FROM SARAH:

Everything Jane Yolen writes has a touch of magic to it, including this simple story about a girl and her father going “owling.” A beautiful tale to warm your winter.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world.

FROM SARAH:

The quiet, gentle wakening of an island. Beware: you just might want to take a trip to a peaceful, quiet island after reading this one!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Conjuring the morning life around a cabin fragrant with berry pancakes, this timeless book wakens the child in every reader to the wonders of nature that greet every new day in the charmed world of a northern woodland island.

FROM SARAH:

If you live in the north, your kids will recognize that Thanksgiving sometimes means snow! This classic song is brought to life with delightful illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Set in the nineteenth century, this story features Christopher Manson’s indelible wood carvings, which capture the wonders of winter—such as sledding and ice-skating—and the Thanksgiving feast.

FROM SARAH:

Beth Krommes' scratchboard illustrations, punctuated by droplets of gold make this a stand-out book. Worth owning for your permanent collection.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Beside the house are nighttime things both comforting and intriguing--a bed, many books--and outside, too, there are sources of light and joy--the moon, the sky--that reveal a reassuring order in the universe.

FROM SARAH:

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! These illustrations are precisely what we mean when we say the best books have pictures you want to look at a little longer than necessary. And Joyce Sidman is one of the best lyrical poets for children. Don't miss this one!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells as orb spiders circle in silk. Where the roots of oak trees recover and repair from their time in the light. Where the porcupette eats delicacies—raspberry leaves!—and coos and sings.

Come out to the cool, night wood, and buzz and hoot and howl—but do beware of the great horned owl—for it’s wild and it’s windy way out in the woods!

FROM SARAH:

From our very own Waxwing Books, this picture book with gorgeous illustrations by Gabrielle Grimard will, we hope, become a bedtime favorite!

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

Just before first morning light, Little Shrew is awakened by the moon.

A mysterious fragrance leads her to a garden of moonflowers, where moths flutter, crickets hum, and frogs and peepers keep the beat. Join Little Shrew’s merry romp in the moonlit garden in this bedtime story for adventurous souls.