Serene and the Spirits by Arielle Strauss Brueland is a children’s picture book about cultural traditions and celebrations. Serene goes to Japan with her mom to visit her family for the Obon Festival, a festival that honors grandparents, great-grandparents, and other family members who have...

Your Whole Body: From Your Head to Your Toes, and Everything in Between!, written by Lizzie DeYoung Charbonneau and illustrated by Misha Iver, is a children's educational picture book that provides a detailed look at the anatomy of the human body. Starting at the very...

It was one of those days at the park for Scoochie and Skiddles. The children had fun on the swing set and monkey bars. They also met up with friends. One of the new friends asked their parents’ whereabouts, and Scoochie pointed to them sitting...

Mixed Emotions, by Lakshita Bhargava, and illustrated by Dharini Verma, is an engaging and thought-provoking children's book that explores emotions, guided by the main character Natalia, who has mixed emotions about the big city where her cousin Nancy lives. Natalia looks forward to vising her...

It’s nice to have things that belong to us: toys, books, special treasures, you name it. Sometimes others want to enjoy your things, too. Honey clears out her toybox, looking for a jump rope. When her young brother enters her room and sees Honey’s action...

The Ace Compeers: The Secrets of Skin Colour, written by Rita Bhandari and illustrated by Indra Audipriatna, is a mid-grade children's book that takes a scientific approach to explaining the genetic differences in skin color with the aim to advance anti-racism. The book begins with...

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)...

Poppy's Purpose to Prevent Pollution is a short, fun-filled adventure tale by Melissa Kay Moore aimed at raising awareness about the preservation and protection of oceanic ecosystems amongst kids. Poppy, a harbor porpoise, enjoys her ocean life swimming and playing with her sea friends; Terry,...

Cammie’s Big Dream by C. M. Harris is the lovely story of a little girl named Cammie and her dreams to do something wonderful and beneficial for all dogs. When Cammie visits the pet shelter, her heart reaches out, not just to one pet in...