Purim is a Jewish holiday in late winter/early spring. It celebrates saving the Jewish people from Haman who was planning to kill all of the Jews in his country, the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. It is a time to dress up in costumes, to read...

The little kitten was sad and lonely. He sat quivering on the curb, trying to find the scent of his mother, brothers, and sister. He sensed footsteps coming near him and heard voices. His mother, brothers, and sister ran away when they heard footsteps. The...

Bina Trunk watched a show about a princess one night and the next day morning she found Mama Trunk's red silk scarf and tied it around her neck. She also found a sparkly crown and a pair of glittery shoes and felt like a real...

Pete the Irate Pie-Rat, written and illustrated by T. Alan Stanley, holds an amazing message for young readers. Pete, a rat, collects pies. He’s a Pie-rat. But one day his pie collection disappears. Pete becomes irate. He looks everywhere for the pies and then heads...

Part of the Rainbow: An Inspiring Tale About Diversity, Acceptance and Love by Asaf Rozanes is the delightful story of Mia, who has green hair, and who lives with her dad, who also has green hair and green clothes. Their wonderful world is green, and...

Please Close It!, written by Kathleen M. Jacobs and illustrated by Ashley Teels, is a fun story about a young boy named Timmy Timberjamb who doesn’t like to close drawers. Encouraged by his grandfather who doesn’t close anything either, Timmy ignores his mother’s cries of...

Percy: The Racehorse Who Didn’t Like to Run by award-winning author M.J. Evans is a sweet, touching story in picture book form about a young colt bred to be a racehorse, but he doesn’t like to run around with the other colts and fillies. Percy...

Meet Pippin the cat in the story Pippin No Lickin' by Layne Ihde. Unlike other cats who liked to bathe, Pippin disliked preening and he would do anything else other than self-cleaning. His papa told him that things would get caught in his fur and...

Paloma’s Dream is written by Florida middle school student Paloma Rambana. Paloma has grown up with Peters Anomaly, a rare eye condition which results in what she calls “low vision.” With only 20/200 vision, she is legally blind, but with the aid of modern technological...

Pizza for Breakfast by Phillip D. Cortez is a colorful children's book that offers the suggestion of making pizza into breakfast food. If you can have pancakes for dinner and Tacos on a Tuesday, then why can't we have pizza for breakfast? He makes a...