Mary Rand Hess

Jun 25, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sara Stridsberg |Beatrice Alemagna |Kwame Alexander |Mary Rand Hess

by Sara Stridsberg ; illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna ; translated by B.J. Woodstein ‧Two globally acclaimed creators—author Stridsberg and illustrator Alemagna—join forces in this boundary-pushing picture book for older readers translated from Swedish. Positioning the park as a liminal space, the spare, poetic text and beautifully unsettling art explore its endless possibilities as children play and wander: “It is the land beyond.

Apr 30, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Kwame Alexander |Mary Rand Hess

by Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess |Read by Kwame AlexanderYoung Adult Young Adult• 4 hrs. • Unabridged •© 2018With a poet's passion, Kwame Alexander narrates his novel-in-verse about high school friends Noah and Walt. Alexander's strong connection to his characters shines in his enthusiastic delivery and clear distinctions between the boys' personalities.