In this third installment of Leo LaFleur’s fantasy series, an errand boy, having completed deliveries to a witch and a warlock, undertakes his most daunting task yet: to... Read More

This laugh-out-loud adventure follows curious Murilla Gorilla as she tries to solve the case of the hole in the hammock. Her adorable friendliness and absent-mindedness make her... Read More

Another stunner from the gifted Julie Morstad. How To relays visual instructions on such events as washing your socks (stand in a puddle), watching the wind (fly kites),... Read More

When a young mermaid with two tails gets caught in a fisherman’s net and can’t get loose, she learns how harsh land-dwellers can be. Formerly prized by her family for her... Read More

A six-year-old girl walks a mile to reach her school bus each morning through the dark woods, with only the day’s waking sounds and sights as company. To keep her imagination... Read More

“Bears! Ugly, filthy bears!” a girl shouts when she steps in bear dung while picking blackberries. Her reaction toward bears changes, however, in this retold folktale of the... Read More

When one person’s anger is aimed at another, must the proffered “gift” be accepted? If it is refused, who owns it? Whitfield asks these profound questions in the context... Read More

Veterans are part of every generation. Senior citizens remember WWII, middle-aged people fought in Vietnam, and younger men and women are recovering from the Gulf War and the... Read More

Theres everything to like about this book: the simple, expressive, and colorful illustrations; the great use of white space; the snappy. rhyming textand the fabulous tension... Read More

Two polar bears snuggle in the snow under the startling green of the Northern Lights. A fairytale-like opening—“This story happened many springs ago”—leads to the... Read More

Little Henry is always full of questions, but one in particular—“Where did I come from?”—he ponders again and again. Evoking folklore, fairy tales, Bible stories, and... Read More

There is nothing children like better than to hear stories about when they were very young. They love to hear about the silly things they did and said before they were old... Read More