Plague Thieves by Caroline Fernandez takes young readers into a gripping tale of survival set in the late 1600s during London's notorious plague outbreak. The story is narrated through the perspective of twelve-year-old Rose, who begins by describing her once-simple life working in her family’s...

Poopy Town by Eric Allen Jacobson begins with a lighthearted and unique premise: successful toilet training can be fun. There is little question that the whiff of a filled diaper is not particularly pleasant, but a change centered on helping a child re-envision the bathroom...

Pay Matters to Kids is a neat book by David Weaver that shares creative ways children can learn to earn and use money. I firmly believe that children should be rewarded with an incentive for their work. This might be an allowance or prize. As...

The theme of Pearl, Our Butterfly by Tuula Pere is to offer children a different way of seeing things. Helping a child understand death is one of life's greatest challenges. The notion of losing a loved one is often incomprehensible to a young mind. When...

Pearl's Life (Pearl Books #2) by Tuula Pere is a book about family. Jacob is a big brother to Pearl, and he loves being exactly that. Jacob doesn’t care that his sister has physical limitations, or that she has to go to the doctor so...

Princess is NOT Pleased by Pamela Robbins and Eduardo Paj (illustrator) Is a delightful children’s book for ages three to nine. Princess is a scaredy cat who is afraid of noises. Loud ones, medium-decibel ones, and even soft noises. She is happy only if it’s...

Do you like math? How about Lego? Did you know that Lego was created in Denmark by a man named Ole? In Vikas Parihar and Rudra Parihar’s Poems for Young Eyes and Curious Minds, you’ll learn more about Lego, like: “Every brick tells a tale,/...

In Penny Panda and the Emotion Ninjas by Nicole Oke, a talent show is ready to begin. Izzy is so excited! She will be dancing. She peeks at the crowd and suddenly realizes she is nervous too. Izzy is confused about how she can be...

Playtime Clothes is written by Kim MacLean and illustrated by Tia Bates. A young boy’s room is as messy as can be. His clothes are all over the floor, some of his socks are behind the drapes, and his toys are watching from all over...

Parker The Homeless Dog by Bob Merz is about a dog who wants to be adopted by a family. The homeless dog sleeps under a car, looks for food in garbage cans, and gets yelled at and kicked. Even children laugh at her and throw...