The Unhappy Quokka by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a fun kids’ story about an animal that lives in the land of kangaroos and koalas. The quokkas live on an island, and they are the happiest animals in the world. People come from all over to...

Gina Lynn Murray’s Twinkle and the Christmas Gift is the tale of a sweet little star named Twinkle. She spends her nights watching the world from above. Most evenings are the same, but one night feels different, even special. When she glances down at the...

Teaching children how to manage money will give them financial skills that will serve them well throughout their lives. With charming illustrations by Dina Gamal, Alibeth Abreu offers a fun way for children to learn about using money. The Great Money Adventure has seven short...

The End of the Sidewalk by Nancy Schutt McCorkle centers on a white girl named Gertrude, or Trudy, growing up in Mississippi during the early 1960s. Segregation and clashes over civil rights are part of her everyday life. Her mother, who serves on the state’s...

Sheena, the Allen family cat, has already developed a reputation as an adventurer, so when the family packs up and heads out on another trip, the wily cat does not hesitate to sneak onto the vehicle and join them. She quickly discovers how unforgiving the...

In Trapped by Bella Olson, Ava is a smart 11-year-old inventor who lives with her parents and siblings. When she was not inventing some machine, she was dodging traps set by her younger twin brothers. Ava lived a happy and comfortable life until she took...

The Last-Place Legends by Kevin Treaccar follows eleven-year-old Rainer Thomas after moving from Georgia to Lakeland, Texas, leaving behind his championship-winning team. In a new town, he joins the Legends, a youth baseball team with uneven skills and uncertain chemistry. Striving to help the Legends...

The Hockey Banner Battle by Melissa Ahonen is a fast-paced children’s story with a simple but meaningful and uplifting message. Easton, who knows hockey, is a new student at a school in Michigan. He is both excited and nervous to try out the ice at...

The Gradual Elephant by H.S. Toshack is a high-quality children’s book aimed at fostering imagination and critical and logical thinking. Unpredictable things happen when Sheena, a little black and white cat, gets bored. She is missing the smells of the Baragandiri National Park, where she...

In The Adventures of Moly, the Time Traveling Dog: Journey to Pompeii by David Alyn Gordon, readers meet Moly, a sweet and curious therapy dog who loves helping children and spending time with her owner, Ferrara. When he prepares her for her latest mission at...