Katie’s not very good in PE class. She can’t dribble a basketball; she can’t skip rope without tangling the rope in her legs. The other students laugh at Katie’s attempts. That is until Katie’s teacher introduces yoga to the students. Now, Katie has something she...

Eye-dentifying Endangered Animals by J.P. Taylor is a clever educational book. Each animal is introduced with a photo close-up of its eye or eyes. Then a brief hint is given including where the creature lives. The next photograph shows the animal in its natural setting,...

We all feel a wide range of emotions from time to time: scared, sad, angry, and happy. Not all at once, of course. Ellie is off to her first day of school. While waiting for the school bus, she’s suddenly scared. She doesn’t know anyone...

Eazy Peazy Multiplication Tables: A Fun and Easy Method to Learn Multiplication Tables by Lakshmi Narayani is a math workbook and learning tool. A variety of methods for learning multiplication is presented. This handy book is particularly well-suited for second graders. It bridges concepts like...

Sometimes it’s difficult to be different: having different clothes, different hairstyles, and so on. However, it can also be cool. For one thing, if you’re not wearing the same outfits as everyone else, you’ll stand out a little more. You’ll be a novelty. Wearing bright...

Many children want to buy things that their families can’t afford. Ethan’s Big Business Plan, written and illustrated by Yu-Ting Hung and Ethan Hsu, shows the basic steps necessary to start your own business, to earn your own money if you are a child who...

Ella’s Umbrella is a children’s book written by Courtney Shannon Strand and illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury. The book clocks in at a vibrant 33 pages that tell the story of young Ella as she goes out in the rain with her bright red umbrella. Through...

El Perro con Sombrero meets Los Gatos con Gelatos: English and Spanish Edition is a bilingual animal adventure storybook for children, grades k-3, written by Derek Taylor Kent, illustrated by Lynx Animation Studios, and translated into Spanish by Mara Martinez. Dogs and homework have traditionally...

The elves at the North Pole are busier than ever this year. There’s more toys to make because Santa’s nice list just got a little bit longer. The only problem is that three elves, Icing, Gift and Lights, are restless and want to find something...

Everyday Imagination - The Green Scarf by Heather Lester is a children’s illustrated book about a boy whose parent tells him to do something besides watch TV. For a while he wanders about the house, wondering what he could do to fill the time. In...