May: Young Reader Pick This First Science Storybook packs a bunch of experience into concise prose.  The interaction of the bean and caterpillar throughout their life-cycles is great and the question and answer format gets the listener involved, speculating and…

April: NonFiction Pick Beautifully written and illustrated, author Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime trees…

April: NonFiction Pick Diagnosed at 58 with early onset Alzheimer’s, the fiercely independent and intelligent author shares the heartrending story of her cognitive decline and how she has fought to stave it off. What lay ahead of her after the…

April: Fiction Pick This is a work of fiction based on the life of Lee Miller, an American woman, who went to France in the 1930’s.  She had a successful career as a high fashion model in the US before…

April: Fiction Pick This is the second book in a trilogy by Katherine Arden, following The Bear and the Nightingale, and before Winter of the Witch.   The story takes place in medieval Russia, where Christianity is replacing the earlier beliefs.…