We’re all different. It doesn’t matter how we look on the outside, or if we can run the fastest, or see and hear the best; it’s what’s inside that counts. Lucky knows. Born with sight in only one eye, one floppy ear with the other...

'Chag sameach' is Hebrew for happy holiday. A Sukkah is a temporary shelter whose roof is mostly covered with branches. When Jewish families celebrate Sukkot every autumn, they are remembering the 40-year journey of the Jewish nation when they searched for the Promised Land after...

When Lionel was born, he discovered he wasn't like the other butterflies. What does this mean? Why did this happen? In a beautifully illustrated children's picture book, Where Are My COLORS? A Colorful Story About Shining Bright in Your Own Skin by Rebecca Porter, you're...

Dads are not as highly regarded as moms as being a child's favorite parent, but Stanley G Buford sets the stage for change by providing an ode to dads throughout the world in Thanks, Dad! Fathers play several roles outside of being financial providers and...

In an age of commercialism, it is nice to find an oasis of sanity in a children’s book. Unfortunately, too many people have taken the day to remember the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ and turned it into a fantasy of Santa and toys....

Happy Jack Sad Jack: A Bullying Story is a children's picture book by Mark M. Bello. Jack is a happy interracial child who is due to start kindergarten. On the very first day of school, he excitedly joins his new classmates on a new adventure....

According to the CDC, Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) is the most common birth defect, which poses extraordinary challenges to the child and family concerned. Parents of these children will understand that having such a struggle in life makes the child extra special. In Extra Special...

The first day of school is important in the life of every child and is the moment when they will first experience autonomy and begin the development of their social skills. From the outset, each child must feel safe to interact inside and outside the...

In Mom Wears Many Hats, NJ Trudie and Tabassum Hashmi remind us that moms are very resilient and do a great deal for us. Moms prepare meals, drive us to school and activities, help us with homework, take care of us when we’re sick, cut...

Meet Able, a young boy who approaches life from a different angle. He has autism. I refuse to use “disabled” for children and adults who have disorders that limit their abilities. Because they can do much, I prefer using the term “differently-abled.” For example, my...