A woman’s story of wartime PTSD gathers complex characters to shed light on a little-discussed point of view. "Her Own Vietnam", by Lynn Kanter, is the story of Della Brown, who served as an army nurse in Vietnam but only begins to... Read More

Gorgeous, lifelike illustrations of Caribbean rainforests and a Dominican-American family bolster the appeal of this tale, in which a grandmother tells her childhood story of the elusive monster, Ti Bolom, to her young grandson. With... Read More

Lloyd Llama lives a lively life rife with laughter, lollipops, cellos, and the color yellow. But when Al Alpaca arrives, with his air guitar, art, and azure fur, the two simply can’t get along. This hilarious book plays with words on... Read More

This eye-opening and heartrending memoir prepares families for dealing with settlements and caregiving after difficult accidents. On January 9, 2002, an 80,000-pound tanker truck crashed into the back of Marcia Rhodes’s stopped Toyota... Read More

This practical self-help primer encourages correct perceptions and self-love. “There are more sleepwalkers in the world than there are people willing to live a fully awakened life,” longtime life coach John Paterson laments. In... Read More

Breathtaking photographs of the Rio Grande landscape and wildlife reveal an emotional connection that pushes for conservation. In Rio Grande del Norte: An Intimate Portrait, photographer Geraint Smith boldly paints a powerful and... Read More

When her best friend, Hector, moves away, intrepid young Juna gathers things from nature to put in her jar, just like she used to do with Hector. But with every attempt she makes, the fish, the plant, the cricket all grow too big for the... Read More

Heer has a knack for making anything interesting, which might be the best praise a writer can garner. Jeet Heer displays the leisurely wit and wisdom of a polymath, writing about everything from Canadian culture and politics at large, to... Read More