The Book of Roisins by Tracy Schuldt Helixon follows Roisin, a sixth-grader who is exhausted by the constant cycle of being the new girl at her school due to her father's Army career. Stuck in a new Wisconsin town with a name that everyone mangles...

The Land Where Money Was Nothing is an educational and wonderful children's fable by Barbara Roman. The story introduces us to a man called Elias, who suddenly inherits quite a large sum of money from his father. Thrilled that he can now call himself rich...

Nick is a very curious young man and wants to know why many things happen the way they do. Why can't animals talk, or why are fire trucks red? Sometimes he even has dreams with the word "why." Some of his questions are reasonable, like...

The Shattered Horn by A.H. Benjamin follows an alien named Keidon and his robotic dog, Sirius, as they crash land in an enchanted world occupied by talking animals. They soon find themselves fighting to free a kingdom under the iron-fisted rule of King Zomak and...

Mean people are passing out unkind letters at night. They’re part of the Unkindness Club. But, in Jill Ammon Vanderwood’s The Unkindness Club, two friends, Persephone, a ten-year-old deaf girl, and Rowen, who moves around in a wheelchair, are set to make things right, to...

This Book is Even More Ridiculous, written and illustrated by Eric Belmonte, is a story about Ed, depicted as the letter i with legs and a head. A drawing that any child could do. All the characters in this book are drawn with such charm...

The Broken Fence by James J. Antonio follows a young boy named Mark. Every weekend, he goes to his grandparents’ horse farm, where a broken fence leads to a series of life-changing events. Mark gets used to the routine of helping his grandfather care for...

A little blue monkey makes himself comfortable in the jungle, a place he has come to call his home. He has no memory of being part of a family, and as he has grown older, he has slowly learned to enjoy his own company. All...

Tall as the Sun by Stephanie Henson is a children’s picture book set at the beach, told from a little girl’s perspective. As she rides upon her father’s shoulders, she delights in the views of swimmers, surfers, and seagulls. But it’s the special feeling of...

This Case Stinks! by Janice Garden Macdonald introduces readers to Casey, a young detective determined to solve a very smelly mystery at home. The story begins with Casey introducing his family, including his parents, his big brother on Team Green, his baby sister, and his...