In Jonathan Eig’s lighthearted early reader "Some Pigtails", a clever girl learns to speak up for herself and negotiate. In this charming story, eight-and-a-half-year-old Lola’s grandpa may be often grumpy, but Lola still cajoles him... Read More

This collection of short and true stories, compiled by the Encyclopædia Britannica team, is a clever, engaging bedtime alternative that is literal when it comes to approaching the Land of Nod, sleep rituals, nature at night, and the... Read More

"A Wild Day at the Zoo" is a sweet and educational picture book introduction to the wonders and diversity of the zoo, as well as the wonders and diversity of human languages. In Victor D. O. Santos’s sweet, educational picture book... Read More

"Stealing Liberty" is a funny and dramatic novel whose hero questions what it means to be an adult. In Jack Augenblick’s dark comedy "Stealing Liberty", an unemployed man undertakes an adventure to do a probably illegal favor for a... Read More

"The Greatest" is nostalgic about childhood and concerned with multigenerational love. Mari Jane Hillyer’s sincere picture book "The Greatest" explores a favored pastime that leads to appreciation for a parent’s encouragement. A boy... Read More

"Surrender" is a gripping and defiant memoir about personal identity and motherhood. In her captivating memoir "Surrender", Marylee MacDonald reflects on her life as an adoptee and how it influenced the relinquishment of her firstborn... Read More

Nathan Pettijohn’s record of an adventure in an RV celebrates open spaces through its easygoing narration. Nathan Pettijohn’s forthright travel narrative "Travels with Hafa" gathers linked, chronological sketches and essays about... Read More

"The Temple Tree" is an inspirational fable about the many ways that people move through the world and about the difficult work of cultivating inner peace during moments of loss and self-doubt. Sidney Snow’s gentle teaching fable, The... Read More