Learn the history of macaroni and cheese and pizza, discover the ancestor of the apple, and speculate about what your tortilla is doing when you think it’s just lying there.... Read More

Parents, caregivers, and teachers will immediately warm to the plethora of concepts—from animals and seasons to rhymes and adjectives—that Slither Slide, What’s Outside?... Read More

Little Johnny, almost four years old, would rather run around naked than keep his clothes on. Who can blame the active boy when he spends most of his day on a tropical island... Read More

Finding your place and maintaining your identity are core values in this lovely, simply written and utterly moving memoir. The sequel to the award-winning Fatty Legs, A Stranger... Read More

Everyday life in Afghanistan trains the lens of a photojournalist’s camera, while embedded with American troops: from the view out of a combat helicopter above the mountains... Read More

While most stories about the addition of a younger sibling focus on sibling rivalry and making the older sibling feel special, this clever picture book takes a different... Read More

“Françoise, if a woman is condemned to death by hanging, she must marry the hangman. That will save her life.” So explains Madame Pommereau to her servant Françoise,... Read More

Award-winning Canadian-Israeli novelist Edeet Ravel dishes up an intriguing psychological thriller in this young adult novel about an American teen who is kidnapped during a... Read More

Adventure storytelling at its best, Spy, Spy Again is a hilarious nonfiction romp into top-secret enemy territory from the safety of your armchair. According to this clever... Read More

How might humans repopulate the planet if no more babies were being born? Why, clones, of course! But, according to Fiona Smyth’s dystopian graphic novel, "The Never Weres",... Read More

Much to his horror, The Count of Flanders’ first child is born female. Marguerite of Male’s existence seems to defy her lovely mother’s assurances that her child has been... Read More

Africa has been the source of many of the world’s most coveted crafts, the site of remarkable feats of architecture, and home of rich music. No matter how much you know about... Read More