Chester is getting a puppy and he is excited. After breakfast, Chester, along with his mom and dad, go to the breeder’s house and there they see a black and white puppy with a wagging tail. Chester tells his parents that his name is Pepe...

There may be a simple answer to your question, why do apples float in water? They feel heavy enough, yet when placed in a bowl of water, they float. I guess floating apples is the reason why bobbing for apples is such a fun game...

Why would K.C. be digging in the garden? That’s what Mom wanted to know. It led to a series of questions, starting with: “Why are you digging up the garden?” Each of K.C.’s answers lead to another question as the young boy shares his new...

Have you ever wondered about the complexities of American Sign Language (ASL)? Deaf people use it all the time to communicate. But to those who don’t know the language, for that is what it is – a language - watching the communicating process looks like...

The Alphabet: Learned Quickly and Easily is a guide to pronouncing the letters of alphabet, as well as how to draw them. Teacher and author Brenda G. Martin has developed a method for teaching the alphabet that teachers and parents can use to help children...

The illustrations in Cuddled and Carried by Dia L. Michels make you want to cuddle and carry the book itself. Simple sentences will promote a child self-reading from the art work, even if they don’t know the words. Pandas, koalas, cougars, and many more animals...

Author Carol McCloud in Buckets, Dippers, and Lids: Secrets to Your Happiness explains how each individual has three secrets to their happiness. She stresses that it is involved with a Bucket, Dipper and Lid. A bucket is used to contain one’s happiness. People give into...

Sirius, the Hero Dog of 9/11 is a story about a patrol dog that was killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. It gives details concerning what this dog could have heard before that awful day’s events. Sirius could see the height of the...

King of the Hill: A Child’s Personal History of the Great Depression by Nelda Bedford Gaydou is a collection of family stories from the Great Depression. It follows the adventures of Benji, the youngest of eleven children, and his share-cropping family as they move from...

Joseph's Journey: When Dad Left and Never Came Back is a nonfiction book for children written by Christina Nicole Smith and illustrated by Dolores Melgar. Joseph is a young boy who has learned about how we all make choices in our lives. Offered a choice...