Unintelligent Humans: Questions to Stimulate Your Soul, by Richard Singer, Jr., a psychotherapist, is a small book containing barely fifty-six pages, the first twenty-one of which collect short questions and drawings designed to... Read More

The title of James Reaney’s (1926-2008) book-length poem cycle, "A Suit of Nettles", may ring a bell. Some may recall its acclaimed first publication in 1958; others will have read excerpts in the recent Essential James Reaney, also... Read More

There’s a reason why quilts are considered heirlooms. These beautiful pieces of folk art seem to speak of history and family through every stitch. Quilt designs range from very simple to impossibly complex and making the decision to... Read More

Move over, Indiana Jones; there’s a new anthropologist/hero in town. When a simple shepherd in the Afghan mountains literally stumbles upon an ancient relic, he can’t imagine the terrible power his discovery may unleash. Meanwhile,... Read More

Wordcatcher is not a typical text on etymology. With a sharp, yet conversational, tone, Phil Cousineau whisks readers through a dissection of 250 words, each accompanied by an array of anecdotes, quotes, and “companion” words. He... Read More

It shouldn’t surprise us, after watching kids with rooms full of expensive toys have the time of their lives playing in a cardboard box, that the simplest toys and games are often the best. In Dinosaurs on the Move, author Cathy... Read More

Bonyo Bonyo has a dream: he wants to build a hospital in his Kenyan village to help children like his baby sister Akinyi, who died when she was very young. To build a hospital, Bonyo Bonyo knows he must go to school, and with the help of... Read More

In this rhyming story, the creatures of the Amazon invite three children to explore and observe the rainforest on a visit that lasts from sunrise to evening. “‘Fly,’ squawk the parrots…‘Jump,’ chatter monkeys. ‘Or swing if... Read More