A Korean American girl helps her mother prepare to host Thanksgiving in this warm, celebratory picture book about the joy of intermingling cultures. Though the two sides of her family have quite different tastes, the girl hopes to... Read More

Hungry creatures seek a beneficial new connection in the surprise- and adventure-filled picture book "Shimmerlaroos and the Great Kookenama". Jack Smalley’s quirky picture book in verse "Shimmerlaroos and the Great Kookenama" is a wild... Read More

A precocious student works to save her favorite restaurant from an AI threat in the spirited mystery novella "Robots in the Diner". In Ron Charach’s charming mystery novel "Robots in the Diner", a girl works to save her favorite diner... Read More

A musing memoir, "Lights in Cold Rooms" sifts through a lifetime of memories in search of understanding. Joan Cusack Handler’s introspective memoir "Lights in Cold Rooms" is about family relationships and the challenges of aging.... Read More

Don’t Look Down! is a lively memoir–cum–entrepreneur’s guide that illustrates the benefits of pursuing every opportunity with gusto. Entrepreneur Bob Campana’s lively memoir–cum–leadership guide Don’t Look Down! draws on... Read More

Integrating the biblical origin story into explanations of a plant’s life cycle, "God’s Amazing Creation" is an edifying picture book. Lindy Kerr’s Christian picture book "God’s Amazing Creation" focuses on plants to illustrate... Read More

Preparing for bedtime is akin to an adventure in this cheeky, cheery, onomatopoeic rhyming picture book that encourages children to “dream bold and bright.” It begins with the toot of a welcoming train headed for the night. Little... Read More

This warm story in which friendship has a vivifying effect begins on an icy day, when a lonely wolf happens upon a red teddy bear in the snow. It feels like kismet: he’s in want of a friend. Soon, he and the bear are climbing trees,... Read More