With its empathetic theme of caring for animals who are different, "Mia and Nattie" is an uplifting picture book about acceptance and belonging. A young girl befriends and saves a special sheep in Marlene M. Bell’s picture book, Mia... Read More

Describing poetry, Seamus Heaney said, “my lee is deeply tilled.” He compared meter and form to the patterns of agriculture, watching how a poem appeared on a page like furrows. Alison Amend’s new novel, Stations West, the story of... Read More

Lily is really very busy, and she’s not interested in going to bed. She tells her mother, “I want to play NOW!” Just then the doorbell rings, and here is a small white bear who says the same thing. It’s party time! He takes Lily... Read More