New Releases by Crescent Dragonwagon

Award-winning author Crescent Dragonwagon teams up with award-winning Julián Is a Mermaid illustrator Jessica Love to present a powerful updated edition of a classic picture book that asks a tough question and answers it with humanity, humor, and grace. In this timeless picture book classic, a child asks, Will it be okay? That bee sting, that thunderstorm, those powerful feelings, losing a loved one. Will It Be Okay? Yes—yes, it will. "This tender tale is a balm for worried children in troubled times and a model of comfort for caregivers to offer them . . . More than OK. Much more."— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "With empathy, the creators imagine a parent with an uncanny ability to hear a child''s concerns, to hold the emotions that accompany them, and to think and talk about them."— Publishers Weekly

Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread has brought recipes of delightful sustenance to experienced cooks and novices alike since its original publication thirty years ago. Rejoicing in soups like wicked Gumbo Zeb, Cuban Black Bean Soup, Pumpkin-Tomato Bisque, and Greek Lentil Soup with Spinach and Lemon (the Washington Post''s 2020 recipe of the year), this beloved cookbook-born of a legendary country inn in Eureka Springs, Arkansas-joins delicious soups with wonderful, deeply comforting breads like Dairy Hollow House Skillet Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread and Raisin-Pumpernickel Bread with a Secret. Infused with hospitality, and brimming with good humor, generosity, and a deeply respectful sense of place, Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread invites readers to create a storied table, at home in their kitchens yet as big as the world.

The day Chrysta Perretti runs away from her crazy parents in Benton, Illinois, she feels she’s angry enough to stay on the road forever. But two years later, when the car she’s in suddenly breaks down in a small Arkansas town, Chrysta''s road fever dies too, and something new is born: something tells her that it''s possible to start over and she doesn''t have to be alone. In Excelsior Springs, Chrysta comes to learn the power of lasting friendships, for it is because of her newfound friends that she just might survive a dark, unexpected, and dangerous new episode in her life. Crescent Dragonwagon and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel explore what happens when a thirteen-year-old runaway dares to stop running and learns to face the good – and the bad – in herself.

My little one, lay down your head.It''s time to doze, it''s time for bed.You tell me, "I''m not sleepy now.""Just try," I say. You ask me, "How?" In this lyrical animal ABC book, a mother tries to tuck her child in for the night by telling him about all the awake animals that are getting sleepy. From antlered Antelope to zzz-ing Zebra, this alphabet of animals becomes an exquisite celebration of language and nature, just right for lulling even the most wide-awake little ones into a cozy, soothing slumber.

Presents over one hundred recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, entrâees, and desserts that feature beans as the main ingredient.

An irresistible compendium of more than two hundred recipes includes a host of tempting cornbread recipes along with such accompaniments as salads, stews, soups, and beans, featuring such dishes as Skillet-Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread, Chou-Chou''s Dallas Hot Stuff Cornbread, Sweet-Savory Cornbread Dressing, and Very Lemony Gorgeous Cornmeal Pound Cake. Original.

Describes how different people react to days of rain and days of hot sun.

Introducing a new voice in vegetarian cooking. Packed with 1,000 recipes that are seductive, sexy, and utterly delicious, Passionate Vegetarian covers all the bases of meatless cooking, from east (Stir Fry of Asparagus with Black Bean-Ginger Sauce), west (Talk of the Town Barbecued Tofu), from the Mediterranean (Swiss Chard with Raisins, Onions & Olives) to the American South (Black-Eyed Pea Ragovt). You''ll find lush lasagnas; plump pierogies; bountiful burgers, beans, and breads; pleasing pasta and pies. You''ll spoon up soups and stews, and delight in desserts from simple to swoonworthy. Written by longtime vegetarian Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook, Passionate Vegetarian employs innovative methods (try "Ri-sort-ofs," in which risotto technique is used to create splendid, richly flavored grain dishes built around not just rice but also barley, buckwheat, spelt, and even toasted oats with an array of seasonings) and introduces lesser-known ingredients (get to know and love not just tofu and tempeh but a whole new generation of soyfoods, as well as "Quick Fixes" like instant bean flakes). Opinionated, passionate, and deeply personal, Ms. Dragonwagon''s tantalizing headnotes will have readers rushing to the kitchen to start cooking. (Can her over-the-top Garlic Spaghetti really be that good? It is.) Whether you''re a committed vegetarian, a dedicated vegan (most recipes offer low-fat and vegan options), or a food-loving omnivore in search of something new and wonderful, this is not just vegetarian cooking--but cooking, period--at its most creative, inspiring, and exuberant.

While out hiking, a family comes upon the site of an old house and finds some clues about the people that once lived there.

When a bat flies into a hotel restaurant, Melissa comes to the rescue.

A collection of animals celebrate the months of the year, one by one, in poetry.

Margaret is crazy about horses until she finally gets a chance to ride one at Country Life Riding Day Camp.

The summer night is full of wonderful sounds and scents as Susan falls asleep.

Banished to the hallway for disrupting the class on the day of a favorite author''s visit, best friends Chris and Jeremy write the most outlandish apologies they can think of.

Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a series of mental hospitals, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth continues to fight for happiness in a life filled with confusion and turbulence.

A young girl imagines what her life would be like if she were the owner of Coconut, a hyacinth macaw she has admired at a pet shop.

Nobody believes Harry''s little sister hates him, and even she is confused by the way he treats her.