A boy’s difficult meditation on the loss of his mother to cancer, and what that means about his own changing identity, without any false promise. Jerome’s aunt and his... Read More

Who would guess that a tiny seabird with webbed feet, the marbled murrelet, nests more than 300 feet up in the trees of old-growth forests along the west coast? Male and female... Read More

With a smile on her face, a polar bear approaches a house built in the tangled branches of a very large tree. Once there, she spots a brown bear coming to meet her. Together,... Read More

This is a thoughtfully researched account of the events of Birmingham Sunday, September 15, 1963, which left six young African Americans dead. Four girls were killed by a... Read More

Mai wants to free the sparrows caged outside the temple gates, but she can’t afford to pay for their freedom. Instead, she gives a gift to the girl Thu, chanting, “Fly free,... Read More

As a boy in 1930’s Wisconsin, Jim Lovell spent his free time reading stories about astronauts and mysterious planets. Forty years later, Jim would find himself in the midst of... Read More

It’s Chinese New Year, and although Amy has never met any of her relatives in China, she knows her mother is feeling homesick. Then a package arrives with a letter from... Read More

Elementary school children have an insatiable curiosity for wildlife books. More than stories, these are the books that come home from the library to read with mom and dad. And... Read More

Loch Ness has its monster and Wisconsin has its Hodag. Although neither has ever been captured, these mythological creatures have spawned wonderful tales and legends.... Read More