A laugh-out-loud book with goofy illustrations, this adaptation of a Buddhist story introduces fasting and meditation, and hints on how to analyze a story. The rotund primates trick their chief into allowing them to eat during their... Read More

Under the glow of the amber moon, a little boy says his nighttime prayers—for the homeless, for the sick, for the hungry. Rendered gracefully with lifelike illustrations and exquisite, flowing language, this book will appeal to more... Read More

Every page of this book—a celebration of the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince—is an adventure. With gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations and gentle prose that follows Antoine from childhood through his... Read More

With playful artist strokes and the clever use of fonts, this story of a tiny steam engine who dreams of one day traveling and doing something important is like a modern Little Engine That Could. The simplicity of the plot, language, and... Read More

Stubborn, grumbling Jenny is stuck in the terrible twos. Her humorous and gently empathetic story will appeal both to parents of indecisive tots and the fussers themselves as Jenny struggles with choosing clothes in the morning, enjoying... Read More

Little Elephant is obsessed with trains; that’s all he ever wants to play with. But when his parents take him on a real train ride, he gets into a conflict with other youngsters, who each have their own favorite toy. More than just a... Read More

Stories enhance our experience of life. We love to see how others respond to challenges and triumph over difficulties, and we pretend that we are doing the same. But what if we didn’t have to “borrow” someone else’s adventure?... Read More

“It can be hard for a believer to be happy in the face of all that is going on in the world today,” writes Jean Vanier, a Canadian philosopher, humanitarian, and founder of L’Arche, a Christian community in which people with severe... Read More