An observant boy measures himself against tiny marvels, like sand on a beach, a cardinal perched on a branch, and his sleeping baby brother. In some senses, he knows, he’s getting big—but not when compared to mountains, yawning... Read More

This educational picture book doubles as modern art to help children practice the alphabet in style. In his self-described “digital woodcuts,” Christopher Evans layers colors and shapes to create intricate patterns that form... Read More

This fictionalized firsthand account of the passage of the "Mexique", which carried 456 Spanish children to the safety of Mexico during the Spanish Civil War, is a potent reminder of an echoing historical crisis. The welcoming flowers of... Read More

Childhood friends separated by death reunite in Kate Hazel Hall’s supernatural novel "From Darkness". Ari and Alex once played in the Australian wilds. Then Alex drowned, and Ari blamed herself. Years later, a snakebite should have... Read More

Mirado is from Afghanistan; he was sent to safety while his father stayed to fight a war. Now, he’s a favorite performer for a traveling circus, playing his father’s flute. But the flute is starting to crack. Around Mirado, night... Read More

"No Reading Allowed" is a laugh-out-loud exploration of the absurd world of homonyms. Disparate illustrations are paired with bits of text that sound identical when read aloud, as with a portrait of Sir Francis Bacon by a sunny seaside... Read More

With advice for the parents and teachers of young assault survivors, "Meet Carey Jones" reveals the deep impacts of childhood sexual abuse. Drawing on personal experiences, Christie Somes’s self-help book "Meet Carey Jones" imparts... Read More

A Mexican American girl progresses from kindergarten to graduation in 1960s and ’70s California in "Living Color", a collection of linked stories by Donna Miscolta. One of four children in a transient Navy family, Angie Rubio knows she... Read More