Why Didn't the Chicken Cross the Road? by Paul Schwartz is a fun and educational picture book for young children. The story follows a chicken who desperately wants to cross the road to play and hang out with his friends, but his parents warn...

What's Troubling Tawny? by Emma Sandford is a gorgeous and original picture book. The way it is illustrated is fabulous. The text is embedded next to the pictures in various ways which makes it all the more appealing. The drawings perfectly complement the text. It...

Whisper Angel is the story of the Angel of Hope and how, with the help of the Archangel Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphaela, she manages to reach her potential as a helping angel. The only thing that Hope wishes to achieve is helping others in...

Walter by Sara Robinson, with illustrations by Edixon Rodriguez, is a charming story about a young Black Labrador and Terrier mix dog, told from the first-person point of view of the dog whose original name, given to him by his first owner, was Tyler. This...

Where Do You Go? written by Laura Larson, and illustrated by Duli Sen, is a lovely children’s book about the need to escape it all, to go somewhere peaceful and feel better about oneself and the world. It is beautifully illustrated and the drawings perfectly...

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...

Our children need the ability to dream big. We need to encourage them so that they can be anything and live whatever life they choose. While all types of professions are at their disposal to explore from being an astronaut, teacher, explorer, and archeologist...

What is a cajankler? In Virginia K. White's book Would You Like a Copper Colored Cajankler? you will have the chance to find out. White has written a silly alliterative story, full of unusual and fun words. We learn what a cajankler likes and doesn't...

It’s never easy to have one of your parents sent overseas. When you’re young, you want your family close. But those who work in the military, both men and women, have to accept assignments far from home. That’s what it means to be deployed. One...