Bubbling with the joy of discovery, this sweet board book features flip-the-flap surprises across the course of a child’s visit to the zoo. An elephant’s expression turns sour when he realizes that the child has no treats for him; a... Read More

Joey always felt different. By nine years old, she was ready to tell her family the truth: “I am not a boy.” Though nervous about being rejected or misunderstood, she summoned her courage to reveal herself on Shabbat. Instead, she... Read More

In the late 1960s, a grieving twelve-year-old navigates the limitations of her group home in "Doubles", Nora Gold’s poignant novella about a derailed girlhood. Before her mother died, the narrator’s life on her family farm was... Read More

Set among a New Jersey synagogue’s staff and congregants in the month prior to the October 7, 2023 attacks, Nathaniel Popkin’s sobering novel "Partly Strong, Partly Broken" reveals the discord already roiling in liberal Jewish... Read More

A bashful girl is lured outside by a whisper on the breeze: “come, child, into the wild.” An adventure ensues in the depths of her garden; she discovers that “magic is everywhere,” and that her imagination can unlock all... Read More

After plentiful study, Sweetpea knows “everything there is to know” about mermaids. In this natural history in miniature, she teaches other cryptozoology-curious kids about the creatures: glamorous sea mermaids who loathe plastic bag... Read More

In this cheering picture book about nature’s reclamation of abandoned human spaces (published in English and Spanish), a summer-built house delights in the warmth provided by the family that dwells within it. The family’s diverse... Read More

A red-bespectacled bear whose mood matches his somber-blue fur tries to shake off the haze above him in this heartening picture book about seeking happier days. Bear refuses an invitation from his forest friends, fearing he’ll be a... Read More