Du Good: The Journey Begins will teach children to develop confidence and self-esteem. The story is about a small quokka named Du, who used to smile and be happy. However, he began to feel insecure when other kids started to criticize him about his appearance....

Patty the Pink Pug is a picture book by K. A. Mulenga. Pug dogs come in several colors including black, brown, white, silver fawn, cream, and apricot. Patty is a puppy who is a rare pink color. Although her parents tell her that she’s a...

Sol the Sunflower by Amora Correa is a picture book that features the story of Sol, a magical sunflower that stands out from the rest of her friends. Her friends wish to sparkle like her, but they do not know how. Being asked, one morning...

I enjoyed What’s In a Cloud? by William Palumbo so very much, and my compliments to the illustrator, Nate Mayers, as well. His depiction of our little heroine, Aaliyah, caught my attention right away, especially when reading the title of the book. The puff balls...

We all have a past, and the past comes with baggage. What one does with the baggage will affect their life now and in the future. In Baggage by Laurel Lorenzini, children learn how to handle their baggage and how much better life is when...

Goats in Trees is a children’s picture book by Lucy Simon. In Morocco, you might see creatures in Argan trees that look like birds from afar, but do not be deceived; they are goats. The herd of goats risks their lives to climb so high...

Alliteration at its best, Molly dreams of being “perfectly pretty in pink” for picture day. The only thing is, she loses one of her front teeth just before picture day. She can’t smile now, can she? Or can she risk being “imperfectly pretty in pink?”...

Maya loves the outdoors. She loves to watch the leaves falling and she enjoys dancing to the music made by the swaying trees. She is like the lotus flower, “a strong-willed flower, resilient as a nurtured child.” In Patricia Ambinder’s As Maya Grows in the...

Reading can be fun. But first, you have to learn the basic sight words. In Dawn Renee Young’s Little Cub’s Big List, Little Cub is on a mission to learn and memorize his long list of sight words. Sight words are hard to remember, but...

Great Explorers: Observing Nature Through Sights and Sounds is Book #1 in the Emmi's World series by Kara A. Mullane with illustrations by Brie Bagwell. This colorful picture book introduces science, nature, and scientific methods in an age-appropriate manner. Emmi is a little girl who...