The Light in My Hands by Jim West is the perfect bedtime story to quell any fear of the dark. It’s bedtime and Maya knows it’s time to go to sleep but there’s one big problem: she’s afraid of the dark! Every time the light...

Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson features Brooklyn, a fifth-grader who never shies away from crazy science experiments. Her unconventional practices, however, always end up in a mess. As Brooklyn’s glitches keep getting her into trouble, her father transfers her to a new school to...

Mikey is about to celebrate his fourth birthday and he’s super excited. He’s looking forward to having his friends over and opening gifts. Then his mom points out that he can’t have a party without special food to mark the occasion. In Michael Yam’s Fried...

Lilly-Puss and Pharaoh: Where Are Home, Family, And Truth? by Natasha Blazic is the story of two cats who become best friends after sharing a box and their simultaneous adoption by their human servants. Pharaoh, who is sweet, thoughtful, and chubby, shares his new home...

The Rope that Ties Us is a bilingual picture book that focuses on a mother's bond with her son. Author Jessica S. Scheumann shows that as the child's life progresses, his relationship with his mother is irreplaceable. The Rope that Ties Us shows the growth...

Saving Gramps is a middle-grade novel by Jean Lejcher. Toby Langford is usually excited about his summer trips to his grandparents' lakeside house. He and Gramps build fires, fish, and call for loons, and Toby spends time with his friend, Cal. Gramps fell in December,...

Mischievous Molly Discovers Her Gift is a children's book written by Nancy Hallowell and Afsoon Kelly, and illustrated by Lauren Zurcher. Always in trouble, Molly refuses to eat her vegetables, never closes the front door behind her, and always tracks mud through the house. She...

Finding Home by BH Wertz is the story of Sparkle, Jerko, and Ferdie, three sewer rats who move in with their cousin following their father’s death. Everything continues to go well for the rats until one day they discover that their supply of food for...

Sharks Are Our Friends by Ian Humpheryes is a children's story about fear, dealing with worries, judging others, and friendship. Come along for a thrilling adventure down in a rockpool where you will meet a variety of animals that live in the sea. This location...

Santa’s been accused of mistreating his reindeer by making them fly around the world for 24 hours each Christmas Eve. He’s also been told to change the reindeers’ diet so they don’t expel smelly flatulence that pollutes the earth below. In Christine L. Henderson’s Please...