The Tales from the Hidden Valley series of modern-day folktales continues with a fourth and final seasonal installment, a midsummer mystery set during the excitement of Dragon’s Day festivities. The legend of the lake beast looms as... Read More

Nature and genetics are dazzling in this story of how the changing landscape and gritty pollution of the industrial revolution altered the wing color and pattern presentation of the peppered moth species. Shadowy silhouettes and speckled... Read More

Sometimes all you need is a little TLC, but that’s easier said than done for a prickly-backed hedgehog and a hard-shelled tortoise. With adorable arms outstretched, the two embark from opposite sides of this innovative flip book as... Read More

Illustrating integrity through a rivalry between animals, "Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds" is a fresh children’s tale. Linda Harkey’s humorous picture book "Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds" personifies three hunting... Read More

Recommended for anyone who’s been touched by ADHD, "The Boy Who Lost His Attention" is an informative story. DPA Weston’s "The Boy Who Lost His Attention", with illustrations by Leena AK, portrays attention deficit hyperactivity... Read More

The Gorgeous Mr. Zane is a disturbing yet compelling work about the deep love between a woman and her bank account. There are two essential elements that govern every person’s life: romance and finance. The Gorgeous Mr. Zane is a short... Read More

Writer and illustrator Ana Sender revisits a historical controversy in her charming children’s book "The Cottingley Fairies". Two young friends, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffith, seek to rekindle adults’ belief in magic by taking... Read More

A man of many talents who loved nature, Alexander Milton Ross was a little-known hero of the Underground Railroad. He left his home in Canada to tour plantation fields as an ornithologist, secretly helping slaves escape to freedom.... Read More