Fear is a Volcano (Emotion Series), written and illustrated by Lauren Martin, helps children engage with their fears. Children can be afraid of what could go wrong when they go to school. They are anxious about new situations, bad grades, and making friends. As they...

What does it take to create a new invention like a flying carpet? Imagination! Reading How to Make a Flying Carpet (Alex, the Inventor Book 2) by Lois Wickstrom shows the various steps to inventing something. Alex is a young inventor who thinks outside the...

Cancer is no respecter of persons. Anyone can develop cancer, even young moms with children who need her. Mommy Has a Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children by Marci Greenberg Cox, Kristen Hampshire, and Brooke Foster helps children deal with the trauma and stress...

Santa Borrows a Helicopter is a joyful and entertaining children’s book by Regina Puckett. It is Christmas Eve and just as Santa is getting ready to deliver the presents, he discovers that the reindeer are not feeling well and will not be able to fly...

Charley's Unexpected Christmas Gift is a children's Christmas story by Jordie Cole. Complemented by some enchanting illustrations by Lyn Clarke, the book follows Charley, a young boy who loves Christmas. During the Christmas season, Charley gets to sleep as much as he likes, eats the...

I Love Grandad is a celebratory children’s picture book by C. Géraldine. The book consists of several rhyming verses celebrating the love we have for our grandfathers. The characters are depicted as hares by M. Corà which creates a feeling of inclusivity – a story...

It Must Be Autumn: It Must Be Seasons by Michelle Wang poses the question “What happens when winter comes? Autumn leaves?” Funny, right? Well, perhaps not so much if you don’t enjoy winter. However, each season has its place in the cycle of life. Any...

Talking Tales: Shh…Don’t Scare the Mushrooms, written and illustrated, by Erica Graham is aimed at helping children who have trouble with the “Sh” sound. The author recommends simply reading the story aloud and giving the child a chance to talk about it. Asking them to...

Little Warriors, Big Lives by Esther Valbrun Fausett, and illustrated by Mousam Banerjee, is an emotionally stirring children’s picture book about the courageous fight between young children and life-threatening illnesses. Each poem is filled with the elixir of strength, hope, and support. Fausett shows her...

The Magical Land of Hearts by Sherry Dahl is an enchanting children’s picture book about an imaginary land where every heart’s desire seems to come true. Dahl’s narrative has a sweet child-like rhyming scheme that makes you almost want to sing the words out loud...