Schneider the Spider sat looking at the beauty of the lake and the other spiders playing web-spit and catching flies. He really wished he had friends to play with him and he decided to approach a group of friendly spiders to ask if he could...

Something Lost Something Found by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson tells us the story of Ella. Ella is missing someone in her life: her mother. She has good memories of doing things with her family, particularly her mother, so she begins a search to find happiness again....

“Why can’t we just be like everyone else?” lamented Shaina. Thirteen-year-old eighth-grader Shaina has three brothers, and two of them, Darren and Terry, have autism. While Darren prefers to be alone and does not like to talk to people, Terry plays drums on pots and...

Lilly lived in Starlette Universe, a virtual world on earth that valued valor and self-worth. Lilly started eating sweets and it got worse and worse. Lilly hated doing anything wrong and Evil Eva wanted her gone. She also held a grudge against Lilly who once...

“A bully is really a friend in need.” Sad, when you think of it. But don’t worry. The K-9 bully elves of the North Pole know how to set things right. They know how to teach each and every one of us to be “A...

In Snow Girls: The Picture Book by Irene Petrucci, Charlotte and her two sisters, Katy and Lacey, love having fun together. They enjoy ice skating, making snow angels, and having snowball fights. They love their mother very much, and their father always dresses up...

Tode the Turtle did not have fun playing baseball. He was slow and had never batted. Harriet and Eddie were the two team captains and they both could hit well and catch behind the plate. Tode was always the last player to be chosen though...

A young boy would sit on his couch all day intensely playing video games until his trigger thumb turned blue. He was warned that if he stayed in one spot for a long time, he would end up being like a plant in a pot....

In Super Max and the Math Menace by Heather E. Robyn, it's just another Friday. Max wakes up and heads to school but is plagued by an uneasy feeling. She's waiting for something to happen but it seems like any other normal day. Spelling, lunch,...

Self-isolation is the new norm. It’s hard enough for adults to understand. Imagine how difficult it is for children who want to be outside, playing with friends. How do they manage? Do they call grandparents or other family members regularly to share their daily activities?...