Being ordinary can be so boring. Jimmy has his own unusual way of doing just about everything in Jumbled Up Jimmy by Laura Roso. He wears his watch, his socks, and even his uniform just a little bit differently. His friends Rafi, Maddie, and Sophie...

Jack's Train Day by Sarah Tinney follows the adventures of a young Australian boy who loves riding on trains. Jack absolutely loves to dangle his legs from the window of the Puffing Billy. He also likes to listen to the sound of the gears that...

DeAnn Spellman’s James & Jolene Visit the Queen tracks two well-dressed kids who head out for a whirlwind vacation across London. The story begins with James and Jolene arriving at Buckingham Palace, where they stop to admire the silent royal guards standing on duty. From...

Jo-Jo Soars and Scores by Jon Selzer is the second book in the Jo-Jo’s Art Adventures series. Jo-Jo is an athletic duck-billed platypus who loves playing lacrosse. But when he joins a team, his short legs let him down, and his teammates tease him. Doubts...

Joaquiner Stinker is a children’s picture book written by Cuauhtemoc Cortez with illustrations by J. Humbert Felix. It follows Joaquiner, a stinky skunk who wishes to make friends. Unfortunately, because of his overwhelming smell, the other animals always stay away from him. Joaquiner tries everything...

Imagine finding a letter and a map hidden in an old oak tree. And, when studying the map, the world around you changes. Are you up for such an adventure? In Michelle Patton’s Jonah and Mira: The Map Beneath the Oak, siblings Jonah and Mira...

Just as Loved as You by J.J. Carter begins with a young girl who starts to notice how all the memories and stories, especially those of her two sisters, seem to be only from “before she came along.” The family laughs over inside jokes, shared...

The Adventures of Jagger the Pig: Jagger Finds His Forever Home by Tracie Tachovsky is a rhyming children’s story about a boy named Jarett. He has a dream to run a farm one day with lots of animals. Even as a boy, he starts working...

Jake The Firedrake by Chandele Morris is a cute rhyming picture book about emotional intelligence and teaching kids how to understand and navigate their emotions. Jake is nuts about dragons, and he wears his new dragon t-shirt to school. But something happens that makes Jake...

Just Like You by Tami L Ullom is an endearing children’s book about fatherhood and the bond shared between father and son. This lovely story paints a moving picture of this bond through the seasons. Told in rhyme, the story uses short sentences and simple...