Aphrodite Finds Her Inner Beauty is the fifth book in the Taki & Toula Time Travelers book series, written by Elena Paige and illustrated by Josef Hill. On finding a pair of time travelling shoes (tsarouhia) once owned by their grandfather, Taki and Toula have...

Not all families are alike. There are as many different types of families as there are colors, shapes, and sizes in a handful of buttons. This is the basis of A Handful of Buttons, a picture book about family diversity by Carmen Parets Luque. The...

Ride High with the Wave by Sharon K. Solomon is a great story with meaningful lessons for young readers and great inspiration for older folks, a tale of friendship that develops through unusual circumstances. Two kids from two different backgrounds find themselves in a difficult...

The Little Angels: Feel the Goodness by Aisha Khan introduces young readers to two sisters, Coco and Loco, who live in a small town called Lotus. They are the only children of a peasant farmer who is one of the poorest men in Lotus. The...

In A Fish Name Fred by Tamara Neal, when a family moves into their new home, they discover a fishbowl filled with brown, murky water, which has been left behind by the previous owners. To their surprise, when the father empties the water, a little...

Joshua and Stranger Danger is a children’s picture book written by Joan E. Derrick and illustrated by Laila Savolainen. Seven-year-old Joshua was on his own that afternoon after school came out. He usually had his older brother for company, but Ethan wasn’t there that day....

Giorgie's Christmas Dinner is a holiday-themed picture book for children written by Joan E. Derrick and illustrated by Laila Savolainen. Summer in Australia can get very hot, and people make sure to get all their chores finished early in the day. It’s almost Christmas, and...

Warrior Princess is a children’s picture book written by Kris Ayers and illustrated by Tina Unrein. In the small, hidden magical village of Feliz, all residents are openly welcomed with a smile. The Warrior Princess of the village, Kiana, spends each day and night patrolling...

Carliss Maddox's #thebuildup: 12 Daily Affirmations for Young Boys of Color covers the important subject of self-belief and how this can be improved with simple daily affirmations. In today's society, children have high expectations of themselves when they are very young, and through media, parents...

Sour Lemon and Sweet Tea: The Sour Lemon Series, Book 1 by Julane Fisher is a beautiful story with some powerful messages for young readers. Eleven-year-old Lillie Mae and her twin, Ellie, live on a chicken farm in Triple Gap, a sleepy town forty miles...