My Big Welcome: A Story About Kindness by Onaolapo Dagunduro is the story of a little girl who has to change schools in the middle of first grade. Emilia loves her school and doesn't want to move and leave her friends. She remembered a new...

Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps by Gail Skroback Hennessey is set in 18th-century London. Mrs. Paddington is a wealthy woman and has been invited to the Moonlight Ball. All the fashionable ladies will be there and each of them will have a very elaborate...

Melanin Gang: An ABC Affirmation Book, written by Myesha and Mohammed Shuaibe, and illustrated by Ana Latese, is a children's alphabetical picture book that harnesses the power of a child's gifts. Each page includes a collection of letters from the alphabet and matches it with...

“When you look at the images of protests going on in a number of countries, you see young people leading the way. They’re demanding not just change, but attention and action.” Those are the well-formulated thoughts of Ariella Abad, age 12. She and her sister...

Let's meet Lou and his friend Stu who are best friends in the storybook My Friend Stu by Laura Day. They act silly at times and play together. Lou and Stu like to dance and sing songs. They go to the same school and they...

Melanin Brown Discovers America, written by Candice Davis and illustrated by Benedicta Buatsie, is a middle-grade book that centers around thirteen-year-old student Melanin Brown. Melanin is a seventh-grader at Shirley Chisholm Preparatory Middle School where she has a comfortable group of friends and is proud...

Moms have a lot to do each day. From getting the children out of bed, dressed, preparing breakfast and a lunch for school, then it’s off to school for the children and off to work for Mom. But it doesn’t end there. After school, Mom...

Milton Finds His Way Home (The Yoga Story Series) is a wonderful adventure that parents and teachers will enjoy reading and acting out scenes from the book. I would recommend reading the book through the first time and then reading it again while doing the...

It was Grandpa Mouse's birthday and Millie loved parties, balloons, cake, and presents. Millie asked her Grandma what present she could get Grandpa and she said it would be magic. Now Millie did not know where to find magic and she thought she would ask...

Angels are all around us. Some come from heaven with wings, but others live amongst us and look after us with care and love. A little girl talks about her Grandma’s guardian angels and shares how she knows so much about angels. They are God’s...