Francis did not want to go to school; he was nervous, and his mom tried telling him how things can turn out better than expected. Francis was still nervous about his first day of school but his mom told him about a secret superpower termed...

Meet the Jeep by David Zatz is an outstanding book kids will love. The author takes children from the beginning when the Army needed a vehicle they could use that would not get stuck in the mud. They felt a vehicle with an engine that...

Moms have a lot to do each day. From getting the children out of bed, dressed, preparing breakfast and a lunch for school, then it’s off to school for the children and off to work for Mom. But it doesn’t end there. After school, Mom...

Monster in the Water: Fighting Back Against Harmful Algal Blooms, written by Dylan D'Agate and illustrated by Maria DeCerce, is about a small coastal town called Seaville and the summer when everything changed. As the children race to the beach on the last day of...

Florence is not a safe or healthy place to live in 1347. Food was scarce and the black plague was decimating the population. Everyone was scared; they were led to believe it was the end of the world. For Maria, it may as well have...

Mommy's Oven is a nonfiction picture book for children written by Brandi Pearce and illustrated by Nazar Horokhivskyi. August was a little boy who loved his big, extended family, filled with cousins, aunts and uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers. The only thing he was missing, being...

Michelle Wagner’s Mickey on the Move is a true story about a deaf child named Mickey. Mickey is about to start his first day at his new school. However, Mickey is a bit different from the other kids: he needs cochlear implants for his ears,...

It was a special day for Coco. Her mom surprised her by taking her to the beach and it was her first trip to the beach. As part of the surprise, Coco's mom called a few of her friends to come to the beach and...

My Mom The Police Officer is written by William G. Bentrim and illustrated by Samantha Gustafson. On the computer at school, Tommy sees some startling news in his newsfeed. The report he read said there were people fighting with police officers and trying to hurt...

I suppose just about everyone knows the popular children’s song, “Mary had a little lamb.” When learning a new musical instrument, it was one of the most used beginner tunes. But does anyone know the story behind the song? Mary Sawyer was a pioneer girl....