Owning a pet comes with significant responsibilities as children learn to take on tasks and understand the animal's needs. Piper's Pet Pursuit by Cortney Cino is the perfect story to address this issue. Piper is an adorable and energetic little girl who asks her parents...

Most of us love watching brightly colored butterflies. Yet, do we feel the same toward caterpillars, some of whom might have spines, bristles, or frightening eye spots? Similarly, while we love to cozy up with fur babies like dogs, cats, and rabbits, how do we...

Rexie Was Here: Finding My Family is written by Lisa Zupan and Dylan Alexander and illustrated by Giuseppe Musella. Rexie is a sweet dog who has been on his own for a while. He is in search of a home to call his own and...

in The Lonely Ghost, Gitte Tamar tells the story of a little ghost who, feeling different from the moment he became one, finds it difficult to get close to other children. This feeling of sadness led him to prefer being alone by his tombstone. One...

Hiccup’s Holiday Hunt: A Christmas Adventure is a children’s look-and-find picture book by Dave W. Ball with illustrations by Design Pickle. The book has a festive theme, and all the items to find are Christmas-related. Follow Hiccup, a blue egg-shaped friendly being in a Santa...

The Mysteries of Verner Castle is the second book in The Adventures of Tom and Andy series, written by Edward Penner and illustrated by Paul Schultz. Maple School best friends, Tom and Andy, learn that the incredible suit of armor that had belonged to Karl...

What does one do with a silly dog? Well, love him, of course! And, laugh with him, too. Duke was a silly dog, a hound dog, to be more precise. He was adopted from a pound and instantly became an important member of a family....

I Lost My Elephant is written by Donna McFarland and illustrated by Gayatri Ray. A little boy is distraught because he can’t find his baby elephant, Ellie. He searches his room, the kitchen, and the park and doesn’t find her. He thinks about all the...

Marlee Kostiner brings yoga poses and mindfulness to children in her book, NaMOOste. Animals take on various yoga poses and their intentions are described in the poetic text. The author encourages caregivers or educators who read her book with children to participate in each pose,...

Jesus, Take the Wheel by Gina Kirkland takes young readers on a journey that begins when the main character’s trip goes awry. Afraid, the woman prays to Jesus asking him to guide her, and he answers her by showing her how it is all...