We can't get enough of this author/illustrator duo. They discover the most interesting individuals and masterfully shape the telling by relating familiar, present-day experiences with their characters' experiences, enabling details to stick. In this telling, William Carlos Williams faces the difficulty of balancing the need to earn a living with pursuing his artistic endeavors. He manages to estab ...

Milligan's eloquently told story about one of Ireland's most beloved saints is a moving tale of compassion and wonder. Beautifully illustrated by Helen Cann, "Brigid's Cloak" sparkles with the timelessness of legend and the transcending power of faith.

Year after year, Eli watches the solemn lighting of seven candles at his family's celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On such a happy occasion, his parents and grandparents always seem sad, and Eli can't understand why.Then one year Eli travels to Eastern Europe to learn more about his family history. There, he learns how the candles represent his family's connection to the Holocaus ...

Savor the meaning of this favorite carol and enjoy the medieval spirit of Christmas through this book's song and beautifully detailed illustrations.

"The use of language...[functions] as an instrument of thought; not being merely its vehicle, but giving it wings for flight." - Peter Mark Roget Roget's delight with language oozes from these pages. Illustrations, mostly hand-drawn give the sense Roget is telling his own story -- how curiosity and wonder drove his search to capture a moment or thought or concept with just the right word. His v ...

""What does the sky say?" a child asks.What does it say on a winter day, or on a Saturday night, or when the rain beats on its chest, or its mouth is full of moon?A child watches the sky in changing seasons and in all kinds of weather and learns to listen to its voice.In "What Does the Sky Say? author Nancy White Carlstrom's imaginative and poetic text encourages all readers, both very young and o ...