Ok Litsy-goers, I need some input! I'm putting together a book basket as a gift for a friend's baby shower. What are some of your all-time favorite children's books?

This book started a bit slow, and I debated bailing on it. But I stuck with it because of how much I have loved The other Cunningham books I have read, and I'm glad I did. While it is not as stunning as "A Home at the End of the World" or "The Hours", it was beautiful in its own right.

Zoe turned to Trancas and tried to know. Was she setting herself free, or was she beginning the long work of killing herself? How could you be sure of the difference between emancipation and suicide?

Still wading through "The Tiger's Wife" by Téa Obreht. It is slow going, but I think the writing is beautiful. Last night, my tiger Leo was sitting above the book on my pillow supervising my progress.

Such an honest depiction of being a citizen within a war-torn land.