David Monn Illustrated by Kati Lacker But as Hope and Spencer

But as Hope and Spencer get older and life gets messier

The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass is a cleverly constructed

“Thornburgh’s school story about making the best of a less-than-optimal situation and showing kindness and empathy for a new friend will ap-peel (sorry) to young readers and listeners

The Great Paint is a brilliantly funny tale about what can happen when we forget to think of others and get carried away with our artistic endeavors

and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded Bay Area life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding

David Monn Illustrated by Kati Lacker But as Hope and SpencerA state dinner at the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, once in a lifetime birthday celebrationsevery lucky guest knows that there is no party like a David Monn party. Using scent, sound, sight, touch, and taste, Monn designs events to be shared, lived, and felt by everyone there. Monns three favorite wordsauthenticity, scale, and detailinform every chapter of his book, following him from classic New York nights to