The Sunscreaming Summer by Dr. Tamara Lazic Strugar is a graphic story and the first in the Skinventurez series. Schools out, the summer holidays are here, and Mia and Luka are off on holiday with their family and friends. Luka is terrified of ghosts, and...

Starr of the Show is a story about friendship and making amends. Written by Leigh Reagan Alley, the book follows two best friends and fifth graders, Starr Solomon and Sunny Morgan, who used to be inseparable. When Starr inadvertently takes credit for the backpack Sunny...

Nature Ninja Saves the Natural World by Tania Moloney will appeal to anyone who wishes to make their children more aware of environmental issues. The Ninja asks pertinent questions about nature and the environment. The book mentions deforestation, ocean pollution, and global warming to make...

As a child, did you ever lie outside on a warm, sunny day and study the clouds in the sky? Brian Jay’s picture book Let’s Find Funny Faces! Clouds and the Imagination Series brings back my childhood memories of lying on my back, studying the...

It doesn’t take much time to have Frizzle win your heart as a sweet blue frizzle from Happy Town, USA. Frizzle Meets Frazzle in France by Rhonda Goodall is cute, entertaining, and educational. I loved this heartwarming book for its charming appeal for early readers,...

Drawing the Alphabet by Jeanne Holmberg reminds us that reading is a window to a world of adventure and imagination, knowledge and fun. Before young children can read, they must first nurture a desire to understand the symbols on a page. Learning to read begins...

Feelings and emotions are the colors of our inner world, painting our experiences with depth and intensity. Jaycie Harris’s When My Feelings Are Large is an engaging children's story about the emotional experiences of young readers. The author skillfully captures the thoughts and storms of...

Kinzie’s Got Talent (Kinzie's Kinventions) is written by Donna Boock and illustrated by Stephanie Hider. At school, Kinzie gave out flyers from the teacher that turned out to be an announcement for the upcoming talent show. The entire class was so excited that they all...

Atoms Everywhere! Unpeeled by Russ and Yammy with Nury Vittachi (Science Everywhere!) is an interesting nonfiction book featuring everything a child would want to know about atoms, from their discovery to their future. The book walks the reader through the first hypothesis by a sage...

Great-Great-Grandad McHooter's Big Surprise 90th Birthday Party (Snozzeralls Series Book 2) by Karen Henton concerns a family of Snozzeralls living inside the face of a human being. These are the McHooters. Snozzy McHooter Junior, Snozzerlina Ballerina, and Snozzerella Bella Boo are busy preparing for a...