The Alphabet of Animals and Birds

Each month our editor’s pick the best books for children and young adults by age to be a part of the children’s bookshelf. These are editorial recommendations made by our team of experts. Our monthly reading list includes a mix of bestsellers and top new releases and evergreen books that will help enhance a child’s reading life.

Prabha Mallya is an illustrator, writer and comic book maker. She is at her happiest when fussing around with inks and stubby pencils, and frequently has black fingernails. When she isn t drawing, she enjoys chasing cats over tin roofs, sipping chai on rainy days and reading graphic novels with no real panel flow.