We all have a past, and the past comes with baggage. What one does with the baggage will affect their life now and in the future. In Baggage by Laurel Lorenzini, children learn how to handle their baggage and how much better life is when...

Buddy the Bucket Filler: Daily Choices For Happiness is written by Carol McCloud and Maria Dismondy and illustrated by Julia Seal. Buddy was excited to visit his Uncle Frank for a week. On the drive to his uncle’s home, his father told him stories about...

It was just her first week in school, but Lolis already dreaded first grade because of the English language. On the first day, she was unable to recite the alphabet. On the second day, she couldn’t pronounce all the words the teacher showed her. Both...

Belle and Chloe: Reflections in the Mirror by Isabela Sardas, Ph.D. is a moving, enlightening story about the devastating impact of trauma on a victim and their family. It adeptly explores how victims and families can heal and move forward from traumatic events. Belle and...

A frightened slave girl's fervent desire to have a companion she can communicate with on her journey to the unknown is the catalyst that gives an aggressive-looking but lovable dog the rare gift of speech. Dawg, as our canine friend is known by the captain...

Do you know what a foal is? Or, for that matter, a weanling or a yearling? These names identify the stages of a young horse’s first year of life. Ellen F. Feld and John Cebula’s book, Baby Horse: A Foal's First Year, follows young Bella’s...

Bold and Brave is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by K.A. Cummins. The story follows Lily, a little girl who will be singing a solo in the school’s choir performance. Unfortunately, she feels overwhelmed and scared because everyone will be looking at her...

Best Buddies Book Club by Jen Lowry is a wonderful children's picture book about the joy of reading, friendship, and overcoming your fears. Ms. Williams was thrilled when her third-grade class was invited to the Best Buddies Book Club, but the students weren't. They were...

Barry the Brave: A Flowerageous Journey to Courage by Joshua Swank tells the empowering story of a dinosaur who stands up for what is right. Living in a lush jungle, Barry the adventurous blue brachiosaurus finds many wonders of nature to explore and discover. One...

A bond between a mother and her newborn baby is something truly special, unlike any other relationship in the world. Hop on for a story about a mother and her baby in this illustrated picture book by Jodi Dee. Narrated in rhyming verse, Baby Baby...