor appeal
- Colorful covers designed to attract attention in compact displays
- Mixed-title ordering that lets you test without overcommitting
Curated for retail
Start with the collections that fit your customers.
Build a focused assortment for your store or mix across categories to test several audiences in one opening order.
Regional & giftable
Not-So-Scary Legends
Kid-friendly field guides to local lore, cryptids, haunted history, and the places families already love to explore.
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Interactive creativity
Adventure Maker
Write-in adventures that invite young creators to imagine, draw, make decisions, and finish stories of their own.
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Easy add-on sales
Coloring, Puzzle & Seasonal Books
Bright, approachable books for gifting, travel, waiting rooms, rainy days, holidays, and impulse-friendly displays.
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A simple way to begin
Try a six-book starter assortment.
We can recommend a balanced mix based on your store—regional lore for a museum shop, family reading for a boutique, activity books for travel retail, or a little of everything.
6 booksLow-risk opening order
Mix & matchBuild around your customers
Easy reordersRestock from four books
Straightforward ordering
From first inquiry to restock.
No portal to learn and no giant case quantities to absorb.
Tell us about your store
Send your business name, store type, shipping address, and the kinds of readers you serve.
Choose a mix
Select individual titles or ask us to recommend a six-book starter assortment for your customers.
Confirm and pay
New accounts are prepaid. We confirm availability, actual shipping cost, and the complete order total first.
Restock what moves
Reorders start at four books and may be mixed across eligible titles, making it easy to replenish best sellers.
Wholesale terms
Built for low-risk testing and easy reorders.
- Opening order
- Six books minimum. Mix and match eligible titles.
- Reorders
- Four books minimum. Replenish only what is moving.
- Payment
- New wholesale accounts are prepaid.
- Shipping
- Charged at actual cost and confirmed before payment.
- Returns
- Wholesale orders are nonreturnable except for damaged or defective books.
Want to see the books first?
Request a retailer sample kit.
Tell us about your business and customers. We’ll follow up about availability, recommended titles, ordering, and the best next step for your store.
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Wholesale catalog, pricing sheet, and downloadable order form coming soon.