Month: September 2024

Telephone of the 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...
Answers to Dog

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...
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....
The Magic Callaloo

THE MAGIC CALLALOO written by Trish Cooke and illustrated by Sophie Bass

Trish Cooke’s THE MAGIC CALLALOO is a Rapunzel retelling placed in an Afro-Caribbean setting enlivened...
Dog vs Strawberry

DOG VS STRAWBERRY written by Nelly Buchet and illustrated by Andrea Zuill

Writer Nelly Buchet and illustrator Andrea Zuill both excel at voice and humor and the...
Little Monster Says Goodnight

LITTLE MONSTER SAYS GOODNIGHT written and illustrated by David Slonim

David Slonim’s LITTLE MONSTER SAYS GOODNIGHT brings hilarity to bedtime rituals as Momster (love the...
This is my brain

THIS IS MY BRAIN! A BOOK ON NEURODIVERSITY written and illustrated by Elise Gravel

Elise Gravel’s THIS IS MY BRAIN! A BOOK ON NEURODIVERSITY brings a needed tone to...
I Can Draw an Owl

I KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN OWL written by Hilary Horder Hippley and illustrated by Matt James

Hilary Horder Hippley’s I KNOW HOW TO DRAW AN OWL begins with the artistic talent...
I Can Help in the Neighborhood

I CAN HELP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD written and illustrated by David Hyde Costello

David Hyde Costello’s I CAN HELP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD appears to be a simple book...
unfinished love story

AN UNFINSHED LOVE STORY: PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE 1960’S, written and read by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE 1960’S is a...