In this wrenching but hopeful picture book about confronting childhood grief, a child whose deceased parent feels “as far away as the stars” finds an inventive way to fulfill their promise to never forget. They repurpose a cardboard... Read More

Alia used to depend on her grandfather for stories, and he was great at spinning them. Indeed, he seemed to wind them into every facet of their lives together. But then her grandfather died, and “the stories stopped. The world lost its... Read More

In this punny picture book about lessons learned from a passive friend, a canine is befuddled by the girl he sees at the park each day, immobile on a bench as the world moves around her. She seems as indifferent to him as she is to the... Read More

“Small, determined” Su-Kyoung lives in a lovely village beneath a mountain. Her people fish each day for the food they need, taking no more than that from the nearby stream. Then a visitor calls their practices into question,... Read More

Bird-watching, meditations on wildlife, and a move to Northern Greece animate Julian Hoffman’s poetic memoir "Lifelines", about the varied meanings of shelter and survival on a changing planet. Weary of commuting to hectic London,... Read More

Robert B. Marks’s comprehensive natural history text Deep Time in Mono Basin concerns a sensitive lake ecosystem in northeastern California. The Mono Lake Basin, at the edge of the Sierra Nevada, serves a vital ecological role as one... Read More

At turns whimsical, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking, this sentimental picture book invites readers of all ages to celebrate the “lasts” in life, from the undesirable pieces of candy left in the bag to the final farewell to a... Read More

Budding entomologists and science lovers will delight in this whimsical story about a girl with an uncommon interest. Encouraged by her entomologist mother, Lydia studies, collects, and draws every kind of bug, from the stinky to the... Read More