Andrew is very excited about Christmas. It’s tomorrow, you see, and he’s hoping for lots of great gifts, especially from Santa. While everyone else is asleep, Andrew sits by the fireplace, admiring the Christmas decorations and trying to read the family’s favorite classic, ’Twas the...

Independence is a good thing, but sometimes we’re all just a little too independent. When something goes wrong or gets broken, we feel compelled to fix the problem ourselves. But sometimes our fixer-uppers just don’t work right. That’s what happened to Wanda. While playing with...

How many of us root for the underdog? We want that person or team or, in this case literally the dog, that doesn’t seem to have a chance to be the one that succeeds or wins or finds a home. Hogan’s Hope by Connie Bombaci...

What bus crossed the ocean? Columbus! Daisy Daydream Bus Rhymes and Jokes by Sue Wickstead is a fun children's book that is loaded with lyrical stories, reinvigorated nursery rhymes, and playful jokes sure to entertain. In the spirit of Wickstead's bus theme, old favorite rhymes...

In How Sunny Sees It: A Journey to Reading Bravely, by Lesley D. Nurse, the author shows how the main character, Sunny, a young child, would rather play than study. Nurse shows how some children can be mean and taunt a fellow child, making the...

How do animals adapt to their habitat and seasonal changes? After reading this book, you’ll be an expert on how animals survive in cold weather or hot weather. Every school library should have Animal Adaptations: How We Live in Our Habitat on the shelf. This...

Meet Joe, the little boy in the storybook Laughter Wins by Misty Barron. Joe was a bright kid and he loved life but he was sad because kids always picked on him. He knew he was not the only one who was taunted and teased;...

Ben is very excited about his birthday and he has always been like this. Ben and his mother have been counting how many days are left for his seventh birthday. There are only ten more days and Ben wants to have a party with balloons,...

The Worst Christmas Book in the Whole Entire World by Joey Acker, despite what you may have been led to believe, is a very enjoyable book. Nameless, the main character, doesn’t believe that the book will be any good and tries to convince any reader...

The Frog With A Frown by Todd G. Sorrell is a children’s story that addresses problems of self-esteem that children and young adults face every day. The frog, feeling poorly about his self-image, is sad all the time because he feels that he’s not worthy...