Linda Soules’s So You Want to Be a Ballet Dancer introduces young readers to the demanding and artistic world of ballet. The book explains that ballet is far more than graceful performances onstage. It is a discipline built on years of physical training, repetition, precision,...

So You Want To Be A Crime Scene Investigator by Linda Soules is a well-written book capable of inspiring children who want to be crime scene investigators in the future. Linda starts by explaining what a crime scene investigator does, including taking photographs of crime...

Maddy's Towers is a children’s picture book written by Inbal Alon with illustrations by Mandira Biswas. It follows Maddy, a young girl who returns home in tears after a sad betrayal. Her best friend, Mei, just revealed Maddy’s secret to everyone. While Maddy’s mother comforts...

Our planet is in need of our care and loving attention. We have taken advantage of its treasures for too long. Young people (as well as those young at heart) need to learn how to care for the world in which they will live, hopefully...

The Noisy Leaves: A Tale of Gratitude is a children’s picture book written by Alexandra Barlow with illustrations by Katie Lamb. It follows the seasonal changes through the story of a tree and its leaves. During summer, the leaves really come alive. They absorb sunlight...

Joshua has autism. He’s nervous about a lot of things, and school can be a strange, scary place. But, in Hyeyoung and Sophia Lee’s My School Has Superheroes, Joshua learns that it’s okay to be nervous, scared, and to worry about the simple things in...

So You Want to Be an Animator is one of more than 180 career-orienting books by Linda Soules. Dedicated to the profession of being an animator, it is an illustrated non-fiction book for children aged between ten and fourteen. With the aid of colorful, stunning...

Dolly Parton said, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” That message is sprinkled throughout The Little Girl with Big Dreams by Sissel Waage. This picture book follows a young girl as she imagines herself all grown up with endless possibilities. As...

Nurturing a love of writing at a young age enables children to become competent writers as they grow up. Debra A. Boyle is a veteran language arts teacher. With Bored At Home, Boyle presents a language arts workbook designed to help young students learn how...

In Curious Kids Do Interviews: A Peek into the World of Interesting People by Victoria E. Waller, Ed.D., children interview many famous people. Josh interviews Dr. Ballard, who discovered the RMS Titanic’s wreckage. Josh asks many difficult questions, like using the Titanic as a tourist...