Aila is a young girl who is facing separation from her dad during a military deployment. The Dada Doll by Nina Rohrig follows her journey. Before his departure, Aila’s dad gives her a special doll to hold onto and hug tightly when she misses him....

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...

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...

From Your Hands to My Heart by Jill Pietroburgo tells the story of the parents' nurturing touch and its lasting power as a child grows up. Written from a son’s perspective, he recollects his life from infancy through old age. Each page captures different wonderful...

Janice Hechter’s Where Are the Women is a nonfiction children’s picture book. It recounts the New York City Girl Scouts’ discovery that, of the twenty-two statues elevated on pedestals throughout Central Park in 2016, all were men. Zero women were honored. The girls rallied to...

Rainy days meet big imaginations. Written by Felix M. Finley, The Perfect Fort follows a little girl named Sam, her ever-eager AI assistant Pip, and their quest to build the ultimate living room fort in one rainy day. Sam wants to build a giant castle...

Tiffany Obeng tells the whole story of the beloved fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears with Goldilocks vs. The Three Bears. After the incident at the Bear family’s house, word spreads in the Woodland Forest. No one wants to play with Goldilocks anymore. The...

Little Memory Keepers, written by Mahkiah Barley and Kitty Arceneaux, is a picture book for young readers. One night, a little girl named Aurora has a magnificent dream. She heads into a place called Memory Meadow and sees snippets of her memories in little bubbles...

Like most kindergarteners, Mia likes routines. Everything in her life has always been simple and easy, with no changes from activities with her family to what she eats. In I Don’t Think So! by Kelli Joyner, Mia is challenged to change her perspective one day...

In her family and on the farm, Pixie the Pig is seen as shy and unique, but she loves fairies. Pixie the Pig Is a Super Unique Beast by Beth Davis allows the reader to discover that despite our individuality, we must all find ways...