In "Shifty" (Tricycle Press, 978-1-58246-257-8), Lynn E. Hazen’s title character (call him Soli, please) is a pragmatically adaptable foster child of fifteen who roams San... Read More

Ned is a green worm who lives in an apple and loves the color red. So, what’s the problem? Ned’s apple is going bad; it’s leaking; it’s going to mush. He needs to find a... Read More

Ernst, a little blue crocodile, loves to ride the carousel in the park. While his favorite wooden animal is the honey-colored dog with the moveable tail that wags, his more... Read More

Every week, families around planet Earth gather for meals at tables, in tents, or on dirt-packed floors, but what they eat depends on where in the world they live. The authors... Read More

“I know a girl who has a really big mouth. Her name is Bailey. Big Mouth Bailey.” In this picture book about the consequences of gossip and hurtful language, shy Maya has... Read More

When children experience the negative emotions that often come when they discover their parents are about to divorce, it can seem like the world is at an end. But the authors of... Read More

The Lenni Lenape (First or True people) or the Delaware, were the original inhabitants of northeastern United States. Forced off their ancestral lands by white settlers, many of... Read More

Disguises and derring-do are perennial children’s favorites, and this new verse biography of Charley Darkey Parkhurst does not disappoint. A runaway orphan whose life spanned... Read More

Oaths in blood, bombs, mystery, family strife, discrimination, boyhood bonds—individually they each create an interesting theme for a middle-grade novel. Mix them all together... Read More

Instead of playing basketball with the kids who tease him, D.J. runs home to the seclusion of his backyard tree house. What may appear to be innocent playground joking may... Read More

Fantasy and fact collide in this elaborate tale of five classmates, each with a name connected to Greek or Latin, who embark on a series of journeys. Because of their ability to... Read More

Twelve months in the life of a young Navajo girl are full of the unexpected. Alice Yazzie’s days contain baby lambs, strip mines, going to the principal’s office, Donald... Read More