If you want to inspire children to appreciate what trees and forests do in our world, The ForestGirls with their Friends and Teachers written by Sissel Waage and illustrated by Ana-Maria Cosma is for you. The story begins at the edge of a forest where...

Harry Can Hear by Fynisa Engler and Milanka Reardon is a picture book about hearing loss and learning not to make hasty assumptions about others. Harry, an adorable hedgehog boy in a world of forest animals, is notorious for not responding when others speak to...

Nana Will Say Yes by Alise Curran is a children’s picture book about the memories that are made between a granddaughter and her Nana. These precious moments will hopefully last a lifetime. The story is direct with short lines of text that would be suitable...

Rub-a-dub-dub, it's time for some fun in the tub. Kathleen Gauer's Bathtime Fun! is a great choice to read before or after some time in the bathtub. This rhyming tale begins with Mom scrubbing the hair of her red-haired child. After the business of washing...

Thadeus Thayn's Guide to Unicorns by Ryan Law is an imaginative story for young children. Can you name the different unicorns? If not, don't fret, this book has the information you need to identify them. Thadeus Thayn is an explorer. His passion is finding every...

Bubbe’s Sweet Surprise by Sherry Dahl is such a sweet treat for any child to read. Not only does it have educational elements throughout the book to teach children Yiddish words, but the illustrations created by Mike Motz are so incredibly expressive, bringing ultimate joy...

In The Dwarves’ Dilemma: A Science Folktale, Lois Wickstrom and Ada Konewki show the world of Snow White as it has never been seen before. The Queen of Aleta is known for her fairness in matters of justice; she works hard to listen to her...

High in the Sky by Kathleen Gauer is an unusual story in that it tackles the question of boredom head-on and suggests how the imagination can be used to overcome that awful feeling. Beautifully illustrated by Sari Richter, the first picture shows a child who...

Florence D. Blanding’s Grandpa’s Coming to Visit is an endearing rhyming children’s picture book about a young boy and his grandpa who is coming into town, and the fun that they have while he is staying with them. The illustrations, also created by the author,...

Mya, the main character in My Beads and Me by Amber T. Bogan, knows that her colorful hair beads are so much more than just ornaments for her braided hair. They are there to help her remember her traditional roots, which teach her that she...