The good poet’s body slowly leaves one sex for another and she wonders what else, if anything, will change—the Jewishness that influences so much of her world; the Holocaust memories of twelve murdered ancestors; love and sex; fear... Read More

A gentle conservation message comes through in Tom Huddleston’s adventure-filled novel Cosmic Creatures: The Friendly Firecat, wherein a girl visits her aunt on a remote planet—and has to stop intergalactic rustlers from stealing... Read More

Vibrant, textured illustrations accompany this eloquent picture book about embracing your identity. Wanjiku grows up in a Kikuyu village in Kenya. She helps her grandmother tend to the goats and cows and learns about the origin of her... Read More

A little witch discovers that some feats are only possible with the help of a friend in this whimsical picture book. After forgetting her broom outside, the witch can no longer fly it properly; her flying test ends in disaster. When she... Read More

The Jataka tales chronicle the many past lives of the Buddha, and this picture book follows one in which he is a compassionate, pure white elephant, Sati. His mother protects him, always taking care of him ahead of herself. As she grows... Read More

Prohibition-era anthropomorphic cats try to operate an illegal speakeasy in the intricate graphic novel Lackadaisy: Volume 2, a volume born as a webcomic that has seen animated treatment. In 1927 in Saint Louis, Missouri, widowed Mitzi... Read More

Dreamy watercolors and charming animal characters make this primer on collective action accessible and engaging for children. A sheep searches for a way to share her dream of a better world with her friends even though she is unable to... Read More

An exiled witch contends with murderous forces in Stacie Murphy’s beguiling novel The Witch’s Secret. In the Civil War-era, Joya, having misused her magic against the strict rules of her Boston magisterium, is sent to live with... Read More