We all have a past, and the past comes with baggage. What one does with the baggage will affect their life now and in the future. In Baggage by Laurel Lorenzini, children learn how to handle their baggage and how much better life is when...

Buddy the Bucket Filler: Daily Choices For Happiness is written by Carol McCloud and Maria Dismondy and illustrated by Julia Seal. Buddy was excited to visit his Uncle Frank for a week. On the drive to his uncle’s home, his father told him stories about...

It was just her first week in school, but Lolis already dreaded first grade because of the English language. On the first day, she was unable to recite the alphabet. On the second day, she couldn’t pronounce all the words the teacher showed her. Both...

Belle and Chloe: Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas, Ph.D. is a moving, enlightening story about the devastating impact of trauma on a victim and their family. It adeptly explores how victims and families can heal and move forward from traumatic events. Belle and...

Bruisers G’day Camping is a wonderful and entertaining book that introduces children to the varied and interesting animals of Australia’s Outback. Bruiser and Dash are two Australian dogs that go into the Outback and discover the wonders of nature. Along the way, they meet animals...

Do you know what a foal is? Or, for that matter, a weanling or a yearling? These names identify the stages of a young horse’s first year of life. Ellen F. Feld and John Cebula’s book, Baby Horse: A Foal's First Year, follows young Bella’s...

Best Buddies Book Club by Jen Lowry is a wonderful children's picture book about the joy of reading, friendship, and overcoming your fears. Ms. Williams was thrilled when her third-grade class was invited to the Best Buddies Book Club, but the students weren't. They were...

What creatures are more beautiful than butterflies? We often observe them while they fly, but how many of us know their characteristics and can distinguish the different species? Thanks to this wonderful book by Vladimir A. Timokhanov, Butterflies: Educational Coloring Book, we will learn more...

A bond between a mother and her newborn baby is something truly special, unlike any other relationship in the world. Hop on for a story about a mother and her baby in this illustrated picture book by Jodi Dee. Narrated in rhyming verse, Baby Baby...

Beyond the Yellow Door by Jane E. Ruth is a bilingual kids' adventure story. Yihana has come to stay with her aunt and uncle. A city girl from British Guyana, she is intrigued by their farm in the country. She adores spending time with the...