Month: December 2024

a day at the beach

A DAY AT THE BEACH written by Gary Schmidt and Ron Koertge

Co-authors Gary Schmidt and Ron Koertge’s A DAY AT THE BEACH introduces more than two...
The Tell

THE TELL written and read by Amy Griffin

Amy Griffin begins her memoir, THE TELL, with remembrances of the freedom and support she...
The Littlest Drop

THE LITTLEST DROP written by Sascha Alper and illustrated by Brian Pinkney and Jerry Pinkney

Brian Pinkney completes the last work of his father, Jerry, who was only able to...
My book of firsts

MY BOOK OF FIRSTS: POEMS CELEBRATING A BABY’S MILESTONES written by Lee Wardlaw and illustrated by Bruno Brogna

MY BOOK OF FIRSTS: POEMS CELEBRATING A BABY’S MILESTONES celebrates the momentous early markers of...
Everything is tuberculosis

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION written and read by John Green

John Green’s awareness of audience is obvious when he reads his narrative nonfiction EVERYTHING IS...
Whale Eyes

WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN written and read by James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea

James Robinson reads his memoir WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN, while...
True Life in Uncanny Valley

TRUE LIFE IN UNCANNY VALLEY written by Deb Caletti and read by Brittany Pressley

Deb Caletti’s TRUE LIFE IN UNCANNY VALLEY is read by Brittany Pressley and, at first...
at home in a faraway place

AT HOME IN A FARAWAY PLACE written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins

Writer-illustrator Lynne Rae Perkins’ AT HOME IN A FARAWAY PLACE is a short engaging novel...
Screenshot

ECHO written and illustrated by Adam Rex, read by Mark Sanderlin

Adam Rex’s ECHO recounts an important remaking of a myth of the Narcissus myth that...
Little Freddie

LITTLE FREDDIE TWO PANTS (THE DOG WITH TOO MANY PANTS) written by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Humor and cheer abounds in Drew Daywalt’s LITTLE FREDDIE TWO PANTS (THE DOG WITH TOO...