In this soothing, ethereal tale-within-a-tale, a girl draws and plays before bed. Though she’s smiling, she also worries about her animal toys, some of whom, she thinks, may be afraid of the dark. It’s a fear she sympathizes with,... Read More

From a Métis author and a Cree and Métis illustrator, this picture book is a glorious celebration of Indigenous culture and of intergenerational inheritances and bonds. It welcomes the audience along on a time-crossing journey to honor... Read More

In this wrenching but hopeful picture book about confronting childhood grief, a child whose deceased parent feels “as far away as the stars” finds an inventive way to fulfill their promise to never forget. They repurpose a cardboard... Read More

Alia used to depend on her grandfather for stories, and he was great at spinning them. Indeed, he seemed to wind them into every facet of their lives together. But then her grandfather died, and “the stories stopped. The world lost its... Read More

In this punny picture book about lessons learned from a passive friend, a canine is befuddled by the girl he sees at the park each day, immobile on a bench as the world moves around her. She seems as indifferent to him as she is to the... Read More

“Small, determined” Su-Kyoung lives in a lovely village beneath a mountain. Her people fish each day for the food they need, taking no more than that from the nearby stream. Then a visitor calls their practices into question,... Read More

Bird-watching, meditations on wildlife, and a move to Northern Greece animate Julian Hoffman’s poetic memoir "Lifelines", about the varied meanings of shelter and survival on a changing planet. Weary of commuting to hectic London,... Read More

A popular middle school student navigates family betrayal and a crush on another girl in Melanie Florence’s heartfelt novel "Jazz Davies Skips a Beat". Jazz struggles with feelings of abandonment and loneliness after her mother leaves... Read More