A troubled young boy is sent to his grandmother’s seaside cottage for a summer of reflection in Heather T. Smith’s Ebb & Flow, an emotionally charged YA verse novel that... Read More

The most magnificent invention in the world can only take shape with balanced doses of creativity, hard work, and patience. With the help of her canine assistant, this daring... Read More

In this sophisticated counting book, ten flightless birds that look like crows endeavor to cross a river. Each one in turn comes up with a remarkably creative solution, using... Read More

A history lesson by default, a young boy reading about Egypt compares his cat, page by page, to its namesake, the goddess Isis: “Isis was the daughter of the Earth and Sky; I... Read More

In this follow-up novel to Losing Forever, Jes Miner-Cooper’s life is full of excitement, growth, and love even as she struggles to deal with the death of her little sister... Read More

Where do things come from? This engaging reference provides scores of answers—not to the delicately classic question of babies, but rather the pedestrian mysteries of crayons,... Read More

Picture the quiet celebration of a professional promotion, a fine restaurant, and impeccably solicitous service-from the entree itself! Mr. Maxwell, a successful businesscat... Read More

With sheep on skates and a pig in the goal, the idea of a “farm team” is imaginatively reinvented in this hockey-themed Cinderella story. Farmer Stolski’s animals love to... Read More

“Despite efforts in many states to bolster science education, a key national test shows no improvement.” This recent statement in the Wall Street Journal stresses the... Read More

Armed with the same tenacity and unwavering determination as Henke’s precious Lily in Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Suki takes center stage. The comparison stops there,... Read More

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” So said Albert Einstein, a man known equally for his brilliant scientific discoveries and for his white mane of unkempt hair.... Read More

“Hamlet, Pygmalion, and Podge wanted a dog more than anything else in the world. More than ice cream, more than chocolate. Even more than wallowing in mud on a hot summer’s... Read More