Narrated in free verse, Color Me Skye is written by Gloria G. Adams. Skye Schuster is a twelve-year-old math prodigy. Life hasn't been the same for Skye ever since her mom married a man she calls "Dim Tim." Skye still misses her father, whom she...

Little Bear and the Big Hole is a children’s picture book written by Jennifer Seal, with illustrations by Mirjam Siim. The story follows Little Bear, who is deeply affected by the death of his father. He often sits by a large hole, filled with the...

Goldi once came to the young reader’s attention in the story about Goldilocks and the three bears. It’s a fairytale, and Goldilocks, now using the name Goldi, has grown up and is ready to start a new school. In Stéphanie Superle’s Goldi’s First Flute Sounds,...

Are You Bored? is a joyful, clever, and beautifully illustrated book that I wholeheartedly recommend to parents, grandparents, and educators alike. If I were teaching younger children (mine are senior high school students), it would find a place of honor in my classroom library. In...

You're a Miracle! by Manjiri Subhash is a joyful and affirming picture book that invites young readers to explore what makes them wonderfully unique. Through playful rhymes and thought-provoking yet straightforward questions, children are encouraged to notice the diversity of facial features and expressions, from...

Tandem for Two: A Tale of Twinship by Tami Ullom is a sweet children’s picture book. The story shares the story of two sisters who are identical twins. Taking readers along for the ride, the fun rhyming tale shares a glimpse of what it is...

Join a baby cuttlefish on her underocean adventures with Elizabeth Connell Lewis and Mark S. Lewis' Camilla Learns to Shine. This rhyming picture book follows the story of a baby cuttlefish named Camilla. Camilla was the only one among her siblings to stay by her...

Walter, Whatever Will Be, Will Be by Greg Bulla follows three young friends and their adventures as they navigate school, family, and friendship over a season in 1976, Oaktown, North Carolina. Walter Taylor and his two best friends are about to start second grade at...

Cyber Blues is a children's picture book written by C.D. Richardson, with illustrations by Christina Rudenko. It follows the adventures of the robots living on Motherboard Island. One day, a talented robot named Echo Zulu heads to the Cyber Cafe to try the rarely prepared liquid crystal...

The Clearing Where We Grow by P L Mendoza is a lyrical fable that follows the evolving connection between Vargr, a solitary wolf, and Nemethea, an ancient tree in a quiet forest clearing. Told through the lens of the four seasons, the story explores themes...