In this book, biologist Rob Laidlaw introduces children to animals’ basic needs, and the realities of animal treatment behind the scenes of the entertainment industry. While it may be appealing to visit circuses or reptile shows, the... Read More

In this book, author and translator Wafa’ Tarnowska retells the stories of The Thousand and One Nights, or "The Arabian Nights" in a large, generously illustrated volume that is meant to be a permanent part of a home or library... Read More

“Share with brother and someday brother will share with you,” is the message that young rabbit [k1] hears everywhere from everyone he knows. But sharing is hard, especially when baby brother seems to get the better part of toys,... Read More

What’s a little boy to do when he wants a sword to fight dragons with, and his mother says he may not have one? Instead, she gives him a sunflower, which whooshes and swooshes surprisingly well. Off he goes, to the top of Dragon Hill,... Read More

Folk artist Maxwell Newhouse has created a beautifully simple counting book with a twist. The book begins with ten crunching caribou on a green plain. As the numbers of animals decrease, the snow begins to fall. By the end of the book,... Read More

This mostly wordless book shows one day in the lives of two boys, one in Australia, and one in Morocco, North Africa. The differences and similarities of their lives are shown in detailed and expressive collage artwork. As the author... Read More

Filled with the vegetarian recipes sent in from around the world from friends of Oxford’s New Internationalist magazine, this cookbook has the cozy, chatty feel of those fundraiser recipe books churches pull together, but with much... Read More

Winner of the Zerilli-Marimò prize, "From the Land of the Moon" is a young woman’s lovely and poignant account of a family, and a grandmother’s search for love. Place is central to this novel—the author’s native Sardinia, with... Read More