“Life sounds sweeter with music.” I love this opening line to Susan Montgomery’s Ukulele Practice Time. So very true! But sometimes making music isn’t as easy as we’d like it to be. We need to be patient, to persevere, and to practice, practice, practice. That’s...

Imogen's Tea Party is a children’s picture book by Amy Louise Hill. Imogen is a friendly little girl who has invited several friends to a tea party and asked them to bring treats. Her friends are Elsie the elephant who likes apples, Teegan the tiger...

Music has its own magic as Princess Lily is about to find out. In Katrina Johnson and Roi Emmanuel Quilario’s Lily’s Song, three princesses demonstrate amazing powers, but Princess Lily doesn’t believe in herself and her power of music. Her oldest sister is a fine...

Ozzy Ox Stands Against Socks is a children’s picture book written by Callen Kropp with illustrations by Emily Erickson Hagen. During the winter, the oxen in the land of Ox dress in warm clothes to protect themselves from the cold weather. Unfortunately, little Ozzy does...

In Gigglet the Happy Little Piglet Goes to School by A.M. Berkowitz, young readers are taken on a delightful adventure with a charming character, Gigglet, as she happily heads off to school. The book features vibrant illustrations and an engaging narrative that creates an inviting...

What are you scared of? Are you afraid of going to the dentist? Of enduring all those noisy drills and poking in the mouth? You’re not alone. There are a lot of things in this world that are very frightening. In Cheryl DaVeiga’s The Dolphin...

Chrystal and the Fairy by Emma Zhou is an adorable picture book for young children. One day, a young girl named Chrystal was playing at the park with her dog Scuby. As they were enjoying the beautiful sunshine, Chrystal heard a voice calling for help....

Hop on board for an unexpected adventure with a little boy named Jimmy Pizzelli in Joe the Jinx by Caryn Doti Chavez. Summer has ended, and Jimmy Pizzelli has already made a new friend named Joe after his former best friend moved to Boston. Jimmy...

Daddy’s Arms (Daughter Edition) is a children’s picture book written by Fabian E. Ferguson with illustrations by Veronika Kim. This heart-warming tale celebrates the adventures children have in their fathers' arms. A little girl narrates how she can climb up her father’s arms like a...

Bunny Hunt by Lucy Simon is a simple and sweet book for toddlers. Children are tasked with finding a bunny. Each spread has a few simple lines of text followed by a photo of an animal wearing bunny ears. The hunt begins and each page...