ABC A Book of Crystals: An Alphabet Book by sisters Catherine Heaslip and Elizabeth Long is a visually appealing, educational children’s read. As the title suggests, it is intended to be used as a resource for teaching the alphabet. Unlike most editions I have seen...

A Dog in my Yard written by Tricia DellAnno and illustrated by Jim Pearson is an enjoyable children’s picture book and is the second installment in The Golden Doodle Rules series. This colorfully illustrated story is about Jonathan’s new pet Millie, a cute little dog...

Allergy Possible! by Monique Faella is a children’s picture book that helps children who have serious allergic reactions to feel less alienated by what’s going on in the world around them. The narrative is smart despite being mainly written in simplistic kid-friendly language. There might...

Alien Bracelet Camp by Laurel Lorenzini is a charming and bright colorful journey about a young boy who goes away to camp. He is accompanied by a group of aliens who make the trip a bit more eventful than he had intended it to be....

A Monster for Meg by Lois Wickstrom is a children’s picture book about an older sister named Sue who is trying to describe what a monster is and how it looks to her younger sister Meg, who is blind. At every turn of the page,...

Patricia Allieri and Stella Maris’s Aqua Paws is a beautiful picture book with some powerful themes. Aqua Paws the cat loves playing at the beach with his sea turtle friend, Purple Beak. However, Aqua Paws is terrified of being pinched by a crab. Purple Beak...

Moving is traumatic for all children. The fear of having to make new friends combines with the grief of being separated from old ones. A move’s difficulty is compounded when the child has a special need or is viewed as being different. When Anthony moved...

A Shadow, written and illustrated by Gitte Tamar, strikes a delightful balance between scary and fun. All this book requires is something that everybody has – a shadow – and a bit of imagination. Maybe a house that isn’t completely dark at night, so there...

A Colorful Beginning by Raven Howell is an entertaining picture book about starting school. All the colorful creatures are getting ready to head off to school. Each of them prepares in a different way; some pack food, some pack supplies, and some just quietly head...

The first day of school is full of excitement and fear. There are new things to learn, new buildings to explore, a new schedule, and hopefully, new friends. Unfortunately, these exciting things can also cause fear. Fears include what if I can’t learn fast enough,...