Spectrum of Cars: Rescue and Recovery Road, by Tonya Baradaran, is an illustrated children’s book about how adults need to take care of themselves as much as children do. Little Truck and Daddy decide to visit their relative, Auntie, so they take off on a...

One Nest or Two, written by Karen Brough and illustrated by Hiruni Kariyawasam, depicts divorce for children through the perspectives of birds whose nest was ruined after a large storm. With a storm forcing them to make two nests, their kids have to adjust to...

Baz the Bravest Smallest Chinchilla by Christina Goldberg is the story of a small, furry chinchilla who lived in the enchanted Willowbark Woods. Baz was the smallest animal in the woods, which made him rather unhappy. All the other animals who lived in the woods...

The Snake and the Tree by Leslie Cole starts with a seventh-grader named Max Miller who is sidelined by a bad foot injury right when he wants to shine at soccer. Things get worse when he accidentally breaks his neighbor Ti’s window with a baseball...

C.J. Karpinski’s What A Mess, This Princess Dress follows a young girl who’s bursting with anticipation for her best friend’s birthday celebration. The focal point of her day is a pristine, bright red princess dress made of silky fabric with a beautiful sheen. Unfortunately, she...

A choice between two silly possibilities can turn into a surprisingly honest conversation. In Would You Rather Book for Kids 7-13: Feelings & Friends Edition by Luna Mindwise, children work through more than 250 “would you rather” questions arranged in six missions. Each section focuses...

A Mermaid in the Thames by Sara Louise Kelany centers on Loulou, an absent-minded junior mermaid from the secret world of Atlantishoo who gets sent on a sudden solo mission. She is supposed to defend a Thames seahorse nursery from pieces of broken boat wood,...

Lucy Speckledot and the Nighttime Noises by J J Darling is a delightful Christian children's picture book about peace. While in bed and ready to fall asleep, Lucy hears a sound that confuses her. Then she hears other sounds. Each new one frightens and worries...

My Principal Is a Time Traveler (Probably) by Javier López centers on Ollie Finch, a fifth-grader who loves hard evidence but suddenly finds his logic tested at Vernon Elementary. Everything changes when Ollie spots a bizarre calendar note written two months in advance that correctly...

What would happen if the world suddenly stopped making sense and you had to come up with an explanation? The Wrong Answer Book by J. A. Mallow gives kids 54 unusual situations where the most ridiculous response might be the best one. The book is...