Narrated by a mouse pup whose mother’s special day is fast approaching, this heartwarming story is about trying to find the perfect present for the person you love. The young mouse considers a pine cone, a flower, a feather, and a bit... Read More

In this imagination-awakening, sympathetic picture book about homesickness and becoming your own heroine, Ren is crushed when she learns that her family is going to emigrate, leaving her grandmother, whose story times are a highlight of... Read More

This sympathetic, energetic storybook-length graphic novel focuses on a bright hero with possible attention deficits: for Sid, getting out of the house is no easy feat. Though Sid is encouraged to get ready for the park, their efforts... Read More

Nou, a Hmong girl, loves her home, though some people are determined to make her family feel unwelcome. Following an act of vandalism, Nou reflects on the racism that they, and other Hmong people in their community, face. She begins to... Read More

Lindsay H. Metcalf’s enthralling biographical novel-in-verse highlights the scientist’s contributions and challenges as an inventor, wife, and mother in the 1800s. "Footeprint" begins with baby Eunice “kicking the glass ceiling /... Read More

An eccentric picture book befitting its subject, this primer on Charles Darwin offers offbeat advice on problem-solving. When Darwin faced a puzzle, it says, he would walk loops in the woods with only a walking stick and his terrier,... Read More

A tender tale about seeing the world differently and loving one another all the same, this picture book is a hug put to paper. A boy visits his grandmother in her small house that holds an even smaller world: the miniature Tiny Town the... Read More

Practical tips for imaginative play sessions fill "Making It Up", former theater teacher Christopher Mannino’s fun, inspiring parenting guide. Mannino’s method is simple: he recommends that parents schedule daily ten-minute playtimes... Read More