One of the first "chapter books" I read aloud to my daughter. Celeste is a sweet, thoughtful book about mice, birds, friends and what it takes to make a home. Beautiful pencil illustrations on nearly every page make this a fantastic transition from picture book to chapter book.

If I loved The Emerald Atlas, I double-loved Darwen Arkwright. How does a mixed-race, recently orphaned, heavily accented British kid fit in at his new private school in Atlanta, GA? By defeating the evil minions in an alternate universe that are trying to take over our world, of course.

A BEAUTIFUL book about kindness, friendship & family. Wonder follows August (Auggie) Pullman through the trials of his first year in middle school. While an "ordinary" kid on the inside, Auggie was born with a severe facial abnormality that has kept him out of school, in hospitals, and behind a mask. Humorous, heart wrenching and ultimately completely kindness-affirming Wonder is a book everyone NEEDS to read!