As it honors all parts of the queer experience, this book will make readers feel seen and leave their hearts full.
By Robin Gow
As it honors all parts of the queer experience, this book will make readers feel seen and leave their hearts full.
As it honors all parts of the queer experience, this book will make readers feel seen and leave their hearts full.
There are no real ghosts in Lin Thompson’s The House That Whispers. Instead, it’s a thoughtful, satisfying exploration of how secrets can weigh on the soul.
Readers will be left with the impression that, if they can be brave, they too can have an adventure worthy of an audience the size of a meadow.
Deborah Levy’s storytelling moves to its own music. In August Blue, her sentences are sharp, sensuous, crackling with ironic humor. Her paragraphs are compact, full of tension that pulls the reader forward.
This quiet but powerful homage to families and the promise of new life deserves a place among classics such as Goodnight Moon and Owl Moon.
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish is the story of a female captain working to discover and appreciate all that the Arctic Ocean has to offer.
This picture book about a father reading with his newborn child offers a gentle tribute to the strength of the parental bond.
The text and illustrations of When You Can Swim merge seamlessly to illuminate the ways in which swimming animates all one’s senses.
The World and Everything in It sparkles like a little gem as it imparts a deep sense of understanding and appreciation of the world.
Almost every child has entertained the idea of living inside an amusement park, and Maura Jortner deftly juxtaposes the rollicking chaos of that reality with more serious subjects.
Conjure Island takes readers on an exciting getaway and offers a sense of reassurance to anyone feeling lost, left out, lonely or simply in search of some magical fun.
Many books advocate for listening carefully to people of opposing views while following one’s own beliefs, but few do it better than Mitali Perkins’ exceptional Hope in the Valley.
Frankie’s life is fairly normal . . . until they save a golden retriever from bullies and are transported to a giant magical doghouse by a group of superhero dogs.
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