“Friends Wanted” reads the sign that Elmore, a self-sufficient but solitary porcupine, posts in the woods. There are no takers—everyone is scared of his quills. “I’m your friend,” says his elderly ...

correctionAn earlier version of this review misstated the nature of two of Michelle Jabès Corpora’s writing credits. She wrote a historical novel set in Oklahoma and a novel about Martha Gellhorn ...

In a radical departure from her Toot & Puddle series and recent Fanny books, Hobbie offers an affecting yet never sentimental memoir of her childhood move to a "ramshackle" farm out in the country.

"Holly Hobbie was before my time, but some of my friends in their mid-30s knew who she was and clued me in," said Rimes, 24. "As I found out more, I just really wanted to get involved and bring her to ...