“Incredible Inventor Impala Imagines Ingeniously Inspired Ideas,” while “Mad Messy Monkeys Make too Much Macaroni on the Moon.” Indeed, weird and wacky words make mush out of your mouth. Slithering, circuitous sentences lay a... Read More

With his upturned nose, thick-­rimmed glasses, bow tie, and petite yellow hat, Young Frank is both sophisticated and childlike, experimenting with everyday materials under the watchful eye of his namesake architect grandfather. Not a... Read More

When twins Sidney and Stella—who DO NOT share, not under any circumstance—accidentally take out the moon with a bouncy ball, they must learn to use their greatest strengths (and overcome their greatest weakness) to put things right.... Read More

On “Mood Monday,” the young students in this precious book discuss events that influenced their emotions over the weekend. Dealing with the birth of a new baby sister, Theo is bursting with numerous feelings at once, while his... Read More

Glib humor gives way to serious discussion of historic and modern treatment of Indians. “Most of the history of Indians in North America has been forgotten,” says Canadian (and Cherokee) author Thomas King. “What we are left with... Read More

In re-examining the myth of the “righteous,” Grabowski unearths disturbing truths about Polish citizens’ complicity in the Holocaust. Jan Grabowski returns with an unflinching study of the Judenjagd, the post-ghetto “hunt for the... Read More

Essays illustrate the presence of evangelical Christians on the side of social transformation during the turbulent 1960s. In the span of twelve essays, "American Evangelicals and the 1960s" works to debunk the claim that the contemporary... Read More

Contrasts between solitude and companionship acquaint readers with the rich relationship between humans, their environment, and their selves. For an intentional hermit, wilderness trekker Sylvain Tesson has a surprising amount of company... Read More