A little boy and his Oma are out taking their dog for a walk and the boy finds something behind a fallen tree. An egg! He thinks it's a dinosaur, but Oma says those are supposed to be extinct. The boy walks up to get...

Dance of the Dolphins by Patricia Gleichauf, illustrated by Karen Staszko, is a fact-based introduction to the lives of dolphins and other cetaceans and ocean-dwelling creatures. Words and drawings show how dolphins leap into the air to breathe, how they remind each other to come...

Losing a loved one is hard. You can’t imagine what it’ll be like once they’re gone. You can’t imagine not feeling their hugs, not sharing stories on the couch, not laughing at silly things or sharing special songs. It feels like there’s a big hole...

In Snowy and Zoey’s Big Life Lesson by Hilda Youssef, we are introduced to two friends. Snowy is a pretty white dog and Zoey is a beautiful purple butterfly. Both are very excited because it’s their first day of school and they are eager to...

Do you know who lives in the woods? Are there squirrels? Or raccoons? Opossums or bears? There are all kinds of animals, amphibians, and insects that make the woods their home. Would you be able to recognize them if you saw them in the woods?...

Sometimes we should be more cautious. While we enjoy what we do, it can become dangerous if we are not careful. This is what happened to Honey, the young protagonist of Honey and the Broken Fingers, an illustrated children's book written by Cynthia K. Finlay...

My Little Green Umbrella by Sandy Little is a charming story about childhood imagination. One day a little girl asks for the green umbrella she finds in a thrift shop. She leaves the store with the umbrella, and the wonderful adventures begin. The umbrella not...

The Cat That Wanders by Itself by Mrs. D. answers the question: what if your cat could speak to you? A calico cat who goes by the name of Nyda is the answer. As told in the first-person narrative, Nyda is the only female in...

In Ezra’s Invisible Backpack by Dina Rock and Hannah Cohen, Ezra is an overall happy kid, but sometimes he gets scared and anxious about talking to other people at school. At home, he loves talking with his family, but he struggles to join conversations among...

If you have a child or children, you need this book. Addy is sad. Finally, Addy tells her mom that another child at school, Billy, has been bullying her. Kids who are seen as different, for any reason, are often the targets of bullies. Bullying...