The Birthday Princess, by Tatyerra Mikell and illustrator Patricia Grannum, celebrates the magic of birthdays and practicing self-care with those you love. Kiyah shares a birthday with her Aunt Cee, who she dubs the “birthday queen.” While waiting for Aunt Cee, Kiyah and her parents...

The Mango Seed Doll: Extended Edition by Karlene J Froling, illustrated by Praise Saflor, is a fun picture book about being yourself. KayLynne faces bullying at school because of her big ears but she is still a happy girl who loves her family and likes...

The First Jambalaya: A Fairytale Cookbook by Patricia Dewitt-Grush is about a community of animals in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp in Louisiana. It was a Friday when Richeleaux the raccoon decided to make one of his dreams come true by organizing a party in the...

Taíno Tales: The Legend of Coquí is the retelling of how a species of small frogs native to Puerto Rico received their name. Vicky Weber introduces us to the historic Taíno people and one of their legends. The fable is a simple story of love...

The Magical Land of Hearts by Sherry Dahl is an enchanting children’s picture book about an imaginary land where every heart’s desire seems to come true. Dahl’s narrative has a sweet child-like rhyming scheme that makes you almost want to sing the words out loud...

The Eleu Store (What's An Eleu? Book 3) by Dr. Dada is the next in the universe of Eleu’s adventures. Because of the book’s fast pace and paired rhyme verses, each page seems to be taken from a poetry book. This time Dr. Dada narrates...

All you turkeys, get ready to dance along to the Turkey Trot! Carli Valentine has written and illustrated a fun, moving, and grooving story in Turkey Trot: Funny Book about a Silly Turkey’s Dance Moves. First, we meet our male turkey, who has some very...

Together til the End: Ife’s Incredible Friends is written by Dr. Tee-Tee with drawings by Roland De Castro. What a lovely, simple and easy-reading book for beginners. The pictures tell a story on their own and are a tremendous help for those children who have...

The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Magic of Friendship by Charly Froh is a delightful children’s picture book about a mystical dragon and a unicorn. Beautifully illustrated by Zusana Svobodova, Dan the dragon and Fran the unicorn lived in the Emerald Kingdom, home of magical...

The Grumpy Caterpillar: A Wise Baby Book by Mark Schustrin is an adorable picture book for young children. One day, a caterpillar is feeling sad about himself. He thinks he is ugly and feels as if people don't like him very much. But the caterpillar...