In this important picture book for historical fiction collections, Opal grows up in Greenwood, a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma where everyone gathers on Sunday to hear the good word. Today, everyone’s looking forward to the... Read More

In this quirky picture book that reverses a common childhood fear, Ditter is a bunny who lives in a hole, far from the sun; he’s afraid of anything bright. But a waylaid shoe forces him to do the unthinkable: light a candle and look... Read More

The night air smells like irises and honeysuckle when two children’s parents wake them for an undefined adventure. They dress in the blue predawn and walk through the village as their eyes adjust. Here and there, there are signs of... Read More

In this third installment of Leo LaFleur’s fantasy series, an errand boy, having completed deliveries to a witch and a warlock, undertakes his most daunting task yet: to deliver a package to the fairy queen. Dreamy illustrations with... Read More

In Kelsey K. Sather’s powerful epic fantasy novel "Birth of the Anima", generations of women fight to restore the planet to her natural balance. More than two thousand years ago, Avni, the fifth Anima, helped to save her people from... Read More

A little boy delights in his mother’s beauty, comparing her jewelry to awesome sights like twinkling stars and dewdrops that catch the sun. That he invests so much meaning in his mother’s baubles only underscores the beauty that... Read More

Compiling recipes from refugee chefs of scattered origins, "The Kitchen without Borders" is a bridge-building cookbook. The catering company Eat Offbeat began in 2015, with the award of a seed grant from Columbia University to sister and... Read More

J. S. Margot’s memoir "Mazel Tov" is the unvarnished account of how two clashing cultures led to lasting friendship. In her student days, Margot answered an ad to be a tutor. The woman in charge of student jobs sent her to the... Read More