The Last Words of Albion offers a close-up and natural view of Britain. The narrative, presented in haiku, describes the history of the country from its origins in forests and hills to its transformation into an industrialized society. Joshua Ferdinand explores the rise of maritime...

The Tales of Charlie Wags: Paris by Sofie Wells and Ali Barclay is a simple and lovely picture book about an adventurous puppy. Charlie Wags seems like any ordinary Toy Poodle living in an ordinary house, but he has a special secret. With a wag...

Try, Try Again: Julie's Bicycling Adventure by Julie Williams follows Julie, who is frustrated after her father removes the training wheels from her bike. She falls off during her first attempt and declares that she can’t do anything right, feeling discouraged. Her sister Kathy encourages...

In Thomas and the Butterfly, written by Jessica Azenberg and illustrated by Li Liu, Thomas the kitten lives with his mother and grandmother. One autumn morning, Thomas invites his grandmother to play, but she is too ill and must rest. Later, his mother takes her...

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...

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...

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...

The Roll-Away Snowman is a children's picture book written by Junia Wonders with illustrations by Daniela Volpari. The story follows Marla Little, a young girl who builds a snowman. Just as she is about to dress him up, a mischievous wind sprite blows her snowman...

Triston’s Boring, Boring, Boring Day! is a picture book by T.L. Brown that is extremely relevant in today’s world. Like most kids, Triston spends a lot of time on his phone, and this bothers his parents. His mother decides to send him to his grandma’s...

Janice Hostetter’s The Ballad of Levi Locust is a cute picture book. Levi Locust loves to play country music on his banjo. He spends his whole day flying to a shady tree, a flower patch, tall grass, and a daisy, but at each place, another...