Did you know gnomes are magical? In fact, it is believed that “gnomes bring a touch of magic to any garden they live in.” So why would someone throw away a gnome garden ornament? Margaret lived alone and spent most of her time tending her...

Catalina is a very impatient young cactus. Catalina, born prickly like all the other cacti around it, desperately wants to have arms, to look elegant, to be able to touch. But, as a prickly saguaro, Catalina grows very slowly and sharply pricks anyone who gets...

Meet Alaya, a kind and intelligent girl with black curly hair, smooth skin, and brown eyes in the story Alaya and Her Sparkling River (Bit O' Cocoa Kids) by P.A. Flinn. Alaya lived by a sparkling river and her days were spent playing happily in...

The pleasures of childhood will always return in our memories. Simple things like picking berries in the wild and favorite paths we often followed. But things change over time: a special berry bush, over-picked and left neglected, will suffer, perhaps even wither and die. However,...

Alamo Tree: The History Tree Series, Volume 1 is an educational picture book for children written by Tana S. Holmes and illustrated by Mahfuja Selim. The author is an educator and lover of nature who uses story trees to ignite an interest in history in...

In the spirit of the Akan tradition of storytelling, author Abena DelAlma brings Ananse and Other Short Stories. This slim volume hopes to introduce today’s young generation to that age-old story of Ananse, a trickster assuming the form of a spider. This storybook incorporates five...

Set against the backdrop of the small village of Annaheim in Saskatchewan, Adaya Solves the Case of the Missing Easter Rabbit: A Saskatchewan Fairy Tale by Susan Hathiramani is an exciting story of Easter adventure. Adaya lived with her mother, brothers, and dog, Leif. She...

A Hare's Tale Origins Story - The World Wheel by Rob Auty is the story of a quest by a group of brave animals. The world has become a cold place and every living creature has to move south to survive. It is said there...

Affirmation Alphabet: Empowering Words for Growing Minds by Sarah Loy is a sweet and simple children's book that goes through the full alphabet, using encouraging adjectives that start with each letter. The book reads like a parent speaking to their child and contains expressions of...

And The Trees Began to Move, written by Lisa Olson and illustrated by Lauren Rutledge, is a children’s picture book that focuses on nature. Lisa Olson is able to bring a set of human characteristics to subjects that may or may not be living beings...