This painted history of exceptional, sacred Jewish spaces, mostly from the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s, pivots around their destruction under German rule during WWII. In their absence, these built symbols of faith and beauty were instantly... Read More

A smart, sweet, and savvy meditation on form and function as well as a lesson in rhyming and alliteration that explores the many roles of a leaf: “Air Cleaner/Earth Greener. Wind rider/Lake Glider.” The inventive text and gentle,... Read More

All things nocturnal and furry come alive in this unusual story of a baby bat learning about his surroundings. After a fall from his customary perch, and with Pluribus the rat as his guide, the little bat encounters all of the other... Read More

The late graphic designer Saul Bass is known for his striking film title sequences for Hitchcock’s North by Northwest and Psycho. This reprint of his classy children’s book about a young boy who lives in a small town outside Paris... Read More

Jealous–Accepting. Same–Different. Tricky–Truthful. So reads the provocatively spare text accompanying lush illustrations of all manner of animals doing extraordinary things. Why is a gerbil looking out a train window? Do hedgehogs... Read More

A little boy is displaced from his home when he climbs aboard a cloud that sets sail above his Japanese city. Sora is treated to a birds-eye view of a construction site, an amusement park, and a traditional kite festival. When he falls... Read More

Cutout silhouettes of animals and vivid patterns in contrasting colors anchor a series of rhyming questions and answers about farm life. For example, “Mooing Cow, for whom do you wait?” opens onto “This maid stepping with a very... Read More

The terms “board book” and “profound” are not often found in the same sentence. But this trio of well considered titles is far from typical. "Color Blind" questions whether souls have a color; Such Small Things anticipates the... Read More