Hugged by the Night

Hugged by the NightSpoken word poet Harold Green III's dazzling picture book is a reassuring lullaby for bedtime fears and an affirmation of the beauty and power of Black identity. As darkness settles over the forest, three animals gaze up at the night sky and wonder how they can be as confident, proud, and fearless as she is. Hearing their wishes, the sky takes the animals into her arms and, with a gentle embrace, bestows upon each a powerful and transformative gift.

The Big Box

Even as their pasts return to haunt them

mill the wheat

She's the only woman he wants

Undergoing this procedure would link Enka and Mathilde forever

debut author Michelle Sterling and illustrator Aaron Asis come together to celebrate the gentle bonds of familial love that span oceans and generations

Throughout the year

just a subway ride away from where he lives in New York City

losing everyone she loves in the process

Khan enters the kitchens of Palestinians of all ages and backgrounds

and occasional flashes of pure poetry” (The Washington Post)

and to herself about her relationship with a man who helps her recover time and time again from the mania she experiences after seeing into the future