Surrounded by wisps of seaweed and schools of glimmering fish rests Giant Island: a collection of craggy rocks on which a small copse of trees grows. As Grandpa casts his line, the children take to exploring, discovering the... Read More

Giggle and groan as Rabbi Ruben works to repair his aging synagogue in creative, if not wholly effective, ways—patching leaks with challah dough and creaking loudly through a library while a woman studies the Torah, for example. This... Read More

Bright-colored illustrations reminiscent of children’s cartoons reflect the humor and charm of this story (available in both English and Spanish) about a pirate captain with a wandering peg leg. Captain Grislygrin is feared by his... Read More

Fostering love for the natural world, this picture book pairs lush illustrations with notes about the accessibility of interacting with the wild. You don’t need magic to find treasures, it declares—just sturdy shoes and a spirit of... Read More

Wispy, dreamlike illustrations complement this tale of the first Thanksgiving from a Wampanoag perspective. Weeâchumun, the wise corn, and her sisters, Beans and Squash, are considered the three sisters of the harvest. When Weeâchumun... Read More

Dale C. Allison Jr.’s "Encountering Mystery" is a stimulating, thoughtful examination of the power and relevance of personal spiritual experiences that are often dismissed in the secular world. The work cites hundreds of accounts in... Read More

Gemma Dale outlines strategies for thriving in a remote or hybrid workplace in "How to Work Remotely". Following a global crisis that revealed that many jobs could be performed remotely, some workers relished the opportunity to return to... Read More

In Mushroom Foraging & Feasting, Victoria Romanoff shares tips, recipes, and charming anecdotes from her experiences collecting mushrooms. Though she found her first mushroom at four, Romanoff’s official foray into mushroom... Read More