Dreamlike illustrations enhance the mystical atmosphere of this enchanting picture-book take on a beloved Japanese folktale. Unsuited for the hard work his family farm requires, a boy is sent to train as a priest, but his singular... Read More

The affirming picture book "The Perfect Prince(ss)" follows a brave girl as she learns that she doesn’t have to be perfect to be loved. In Bambi Nieves’s fantastical picture book "The Perfect Prince(ss)", a wizard tries to force a... Read More

In this exhilarating picture book about environmental appreciation, a girl goes out exploring each day. She jars the treasures she finds on her walks, bringing them home for her own nature-based cabinet of curiosities. An encounter with... Read More

Telling two stories in poignant parallel alongside a call to action, this powerful picture book challenges all to break the cycles of history. Set in Oklahoma’s Fort Sill, the book follows two children: one, a Japanese child imprisoned... Read More

Moving and humorous by turns, this picture book honors children’s relationships with, and the legacy of, grandparents. As the book travels through a diverse group of children, a kooky cast of grandparents emerges: a violinist grandma... Read More

This heartfelt biographical picture book exemplifies art as a form of resistance. The life of Marie Procai—a Ukrainian immigrant, renowned folk artist, mother, and cornerstone of Ukrainian cultural heritage—is detailed in intricate... Read More

In this celebration of solitude that reads like a comforting prose poem for adults and like a balm for busy little minds, a bear goes out for a walk on his own one day. Along the way, he celebrates the quiet joys that can be found when... Read More

Minty, born enslaved in 1822, is impossible to contain: “she / is soil, seed, root, tree, / stem, flower, air, breeze, / stream, river, waves, sea, / Sun, moon, a planetary jubilee.” As a child, she has visions of the Promised Land;... Read More