But it can also be a marvelous time to revel in the familiar. A number of notable children’s authors have recently passed and their work is now complete. For those who like to read everything by ...

Salas, author of more than 135 kids’ books, tells the story of a library looking for a treasure keeper that’s the perfect shape. All the shapes want the job, including Rectangle and Square.

And now he adds children’s author to his list of accomplishments, with his picture book debut The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home, illustrated by Kristen Adam.