Ten-year-old Benjamin Zither believes that he and his basset hound, Blue, are detectives. After all, they figured out the riddle of Benjamin's unknown dad. What better way to show off his investigative and detective skills than to solve the mystery of the bully? Benjamin’s best...

The Grass May Not Be Greener is a children's picture book written by Hilary Lawrence and illustrated by Katherine Summerville. It follows a bunny who longs to escape the challenges of being himself by transforming into various creatures with the help of a fairy. The...

Maple the fox is excited because today she is meeting her friends to go on an adventure to the river. In The Cursive Readers Series©: Maple’s Adventure, Maple meets up with Tia the turtle, Remi the rabbit, Dot the duck, Dean the squirrel, and Aspen...

There's no better way to instill a love of pets in children than having them indulge in activities involving pets -- like cats and dogs -- at a young age. Drawing from her years of experience as an emergency veterinarian and homeschool mom, Dr. Gal...

The Boy Who Makes a Million Mistakes by Brenda Li is a heartwarming story that follows Milo, a young boy with a passion for baking. Unfortunately, he often makes mistakes and gets easily distracted in the kitchen. He sometimes mixes the wrong ingredients, uses incorrect...

In The Dreamlighters Put Out a Fire by Barbara Gammage, Kaleb, Maya, William, and Elizabeth are all playing, pretending to put out a fire in a dollhouse. As they play, they talk, and William says he wants to be a firefighter. Suddenly, the Dreamlight Genie...

In today’s society, a little bit of kindness goes a long way, and to build kind, safe communities, it is important to teach the next generation about the value of being warm-hearted. In The Kids’ Book of Kindness by author Catherine Stephenson, the definition of...

The Race on Mermaid Reef is a children’s picture book written by Tamara Rittershaus and illustrated by Alvin Adhi. The story follows Abby, a crab who loves to boast about her speed and her ability to race faster than the other sea creatures. One day,...

The Words of My Father by Mark Tedesco is an interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, told as a father-son bedtime activity. Joseph is not sleepy, but his father Giuseppe tells him that it's time to go to bed. Wondering why he has to go to...

Treat yourself to a unique concert played out through pictures and rhyme with Pamela Glass's The Maestro's Great Snore. One by one, the different musical instruments of an orchestra, including the giant basses, oboes, trumpets, and clarinets, wake up to the sound of the maestro's...