A journey of self-discovery forms the basis of this wonderful first chapter book, I Am Sam, by Rodney James. Sam has always felt different from the rest of his family, resulting in some awkwardness between them. It doesn’t help that he’s a bit clumsy and...

It’s Katie’s first day at a new school. She’s very nervous as she doesn’t know anyone. When the alarm goes off, she wants to stay in bed and hide from the world. But she can’t hide forever. Her parents get her out the door and...

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...

Sally Lee Baker is up to the letter X in her series of alphabet stories. Xiomara the Xiphodon, written and illustrated by Sally Lee Baker, is filled with words that either start with or include the letter X. I even learned a new word. Xenodochy...

Speranza’s Sweater, written by Marcy Pusey and illustrated by Beatriz Mello, is a story about foster homes and adoption from the point of view of a girl named Speranza. Speranza is now grown up and has a child of her own who asks her about...

Lou Found a Clue is a picture book for younger readers. Written by Laura Day and illustrated by Ksinnea Kudriavtseva, it tells the story of Lou, a young red-haired boy who is out taking a walk. Along the way, Lou finds something shiny on the...

James was really excited. It was Saturday morning and he was going on his first fishing trip with his dad. James tried to help as his father packed the fishing gear and made sandwiches for their lunch. After putting the fishing gear inside the truck,...

Luna Lavender was not excited when her teacher Mrs. Wintershine announced they would be working in groups. Luna was put along with Claire, Maddie, and Aliyah whom she thought were the most beautiful girls in the class. Aaliyah had beautiful hair, Maddie had a wonderful...

Meet Dolly who lives in a tiny house near a big forest in the storybook Dolly and the Dancing Squirrels by Colleen Baxter Sullivan. The animals living in the forest are all Dolly's friends and they are the only friends she has. Dolly's parents take...

The Life and Times of Fuzzy Wuzzy is a children’s animal picture book written by Craig Sidell and illustrated by Evgeniya Kozhevnikova. Sidell takes the Rudyard Kipling poem and expounds upon it until the reader no longer notices the lack of hair on this bear,...