Otter is the music conductor. He carries the baton, swishing it in time to the music sheet that lies before him on the music stand. An orchestra of animals and their wonderful instruments of choice is preparing to perform, all numerically set. There’s one lemur...

Meet Asher who is an artist in the story The Very Hungry Artist by Matt Upholz. Asher takes us through his art gallery to show us his paintings. Asher's parents are very supportive and they help them prepare his supplies every night. Though they don't...

“Why do you weep, little willow?” It’s a sad question to start a story. But, weeping is not all about sorrow. We weep for so many reasons; happiness, sadness, joy and sorrow, lost and found. And the weeping willow, right down to its core and...

Humongous (& Cool) Words For Kids is a nonfiction educational book for children written and illustrated by SB Hilarion. Hao Finley Lee (HF) and his little sister, Sabine Yi Lee (SY) are philomaths, and they really enjoy it. What’s a philomath, you may wonder? According...

Meet Emma and Pinky in the story If The Slipper Fits… by Lindsay DeRollo. They both were excited to be in the Cinderella ballet recital. Their tryouts were over the previous week and they were eagerly waiting to discover what part they would have in...

Mama Kangaroo Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times, by Cassandra Lennox, is a 44-page-long children’s picture book that mimics the nursery rhymes I grew up with but are set more for today's youngsters. The rhymes are positive, bright, and often funny. The pictures are colorful with...

Little Miss Maple Thinks Big by Johanna Sparrow is the delightful story of charming Miss Maple who likes to think big. She envisages herself as a school principal but working in a school which is half day because all kids love having half days. She...

Five-year-old Ida does not like jelly and jam of any kind and she even dislikes the jar they are in. She frowns every time someone tries to serve her jelly and jam and she has decided no jelly and jam will touch her mouth. She...

Elsie’s story could be anyone’s story, really. A girl from an impoverished family, a girl who’s repeating the fourth grade. Wearing worn, dirty clothes and being older than the other students, Elsie definitely stood out. And, she was a target for bullying. This was the...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It is a common question to young children, and sometimes they don't know enough jobs to properly answer it. However, The Illustrated Alphabet of STEM Jobs by Eve Heidi Bine-Stock introduces children to twenty-six jobs...