The past is the present is the future in "Flashback Hotel", the masterful new short story collection by Ivan Vladislavić. Alternately whimsical and deeply affecting, the collection explores South African culture and the impact of belief... Read More

A fluffy baby penguin tries again and again to use his wings for flying like the petrels, albatross, and other arctic birds, but nothing seems to work—until he takes a leap of faith and tumbles into the sea. Beautiful watercolor... Read More

Little Tree Dude is jonesing for the perfect snack to satisfy his particular palate, but red-eyed tree frogs can’t eat just any nut or berry found in the rain forest. Lively rhymes and swinging vines jump and flit about with humor as... Read More

Queenie Quail loves to stop and smell the flowers—and chase the bees, watch the worms, and admire the butterflies—and so she’s always a step behind the others. Her observant curiosity exasperates her family until the day it saves... Read More

Diana always feels bored and out of sorts. Her family, teachers, and doctors are worried about her perpetual despondence until a random melody inspires her to dance. Now able to express herself through music and movement, she finds new... Read More

When one stormy day turns into two with no end in sight, a brother and sister don their galoshes and head out to search for the biggest puddle in the world—the source of all precipitation. The weather may be damp and gray, but smiles... Read More

Even scary, scaly, sharp-toothed crocodiles need a little tender care sometimes. Luckily, a brave young girl is there to tend to them—even Big Mean, the scariest, scaliest, biggest, meanest reptile of them all. Reminiscent of Maurice... Read More

Heidi Seaborn’s poetry collection "Give a Girl Chaos" wields everyday language with immense skill, resulting in an expansive work. These poems encompass the range of human emotion. They travel around the globe and from idea to idea,... Read More