Mark I West’s book of children’s poetry, The Peeve and the Grudge and Other Preposterous Poems, highlights the humor often overlooked in expressions many of us use daily. The titular opening poem finds a child’s parents retrieving several fictive items from the sea, which they...

Timmy's Great Plan is a children’s picture book by Natalie Sanchez. Before Timmy hatched from his egg, his mother patiently waited for him and imagined what kind of dinosaur he would be. She was overjoyed to discover he was a healthy and happy dinosaur when...

Lawrence loves it when his father reads him mythological stories and makes voices. Unfortunately, his father is not always home because he is in the army. Each night, Lawrence stares up at the stars, hoping for his father's safe return. One night, Lawrence sees a...

The Fickle Pickle and More Zanytown Tales! by Jeff Eisenbaum includes characters like Chuck, who is the world’s most famous pickle, and Kai, who is way too tall to fit in a photograph. Being a twin is so much fun, it’s like looking in the...

The Long Shot by Chris Carpenter is a beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book about an underestimated racehorse. Although well-trained, the odds were stacked against the spirited filly that was to race on the Saratoga track. Despite rain adding complications to the race day, her trainers...

The Love Tank by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez is a charming love story. Loving others, loving yourself, giving and receiving love, and lacking it. The metaphor of having a love tank inside you makes it easier for the younger child to understand some of the situations discussed...

Every one of us is unique and special in our own way. But the very same thing that makes us unique sometimes can also make us feel different from others. Tiny Irma: The Strange Girl by Anna Iris is the story of one such little...

The Kindness Seed: A Story of Hope, Giving and Community by Kara A. Mullane is a beautiful story that teaches children about kindness, the value of generosity, and helping others. Anna and her family lived in a town called Upton, which had a close-knit...

One of Winston Churchill’s most famous quotes is: “Never, never, never give up.” Toot learns the value of persistence in Toot the Flying Droodle - Part Dragon Part Poodle: A Tale of Persistence by Julian Boram. Toot is a Droodle and lived in a city...

The Summer Elf by Teeni Elf is a children’s picture book about a team of special elves that give kids presents on the last day of school. The children are rewarded for doing well during the school year. The kids get to enjoy their gifts...