Peanut Butter and Donner: The Wishing Tree is about a rabbit named Peanut Butter. It is based on a real place and real-life animals. Erin Rosenblum starts the story with a group of friends wandering the redwood canyons. They are looking for a thrill when...

Sometimes an animal seems to find the people that need it most. In Welcome Home, Mr. Crackers by Britt Davis, the Barker family is enjoying an autumn walk through the park when Claire spots something unusual near the swings: a dachshund wearing a shiny black...

Tyree and the Not-So-Green Monkeys by Gillian Joseph is a fun and educational picture book for children. Tyree and his family flew to a holiday resort where the sun shone all day long. Upon meeting the hotel guide, Tyree was told that green monkeys...

Marissa Bader's Dash Makes a Splash is a picture book for young readers. Dash the droplet desperately wants to fit in with the other droplets. He tries and tries to be like them and do what they do, but he can’t because he’s smaller. They...

The Wishbone by Adolphus Adams is a sweet children’s picture book that tells a story set over three days. As Marcus’ mother begins to prepare Thanksgiving dinner, she removes the turkey’s wishbone. Placing the wishbone on the mantle to dry, she teaches Marcus the tradition...

E.M. Wynne’s Never Trust a Wobbly Broom is about Poppy, a young witch on her first Great Broom Flight. On her way to the Pumpkin Festival, Poppy's broom refuses to fly straight. Poppy was determined to attend the festival and would not let her broom's...

Arthur and the Big Wild World by Charles A. Thomas is an appealing picture book that introduces young readers to different natural regions of the world. From deserts and mountains to the taiga, Arctic tundra, rainforests, oceans, and lakes, it takes us along as Arthur...

Teresa Anne Power’s Each One Blooms is a lovely, slow-paced story about the beauty of differences. A tender-hearted gardener walks through the park with a basket full of bulbs. When a group of children stops him, they ask what’s inside. What follows is a poignant...

Think Like the D-Squad by Phil Weiss follows four real family dogs, Sully, Baz, Dash, and Phoebe, who spend their days solving everyday backyard mysteries together. Dash tells the story, and it's clear early on that something's bothering Sully. He's stopped bringing his found treasures...

Kindness can start with something small and take root in ways no one expects. In Pickled Chicken by E.K. Mockingham, a little chick is wandering through the pea patch when he spots something strange: a glowing pickle. Of course, he takes a bite. There’s a...