Once Upon a War by Joan Diehl is a true story of one woman’s account of the Vietnam War. Only this time, it’s told from the point of view of the wife left behind when her husband goes off to war. Joan and her husband,...

Little Hal: A Pygmy Hippo in Danger by Joan Diehl is a delightful story. The main character throws light on the endangered pygmy hippopotamus, which many of us have not heard about. Most pygmy hippos are found in Liberia and the Ivory Coast of...

Kantu: Unsafe in Africa is written by Joan Diehl and illustrated by Sara Gerke. After almost two years of pregnancy, a mama elephant named Ela (meaning: intelligent woman) gives birth to her baby, which she names Kantu (meaning: happy). Ela hopes that Kantu will be...

Don’t Call Me Bunny! is packed with facts about arctic hares, their various habitats, their young – called leverets like any other hare – the way their bodies are adapted to deal with temperatures that stay below freezing for months of every year, their natural...