I’ll Be Your Friend Forever by Amulya Veldanda Vadali is 'A Heartfelt Message From Across the Rainbow Bridge.' The author has taken a sensitive subject and written a poem that is a delightful journey for a young reader to commemorate the loss of their pet...

“Everyone and everything has a life cycle, which means they have a beginning and an end.” Just like flowers and butterflies. I love the opening paragraph of this book, Someone I Love Has Died. It explains the death of a loved one in easy-to-understand terms...

Traveling can be fun, but it can also be a little scary, especially for the younger ones in the family. In Tuula Pere's Do You See Me When We Travel? a little boy voices his insecurities on a family road trip. From the standard, much-loved...

Insects, Bugs & Rock 'n' Roll by Alex Brooks tells a heartwarming tale of an unexpected friendship between Spider and Fly, showing how music can bring joy, transformation, and redemption. The spider starts as a mean, grumpy creature with no friends. He’s notorious for weaving...

Windy, a young wind, is eager to go to earth and be a real wind. Although his parents refuse his request because he is not yet ready, the Little Wind remains adamant. Eventually, Mama Wind and Papa Wind heed his request and decide to start...

If you could grow anything you wanted in your very own garden, what would it be? In Tuula Pere’s My Sunflowers, Millie longs to grow something other than the boring vegetables her parents grow. She wants to grow something bright, cheery, and colorful, like sunflowers....

Do-It-Yourself Dollhouse by Shannon Anderson is a charming tale centered on two young girls, Charley and Lucy, whose differing experiences with dollhouses inspire a journey into creativity and friendship. Charley starts with a beautiful, store-bought dollhouse that soon loses its charm. In contrast, Lucy constructs...

The Little White Kitten and Her Little Red Mittens by Terrie Sizemore is a charming children's story that beautifully highlights a little white kitten who adores her little red mittens; she takes them everywhere—to the playground, enjoying her lunch, and even snuggling up with them...

The New Year’s Resolution Checklist by Brittany Plumeri is an inspiring and interactive book that introduces children to the art of goal-setting in a fun and manageable way. Designed for kids of all ages, the book provides a simple framework for categorizing goals into Easy,...

Imagine a mouse running loose in the opera house! Can you imagine the mischief? And yet, in Tuula Pere’s The Mouse of the Opera, Maurice, a curious little wood mouse, has an exciting time exploring the opera building after hours and again during the performance...