Ambrose’s work is funny, irreverent, and refreshing, and her advice is spot-on. Elaine Ambrose’s "Midlife Happy Hour" is a humorous look at the life of a small-town farmer’s daughter who did not conform to the expectations of... Read More

Their first voyage, on the 24’4“ Seraffyn, took them on an eastward course around the world, but avid cruisers, boatbuilders, and award-winning writers Lin and Larry Pardey had never ventured south of the Equator. They wondered if,... Read More

Young Marvin helps his grandpa learn to stop and smell the roses, or rather, to stop and taste the bananas, in King Calm: Mindful Gorilla in the City, from pediatric psychologists Susan D. Sweet and Brenda Miles. Through the hustle and... Read More

Fun illustrations and clever dialogue make this humorous fantasy tale about beating bullies irresistible. Duluth the Dragon: A Big Red Bully by Devon Buffett is a whimsical tale of dragons and fairies, meshing fantasy and real life... Read More

"Palookaville" is a fascinating source of insight into the work of an excellent and ambitious cartoonist. Tom Smart turns his trained eye to the art and worldview of Canadian cartoonist and graphic novelist Seth in the meticulous... Read More

The Essential D. G. Jones has distilled the essence of the man’s work into a small, potent package. In the latest in its outstanding “Essential Poets” series, publisher The Porcupine’s Quill presents a concise but grand... Read More

On the bustling city sidewalk in front of her building, Teresita anxiously awaits the arrival of her Tío Ramón, who has promised her something special for her seventh birthday, in A Surprise for Teresita, a bilingual slice of... Read More

A young girl embarks on a great adventure with her papá, counting animals, clouds, and stars along the way, in "Dos conejos blancos", by Jairo Buitrago. The perilous real-life struggles of Mexicans and Central Americans travelling... Read More