Longing permeates Donaldson’s lines, transferring to his readership. Jesse Donaldson’s "On Homesickness" is a lovely, nostalgic tribute to the author’s boyhood home, delivered in a series of brief and poetic vignettes. Donaldson... Read More

With a ghost in the attic, a bogey monster in the basement, and a pixie in the piano, it’s no wonder Jackson is having trouble sleeping. No worries, though—some thoughtful problem solving guarantees a restful slumber for Jackson, and... Read More

A boy hears the call of an owl, feels the pull of the moon, and communes with a giant oak. "Wake", from Shawn Dougherty, follows his dreamy nighttime foray into the surrounding woods. Watercolors from Leah Busch complement the boy’s... Read More

Everyone knows that roosters herald the morning, but one song-loving fowl shakes up the barnyard, turning night into day with his incessant cock-a-doodle-doing, in "Wakem the Rooster: Up All Night", a rollicking bedtime adventure from... Read More

When their orchard mysteriously comes under attack, Fatima and her grandfather rely on a cluster of unlikely allies to save an important crop in Mireille Messier’s "Fatima and the Clementine Thieves". Beautifully accented watercolors... Read More

Stephen Bodian’s "Beyond Mindfulness" explores an out-there concept: there is another, accessible level of awareness even beyond mindfulness. In his book, Bodian shares his thoughts on how and why people should work toward it. Bodian... Read More

Marco Tabilio’s gorgeous graphic novel "Marco Polo" vividly relates the story of the famed explorer. This graphic biography encompasses Polo’s whole life, showing not just his time in the court of Kublai Khan but also the influences... Read More

"The Girl with the Red Balloon" is a thought-provoking look at modern German history through a lens of magic and time travel. Ellie’s class trip to Germany is supposed to be a fun spring-break adventure. When visiting the Berlin Wall... Read More