Anyone who has moved as a child remembers the event as a significant and potentially scary milestone of childhood. However, Rosa approaches the situation with determination and style in this picture book, which reads like a how-to manual... Read More

A day at the beach turns into something extra special for Paloma, the charming little girl at the center of this imaginative book. When her mother and father take her to the beach, Paloma sees the other children playing with their... Read More

“Perch was old and wise, and she knew it was time to tell her friend what happens to every tadpole. Polliwog, one day you will change and leave the pond.” Stubborn and unwilling to accept change, Polliwog disagrees. She is happy with... Read More

In a time not so long ago when people respected the land and wildlife and relied on nature’s bounty for sustenance, lack of buffalo to hunt meant starvation and even death for indigenous people who lived on the plains. As winter... Read More

Janna’s favorite day of the week is Saturday, the day she spends with Granddaddy and the other “kings” of the neighborhood barbershop. When her mother breaks the news that her grandfather’s heart has “gone to sleep,” Janna... Read More

As Grandma Ni Ni slices carrot flowers and her granddaughter, Nancy, swirls and rinses the dinner rice, grandson Greg bursts into the busy kitchen with a blue envelope mailed from China. Grandma recognizes the return address as that of... Read More

Most American children’s exposure to fairy tales or mythology is limited to those with European or perhaps Greco-Roman origins. The wonderful, non-sanitized versions have wicked characters, battles, hulking giants, brave beasts, and... Read More

Embedded within this adventurous tale of warlords, bandits, and puppeteers is a subtle math lesson on the concept of proportion. Young Chuan and his artist mentor are traveling through the wilderness of Ancient China in the company of a... Read More