My Baby Slime by Sonya Annita Song and Rohini Shrivastava is a rhyming picture book about learning to be assertive. We dive into this topic with some unexpected guides: a young boy and his adorable pet slime. The boy narrates the story of his adventures...

Nora is a compassionate girl with a big heart. She feels enormous love inside and around her but doesn't know how to express her feelings. Nora is so grateful to her mom for the brownies she made. Nora tries to write to her mom about...

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...

Music Is All Around Me by Heather Jack, illustrated by Eileen Vuorinen, is a lovely children’s book. It is an ode to music, to learning with the five senses, and to being oneself and enjoying all the small pleasures we can. It is also about...

One Wave: A Little Book of Oneness by Lauren Martin is a children’s picture book about how everything and everyone is connected by energy. The narrative has a wonderfully simplistic approach that will be able to help connect young readers to the message being delivered...

Who doesn’t love Christmas? Everybody loves Christmas, but Holly Holiday has lifted this love for Christmas to a new height. Holly Holiday and the Christmas Forest by Katie Anderson explores the love and excitement of Christmas. Holly loves the Christmas tree most of all. Live...

Rachel Catchings has done it again! She has written a classic children’s book about differences. In You Are Powerful, Rachel presents children as children of God. They may look different, move differently, speak with their hands, or need hearing aids, but they are all children...

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...

The Little Lamp written by Dave Dellecese and illustrated by Ada Konewki is an adorable picture book told in rhyme about being wanted even when it seems you are past your time for being loved. The story begins with a little lamp glowing brightly on...

The Birthday Princess, by Tatyerra Mikell and illustrator Patricia Grannum, celebrates the magic of birthdays and practicing self-care with those you love. Kiyah shares a birthday with her Aunt Cee, who she dubs the “birthday queen.” While waiting for Aunt Cee, Kiyah and her parents...