Month: July 2023

Lies on the Serpent's Tongue

LIES ON THE SERPENT’S TONGUE written by Kate Pearsall and read by Andi Marie Tillman

Andi Marie Tillman reads Kate Pearsall’s LIES ON THE SERPENT’S TONGUE, a companion to BITTERSWEET...
A Map for Falasteen

A MAP FOR FALASTEEN: A PALESTINIAN CHILD’S SEARCH FOR HOME written by Maysa Odeh and illustrated by Aliaa Betawi

Writer Maysa Odeh and illustrator Aliaa Betawi, both Palestinians, eloquently render the heartache of a...
Still life

STILL LIFE written by Alex London and illustrated by Paul O.Zelinsky

Writer Alex London and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky collaborate on STILL LIFE, a picture book...
The sunflowers

THE SUNFLOWERS: VINCENT VAN GOGH’S SEARCH FOR BEAUTY written and illustrated by Zahara Marwan

Zahara Marwan’s use of color is so fitting in THE SUNFLOWERS: VINCENT VAN GOGH’S SEARCH...
Twenty-four

TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW…A LOVE STORY written by Jason Reynolds, audio read by Guy Lockard

Popular author Jason Reynold, a genius in terms of book structure, triumphs again in TWENTY-FOUR...
Beam of Light

BEAM OF LIGHT: THE STORY OF THE FIRST WHITE HOUSE MENORAH written by Elisa Boxer and illustrated by Sofia Moore

Writer Elisa Boxer and illustrator Sofia Moore collaborate on a sensitive story, BEAM OF LIGHT:...
The Message

THE MESSAGE written and read by Ta-Nehisi Coates

In three connected essays of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ THE MESSAGE, the author reflects on his past...
Alice in a Winter Wonderland

ALICE IN A WINTER WONDERLAND written and illustrated by Jan Brett

Jan Brett rejiggers the classic story in ALICE IN A WINTER WONDERLAND. What will be...
The Interpreter

THE INTERPRETER written by Olivia Abtahi and illustrated by Monica Arnaldo

Olivia Abtahi’s THE INTERPRETER really begins on the cover as pictures by Monica Arnaldo shows...
The gingerbread house

THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE JACK’S FAMILY ATE written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Nate Wragg

Kelly DiPucchio’s THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE JACK’S FAMILY ATE may be the most creative version of...