Enchanting watercolor illustrations enhance this emotional story about the boundless depth of a parent’s love. Mama and Papa Bear have long awaited the arrival of their cub. When a fish in a bowl is sent down from the stars, they... Read More

A quiet dragon finds his voice to defend his friends in this charming picture book. Whisper is the smallest, quietest, and most overlooked member of his family; his concerns about the destruction that family bonfires wreak on the... Read More

A bird who can’t fly learns to do so much more in this quirky picture book about the power of being different. Nelly is left behind when the other birds migrate, but she’s not one to sit and wait; she sails seas, scales mountains,... Read More

In Kate Gray Glass’s fantasy novel "The Keys of Persephone", a ghost without memories and a witch without powers form an alliance to stop a series of mysterious murders. Lane is a ghost tasked with capturing unruly denizens of the... Read More

Mechanical mystique abounds in Joanna Davidson Politano’s "The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House", a Christian romance novel set against the bleak, beautiful backdrop of early twentieth-century England. Abandoned by her mother at a... Read More

A shy child draws courage from a patchwork quilt in this tender picture book. When Saif declares he is too shy to play basketball with his friends, his mother comforts him by telling him his favorite quilt is made of pieces of him, like... Read More

The intricate patterns and bold colors of Persian design are woven into the illustrations of this moving tale about crosscultural connection. A boy envisions what he and his new friend will do on his friend’s first visit to his house;... Read More

Fed up with not being picked, a worn plush bear chooses discovery and adventure in this stunning picture book about finding your own way in the world—even if you have to make it up. Toys come and go from Oddmint’s Dumporeum, but not... Read More