Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Bella at Midnight

The Willoughbys

Bobcat Prowling

Gooney Bird on the Map (Gooney Bird Greene) (Gooney Bird Greene, 5)

We Planted a Tree

Silk Umbrellas

Two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry has crafted a beautiful picture book about the power of longing and the importance of reconnection between a girl and her father in post-WWII America. This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Shining On: 11 Star Authors' Illuminating Stories

Lois Lowry, Meg Cabot, 2007

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Bagram Ibatoulline, Kate Dicamillo, 2006

Bella at Midnight

Bagram Ibatoulline, Diane Stanley, 2006

The Willoughbys

Lois Lowry, 2008

Bobcat Prowling

Maria Gianferrari, Bagram Ibatoulline, 2022

Gooney Bird on the Map (Gooney Bird Greene) (Gooney Bird Greene, 5)

Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas, 2011

We Planted a Tree

Bob Staake, Diane Muldrow, 2010

Silk Umbrellas

Carolyn Marsden, 2004