Bump and the Family Tree by T.D. Ashcraft is intriguingly clever. It is a picture book likely to appeal to children who are invariably attracted by lots of colour. There is also a great deal going on in most of the illustrations, which would keep...

Benjamin the Brave: A Story About Anxiety is a children’s picture book, written and illustrated by Ameshia Arthur. Benjamin is a 7-year-old boy like so many others in that he is intelligent, confident and has many fun hobbies. Sometimes, however, Benjamin gets scared and cannot...

A Boy Like You and Me is a children’s picture book written by Eva Maria Schwarz-Pretner and illustrated by Fatima Aldarmaki. The boy in this story was just a normal everyday kid. He had brown hair and eyes, and he liked to smile a lot....

Snowman Paul and Kate’s Olympic Dream, written by Yossi Lapid and illustrated by Joanna Pasek, is part of a series. In this new volume we follow the adventures and the teachings of Snowman Paul who is, as ever, the perfect guide and teacher in this...

Edgar: The Mouse Who Left His Field and Discovered the Ocean by Ruth van Vierzen is the story of Edgar the field mouse who is having a difficult time building a home in autumn. The first time he tries, a strong windstorm blows away his...

Pea Soup Disaster: A Gregory Green Adventure Volume 1 by Elaine Kaye is a delightful story with an excellent message for young readers. Gregory Green opens his lunch box and he is excited to see a thermos full of his favorite pea soup. His classmate,...

Writing a children’s book is a lot more difficult than one would think. There are many different kinds of children’s books, from board books, picture books, early chapter books to Middle Grade novels. The writing is just one part of the equation. Should the author...

Samuel Stanley Scotty Snight is a children’s book written by Alison T. Broderick and illustrated by Mina Anguelova. Samuel Stanley Scotty Snight never brushed his teeth, irrespective of the fact that he would always tell his parents that he had done so. His breath was...

Xalien Goes to the Zoo is an educational tale from the Xalien the Alien children’s book series, written by Michelle Path and illustrated by Charlotte Roberts. Excited to be going to the zoo, Sarah opens her closet to find something to wear, but finds a...

Be Happy To Be You! is an animal picture book for children written by Diane Hull and illustrated by Jan Dolby. Baby Bird looked at the fish swimming in the river, and he knew he wanted to swim. When he told his mom, she reminded...