Barry Needs a Hug by Sean Fournier is a funny, quirky, and sweet story about learning to be comfortable with who you are. One day Barry the cactus realizes that he has never been hugged. Wanting to experience an embrace, Barry finds his friends and...

New House for Mouse by Fynisa Engler and Ryan Law is a picture book about foster care, learning to adapt, and being comfortable with difficult emotions. Mouse misses his mother when he goes to live at Mama Bunny’s foster home. His mood worsens when breakfast...

Insecurity is a Seed (Emotion Series) by Lauren Martin is a powerful picture book. Children will most likely experience feelings of insecurity at some point in their young lives, whether it is about their appearance or something they feel they're not great at. Whatever it...

My First Feelings, both written and illustrated by Clara Donis-Girma, is a children's picture book which aims to help little ones identify and discuss their emotions. The book is exceptionally straightforward and employs the power of repetition with the main themes of happy, sad, mad,...

In Mariposa: A Tiny Seed's Big Transformation by Leigh Anne Fortner, we are reminded that growing up is always hard to do. It doesn’t matter if you’re a little girl, or boy, a bird, or even a seed. We’re all different and we all have...

Family vacations are challenging, exciting, and full of new adventures. In Our Family Vacation, Kay B. shares many of the experiences that make up a typical family trip. The vacation for this family of four starts with an airplane flight. When they arrive at their...

Super Doople is a children's picture book inspired by the famous Humpty Dumpty. The book is written and illustrated by K.A. Cummins. Little Doople is fragile and can easily break his shell like Humpty Dumpty, but he insists on trying to fly. He envisions himself...

Speedboat Race is a story about determination and never giving up written by Amir T. Khan and illustrated by his daughters, Zoya and Zysha. John is preparing to compete in a speed boat competition. He is meticulous with his planning to ensure that nothing goes...

Awkward Avocado and the Interrupting Raptor, Awkward Avocado Series, Book 2 by C.J. Zachary, is a children’s illustrated book. It’s about two avocados (think big and little brother), and it’s written from the big avocado’s perspective. In a humorous fashion, he asks you, the reader...

In I Love You to the Moon and Back by Kari Carr, we are introduced to a mother and baby mouse. The mother mouse loves her baby and she tells her just how much. She loves her more than race drivers like to race their...