The Fox and the Garbage War by Tuula Pere will teach children about critical thinking and the dangers of ambition. In this story, Francis the Fox is disappointed after his campaign to become mayor fails. However, he decides not to give up and creates a...

The Christmas Starfish by J.B. Auchter is a holiday picture book that takes readers beneath the waves for a seasonal adventure in Cape Cod Bay. Framed as a story shared on a winter night, the tale imagines Santa’s sleigh gliding not only through the sky...

As Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” and that’s exactly what the young children in The Leading Role by Tuula Pere are eager to do. It begins one day when a young girl, Emma, discovers...

In Thomas and the Magic Violin by Tuula Pere, a young boy is determined to get a difficult composition for his school’s concert just right. While his friends are outside, Thomas is practicing inside with the windows open, worried that his neighbors are tired of...

Leviatopia: Friend-Sheep Day by Ranco returns readers to the whimsical world of Levi the Whale, where Ella and her best friend Alex once discovered a city full of wonder. On a hot summer day, they feel the pull of that magical place again, especially when...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be,” and in Olivia Dives In by Melissa-Sue John and Olivia Lauren John, the title character must decide who she wants to be. Olivia Lauren is...

Getting Ready for My Endoscopy by Fei Zheng-Ward is a gentle children’s picture book that helps young readers feel calm and prepared before an upper endoscopy. Written by a board-certified anesthesiologist, the book speaks directly to children who may be nervous about going to the...

Some of us find it very difficult to stand up in front of others and speak. Livy Lou has that problem; she’s very quiet and shy. In Sally Lou Loveman’s Livy Lou Lovely Loves to Speak, Livy Lou finds her voice and her courage, and...

There is a blue bird in the forest that loves to sing a cheery song. All the wildlife around enjoys her singing. In Teresa Whitaker Smith’s book, Blue, this blue bird has everything she needs nearby: food, clean water, and a safe tree in which...

J.M. Barrie once said, “All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust,” and in Scarlett & the Fairy Magic by Cindy Draughon, young readers are invited to believe in just that. Tucked deep in the woods is a fairy village, where...