Many Titles To Explore

Up in the Tree
Margaret Atwood
Groundwood Books
Ages 3 to 6
$14.95

Margaret Atwood has long been considered a world-renowned author of exceptional novels and poetry for adults. Her newest children’s book, Up in the Tree, profiles the adventures of two young children who live in a tree.

First published in 1978, Atwood originally wrote, illustrated and hand-lettered the type. Republished that captures the unique elements of the original, this charming book offers a delightful, whimsical celebration of trees and the beauty and shelter they provide.

All in Just One Cookie
Susan E. Goodman
HarperCollins
Ages 5 and up
$16.99

Milk, eggs, flour, butter, sugar, vanilla, chocolate chips. While these may be the simple ingredients of everyone’s favorite cookie, readers of this delightful book will be amazed when they take a “behind the scenes” look at exactly where these simple ingredients came from or how they were produced. Delightful illustrations and clever text will help readers realize that simple chocolate chip cookies consist of a ingredients with complex pasts.

Listen!
Stephanie S. Tolan
HarperCollins
Ages 10 and up
$15.99

Every once in awhile, a book comes along that truly impacts readers of all ages. Listen! is such a book. The story follows 12-year-old Charley, who has suffered a shattered leg as a result of a terrible car accident. Already suffering from the loss of her mother two years prior, Charley is left to heal with a silent father, who only adds to her loneliness. After a few brief excursions into the woods near her home, she happens upon a young wild dog, who seems to have shared a similar fate. Poignantly classic, Listen! teaches about love, trust, and enduring devotion.


Snow Apples
Mary Russell
Groundwood Books
Ages 14 and up
$15.95

Although Snow Apples was first published in 1984 in Canada, this is its first debut in the United States – wonderful news for fans of historical fiction. Toward the end of WWII, 16-year-old Sheila, is living an isolated life with her family in a remote area of British Columbia. Depicting unique struggles facing young adults during wartime, this book also focuses on the complex relationship between mothers and daughters. Although set at a different time and place in history, many young readers will relate to the complex struggles Sheila faces within her personal relationships and in defining herself to others.