The moon is reimagined as a superhero that watches over the world while children sleep in this charming bedtime story. A pod of whales stranded during low tide and an approaching asteroid are no match for Supermoon, who faithfully... Read More

A supportive mother reiterates her interminable belief in her children in the inspiring picture book "You Can Do Hard Things". In Dana Sutton’s encouraging picture book "You Can Do Hard Things", children learn independence despite... Read More

Dreamy illustrations, muted to resemble aged paintings, bring new life to this Chinese folktale about the rewards of honesty. An old emperor has no children to inherit his throne, so he devises a challenge to choose an heir: the children... Read More

A girl languishes in her living room, bored silly with her indoor day. Then a magpie flits onto her window sill and initiates some unexpected play. At its prompting, the girl begins naming what she sees, from the bird to a tree to a... Read More

A big, ripe, juicy red strawberry catches the eyes of all of the forest creatures; they all think they deserve it most. To determine who is most worthy, they initiate a relay race, competing on points both physical and artistic. Beyond... Read More

A hunting dog and his would-be prey have comical interactions in the picture book "Chatty the Hen Pheasant". In Linda Harkey’s surprising picture book "Chatty the Hen Pheasant", a dog braves the snow to hunt for a bird, hoping to... Read More

Soft, blushing, winsome illustrations trace this story of an unconventional friendship between a dormouse and a cheerful fox—one that is challenged during the dormouse’s hibernation, when the fox befriends a badger, too. Can the... Read More

Misty watercolors juxtapose warm and cool tones to showcase the beauty of the Canadian Arctic in this tale of a little boy trying to outrun the moon. Little Moar is convinced that the moon, with its half-smile smirking down at him, is... Read More