Meet Me at Our Tree! Pachamama Shares Her Amazon Rainforest is a children’s picture book by Sandra C Morse and Sister Judy Bisignano, with illustrations by Cláudia Gadotti. The Pachamama (Mother Earth) shares the importance of everything that lives and thrives in the Amazon Rainforest...

Not Fishy Enough by Briton Kolber is a children's storybook with a self-help guide. The story follows Edwin, a sea creature that lives in a small tidepool. Edwin looks odd with grabby fins, swims awkwardly, and has scales that crack. His adoptive parents and friend,...

Harlan and the Bee: A Children's Book About Compassion and Sharing by Lena LaRue is a sweet story that teaches valuable life lessons. Harlan is a hummingbird that enjoys the sugar water feeder in the garden so much so that he doesn’t want to share...

Granny and Her Girls Fun Day by Daniel J. Patrick, with illustrations by Anna Sib, shares the joy of spending time with a beloved grandmother. Granny excitedly prepares for her three granddaughters to visit. Once the girls arrive, they set out for a day of...

Do Ants Have Uncles? by Janice Garden Macdonald introduces a little ant that explores a traveler’s pack and takes a nap. Although he enjoyed the old man’s singing, the little ant found himself a long way from home. He realized that he was lost and...

The Old West can teach modern society much about living. Tabitha Fink and the Cowboy Code by Rick Felty teaches young children civility in a fun way. Tabitha is a one-eyed cat who is the sheriff of the town. The town is full of kind...

The Oil Change by D.A. Northup offers a basic education on changing a vehicle's motor oil, as experienced from a youngster's perspective. During a visit with grandparents, the child is invited by Grandpa to assist with a routine oil change. The eager and helpful youngster...

Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival by Eugenia Chu and Y.Y. Chan is a collection of stories, history, folklore, traditions, and recipes of Chinese culture. It targets kids aged 6-9, but I believe many older readers will find this book just as interesting and informative. The book is...

When things can't get any worse, eleven-year-old Mae faces another crisis. In Dana Edwards's book Drive-Thru Miracle, Mae struggles with feeling shunned and left out. She loves her sister, Shelby, but something always happens to dampen the mood. Shelby has severe cerebral palsy and frequently...

And Sometimes Y is a children’s picture book by David Ross with illustrations by Bogdan Gărgărită. In a world of alphabetic letters, X, a consonant, and O, a vowel, fall in love and have a child, Y. Unfortunately, Y acts like both a consonant and...