In Your Dreams by Stephanie Ojo is a children’s book helping little ones overcome their fear and anxiety about bedtime. Mama finds that getting Alexander calm and ready for sleep is very hard as he has so many questions and last requests. He does not...

The Night the Stars Went Missing by Arthur J. Gonzalez is a delightful children’s picture book that follows the adventurous young Winston, who spends his nights gazing at the stars. One night, Winston notices that the stars have mysteriously disappeared. Sensing that something is amiss,...

Kindness is at the very bedrock of civilization, and Shermaine Perry-Knights shares with children what it means to be kind in It’s Cool to Be Kind. Three young boys—Max, Michael, and Martin—are given a school assignment to write about something they are good at. While...

It hurts when people say mean things and make you feel worthless. That’s what happened in Shahron Ameer’s No Chance, Moonbeam! There’s a charity race happening at the local racetrack and Moonbeam and some of his friends are participating. But someone in the crowd laughed...

Sometimes we’re too hard on ourselves and it makes us feel grumpy and unhappy. That’s what’s happened to Gus. In Cathy Studer’s The Adventures of Gus and Pasha, the first book, Gus Finds His Smile, addresses self-awareness and self-respect; in other words, feeling good about...

Hi! My Name is Betty! by Dr. Bob Marshall and Jeremy Marshall is a heartwarming children's picture book. It tells the story of how a baby raccoon named Betty became a part of a kind, loving family. One day, when a storm came out of...

Holidays in Trees: Christmastide by Cammy Marble is a cute children’s picture book. In Black Walnut Ridge Resort, Christmastide is on the way, and it’s going to last for 12 days. The Scamper family is getting ready to embrace the peace and love the season...

Have you ever wondered why your family is so annoying? Your parents seem to be out to spoil all the fun you are having in your free time. If they are not asking you to make your bed or clean your room, they are asking...

I must have been about 8 at the time: a close childhood friend suddenly disappeared from my life. I learned later that he died of leukemia, but I never understood why or where he’d gone. I was sad and missed him, but in the 1960s,...

I'll Find You And That's Okay by Shermaine Perry-Knights is an adventure picture book for young children. Kody the dinosaur finds himself lost in a busy airport, separated from his owner Grace. As fear and panic set in, Kody remembers an Italian counting method his...