When Nestor’s best popular friend got sick and had to be absent from school for several days, Nestor’s social status improved immensely. For once he was the popular kid and not bound to the negative reputation he had been cultivating since third grade. Things were...

Every once in a while, I come upon a book that simply stands out. From the first page, I knew this is going to be a good one. Mama Loves You Always by Lindsey Coker Luckey is a combination of beautiful artwork and sweet rhymes...

Meet Manny the smart and funny monkey in the story Manny The Monkey by Madison Mooney. Manny wanted to find something that would help him earn money and he decided to travel to the animal kingdom to see the options. He was excited while packing...

A ranch horse should like cows, right? What if it doesn’t? And yet it still has to ride behind them and help round them up, all with a rider on its back. Shasta is a ranch horse, but he really doesn’t like cows. But his...

Jake and Buddy are two little mice who are tired of the same old routine. When they discover their human family preparing to go to the cottage for the weekend, they decide to tag along, hiding in the picnic basket on the journey. They eat...

Larry is a lovable, polar bear-like character who just wants to make art! Unfortunately, he’s messy. Each time he tries to paint at school, he fumbles, stumbles, and sneezes. Inevitably, paint goes everywhere. Since he can’t paint like the other kids, he is made fun...

Let's meet Mavis and Margot in the story The Adventures of Mavis and Margot: Mavis and Margot Join the Circus! by Robyn Gonzalez. Mavis loved playing frisbee even when she was tired and one day her mom threw the frisbee so high up in the...

My Welcome Book by Diana Smith begins by welcoming a baby into the world and telling the child that their journey on this beautiful earth has just begun. A baby is always special and every child is born with a soul that is unique and...

A little boy must make time in his busy schedule to clean up his room in the charming children's picture book, Monster Pew! Clean Up Your Room! (Danny's Adventures) by Kenwanna Wheat. Danny leads a busy life. His chore list practically goes all the way...

In Ellie Collins’s educational coming-of-age book, Mad Max & Sweet Sarah, Max leaves his home in O’ahu, Hawaii for Seattle, Washington to reconnect with his estranged father. As the plane arrives in Seattle, Max thinks of the next two weeks of his life with dread....