With imaginative scenes of bright colors and the streaming limbs of horses and Lakota warriors, Donald Montileaux helps preserve the practice of traditional art and oral storytelling. Both a lesson on the abuse of power and a suspenseful... Read More

Nat Jaspar and Carla Torres teach children about different cultures with their gorgeous, exciting book while avoiding the common children’s book pitfalls of relying on stereotypes and condescending kids. Jaspar’s fun, informative... Read More

Carefree summer days infused with joy are conveyed through the eyes of a man taking care of five fun animals. The Adventures of Rhumba and Tuba: The Magnificent Five is a jubilant and wonderfully illustrated children’s tale, written by... Read More

Suppose you chopped down a tree and then regretted it because, after all, a tree is a beautiful thing in nature. What to do? Firewood? Board feet? Or, you might consider unchopping it by following the instructions of W. S. Merwin, a man... Read More

In "The Infinite Song", Andrea Freeman lets there be light shining down equally on religion, myth, and nature. A creation story that is both secular and accepting, Andrea Freeman’s "The Infinite Song" uses lovely illustrations and... Read More

Familiar yet worthy ideas on renewal, perseverance, and dedication permeate a story sure to appeal to parents who desire alternatives to the menace in Grimm tales. Shaun Brennan debuts with a sober tale of honoring nature and... Read More

This educational primer for youth is disguised as fanciful fiction offering a bit of magic and mystery. Steve Sheridan’s first children’s book, "The Balloon of Discovery", is a bit of fanciful fiction disguising an educational primer... Read More

Bold and evocative illustrations help convey the many moods in this true story of a boy from Tierra del Fuego who was brought to England in the mid-1800s to be “educated and civilized.” Curiosity, longing, wonder, isolation, and... Read More