Metaphors we use about books take the form of real phenomena in “The Wild Book” (Yonder, 234 pages, $17.99), a magical-realist adventure for readers ages 9 and older by Mexican author Juan Villoro. In ...
The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first to wallop my son with the mix of tragedy and joy that define great art and also real life. “It made me sad that Roz had to leave ...