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A picture book cover of the spaceman by randy cecil.

THE SPACEMAN written and illustrated by Randy Cecil

Randy Cecil’s writing and illustrations create an engaging alien character in THE SPACEMAN. A perfect...
A picture book cover with an african american man and child.

BACK HOME: STORY TIME WITH MY FATHER written by Arlene Elizabeth Casimir and illustrated by Ken Daley

Author Arlene Elizabeth Casimir pictures the power of stories in BACK HOME: STORY TIME WITH...
A girl with a pipe in her mouth.

MY NAME IS LONG AS A RIVER written by Suma Subramaniam and illustrated by Tara Anand

Suma Subramaniam’s MY NAME IS LONG AS A RIVER has a heroine who’d rather be...
A pile of papers that are on top of each other.

Untangling: Pre-Breakthrough Syndrome (Chapter 54)

The peace and comfort I found when I visited my mother at Clarebridge faded. For months...
A picture of the cover of i would love you still.

I WOULD LOVE YOU STILL written by Adrea Theodore and illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max

Adrea Theodore's I WOULD LOVE YOU STILL has reassurance aplenty, not just in the message,...
A book cover with pictures of people and words.

HOW DO I DRAW THESE MEMORIES? AN ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR, written and illustrated by Jonell Joshua

Jonell Joshua’s HOW DO I DRAW THESE MEMORIES? AN ILLUSTRATED MEMOIR is a collage that...
A book cover with an image of a monkey hanging from a tree branch.

MAMAS AND BABIES written and illustrated by Christie Matheson

Writer-illustrator Christie Matheson’s MAMAS AND BABIES is the kind of nonfiction that has a playfulness...
A picture book cover with the title of small things mended.

SMALL THINGS MENDED written by Casey Robinson and illustrated by Nancy Whitesides

Casey Robinson creates a convincing older hero in Cecil in her picture book SMALL THINGS...
A man standing in front of a building with flowers.

COLTON GENTRY’S THIRD ACT, written by Jeff Zentner and read by Charlie Thurston

I read Jeff Zentners COLTON GENTRY'S THIRD ACT in November, then because I wanted more...
A pile of papers that are on top of each other.

Untangling: Word Play (Chapter 53)

My mother and I had always shared a love of words. Regardless of dementia robbing...