By Avi In her children’s stories, Clarice Lispector disguised philosophical questions in cheerful, kooky fables about exuberant animals with places to be. By Joumana Khatib Leonard S.

Gaines hopes her book can answer a series of questions, for kids and their grown-ups alike. "What are the kids teaching us right now in this season of life for me? What is Crew teaching me?