A fierce competition ensues between two boys arguing over whose dad is strongest in this absurdly silly-yet-sweet picture book, with a surprise twist ending.Two boys try to one-up each other about their strong dads. One says his dad can pick up a truck filled with elephants, which makes the other boy claim his dad can do the same, but with pregnant elephants!Eventually the boys realize something even more special about their dads.The perfect book fo...

A heartfelt book featuring a neighborhood soccer team and its determined young star, who has a secret plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks.No one plays soccer like Madani. When the ball lands on his bare feet, the whole town stops to watch. Even Madani's mother—still sewing the day's work at home—can hear the crowds cheer when he scores. His teammates wonder what their best player could do, if he only had a proper pair of cleats. As Madani saves up money, bit by...

This thoughtful, poetic book uses metaphors and beautiful imagery to explore the reasons for our tears.In a soft voice, Mario asks, “Mother, why do we cry?” And his mother begins to tell him about the many reasons for our tears. We cry because our sadness is so huge it must escape from our bodies. We cry because we don’t understand the world, and our tears go in search of an answer. Most important, she tells him, we cry because we feel like crying. And, as she shows him then, somet...

A poignant, evocative exploration of the many reasons we feel fear.After a thunderstorm causes the lights to go out, Max asks his father, “Have you ever been afraid?” His father says everyone is afraid sometimes. Then Max’s father carefully begins to describe the contours of fear. He explains what it feels like when fear shows up and the many things that can make us afraid: shadows, feeling alone and losing what we love. But ultimately, even if our fear can stop us in our tracks, w...