The Stained Envelope: A Journey of Hope and Purpose by Aurelie Lien takes young readers on an exciting journey from the perspective of a special envelope. Flekk is excited for the adventure ahead when he finds himself selected for an important mission. But as time...

Diary of My Dreams by Dr Hazem Nassar is 37 pages long and a mile deep. On the surface, it looks like a children’s picture book, but once you begin reading, you realize it is much, much more. The boy in this book is a...

The Kids’ Book of Worries by Catherine and Jenny Stephenson addresses children’s worries with compassion and understanding. A multitude of ideas and easy-to-implement practices are provided to ease anxiety and calm day-to-day worries. Young readers are encouraged to recognize different emotional states while being assured...

From ants to zebras, there’s so much fun to be had in alphabetically punning living creatures, both animal and insect. In Dan Wafford’s If Kangaroos Wore Tennis Shoes, there’s more to this rhyming story than kangaroos in tennis shoes, jumping so high that you’ll never...

Katie L. Carroll’s Grammy’s Halloween Scare is an enchanting picture book. It is Halloween, and Grammy and her cat, Jellybean, are scared. It doesn’t help that Grammy lives next door to a graveyard. As can be expected, there are many ghosts and ghouls and frightening...

Patricia Allieri’s My Pig Thinks He’s a Panda is a delightful picture book with hand-drawn pictures by Novel Varius. It is an imaginative journey about a pet pig who doesn’t quite fit into a pig’s mold. In it, the girl in the book shows the...

James’s Book of UnScary Monsters is a wonderful book by Michael Pekala to help children work through their fear of monsters. James decides to explore his house at night. Although he knows that there is a logical explanation for most of the bumps in the...

The A Bee Sees Book is a unique alphabet-number homophone picture book by Mr. Sun. The young reader is taken through a 3-D landscape where, for example, “C’s,” “seas,” and “sees” are shown pictorially. In the middle of the book, a “queue” shows several girls...

Hedgehog’s Winter by Raven Howell is a charming children’s picture book that captures the spirit of winter through the adventures of an enthusiastic hedgehog. Unlike his friends, who prefer to hibernate, Hedgehog is eager to explore the snowy landscapes and partake in winter activities. The...

Baby Steps is a bright, sing-along picture book with lyrics by Camille Harris and The Silly Jazz Band and adapted to the tune of John Coltrane's renowned bebop song, "Giant Steps." This book is a means to help families celebrate their child's first steps with...