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,...

The Birthday Triplets and the Pony Race Adventure, written by Kelly Tooman, is a whimsical and adventurous picture book for young children. The triplets are heading to Granny Rosie’s factory, where only the best fun can be had. They go inside, and their eyes widen...

If you want a fresh take on a classic journey through the forest, The Rizzas deliver a beautiful version in their book, Little Red and Benny the Wolf. We meet Ruby, a cheerful little girl whose mom sends her out to deliver a basket of...

In Kris Paulsen's Galaxy Walkers 2: Unity of Worlds, Lyra and Archie are Universe Walkers, humans whose awakened minds let them cross galaxies using extraordinary abilities. Their enemy, Saros, is a Walker who is Archie’s presumed-dead mother. Archie builds a device intended to stop her...

James Richard Highsmith’s In Search of Christmas is about three rescue dogs who take a figure of speech a bit too literally. When Leo, Tadd, and Oliver hear that Christmas is lost after misinterpreting a figurative remark from their owners, they decide it’s up to...

Do you ever wonder why things work the way they do? C.M. Harris celebrates all those questions children love to ask in What If We Were All Curious! Who, what, where, why, and how can lead to so many discoveries. There’s a little bit of...

Nick and Nate vs. The Notorious Nose Nabbler is a children’s picture book written by James Seamone. It follows the story of the Notorious Nose Nabbler, a creature so strange and with no nose of its own. He is obsessed with children’s noses, and likes...

The Cheeky Capybara and the Emerald Boa by Kateryna Dronova centers on a quiet mangrove forest that gets turned upside down one afternoon. Ramiro, an elderly pelican, drops out of the sky in a complete panic to warn the animals about a big green presence...

A Plushy Story: The Tale of Jules the Horse by Michelle G. Rocque follows a frail blue colt named Jules as he overcomes a difficult birth to become a legendary village hero. Saved by the town’s caring Mayor, Jules grows into a big, strong workhorse...

Lift Off (Omnibus 1: Grampa Was an Alien) by Elly Mossman offers a heartwarming, multi-generational story that begins with an elderly retiree sharing his spectacular past with his grandson, Lewis. Long ago, a kind alien scientist named Xerix traveled to Earth in a flying saucer....