In I Wear A Mask by Terrie Kahl and Susan Morrissey Finger, we are introduced to a little boy who talks about his mask and why he has to wear one. He begins by explaining that he wears it to be safe, and to protect...

James really wants some chocolate milk. Why? Well, he needs it to grow big and strong, to fly to Jupiter, to find a missing treasure, to be the President of the United States. In fact, James needs chocolate milk so badly, he’s become a super-imaginative...

We have so much to be thankful for. Even when we think we need something else to make our lives perfect, we already have more than we need. Instead of wanting, we really need to show more gratitude, more thanks for what we do have,...

Author Ryan Reaves is described as a “rambunctious," “very special” six-year-old dancer who has been home from school all year because of the pandemic. Amid brilliant pictures of Ryan at school with her teacher and friends, she lists the things she has missed during her...

Connections can happen between anyone, even a sixth-grader like Rusty and an elderly woman like Hazel who goes around town in a wheelchair. Into the Wind by William Loizeaux is a beautiful story about an unlikely connection that exudes beauty. One day, Hazel asked Rusty...

A little girl discovers that sometimes it pays to slow down and wait in the enchanting children's picture book, Impatient Patience (What I Tell Myself) by Michael A. Brown. Patience is an eight-year-old girl with a penchant for always rushing through life. Her older sister...

How do you measure love? Do you love someone in your family as tall as the trees? As high as the mountains? As far away as the desert? As deep as the ocean? Love is a feeling that can run deep and far. It’s not...

Izzy is the Sheriff’s corgi. She loves her owner and her town, but she’s a little jealous of the sheriff’s mustang horses that get all the attention. It’s always the mustangs who catch the bandits and help keep the town safe. So, the sheriff takes...

I Wish Mommy Would Come Home by Latoya Patterson is the tale of a young girl named Jada who misses her mother terribly. Her mom had left to live in a different country so that she could make a better life for her and her...

Timmy wished his mother good morning as he sat down for breakfast on Monday morning. His mother placed a bowl of warm oatmeal in front of him. She had made a smiley face using raisins and they grinned at him. Timmy refused to eat it...