All Cody wants to do is sing. The thing is: no one will sing with him. His friends only want to play and lounge around in the water because that’s all crocodiles do. In Nico Altamirano’s The Crocodile Choir, Cody is discouraged and disheartened. He...

Hope and resilience are evident in The Plucky Ukrainian Sunflower by Karen Doornebos. The sunflowers noticed that things had changed in their world. The people who lived in their dacha hadn't been seen for days. Then, an enormous bear appeared, stomping on the sunflowers and...

“Dolphins are some of the most delightful animals in the world!” Watching them in movies or nature certainly reveals some of their playfulness and their ability to interact with humans with ease and compassion. In Bob Michaelson’s The Great Competitors, a story unfolds involving dolphins...

The Adventures of Sophie and Bego: Balancing the Ego by Tawny Gizzi is an educational children's picture book. It follows Sophie, an eight-year-old girl, and her friend Bego. Sophie always tries her best at things. When she gets into trouble, Sophie notices that Bego is...

The Gratitude Jar is a children’s picture book written by Katrina Liu and illustrated by Bella Ansori. It tells the story of Mina, a young girl who learns to appreciate the simple things in life through a daily gratitude practice with her family. After attending...

Tuxedo Baby by Victoria Smith is a charming children's picture book about adoption. It tells the story of how an orphaned penguin became part of a kind cherry-headed parrot family. Tuxedo Baby wants loving parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Conure want a baby. Thus, Mr....

Titan's Smelly Adventure is a children’s picture book written by Ally Wilburn with illustrations by Sohail Zakaria. The story follows Titan, a tiger cub who dislikes taking baths. This leads to various funny and creative attempts by his sister, Talia, to help him get rid...

The Cake Mistake: Milo and Cat is a delightful children’s picture book written and illustrated by Miro Tartan. The story follows Milo and his cat as they try to find a birthday present for his mother. They consider getting her a birthday card, a bouquet,...

Sometimes we’re too hard on ourselves and it makes us feel grumpy and unhappy. That’s what’s happened to Gus. In Cathy Studer’s The Adventures of Gus and Pasha, the first book, Gus Finds His Smile, addresses self-awareness and self-respect; in other words, feeling good about...

The Seashell Safe Harbor: Pier Pressure by Sherrie Schmidt is a kids’ adventure story. There’s a big parade coming up at the Seashell Safe Harbor, and everyone is excited. Happy the Sailboat passes the news on to Starfish Sue, who tells every other boat in...