In A.V. Harlow’s Ellie Harlow and the Secret Light of Yosemite, we meet Ellie, a character who experiences everyday sights and sounds with an intensity that can easily get overwhelming. While hanging out at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Max, her fast-talking best friend,...

Ellie Harlow and the Declaration of Courage is a wonderful historical fantasy and the second book in A.V. Harlow’s Art Escapes series. We meet Nathan and Ellie on a guided tour of the United States Capitol Rotunda. As they look at John Trumbull’s Declaration of...

For some people, silence is uncomfortable, but for others, it’s a moment of calm, so it all depends on how we interpret it. A.V. Harlow offers children an example of this in Ellie Harlow and the Pumpkin House by the Railroad. The story takes place...