Published: 2015 Theme: Imagination Best for: 9 and up "In those days, possibilities fell to the ground like rain. Each one was a brilliant bit of light, etched with a message. 'It's a possibility,' people would say whenever they found one and, if they liked what it said, they'd pop it into their mouths and chew on it." In this allegorical children's book, similar to The Phantom Tollbooth, we journey to an imaginative land, The Land of Possibilities, which is now in a sorry state.

Published: 2008 Theme: Magic Best for: 9 and up "Magic is just a way of setting things right..." The quote says it all, and explains why I love this book. Magic is given it's rightful place as we watch two children from two different times meet and bond...

Published: 2011 Theme: Pride of Heritage Best for: 8 and up "Margie's mother said, "Why do you keep telling the teacher you don't speak Spanish, m'hijita? Spanish was the first language you spoke. Spanish is the language of your abuelitos and your tios y tias..." "But we live in America, Mom." This excellent children's book captures the ambivalence so many Mexican-American children have, born in the USA, while their families carry a living experience of their home culture...