The Purple Shell is a wonderful book that tells us about ecology with enthusiasm and useful lessons. Maritza M. Mejia surprises us again with another of her English-Spanish bilingual books. Here she brings us the story of an adorable girl who goes with her mother...

Take it from me, an ex-pat Aussie living in Canada: Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia by Erika Bud is “bonza”! What? Oh, forgive me. I just got carried away thinking about the reactions of youngsters reading this delightful book and hearing some Aussie “lingo” (words)...

It is never easy to cope with loss, especially if you are a child. Rachel, the young protagonist of The Cardinal's Gift by Carole Heaney, is a little girl who has lost her dad and is very sad. She would like to spend her days...

All children want to play, but those with special needs are often excluded from other youngsters' games. This is also what happens to Gabby, the sweet protagonist of Tag! You're It by Jannesy DeLeon. Gabby has cerebral palsy and cannot talk or run, but when...

“On their own, together./ With the world, always.” Beautiful words to ponder. Imagine what we could do if we all worked together. The ForestGirls, with the World Always relates how girls around the world admire the trees native to their country. Sissel Waage reminds us...

The Three Little Pigs and the Rocket Project by Lynne Marie is a fun and creative picture book for young children. The three little pigs, along with other fairytale characters in their class, get given a project to work on. Principal Halliwell instructs everyone to...

The story that Chari Smith presents to us is from the perspective of The Piano, which tells us about the arrival of the piano in a new house, where an adorable girl named Katie approaches it, and with the help of a teacher Katie learns...

Yetis, those mythical snow-loving creatures, are having a moment. In Carla Mae Jansen's new book, Ten Very Merry Yetis, they are in their element and getting ready for Christmas. Jansen's rhyming story starts with a group of ten Yetis in the snow-covered mountains, looking for...

Changes are an important fact in our lives; many times they are not only inevitable but also take us out of our comfort zone. Big changes can be scary, especially for children. So how do you teach them to think positively about it? Author Nija...

Each and every person has a light inside them, and The Love Light explores this idea through magical illustrations and a sweet storyline. Each person is different on the outside, and their life experiences are not going to be the same, but their light inside...