Have you ever wondered what would happen if summer vacation started without you? Shelby wonders that as she sits impatiently at her desk on the last day of school. Nothing’s happening and the minute hand on the clock appears to be stuck. In Marty Kay...

You Stole My Name: The Curious Case of Animals with Shared Names is a children’s picture book by Dennis McGregor. Full-color illustrations are accompanied by rhyming verse. Each illustration depicts two animals, one of which shares the name of the other, such as the zebra...

Dash and the Fibonacci Fungus, written by Seth Daugherty with illustrations by Adam Maguire, is a wonderful children’s book that centers on math. One day, fifth grader Dash went to live temporarily with his Uncle Tim due to his parents’ top secret jobs in D.C....

“Life sounds sweeter with music.” I love this opening line to Susan Montgomery’s Ukulele Practice Time. So very true! But sometimes making music isn’t as easy as we’d like it to be. We need to be patient, to persevere, and to practice, practice, practice. That’s...

Imogen's Tea Party is a children’s picture book by Amy Louise Hill. Imogen is a friendly little girl who has invited several friends to a tea party and asked them to bring treats. Her friends are Elsie the elephant who likes apples, Teegan the tiger...

Music has its own magic as Princess Lily is about to find out. In Katrina Johnson and Roi Emmanuel Quilario’s Lily’s Song, three princesses demonstrate amazing powers, but Princess Lily doesn’t believe in herself and her power of music. Her oldest sister is a fine...

Chipmunks are wonderful little animals with intriguing personalities. One of them is a chipmunk named Fiston. This cute little rodent is eager to share with us all aspects of a chipmunk's life. Fiston explains why these animals are called "chipmunks", where they live, and how...

What are you scared of? Are you afraid of going to the dentist? Of enduring all those noisy drills and poking in the mouth? You’re not alone. There are a lot of things in this world that are very frightening. In Cheryl DaVeiga’s The Dolphin...

Join an adorable dog and a cute cat for a wholesome adventure tale with Monkey and Bug's Night at the Corn Stand Jam, written by Scott Smallwood and featuring some beautiful artwork by Hannah Tebbe. Monkey the dog has been recently adopted by a loving...

Bradley and his dog, Stimmer, have inherited some pretty magical powers. Bradley, now Autismic, must save his community from an evil baddie, Routine Raider, who’s messing with time on the village clock and putting the entire community into confusion, chaos, and disruption. In Alastair Thomas...