The little girl loves to go to her grandmother's flower shop after school to play and help there in the story Fancy Flowers by Faye by Mark M. Dean. She snips off the bottom of one sunflower and it reminds her of the sun, bright...

Grandma Eileen was expecting a surprise. She ran to the door when the doorbell rang and there was a mason jar with a gingham-covered lid on her porch. She looked inside and found a long wooden stick with a jade-colored jewel attached to it by...

My Welcome Book by Diana Smith begins by welcoming a baby into the world and telling the child that their journey on this beautiful earth has just begun. A baby is always special and every child is born with a soul that is unique and...

I loved Betsy’s Philadelphia Adventure: From the Betsy Ross House to the University of Pennsylvania and I think children will, too! The story by authors Marcia Sawyer and Sandy Mayer is a scavenger hunt that takes place in Philadelphia. Betsy the red squirrel receives an...

How do we see ourselves? Unique? Individual? Beautiful? Actually, we’re all beautiful. Like the night sky shining above us, each one of us is different, but still unique, individual and beautiful. Even a fruit, like a pear, can look different from the other fruits on...

From Tree to Twelve: A Counting Book from Noses to Toes-es (Nick and Millie) by Dr. Qooz is a fascinating book that makes counting fun and entertaining for young readers. Nick and Millie the Monkey make learning to count from one to twelve a wonderful...

Princess Alyssa's Big Birthday Party is a children’s picture book written by Janice Blue Washington and illustrated by Justin Ransburg and Krystal “Gem” Jackson. Princess Alyssa just couldn’t understand why her big sister, Princess Jamya, wasn’t as excited as she was. It was finally her...

A young boy would sit on his couch all day intensely playing video games until his trigger thumb turned blue. He was warned that if he stayed in one spot for a long time, he would end up being like a plant in a pot....

Grandmothers are very special people. Gems, really; diamonds. They create a special bond, especially with their young granddaughters, sharing stories, teaching, learning, just being together, and doing things together. Spending time with a beloved grandmother is a treasure trove of memories in the making. That’s...

Little Bluebird is a children’s concept picture book written by Erin Murphy Welch and illustrated by Mykyta Harets. Emmi Bluebird is a little bluebird who was born with one short wing. Emmi loves to play and do things with the other young bluebirds and doesn’t...