Love Me Gently: A Kid’s Guide for Man’s Best Friend is a story about a young boy named Henry who gets his first puppy, Cooper. Throughout the story, Henry explains the best way to take care of Cooper. Puppies and kids have a lot of...

Good Boy, Nacho! by Kristine N. McQuown is a beautiful children’s story about the exciting adventures of a boy and his lovely pet and best friend. After begging his parents for a while, Benny’s parents finally let him choose a pet. At first, he cannot...

Jojo Giraffe’s Big Laugh is another entry in the EQ Explorers: Little Adventures for a Big Happy Life series by Kim Linette. JoJo meets a little girl named Kali who is hiding in a tree, crying because she has been teased by the other kids....

It is a day like many others in the Windy City when the story of Stay on Track! by Michael A. Brown begins. Passengers are waiting on the platform for the arrival of their train when Eddie, the train engineer, steps on board his train...

Do you have cousins? How many and where do they live? Are they close to you in age? Do you see them at family gatherings? All living creatures have cousins. It’s part of that wonderful, elaborate connection known as a family tree. Sometimes we know...

Harry was a sleek, beautiful horse. He loved playing with his horse friends in Horseville. Hank was his best friend, but Harry was worried that Hank was not being honest. You see, Hank “loved horsing around” (no pun intended). So much so, that sometimes Hank...

Bellies to the Sky: A Bedtime Breathwork Book by Colleen Canning is a children’s picture book for readers around the 3- to 6-year-old range. It is aimed at bedtime as we see pictures of animals and their offspring getting ready for sleep. It focuses on...

Dad jokes can be very punny! My Dad’s Jokes are Very (Terribly, Awfully, Painfully) Bad! by Jacob Eckeberger is a metafictive picture book. We are introduced to a kid who tries to warn us about his dad’s propensity for telling jokes that are real groaners....

In Gray Whiskers: A Kid's Guide for Loved Ones Growing Old, Lisa Wiehebrink uses a boy's dog growing old, just like his grandparents, to illustrate to children what happens when their grandparents and other people in their lives grow older. Jack was a little boy...

The Oinkiest Oink by Lanea Brumfield is a 39-page-long illustrated story for very young readers (3-5 years of age). It is about a pig who wants to learn how to make his native sound, “oink”, but does not get any help from any of his...