Peanut Butter and Donner: Sweet Annie’s Grieving Tree, by Erin Rosenblum, is an emotional children’s picture book to help young readers with grief and loss. Peanut Butter, a bunny, Donner, a parakeet, and Annie, a duck, are friends and know each other well. One day,...

Shmoopie: A Whole Hug Planet by Sharon Y. Edlin is about a teddy bear who does not look like other bears. The toy factory worker was on a marshmallow ball break, and Shmoopie got stuffed with too much fluff. Shmoopie now has an unusual shape...

The Uninvited Guest by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a great learning tool for younger readers. Mrs. Bardot is having a party at her house in Barkanubia, and all her guests are dressed in their finery, enjoying the delicious food. Suddenly, an uninvited guest appears through...

The Unhappy Quokka by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a fun kids’ story about an animal that lives in the land of kangaroos and koalas. The quokkas live on an island, and they are the happiest animals in the world. People come from all over to...

When the Moon Sleeps, Do You Think He Dreams? by David Klochko follows a child's curious thoughts about what the moon does after finishing his job for the night. As the sun rises, the moon settles in for some rest and slips into a dream...

Midnight Picnic by B.H. Wertz is about three young rat siblings, who call an old oak tree their home. The story follows Sparkle, Jerko, and Ferdie on adventures in the countryside, a forest, and even floating on a river. Early in the story, the three...

In Silas Spies: Spring by Colleen Driscoll, readers are introduced to a boy named Silas, who’s just learned from his friend, Bunny, that it’s now spring. Surprised and excited, Silas remembers his promise to his other friend, Turtle. Silas told Turtle he’d wake him once...

In Sienna Searches for Summer by Colleen Driscoll, readers meet Sienna, a curious girl on a mission to discover what summer is. It begins when her friend, Silas, mentions how summer has arrived, causing her to ask, “What is summer?” Instead of simply telling her...

Jake The Firedrake by Chandele Morris is a cute rhyming picture book about emotional intelligence and teaching kids how to understand and navigate their emotions. Jake is nuts about dragons, and he wears his new dragon t-shirt to school. But something happens that makes Jake...

Gina Lynn Murray’s Twinkle and the Christmas Gift is the tale of a sweet little star named Twinkle. She spends her nights watching the world from above. Most evenings are the same, but one night feels different, even special. When she glances down at the...