Even in Quiet Places
10 best books like Even in Quiet Places (William Stafford): The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World, The King of the Golden River, The Man Who Planted Trees, Tweak Tweak, The Father, What We Carry, Allie All Along, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, Save Your Friends!, Contradictions in the Design
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
| Author | Eric Weiner |
| ISBN | 0446580260 |
Weiner spent a decade as a foreign correspondent reporting from such discontented locales as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Unhappy people living in profoundly unstable states, he notes, inspire pathos and make for good copy, but not for good karma. So Weiner, admitted grump and self-help book...
| Author | John Ruskin |
| ISBN | 1599151251 |
There are many starting points within the fantasy genre. J. R. R. Tolkien is often, with good reason, regarded as the father of fantasy, despite the fact that there was a vast expanse of stories before his time. Going further back, one can find the early 20th century classics that inspired the master,...
The Man Who Planted Trees
| Author | Jean Giono |
| ISBN | 1570625387 |
Simply written, but powerful and unforgettable, The Man Who Planted Trees is a parable for modern times. In the foothills of the French Alps the narrator meets a shepherd who has quietly taken on the task of planting one hundred acorns a day in an effort to reforest his desolate region. Not even two world...
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0618998519 |
Little Elephant and Mama Elephant are going for a walk. “Hold on to my tail,” says Mama. “If you want to ask me a question, tweak twice.” Tweak, tweak! “Mama, what is that?” Little Elephant is curious about the frog, the monkey, the songbird, the butterfly, and the crocodile—and especially...
| Author | Sharon Olds |
| ISBN | 0679740023 |
The Father is a sequence of poems, a daughter's vision of a father's illness and death. It chronicles these events in a connected narrative, from the onset of the illness to reflections in the years after the death. The book is, most of all, a series of acts of understanding. The poems are impelled by a passion...
| Author | Dorianne Laux |
| ISBN | 1880238071 |
Hadn't read this in a dozen or more years (thanks again Boone), and it's hot-damn fantastic. Here's an excerpt from one of my favorites, "After Twelve Days of Rain," which you can hear her read here:
Today, pumping gas into my old car, I stood
hatless in the rain and the whole world
went...
“What appears to be a simple story upon first glance actually offers uncomplicated yet practical remedies for helping a child deal with a strong emotion.” —Booklist (Starred review)
“Allie’s crayon broke.
I blinked.
She was suddenly . . .
furious, fuming, frustrated...
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
| Author | Terrance Hayes |
| ISBN | 0143133187 |
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. Written during the first two hundred days of the Trump presidency, these poems are haunted by the country's past and future eras and errors, its dreams and nightmares....
| Author | Hyewon Kyung |
| ISBN | 0062683152 |
Save your friends from the big, bad shark in this hilarious interactive picture book by South Korean artist Hyewon Kyung. This laugh-out-loud adventure encourages call-and-response and is a perfect pick for fans of Deborah Diesen’s The Pout-Pout Fish and Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos.
Help!...
Contradictions in the Design
| Author | Matthew Olzmann |
| ISBN | 1938584279 |
I don't remember what link I saw that led me to this lovely book, but I wish I did so I could go back and say thank you. These are poems that are profound and available at the same time. The poet offers images that are complex, yet he doesn't settle for being obtuse; instead, he reaches for resonance--and gets...
The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories, Volume One: Where on Earth
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| ISBN | 1618730347 |
The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories—as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself—the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best...
Là cá hồi có nghĩa sẽ sinh ra từ sông, bơi ra biển, đến khi cứng cáp lại ngược về nguồn đẻ trứng, rồi tan biến vào dòng suối mẹ. Cá hồi Ánh Bạc biết điều đó, nhưng nó nghĩ hẳn phải còn lý do nào đó...
The Concrete River: Poems
| Author | Luis J. Rodríguez |
| ISBN | 0915306425 |
1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence
The Concrete River is a collection of poems by poet laureate of Los Angeles Luis Rodríguez. They illuminate the gritty idiosyncrasies of immigrant life in urban barrios spanning Los Angeles to Chicago to Harlem. Rodríguez...
The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon
When a girl makes a dragon and hears about a magical way to give him life, of course she goes for it!
First a thank you to my boyfriend for reading this one to/for me when I felt absolute crappy yesterday (I somehow managed a manga and another picture book, but this one was just a step too far it seems)....
| Author | Alison Hughes |
| ISBN | 1459817060 |
When the party's over and the baby finally falls asleep, when the dog is all barked out and the screens are dark, the Silence pads in on soft, furry feet. A warm, comforting presence, the Silence curls up in a sun-beam like a cuddly cat and helps you read, think and be still. The Silence is friends with the...
Art is for everyone—even a bored little girl.
Going to the Art Museum with her mom is no fun at all for Anna. Everything is old and boring and there are so many rules: Don’t Touch! Do Not Enter! Quiet! A vigilant guard keeps a close eye on the energetic little girl, but even so, Anna manages to...
| Author | Aaron Blabey |
| ISBN | 1743625804 |
From the best-selling author of Pig the Pug comes this joyful book about learning to love who you are... even if you don't have sparkles.
Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true.
She rises to instant...
| Author | Lisa Wheeler |
| ISBN | 1481490826 |
I don't like to wield my managerial perogative too often, but tonight was an exception when I forced three of my colleagues to sit and listen while I read aloud "People Don't Bite People." But this is a book that begs to be read aloud, again and again. The concept -- don't bite -- is simple, yet critical, in...
