Rooted in an Inuit folktale from Greenland, this picture book celebrates the reciprocal relationship between humans and nature. When a lonely old woman finds a bear cub freezing on the ice, she adopts him as her own. He grows up in the... 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

Misty watercolors juxtapose warm and cool tones to showcase the beauty of the Canadian Arctic in this tale of a little boy trying to outrun the moon. Little Moar is convinced that the moon, with its half-smile smirking down at him, is... Read More

Aria, a young girl in Afghanistan and an amputee, is nervous about going back to school. With all the benches being burned for warmth during the war, the girls in her school have no choice but to sit on the floor, which is unbearable for... Read More

A cogent message of love and acceptance is portrayed through the spare language and delicate watercolor illustrations of this diverse picture book. Children playing in a park gradually join together to form a single playful “circle,”... Read More

With white backgrounds and stand-out colored-pencil illustrations, this picture book urges everyone to appreciate the everyday music found in nature. Bees bzzz-zzz and frogs croa-oak before a summer thunderstorm rolls in with drums,... Read More

Gray and green backdrops are splattered with bright pink and yellow in this story about an “intrepid” sheep and a case of mistaken identity. Lana Lynn is excited to train the new watchdog, but she and her friend Shawn have their work... Read More

A stunning example of wordless storytelling, this picture book follows a single act of kindness as it changes lives throughout a city—before coming back around. A distressed woman packs up her lunch and heads out to hang posters for... Read More