Month: May 2024

A picture of the cover of santa 's first christmas.

SANTA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS written and read by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Sydney Smith

SANTA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS is an intriguing collaboration. First, there’s the work of writer Mac Barnett....
A book cover with the title gather me glory edim.

GATHER ME: A MEMOIR IN PRAISE OF THE BOOKS THAT SAVED ME written and read by Glory Edim

Glory Edim writes and reads her memoir GATHER ME: A MEMOIR IN PRAISE OF THE...
A girl and boy running in front of an explosion.

WOLVES AT THE DOOR written by Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins’ WOLVES AT THE DOOR is the desolate story of two sisters in alternating...
A picture of santa claus sitting on the clouds.

MR. SANTA written and illustrated by Jarvis

Writer-illustrator Jarvis blends the fantastical elements of Christmas night with a very real exuberant child...
A giraffe standing on top of a tree.

GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE JINGLE BELLS written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

Children who love Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ previous book will be delighted with Gerald’s...
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TAMALES FOR CHRISTMAS written by Stephen Briseno and illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

Writer Stephen Briseno and illustrator Sonia Sanchez collaborate on TAMALES FOR CHRISTMAS with the feeling...
A young girl is holding the hand of an older man.

FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR, written by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough and read by Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, and Julia Roberts

The audio of FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN: A MEMOIR is a powerful blend...
A book with a mirror on the front of it.

HEY! LOOK AT YOU! A CAPTIVATING MIRROR BOOK written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton

Sandra Boynton’s fourth “playbook” is as developmentally apt as the other three. HEY! LOOK AT...
A book cover with an old barn and tree.

THE BARN: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI, written and read by Thompson Wright

ESPN journalist Thompson Wright takes a writing detour in his memoir THE BARN: THE SECRET...
A man sitting on top of a bench next to a duck.

QUAGMIRE TIARELLO COULDN’T BE BETTER written by Mylisa Larsen, audio read by James Fouhey

Mylisa Larsen’s QUAGMIRE TIARELLO COULDN’T BE BETTER begins with a hero who is troubled, let’s...