Mixed Emotions, by Lakshita Bhargava, and illustrated by Dharini Verma, is an engaging and thought-provoking children's book that explores emotions, guided by the main character Natalia, who has mixed emotions about the big city where her cousin Nancy lives. Natalia looks forward to vising her...

Mama's (honest) ABCs is a unique twist on the traditional alphabet book. Heidi Sharrard follows the standard alphabet book format with a word for each letter followed by a rhyming sentence. What is different about this book is that all the words relate to the...

“What else could possibly go wrong?” How often have we said those words and then things did go decidedly worse than before? And, yet, we never learn to avoid saying those words when things appear to be going totally awry. That’s what happened to Mr....

Don’t wait until you become a Werecow to take care of your health. Grandpa loved the good life and was unapologetic about it. The sweet life comprised eating sugar, bad fats, donuts, and a sedentary lifestyle. He abhorred healthy living, and in time, his heart...

My Prince Wears Blue Jeans is a lovely story that shows a little girl's admiration for her father. Kayla Davidson offers us an adorable version of what good father-daughter interaction is. In it, the daughter, the princess of the story, explains to us the world...

Molly Morningstar, Carnival Girl is a work of fiction in the picture book, adventure, and cultural diversity subgenres. It is intended for accompanied and newly-independent child readers, with a story penned by author Andrea Coke and illustrations provided by artist M. Fernanda Orozco. Following on...

My Crowning Glory by author Patricia Ferreira Lopez is about a young child who embraces the fact that her eyebrows connect. Readers follow her as she brings to life different worlds and scenarios in which her eyebrows are important. She is loud and proud about...

Mommy & Daddy's Christmas Treat by C. L. Holliday-Firmin is a cute children’s picture book about an extra-special Christmas gift arriving in a family. On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for a fun party with food, music, children playing, and more. But, before long, Mommy...

Mandalay Hawk’s Dilemma: The United States of Anthropocene by Peter Aronson is an extremely important novel, written for middle-grade students but it is equally informative and, most of all, motivational for any age group, from 6-year-old to adults. It deals with climate change as it...

Dads are pretty special. I know my Dad was. How about yours? Oliver has never met his grandfather, his father’s Dad. In fact, his Dad has never met him either. Oliver makes a list of all the things he would tell his grandfather about Dad...