A three-dimensional board book in the shape of the Colosseum reveals layer upon layer of history surrounding one of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating (and frightening) pastimes: the various weapons employed in the popular battles,... Read More

A medieval boy’s first thought upon waking is to care 
for his family and their collection of barnyard animals while investigating rumors of a nearby predator. This 
fictional morning in the childhood of Saint Francis of Assisi... Read More

Little ones learning their letters will find this British designer’s take on the illustrated alphabet, in which he assigns each letter a word to display, especially nifty. There’s “K” for karate: a boy wearing a gi strikes a pose... Read More

This gentle and candid story tracks the reactions of a little boy to his mother’s death: anger at her having left him, frustration at not being able to take care of Dad, and fear of not being able to remember how she smells. When he... Read More

Reaching beyond an exciting, dystopian plot, Karen Sandler tells the alarming story of a society that has come to devalue humans, turning many of them into commodities, and the courage it takes to face the truth needed to fight... Read More

On the surface, Marjane Satrapi’s "The Sigh" is a simple fable, a momentary escape from reality into a world fueled by a child-like acceptance of both the mundane and fantastic. However, as with all the gifted cartoonist’s previous... Read More

Before forensic science was widely accepted, police relied on experience, intuition, tips, concrete clues, and patient footwork rather than on microscopic samples. This distinguished account of the 1864 crime that shook Victorian England... Read More

Activists often employ the approach of seeking forgiveness rather than asking permission, and in Stephen Hren’s charming and important glimpse of the sustainability movement, they don’t really seek much forgiveness, either.... Read More