We have so much to be thankful for. Even when we think we need something else to make our lives perfect, we already have more than we need. Instead of wanting, we really need to show more gratitude, more thanks for what we do have,...

Author Ryan Reaves is described as a “rambunctious," “very special” six-year-old dancer who has been home from school all year because of the pandemic. Amid brilliant pictures of Ryan at school with her teacher and friends, she lists the things she has missed during her...

A little girl discovers that sometimes it pays to slow down and wait in the enchanting children's picture book, Impatient Patience (What I Tell Myself) by Michael A. Brown. Patience is an eight-year-old girl with a penchant for always rushing through life. Her older sister...

How do you measure love? Do you love someone in your family as tall as the trees? As high as the mountains? As far away as the desert? As deep as the ocean? Love is a feeling that can run deep and far. It’s not...

What is a triathlete? Nia Obotette has written an accessible introduction into the world of the triathlete in her children’s book I Am a Triathlete. She based it on her own first experience of participating in a triathlon. She changed from someone who enjoyed reading...

Inky: The Snow Owl is a children’s animal picture book written by Dr. David Florence and illustrated by Jesse Maloney. Whatever happened to Ophelia Owl’s new baby snow owl? The little community of snow owls, which had made the northern tundra of Canada their home,...

Moyo the giraffe lived in the wild savanna and every day she explored her surroundings with her mother. She learned everything about life as the tallest animal in the world. Moyo wanted to eat the leaves on the high tree but she could not reach...

I Wish Mommy Would Come Home by Latoya Patterson is the tale of a young girl named Jada who misses her mother terribly. Her mom had left to live in a different country so that she could make a better life for her and her...

Timmy wished his mother good morning as he sat down for breakfast on Monday morning. His mother placed a bowl of warm oatmeal in front of him. She had made a smiley face using raisins and they grinned at him. Timmy refused to eat it...

I'll Meet You at the Rainbow by Jillian Rodriguez is a lovely children’s book beautifully illustrated by Irina Litvin. Indeed, the colors are bright, lively, and fun and perfectly accompany this cute and engaging story. The characters are so happy and full of life that...