Speranza’s Sweater, written by Marcy Pusey and illustrated by Beatriz Mello, is a story about foster homes and adoption from the point of view of a girl named Speranza. Speranza is now grown up and has a child of her own who asks her about...

A story about the delights of new friendship is the focus of this lovely children's book, Maia's Mermaid Friend, written by Lois Wickstrom. Maia is on her way to a race where all her friends are waiting for her. She stops next to the pond...

People don’t realize the far-reaching power of music: it’s a universal language that enriches so many parts of the human brain and life in general. So, when a child is given the opportunity to learn how to play a musical instrument, or even sing in...

Meet Tuttle the Tortoise and his friends, Scruff, Splosh, Podge, Rainbow, Naughty, Sunshine, Blossom, Angel, Flutterby, Sunset, Autumn, Breeze, and Snowflake in the storybook Tuttle the Tortoise by Marilyn Cook. It was Tuttle's birthday and he thought of giving himself a treat by snoozing in...

We all have our fears. There are times when we’re too frightened to try. But, with courage, we may try and then we feel good afterward, realizing that the greater fear is really the fear of not trying at all. Ramone is a baby ruby-throated...

The Evil Covid Ninja: A Grandmother's Letter to Her Grandchildren by Pamela Tomlin is an informative book that speaks about Covid-19 in an interesting and engaging way. A grandmother is writing to her grandchildren, telling them about the Covid Ninja which people on the planet...

Getting to Know Matrix and Blaze, written by Dan Kunz and illustrated by Leslie Osmont, is the story of Danny’s trip to the art museum where he meets two talking snakes and learns about how they eat and grow, where they live, when they sleep,...

Let's meet the inquisitive canine, Mr. Waldorf, exploring and discovering the largest country in the world, Russia, in the story Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Huge Russia by Barbara Terry. Readers can join him on this fascinating trip as he travels through the country, beginning...

Taaraa loved to make Raakhi for her elder brother, Chundoo, and it was a ritual every year that she followed a day before Raksha Bandhan. She picked up an orange silk thread from the bundle, knowing orange was her Bhaiya's (brother's) favorite color. She then...

Bailey loved to go out for a walk with her human partner. Bailey is an Italian Greyhound and, like all dogs, her daily walk is the highlight of the day. Especially when their walk takes them to ‘the wall’. That’s a place where all her...