When The Sky Roars, written and illustrated by Katie Weaver, is about a boy who didn’t like thunderstorms because they spoiled his activities. They also scared him. He decides to investigate the source of the thunder, hoping he can put an end to the roaring...

What Does Daffy Dugong Do Wrong? An Environmental Primer for Kids, Their Parents, Grandparents, and Teachers by Jeff Peck caught my attention from the title and held it throughout the reading experience. What’s a dugong, anyway? A dugong is a marine mammal with looks similar...

Ida and the Unfinished City by Carolyn Cohagan is the second book in the Lost Children series. Ever since a curse fell upon her, Ida has been stuck at the age of twelve and longs to be her actual age of sixteen. All she wants...

“I’m going to collect a few important things for Grandma and put them in this box! This will help her to remember. We can call it Grandma’s memory box.” In The Amazing Zoe and Grandma’s Memory Box by Valene Campbell, little Zoe and her mom...

Secret of the Starflower: Rainbow of Spectra is a work of children's fiction by author Jessica Kopecky. Sandy wasn’t like the rest of the seahorsicorns that she knew growing up in Spectra. While everyone at school had pretty colors and could vanish as a way...

Daddy’s Time Out by Rachel Nee Hall is a children's book for pre-school or early grade-aged readers and is aimed at the special audience of those whose parents may be serving time. It is designed to help with the effects on children who are separated...

The Coronaboogaloo by Angela Svirbely, M Ed is a children’s picture book about a girl named Bella, who experiences what school life is like at home and at school during COVID, as well as what life is like in general during the pandemic. Her understandable...

The Magical Soul is a picture book for young readers by author Marisela Marquez. Death is a difficult concept to understand for people of all ages, but most particularly for children. A young girl, Marie, wants to know about her father, who died when she...

A Child Called You is a work of children's fiction penned by author JD Wise. Are you friends with everyone regardless of how they look or the color of their skin? Do you stand up to bullies? Do you take the time to help others?...

Granddad Teaches Des to Ride is a story about 5-year-old Des and his first two-wheel bike. His grandparents surprise him with a brand-new bike and all the safety gear that goes with it. Des is very excited to try it out. The first step is...