There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir, We must rise and follow her; When from every hill of flame, She calls and calls each vagabond by name.—William Bliss Carman On the side of a deserted road in Central Florida in... Read More

With the arrival of summer, seventy-eight-year-old Octavio Rivera “had a feeling that he was about to have the most fantastic dreams of his life.” Each afternoon his dreams are indeed incredible, as a guitar, kissing turtles, winged... Read More

The best science books for children are grounded in young people’s backyards and lead children around the globe and to new understandings of how the natural world works. This accessible ecology book for readers ages eight to twelve... Read More

The aggregate tale created by the linked stories in David Philip Mullins’s award-winning "Greetings from Below" is not so much a coming-of-age story as one of growth through attrition. Mullin’s impressive debut traces the pivotal... Read More

For this author, the poet’s vocation is brutal, as knuckle-bloodying as any street fight. Consequently, the poems of his latest work are often chock-full of bravado, but in the end, the speaker admits his powerlessness: Why can’t the... Read More

This well-researched biography is as visually delightful as one of the Haders’ books. Children’s book lovers and collectors have a wonderful new present, as brightly and invitingly packaged as any childhood birthday gift, with the... Read More