People who are different are often overlooked. For example, Bella and her friend, Buddy, are two poodles. Bella tells the story of how Buddy, often ignored, becomes a hero. In The Fancy Schmancy Lifeguard: A Tale of Bravery (The Adventures of Two Travelling Poodles) Gilda...

Elissa Kerr shares a story about an annual late-winter tradition in her children's book The Sweetest Season. This rhyming tale follows a young girl and her dad as they set out to make maple syrup. In the northern parts of the United States and Canada...

The Bravest Lion by Kristen Griffin is an uplifting picture book for young children. Courage, bravery, and self-acceptance are the main features of this wonderful book. A young girl demonstrates how these things can present themselves in many different ways. You could have the courage...

In Tina Lost in a Crowd, it’s summer vacation and Tina just finished 3rd-grade. Tina and her mom start making plans for the summer. One of their plans is to go to an orchestra concert at the Hollywood Bowl! Tina’s parents take Tina and her...

Trouble at the Monster Zoo by Kristina Rowlands is an amusing and adventurous picture book for young children. Follow Felix the fossil monster and his best friend Gasper as they embark on an adventure to find Monster Meadow, a magical place that is said not...

Where can you see panda bears, giraffes, tigers, sloths, ostriches, and elephants all in one place? At the zoo. Children can see a wide range of animals big and small, short and tall, all cohabiting together. At the zoo, children have always been fascinated to...

Tulip (a troll) thought she would find something new and also have fun hiding in Swede’s rucksack, only to find herself lonely and lost under a bridge in a new land. Luckily, Bossy the cat finds her under the bridge. Although Tulip had never seen...

The Chimp and the Dog by Patricia Furstenberg tells the story of two animals who find each other through a chance encounter. Staring into a puddle, the dog and the chimp meet for the very first time and despite their many differences become an unlikely...

The Reason I Held You Close by Evelyn E. Garland is a sweet little story on the important role of parents in the emotional, psychological, and spiritual development of their children. Told from the point of view of a loving parent, the story doesn’t necessarily...

The Bear and The Hug is a children's tale written and illustrated by Melissa Cannioto. For the whole past winter, Bear had been sleeping peacefully in his cave. After waking up, he ventures outside, hoping to reunite with his friends and get a giant, warm...