Howl of the Mission Owl: El ulular de la lechuza, with its seamless inclusion of Latin culture and language, is a must for libraries and classrooms. Cecilia Velástegui fabulously spotlights native Californian history, culture, and... Read More

This book makes parents think about clever questions, some very serious, that might come out of a child’s mouth. Though it takes the form of a picture book for children, Judith Lazar’s Grown-Ups, the World and Me! presents a... Read More

Right to die and other medical issues are tackled in this well-developed tale told from health-care workers’ point of view. Pamela Triolo’s second novel about nurses could easily be ripped from the headlines. The Imposter tackles... Read More

Please, Ms. Physicist, tell me a story, one that uses my language and down-to-earth images to bring your cosmic universe a few light years closer to me. Lo and behold, Tasneem Zehra Husain conjures the fly-on-the-wall experience of a... Read More

Blown kisses swirl through the air in search of their designated child in this loving bedtime story whose rhyme and repetition sings like a lullaby. Flowery illustrations portray exquisite locales—from a child drifting to sleep in a... Read More

The two epic wars of the twentieth century were separated by twenty-odd years of European despondency, impoverishment, and simmering, unresolved hatreds. The 1920s and ’30s witnessed a devastating series of murders against the... Read More

Aside from the fact that many favorite food dishes in Denmark are unpronounceable—unless, of course, you’re Danish—the country is one of the more robust foodie destinations in the world. It is not happenstance that Copenhagen’s... Read More

This legal thriller knows its way around a courtroom as it weaves a tale of crime and responsibility. Linda Rocker’s novel "Blame" focuses on a court case in Florida and features a menagerie of characters all connected to one another... Read More