It was Christmas Eve and Grandmother Rosa was in the kitchen, roasting corn pancakes and beating rich and foamy chocolate with her whisk. As she sat at the kitchen table and reviewed the details of her recipe, she knew her confection would taste good. Grandmother's...

The little girl's leg was itching and her mother wanted to apply lotion. The little girl was not too keen on that because she did not like the white sticky stuff on her. Then she noticed the flakes on her arms and her father also...

Popcorn and a movie? It sounds like a great way to spend an evening. But alone? Silver Hotrod didn’t like the alone part. So, when he pulled into his driveway and saw a note, one that might be a challenge, he couldn’t resist the urge...

Did you know that there is something very magical and enchanted about an oak tree? It’s perhaps one of the oldest living trees in the forest and there are lots of stories that circulate about this tree. The one in the secret garden is over...

Let's get on board Ethan's Healthy Mind Express in the book Ethan's Healthy Mind Express: A Children's First Mental Health Primer by Emily Lane Waszak, Erik Bean, and Gail Gorske. Though some tracks are bumpy, smooth, narrow, or wide, they all end up on...

Walkout is a children’s social issues picture book written by Tina Shepardson and illustrated by Terry Sirrell. Maddie was beside herself with excitement over the upcoming school anti-violence walkout happening on Friday. She so wanted her best friend, Stella, to walk with her, but Stella...

Letters From Around The World, by Demetra Tsavaris-Lecourezos, is an interactive picture book that centers around the Greek alphabet. Children of all ages, as well as anyone interested in learning a new language, will find themselves entertained by sounding out the common words that are...

It was a windy day when Kurt, Gert, Jazmine, and Bagel went into Briar Wood. Bagel's eyes were glued to the brown figure and Jazmine wondered why Harley the Good Witch had brought them there. She welcomed them to Briar Wood and asked them to...

Something Lost Something Found by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson tells us the story of Ella. Ella is missing someone in her life: her mother. She has good memories of doing things with her family, particularly her mother, so she begins a search to find happiness again....

Little Bean was a special cat who was rescued as a kitten. He made a lot of improvements in his trouble walking and keeping his balance as a kitten with the help of his new owners, Ryan and Kate; Francesca, his adoptive mother; and Petunia,...