Sometimes, our loved ones can get sick or suffer from an illness that takes time to recover from. Gentle Hugs by Lily Guzman is about a young boy who spends his days communicating and sharing with his beloved dog when his mother falls ill. Alex's...

Greene Farm (When You Wish...) by Dan Wafford is a children's story that takes readers on an adventure with Nipper, a playful puppy searching for a new life at Greene Farm. When Nipper arrives at the farm, he and young readers are introduced to a...

Treat yourselves to a hilarious rhyming tale of a mother and her young son with Guess What I've Just Seen? Written by Mickie B and illustrated by Francesca Watt, this picture book opens with a young boy named Charlie sitting down to have his favorite...

Georgie Karras and the Niddle of Nern by Kate Mathos introduces us to a world where magic and mourning intertwine. In this middle-grade fantasy, a young girl struggling with grief finds herself drawn into the magical Kingdom of Nern, a vibrant realm threatened by encroaching...

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...

In Good Boy Timmy by Eric Walters, Timmy is a dog who is always praised as being a “good boy.” He doesn’t misbehave, stays at home while his family is out, and follows all the rules. But one day, Timmy starts to wonder what it...

Giant Legs: Little Fears by Tuula Pere tells the story of a young boy named Elliot. Elliot is shy, introverted, and struggles with social anxiety during large family gatherings. During his grandfather’s birthday party, Elliot, with the loving support of his Uncle Stephen, builds self-confidence...

Galaxy Walkers is a middle-grade novel by Kris Paulsen. Lyra Stewart wants nothing more than for her best friend, Archie, to help her with English so she can go on the sixth-grade field trip to the zoo. Within moments, the friends are whisked away by...

Getting the Best of Harley Wigglestein by Cary Sowers features the seemingly never-ending war between two fifth graders. Although Millie Stillman’s mother has been babysitting Harley Wigglestein since they were babies, they have never gotten along. Millie has had enough of Harley’s bullying. She decides...

Grandma Has No Hair, written by Irma Prosser and illustrated by Emma Marsh, is a moving picture book about how preschoolers, and indeed anyone, can be involved in the lives of their loved ones diagnosed with cancer. In this book, a little girl finds different...