Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund is, at its core, a coming-of-age story but with a more unusual storyline than most. Ben is twelve years old and his sister Lucy is just six when their father and mother fail to return home one day. The...

What it Means to be a Big Sister by Lindsey Coker Luckey is a beautifully illustrated children’s story told in rhyme. The older sister is sharing all the things she hopes to do as she fulfills her very important role as the older sibling -...

When Summer Ray Whitcomb receives a diary from her mother for her birthday, she isn’t impressed. Writing isn’t her thing. But she decides to give it a shot. She quickly comes to enjoy putting her thoughts and emotions on paper, and her diary becomes the...

Zebi’s Dream is written by Farida Mirza and illustrated by Bastian Matiz. Zebi, a homeless girl who helped her mother panhandle for enough money to buy food, wanted nothing more than to learn to read and write. She stared at the school that was close...

Pretty: A Memoir by Karen Vorbeck Williams takes us back to middle America in the 1950s when the author was growing up in the small town of Grand Junction, Colorado, seemingly in the perfect '50s family. Williams, however, knew that beneath the smiling perfection things...

Mario’s Hidden Pictures is written by Jennie G. Wittenbach and illustrated by Danielle Mathews. Mario is having problems with focusing during his classes at school. Mrs. Langston catches him daydreaming and staring out the window. Mario wants to tell her what he’s seeing but is...

Nathan and Nana Cassandra Take the Lead, written by Karen Gorback and illustrated by Vova Kirichenko, is a lead by example children’s story. At the dinner table, Nathan, Nana and the rest of the family swap stories about everything they have been doing, then Nana...

Rosemary the Pacifier Fairy, written by Lindsey Coker Luckey and illustrated by Lora Look, is the story of Katie, a baby who loved her pacifier. She had received it from Rosemary the Pacifier Fairy when she needed something to comfort her through the nights and...

Remember When, written by Beth Cunningham, is an adorable story from mother to child that explains all the things she has done for her child. She relays all of the most important times of babyhood and childhood from birth to cherished playtime games. Remember When...

What is the meaning of Christmas? And is Father Christmas real? Ten-year-old Annie is about to find out. The middle child of a large family, Annie’s parents assured her that she was old enough to stay up on Christmas Eve to meet Father Christmas when...