You caught us… yes, we are in the midst of a soft launch. Translation: we are whispering our way into the internet, not all our pages are quite ready yet. So we’re camping out on the ones that are, working hard on the ones that aren’t, and showing you the blueprints for what’s to come.

You, oh trailblazer, have discovered one of the under-construction areas here. Come back soon, and you’ll find a list of favorite adventure-minded books, read-alikes (storybooks for younger kids, middle grade, sometimes YA or even whole-family read-alouds). These are books that encourage exploration, creativity, contemplation… all the good stuff.