Books like Buddha
By Demi
For families exploring faith, philosophy, or simply the big question of why people suffer, this biography offers a real historical figure's search for answers, told with the weight the subject deserves. Reverent, meditative, richly symbolic.
A gentle guide to love in all its forms — a child learns to pause, put a hand on their heart, and listen for compassion even when fear, anger, or sadness storms inside.
A day in the life of family and friends unfolds from morning to night, moving from a tiny shell on the beach to the wide, darkening sunset sky.
A boy and his father fish before dawn at a Minneapolis pond, not for sport but for food, while stories of a different pond back in Vietnam quietly surface between casts.
A parent shares a string of tender wishes for a child — to find wonder in flying birds, to know love as vast and constant as the moon loves the sky.
A girl and her grandmother gather salmon, herring eggs, and berries across the seasons on their island home, singing to the land as it sings back to them.
A shy mountain boy walks miles to a village school each day and is shunned as an outcast for years — until a new teacher, Mr. Isobe, finally notices what makes him remarkable.
An old woman is too busy sweeping her house to join the three kings on their journey to find the Christ child — and has searched for Him every Christmas since.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu shares his vision of God's dream for the world, where people hold hands, get angry and say sorry, and forgive — learning that everyone, no matter their nose size or skin shade, is family.
A tree loves a boy so completely that she gives him her apples, her branches, and finally her trunk, asking nothing in return as he grows old.
A family leaves the comfortable, familiar house they love and moves somewhere new, discovering that home is really the people you share it with.
A gentle picture book imagines Cat Heaven, where beloved cats run through fields of sweet grass, play with favorite toys, and are cared for by angels who rub their noses and ears.
