When Frieda Hughes, poet, painter and home repair fanatic, found her marriage close to shattering and her health precarious, she moved to Wales, to a broken down home with a garden of despair. What more could a creative soul want—the garden, three dogs and, oh, yes, that wee chick of a magpie she found on the ground after …
Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans I loved every page of this compelling, funny, suspenseful book. Imagine “Rear Window” meets a queer, teen version of “The Lovebirds.” Bianca is endearingly awkward and charmingly honest as a narrator and character, and the good people who enter and stay in Bianca’s orbit are …
Jessixa Bagley is a beloved local author/illustrator, and this may be her best book yet. Set in Paris, and filled with stunning illustrations of the city, this little picture book about a street musician who is forced to adapt to a quickly changing world is absolutely sweet and a little bit heartbreaking. “Love, like a …
