Tommy misses his Grandma Betty. She has gone to heaven. Milo, Tommy's dog, also misses her. Grandma Betty laughed a lot and she went for bike rides with Tommy. Tommy's neighbor Miss Ellie also comes to the park. She brings lemonade and cookies and a...

Life can sometimes get very complicated. We want to have fun, but at the same time, there are things we must do. We are often torn between pleasure and responsibility. Freela is a fun-loving, free spirit who wants to enjoy life to its fullest with...

I Can Go to Summer Camp: A book about Type 1 diabetes (Learning to Live with Diabetes for Children) by Yerachmiel B. Altman is about a little boy who is going to Camp Jellybean in the summer. He is excited and is looking forward to...

Otter is the music conductor. He carries the baton, swishing it in time to the music sheet that lies before him on the music stand. An orchestra of animals and their wonderful instruments of choice is preparing to perform, all numerically set. There’s one lemur...

Meet Asher who is an artist in the story The Very Hungry Artist by Matt Upholz. Asher takes us through his art gallery to show us his paintings. Asher's parents are very supportive and they help them prepare his supplies every night. Though they don't...

“Why do you weep, little willow?” It’s a sad question to start a story. But, weeping is not all about sorrow. We weep for so many reasons; happiness, sadness, joy and sorrow, lost and found. And the weeping willow, right down to its core and...

Humongous (& Cool) Words For Kids is a nonfiction educational book for children written and illustrated by SB Hilarion. Hao Finley Lee (HF) and his little sister, Sabine Yi Lee (SY) are philomaths, and they really enjoy it. What’s a philomath, you may wonder? According...

Meet Emma and Pinky in the story If The Slipper Fits… by Lindsay DeRollo. They both were excited to be in the Cinderella ballet recital. Their tryouts were over the previous week and they were eagerly waiting to discover what part they would have in...

Mama Kangaroo Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times, by Cassandra Lennox, is a 44-page-long children’s picture book that mimics the nursery rhymes I grew up with but are set more for today's youngsters. The rhymes are positive, bright, and often funny. The pictures are colorful with...

Little Miss Maple Thinks Big by Johanna Sparrow is the delightful story of charming Miss Maple who likes to think big. She envisages herself as a school principal but working in a school which is half day because all kids love having half days. She...