"Gracie Becomes a Rock Star" jumps from a clever play on words into an easygoing family story. In Mazie H. Leftwich’s lighthearted and amusing picture book "Gracie Becomes a Rock Star", a girl transforms her family picnic by... Read More

A determined bear tries all manner of dance classes, from ballet to tap to swing, but his big body and clumsy feet can’t seem to find the rhythm—until he discovers a very special style of dancing done with skates on ice. Rhinos in... Read More

Armed with guidebook, clipboard, and binoculars, Jay and his mom head out to look for birds in the winter woods during the annual Christmas Bird Count, an important event for tracking bird populations across North, Central, and South... Read More

In a tale of kindness and charity, Alfonzo’s stylish new coat slowly unravels as he gives bits and pieces of it away to those in need. Rhyming verses complemented by multihued and textured illustrations follow the coat’s demise as... Read More

In this story inspired by the many African American pioneers who forged new communities in the Midwest following the Civil War, young Dede’s hardworking family leaves behind a life of indentured servitude for the promise of free... Read More

Thirteen-year-old Silke is the heroine of her own story—a girl who knows that you “never, ever let a dragon handle diplomacy,” since a dragon’s idea of diplomacy is to point out that dragons don’t eat humans…anymore. She... Read More

In the late nineteenth century, a small group of esoteric seekers calling themselves The Miracle Club explored principles and techniques to affect reality through thought. Mitch Horowitz, a writer on alternative spirituality and a New... Read More

Chad Morris and Shelly Brown’s "Squint" pulls off the seemingly impossible: it is an empathy-building novel with a message that’s fun to read. Thirteen-year-old Flint lives with his grandparents and wears special glasses that don’t... Read More