For an Einstein-haired grandfather and a child in galoshes, a seaside storm represents an opening for play acting. Against a smudged landscape that’s enlivened by sweeps of color, the pair, armed with trowels and noise-making items,... Read More

The beauty and mystery of the forest invites and enchants in this story about how working together can create something more beautiful than anyone could accomplish alone. Maya has meticulously planned out her tree fort, but she runs into... Read More

"Abuelita Faith" is a passionate study of the role that marginalized women play in promoting religious values. Citing their “wisdom, persistence, and strength,” it notes the moral resilience of women, and how their modest homes often... Read More

In the poetic novel "Neverforgotten", a boy forgets how to ride his bike—and this outwardly straightforward premise leads to a complex, almost allegorical story. Charcoal pictures begin the story, showing a crowd of children on... Read More

As if being stuck on a broken bit of ship isn’t bad enough: Albertini is lost at sea with George, the most optimistic castaway in history. George is unfazed by mermaids’ earworms, fish waste falling from the sky, and rain clouds... Read More

The accomplished biographical novel "Writ in Water" covers John Keats’s life with insight and understanding. James Sulzer’s elegiac novel "Writ in Water" begins as British poet John Keats dies at the age of twenty-five. Accompanied... Read More

Bear is training hard for the woodland’s community bike ride, Summer Scoot. But he can’t seem to find his bicycle legs, even though he is using the same instructional book as everyone else. After running—and crashing—into some... Read More

Electric splashes of color light up this tale about celebrating your innate gifts, rather than indulging in envy. Crow is a happy bird—until a dove’s bright feathers make him self-conscious. The dove, in turn, envies the... Read More