A bloodstained primer and a jarful of pennies represent freedom in this story about the real-life Alec Turner, who was born a slave in Virginia in 1845. Based on the recollections of his daughter Daisy, young Alecs journey takes shape in... 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 somewhere in his middle years, “had grown unaccustomed to... 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 current occupation of Iraq. Children are touched by war when... Read More

Having inadvertently swallowed a magic pearl that her father stole from a good witch, Sarah begins to shrink. At five years old, she becomes so small that her parents cannot allow her to attend school. Is all hope lost for Sarah? While... Read More

Appendages. Feelers. More specifically, fingers. Who knew how much they do? “Fingers that hug a teddy bear. Fingers that blow a kiss.” The list of things fingers can do unfolds on the pages of this book. “Fingers that can touch a... Read More

The unforgettable, haunting call of a loon stirs the imagination of a young girl who visits a lake in Maine each summer. Based on the author’s own experience in those verdant woods, the book’s verses are filled with imaginings and... Read More

Little Rabbit should have known better, but he is a very little bunny who is headed for his first day of school. Against his mother’s advice, he decides to take Charlie Horse-a wooden horse on wheels, pulled by a string-with him. Mama... Read More

Two bugs, Frieda and Gloria, green and slightly grasshoppery in appearance, are about as opposite in personality as friends can be. Tall Gloria is brave and adventurous; short Frieda is afraid of everything, real and imagined. When... Read More