Though Walter was eager for his first day of school, it goes awry: Walter notices that his whale shark teeth are much smaller than his classmates’ huge, great white shark teeth. Underwater illustrations with lots of toothy smiles and... Read More

Find out what all birds have in common, and what sets them apart, through this tribute to the distinctive varieties of winged wonders that are found nesting in trees, soaring overhead, or are even underground. Of course, there’s an... Read More

Experience the colorful chaos of market day in India as a young girl shops for something special among the stalls. Forget boring brown and black: here you’ll find terracotta and cardamom, charcoal and kebabs. "A Gift for Amma" is a... Read More

In the near future of Eve Smith’s novel "The Waiting Rooms", antibiotics no longer work, and people don’t often make it to their golden years. Following The Crisis, antibiotic-resistant strains of diseases have overrun the world,... Read More

In James Gallant’s erudite short story collection, "La Leona", musicians witness European history from the sidelines. These intricate stories traverse medieval Spain, Elizabethan Denmark, and revolutionary France. In “Isaac Albéniz... Read More

A mother griffin and her brood keep careful watch over an enchanted forest that’s full of mythical creatures in this magical counting and rhyming adventure. Dramatic, beautifully illustrated scenes depict families of mermaids,... Read More

Hayley Chewins’s fantasy novel "The Sisters of Straygarden Place" is filled with magic and danger—and love that overcomes all. The Ballastian sisters seem to have everything they need, including a magic house that feeds them. But... Read More

Norman Lock’s dark, carnivalesque "American Follies" mines the seamier side of the 1880s through a woman’s febrile imagination and New York sojourns. Ellen, who was once Henry James’s typist, now helps Susan B. Anthony and... Read More