Slice & Ice is a delightful story by Andrew Abel. This book takes young readers on a taste-filled adventure through the eyes of a close-knit family. The story contains rhymes describing each person's choice of food and drink. The author discusses each family member's unique...

Suit Up for Launch with Shay! by Sharon Caples McDougle is a very imaginative, perceptive, and educational children’s story about a little girl Shay, who spends her time daydreaming about all sorts of adventures. While she was talking to her mom, they both came up...

Smile, Baby, Smile! is a children's book written by TL Brown with art by JB Brown. The story is about a happy nine-month-old baby named August. He had the brightest smile and the sparkliest eyes that charmed everyone in his small, cozy town, and even...

Saving Gramps is a middle-grade novel by Jean Lejcher. Toby Langford is usually excited about his summer trips to his grandparents' lakeside house. He and Gramps build fires, fish, and call for loons, and Toby spends time with his friend, Cal. Gramps fell in December,...

Suzy can’t read. When called by her teacher to read in front of the class, she is terrified. It doesn’t help that several of her classmates start laughing at her. In Linda Cansler Colasanti’s Suzy The Struggling Reader, Suzy loves school and wants to be...

Sound Switch Wonder is a children's picture book written by Christine J. Ko and Owen Whang, with illustrations by Katie Crumpton. The story revolves around a day in the life of a boy who has a hearing impairment. Despite his hearing challenges, the little boy...

She Dared to Be: The Legacy of Phillipa Maxine by Karri Theis is an enchanting and empowering tale that takes readers on a captivating journey through the life of a young girl named Phillipa Maxine, affectionately known as "Phil." The story is beautifully woven with...

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...

Sonnet, Sonnet, What's In Your Bonnet? is a delightful non-fiction book for children by Sherry Roberts. It follows the journey of a young girl named Sonnet, who has a passion for gardening and flowers. Sonnet's enthusiasm for her garden and the plants she cultivates is...

As early as the 1950s, CFCs were used in cooling devices. Scientists argued that they were safe, but one scientist, Mario Molina, wasn’t so sure. A recognized chemist, Molina studied the compound in the 1970s and was shocked to discover that it released a chlorine...