From Our Fans

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“In addition to giving a solid foundation in early childhood education, it’s a delight to the eye, an adventure for the mind.

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Books

Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing

"Wish we'd had this in college."—Entertainment Weekly

"Brilliant. . . nicely illustates how the comic can illuminate the profound."—Ray Perkins, author of Logic and Mr. Limbaugh

The Shadowed Unicorn

"A fanciful quest leads the children in a bereaved family into both misadventure and healing."

The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’oh! Of Homer

"Each essay provides a hilarious but incisive springboard to some aspect of philosophy."—Publishers Weekly

"Discussions of The Simpsons often polarize into circular point-counterpoints about family pollution vs. TV as a cultural mirror. These 18 essays go deeper, connecting characters and conflicts from the show's first decade with the thinking of Socrates, Nietzsche and many others. . . . While more than a pop-culture wallow, this is not the rigorously boring text that makes undergrads question rationality."—Dallas Morning News

"This book is a great place to begin any program in Simpsons' studies. A serious look at a funny subject."—Mark Pinsky, author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons

"What a great book! The chapters are by turns fun, profound, and instructive. I recommend it to everyone, whether a Simpsons fan or not. You'll be surprised at what wisdom lurks in these pages."—Tom Morris, author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors

Taf

A Publishers Weekly Flying Start

A Young Reader's Oregonian Book Club Feature (June 8)

Two Suns in the Sky

Winner, 2000 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

ALA Best Book for Young Adults

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred review
"Poignant, passionate, and bittersweet."
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Wáchale! Poetry and Prose about Growing Up Latino in America

A Booklist Boxed Review

Write Me If You Dare!

"With its intriguing supernatural overtones, this novel will have lots of kid appeal."—Horn Book