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said of this oft-retold tale, here set on the Emerald Isle, "The well-paced and pleasing blend of fresh and familiar elements will capture fairy tale fans anew." Ages 3-7. (Mar.)
THE STAR-BEARER: A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt
Dianne Hofmeyr
Hofmeyr and Daly, previously partnered for The Stone: A Persian Legend of the Magi, again join forces to weave a colorful picture book from one of the Continue reading »
Set long ago on a parched African plain, this folktale retelling follows five animals whose search for food leads them to a tree “covered in red, ripe fruit smelling of sweetest mangoes, fat as Continue reading »
With sunny watercolors created in a delicate, almost-miniature scale, Daly interprets the familiar words of Ecclesiastes. A small farm by the sea provides an evocative setting for the life cycles Continue reading »
Daly retells the Taoist tale of Sivu, a stonecutter whose wishes to become increasingly powerful are swiftly granted. Watching jealously, the fickle Sivu wishes to become a businessman, the mayor, Continue reading »
Fair, Brown & Trembling: An Irish Cinderella Story
Jude Daly
Daly's (Gift of the Sun) lush, pastoral paintings add depth and charm to a Cinderella variant folktale from the Emerald Isle. In this version, Trembling is the overworked and shunned younger sibling Continue reading »
Rebellious: The Story of Keith Haring in 12 Pictures
Michael G Long
Via lively prose punctuated by images of the subject’s life and work, Fight AIDS! author Long chronicles the journey of activist Keith Haring (1958–1990) from unknown rural Continue reading »
Bognanni (This Book Is Not Yet Rated) presents a taut survival story set against the stark beauty of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Seventeen-year-old Case is Continue reading »
Kamalakanthan debuts with a scintillating verse novel that chronicles a nonbinary transgender teen’s journey toward publicly claiming their queer identity. Whenever they’re Continue reading »
Boston Weatherford and Ibatoulline offer 14 different angles on jellyfish in this reverent, notebook-like assemblage of facts and appreciations. The creative team’s “ways of Continue reading »