Month: March 2024

A book cover with an image of a chicken.

WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS: A NEW APPRECIATION OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMILIAR BIRD, written and read by Sy Montgomery

Science writer Sy Montgomery wrote and reads WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS: A NEW APPRECIATION OF...
A book cover with trees and people in the background.

TOGETHER written by Laura Manaresi and illustrated by Giovanni Manna

Laura Manaresi’s TOGETHER is a picture book that has the whimsy and hope of children’s...
A book cover with an image of a rabbit.

MISHKA written by Edward van de Vendel and illustrated by Anoush Elman

Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman’s MISHKA is a book that is little in...
A cartoon of a dog and some other animals

THE COZY HOME written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Mark Teague

Writer Ame Dyckman and illustrator Mark Teague, two of the most imaginative creators in children’s...
A red dragon and a girl in the house with a dragon in it.

THE HOUSE WITH A DRAGON IN IT written by Nick Lake and illustrated by Emily Gravett

Primarily I know Nick Lake as a brilliant YA author but he writes for middle...
A picture of little red riding hood and other stories.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins

 Lucy Cousins’ LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES retells three early tales—included in the...
A book cover with many people sitting in chairs.

MEDGAR & MYRLIE AND THE LOVE STORY THAT WAKENED AMERICA, written and read by Joy-Ann Reid

Joy-Ann Reid’s MEDGAR & MYRLIE AND THE LOVE STORY THAT WAKENED AMERICA begins with the...
A yellow phone sitting in the middle of a tree.

TELEPHONE OF THE TREE written by Alison McGhee, read by Sara Matsui-Colby

 Alison McGhee was, for many years, haunted by the image of an old-fashioned disconnected telephone...
A boy and his dog in the grass.

ANSWERS TO DOG written by Pete Hautman, read by Pete Cross and GM Hakim

Pete Hautman’s ANSWERS TO DOG is a short-chaptered book that moves just as quickly on...
A book cover of alexei navalny 's patriot.

PATRIOT: A MEMOIR, written by Alexei Navalny, read by Matthew Goode

Alexei Navalny started writing PATRIOT: A MEMOIR soon after his near fatal poisoning in 2020....