Kids Show Kids: Phonics, Kindness & Confidence! by Christine Pierre is a well-written book that offers children practical intellectual skills, positive morals, and confidence. Christine introduces three best friends, Ronen, Morley, and Billy the frog, embarking on a mission to spread kindness and take readers...

Does it really matter what color you are? Or what color someone else is? In Andrew Ginsburg’s The Colors of My Sky, Lester, the blue butterfly, is taught by his mother to only play with other blue butterflies. Why? Because blue is the color of...

Independence, strength, courage, resilience, purpose – these are gifts we share with loved ones, old and young. In Devaunshi Mahadevia’s The World, For You, a mother shares her love for her child, beginning with the moment the child is born. The love is shared in...

My Scar is Beautiful by Caryn Shender encourages young readers to see their scars as symbols of courage, healing, and individuality rather than something to hide. Through simple affirmations and colorful animal illustrations, the story guides children through the feelings that may arise after surgery,...

Monkey Madness: Tiger Trials is a children's adventure story by J.P. Arkontaky. Born to the current Rainforest Queen, Tilly the Tiger cub must pass the Tiger Trials to fulfill what she feels is her destiny. But when an imaginary monkey unexpectedly starts distracting her, Tilly's...

Maddy's Towers is a children’s picture book written by Inbal Alon with illustrations by Mandira Biswas. It follows Maddy, a young girl who returns home in tears after a sad betrayal. Her best friend, Mei, just revealed Maddy’s secret to everyone. While Maddy’s mother comforts...

Our planet is in need of our care and loving attention. We have taken advantage of its treasures for too long. Young people (as well as those young at heart) need to learn how to care for the world in which they will live, hopefully...

The Noisy Leaves: A Tale of Gratitude is a children’s picture book written by Alexandra Barlow with illustrations by Katie Lamb. It follows the seasonal changes through the story of a tree and its leaves. During summer, the leaves really come alive. They absorb sunlight...

The Playbook: Switched On by Alex Almosawi sneaks up on you. It gives us an overview of Zaki's world. He is an eleven-year-old desperate for a pair of expensive sneakers he can't quite afford. Zaki is the kind of kid whose brain never really switches...

Joshua has autism. He’s nervous about a lot of things, and school can be a strange, scary place. But, in Hyeyoung and Sophia Lee’s My School Has Superheroes, Joshua learns that it’s okay to be nervous, scared, and to worry about the simple things in...