Shmoopie: A Whole Hug Planet by Sharon Y. Edlin is about a teddy bear who does not look like other bears. The toy factory worker was on a marshmallow ball break, and Shmoopie got stuffed with too much fluff. Shmoopie now has an unusual shape...

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...

In Silas Spies: Spring by Colleen Driscoll, readers are introduced to a boy named Silas, who’s just learned from his friend, Bunny, that it’s now spring. Surprised and excited, Silas remembers his promise to his other friend, Turtle. Silas told Turtle he’d wake him once...

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...

Four youngsters wanted to plant a vegetable garden, but there were so many possible threats. The first boy wanted to plant carrots, but the hungry rabbits would eat them. The first girl wanted to plant tomatoes, but the hungry squirrels would eat them. The second...

No matter where we stand, we all share the same sun and moon. In When I See the Sun, You See the Moon by Jennie Marie Naffie, readers meet a young girl named MimiChi and her Nona, who love each other deeply, but have just...

Dulcie and Duke, the Magical Monkey by Paul B. Kennedy, is a children’s book that takes its characters on a magical adventure in Vietnam. Dulcie is an eight-year-old girl who recently moved to Hanoi with her parents and befriends Duke. Dulcie initially hesitates to explore...

Grandma's Sandals by Jodie Barton is about a young boy named Long who has emigrated from Vietnam to Australia. He finds it difficult to attend school in his new country because he doesn’t speak the language, and everything he encounters is unfamiliar to him. But...

Dash and the Lights in the Sky by Ashley Key combines poetry, science, and art to introduce young readers to the magical phenomenon of the aurora borealis. Through the perspective of Dash, a curious husky; Echo, a wise snowy owl; and Nimbus, a playful Arctic...

A Very Hoggie Christmas by Elizabeth Kohl captures the magic and joy of the holiday season through the eyes of the lovable Hoggie family. The story is part of the Hoggie Kats Collection and introduces readers to Lizzie, RyRy, JayJay, Mommy, Daddy, and their playful...