Summer’s here. It’s hot. Let these books deliver some chills. By Sarah Lyall As the gentle giant who just wanted to live his best life turns 90, Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s classic fable is as apt ...

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. As the gentle giant who just wanted to live his best life turns 90, Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s classic fable is as apt as ...

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