FROM SARAH:

I first stumbled across this book when I did Five in a Row with my older kids. It's not your standard fall book... but pumpkiny all the same! Note that it's longer than you might expect, so feel free to read it over a few sittings, if it suits you.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

"Nearly all the sheep ranchers in Blue Gum Valley rode horses or drove jeeps to check on their sheep. But Joshua Summerhayes liked to run...with Yellow Dog trailing behind him." So it's no surprise when Joshua decides to enter a race from Melbourne to Sydney.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

A lyrical, luminous picture book about missing a loved one. Little Cottontail misses his grandfather and the hugs, smiles, and jokes they shared. As he plays in the meadow, he thinks of ways that the wind, stars, stream, and trees can help him send hugs, kisses, and other messages to his grandfather. The text is careful to leave open the question of whether grandfather is deceased or just living far away, making the book meaningful to any small child who misses a loved one.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In a world marred by light pollution, this quest for true darkness is a clarion call to turn out the lights—so that all may see.