The Boy With Two Names by Chelsey Blackketter Simmons is the heartwarming story of two mothers, that of a Birth Mother and an Adoptive Mother. The book is a beautiful story about Open Adoption and will warm the hearts of all readers, especially those who...

Carol was ready to go to school. She woke up, washed her face, brushed her teeth, took her backpack, and went down into the kitchen to have breakfast. She wished her mother good morning, sat in front of her plate, and bowed her head and...

Tyler Goes to the Olympics: Book 1 in the Adventures of Tyler the Turtle Book Series, by Tommy Arthur, is an illustrated children’s story about Tyler Turtle, who was always picked to be the last one for games with his friends. When his mother inspires...

Johnny and Jeffrey are brothers and, like all siblings, they fought over a toy. Jeffrey became angry and turned into a growling monster, with hands changing into claws, and growing almost as tall as the ceiling. When his mother sent him to his room, Jeffrey...

Loneliness and grief are difficult to bear – especially alone. Gloria and her daddy are sad. They feel grief, a painful sadness at the loss of Gloria’s Mommy. A maple tree in the back corner of a garden nursery feels loneliness, its imperfectly shaped leaves...

Oh, for the simple joys of childhood and the child in all of us, especially in the summer. A family outing to the river, complete with tubes for floating lazily on the water and a sense of intrigue and adventure is all that’s needed to...

Monkey and Duck Find Some Luck! by Donna L Curtin and John P Curtin, Jr. is the story of how Monkey met his best friend, Duck. Monkey was walking in the park one day when a Duck came flying suddenly out of nowhere and hit...

Meet Leia, a fun girl who lives in the clouds and her friend, Theo, in the story Leia and Theo Play Hide and Seek by Daniel Egger. Leia liked to play hide and seek in the many white and grey clouds and her friend Theo...

Jay and Tina are preparing for the autumn Hindu festival of Diwali, also known as the Festival of Light. They have created 101 clay diyas, small cup-shaped oil lamps, to light up their house during the festivities. The total of 101 is an important number;...

The Unruly Orchestra by Daphna Lustiger with illustrations by Sverdlov Yelena is a sweet tale of musical instruments trying to play music together when their conductor doesn’t show up. The illustrations show both the looks and personalities of these dedicated instruments. Bassoon, trumpet, clarinet, French...