"Auntie, Auntie!" is a heartfelt picture book in which an adult delivers encouragement during a family visit. An aunt’s hopes for her nephew inspire Martha Hindo’s sunny picture book, "Auntie, Auntie!", about a family’s loving role... Read More

From the world of The Day No One Was Angry comes this illustrated collection of interconnected stories following a familiar cast of creatures. The stories are most appropriate for older readers because of their complex themes, which... Read More

In "The Undercover Book List", two twelve-year-olds forge a friendship based on their serendipitous connection to a library book. Jane is a self-professed book nerd. When her best friend, Sienna, a fellow reader, moves away, she suggests... Read More

Like a sunset streaked across fresh snow, the colors of this story are as cozy as its message of taking care of others—and the planet. Decked in pink and yellow, Poe is a bright spot against the harshness of the Arctic, where she lives... Read More

In her memoir "Afterlight", Isa Milman recounts her struggles as the child of Holocaust survivors. Fraught with memories of the Holocaust, modern politics, and long family histories featuring better times, the book articulates a painful... Read More

This gorgeous illustrated book sings to every adult’s inner child. It pairs dreamlike art with trilling reminiscences of childhood joys and growing pains, painted in the vibrant colors of the wide, wild world. A girl settles on a stack... Read More

A girl falls under the spell of a fairy who offers her a Faustian bargain in the graphic novel "Stars, Hide Your Fire". Moved by ennui and restlessness, Andrea dreams of escaping her small, ordinary Massachusetts town. While exploring an... Read More

Brad Kessler’s compelling and compassionate novel "North" follows Sahro, a young Somali woman who’s forced to flee to Canada to avoid deportation from the US. Detoured by a snowstorm, she becomes the troubled secret guest of a small... Read More